P.R. Laws tit. 1, § 5212

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§ 5212. Lod Massacre Memorial Day

(a) May 30th of each year is hereby declared as “Lod Massacre Memorial Day” in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in remembrance of the events of May 30th, 1972, in which Puerto Rican pilgrims died in a terrorist attack at Lod Airport, in Israel.

(b) The Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, by proclamation, shall annually exhort the People of Puerto Rico to hold proper activities in remembrance of the “Lod Massacre Memorial Day”. Public and private educational institutions shall be encouraged to inform of the historical event and to stress the need for supportiveness among the Puerto Rican people, and all those who suffer aggressions and persecutions, of not yielding to provocations when there are legitimate ways to make fair claims, and to avoid religious, ethnical and cultural prejudices.

(c) The Department of State shall remit a copy of the proclamation issued annually by the Governor to the media for its corresponding disclosure and broadcasting.

(d) In the act of the signing of the first proclamation under this section, the Department of State shall invite the families of the affected persons, the Consul of Israel for Florida and Puerto Rico, and representatives of the Jewish community in Puerto Rico.

History —Aug. 2, 2006, No. 144, §§ 1—4.