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Committee approves bill asking Tennessee agencies to call the West Bank ‘Judea and Samaria’
Summary
Senate Bill 16-63, which would require Tennessee state documents to refer to the West Bank as 'Judea and Samaria,' passed the committee after testimony from supporters and opponents and a narrow 5–3–1 vote. Witnesses on both sides told the committee the change carries political and historical implications.
The Senate State and Local Government Committee on Jan. 24 voted to advance SB 16-63, which would require Tennessee state agencies to refer to the territory commonly known as the West Bank with the terminology 'Judea and Samaria' in official documents.
Sponsor Sen. Jack Rose described the bill as an administrative terminology change to create a uniform naming convention for state documents. “This creates a uniform terminology requirement for Tennessee state agencies from an administrative standpoint,” Rose…
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