“In this room they called for the creation of the Jewish State of Israel,” declared Vice President Mike Pence. The resolution passed by a vote of 33 to 13, with 10 abstentions and 1 nation absent. The vice president used the commemoration to reaffirm the Trump’s administration strong support for the Jewish State. “Under our administration, America will always stand with Israel,” he said to applause. “Israel needed no resolution to exist, for Israel’s right to exist is self-evident and timeless.

Source: Fox News November 28, 2017 22:41 UTC