,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bg1     
#bjac,ms4 ,schakowsky 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,waxman1 and ,mr4 ,nadler7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,expressing the 
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
commending efforts by the ,united       
,states to resolve the                  
,israeli-,palestinian conflict through a
 negotiated two-state solution4         
,whereas the special relationship       
between the ,united ,states and ,israel 
is rooted in shared national security   
interests and shared values of          
democracy1 human rights1 and the rule of
 law2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has  
worked for decades to strengthen        
,israel's security through assistance   
and cooperation on defense and          
intelligence matters in order to enhance
 the safety of ,united ,states citizens 
and ,israelis2 ,whereas the ,united     

,states remains unwavering in its       
commitment to help ,israel address the  
myriad challenges our ally faces1       
including threats from anti-,israel     
terrorist organizations1 regional       
instability1 horrifying violence in     
neighboring states1 and preventing a    
nuclear-armed ,iran2 ,whereas1 the      
,united ,states continues to seek a     
permanent1 two-state solution to resolve
 the conflict between the ,israelis and 
the ,palestinians2 ,whereas for #bj     
years1 ,presidents of the ,united       
,states from both political parties and 
,israeli ,prime ,ministers have         
supported attaining a peace agreement   
that establishes a ,palestinian state1  
coexisting side-by-side with ,israel in 
peace and security2 ,whereas ending the 
,israeli-,palestinian conflict is vital 
to the interests of both parties2       
,whereas delays to a political solution 
to the conflict between ,israelis and   
,palestinians pose a threat to the      
ability to maintain a ,jewish and       

democratic state of ,israel2 ,whereas   
,israeli ,prime ,minister ,netanyahu    
said on ,april #ag1 #bjac1 ,we are      
committed to our aspiration for peace1 a
 peace that will be based on the        
principle of two states for two peoples1
 a ,jewish state alongside a            
demilitarized ,palestinian state42      
,whereas on ,april #bi1 #bjac1 speaking 
on behalf of an ,arab ,league           
delegation1 ,qatari ,prime ,minister    
,sheikh ,hamad bin ,jassim bin ,jabr ,al
 ,thani announced support for efforts to
 reach a peace agreement between ,israel
 and the ,palestinians1 calling it a    
strategic choice for the ,arab state2   
,whereas ,palestinian ,authority        
,president ,mahmoud ,abbas reportedly   
said on ,august #bb1 #bjac1 ,signing the
 agreement will signal the end of the   
conflict42 ,whereas on ,may #bh1 #bjac1 
,united ,states ,secretary of ,state    
,john ,f4 ,kerry announced a            
multilateral plan to revitalize the     
,palestinian economy1 thereby           

demonstrating goodwill to the           
,palestinian people as they commit to   
peace negotiations2 and ,whereas on     
,july #bi1 #bjac1 the ,israelis and     
,palestinians engaged in face-to-face   
talks1 moving toward a resumption of    
formal negotiations on the              
,israeli-,palestinian conflict's final  
status issues3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that-- 7#a7 it is the sense of the     
,house of ,representatives that-- 7,a7  
achievement of a two-state solution that
 enhances stability and security in the 
,middle ,east can-- 7i7 ensure the      
,state of ,israel's survival as a secure
 ,jewish and democratic state2 and  7ii7
 fulfill the legitimate aspirations of  
the ,palestinian people for a state of  
their own2 and  7,b7 while the ,united  
,states remains indispensable to any    
viable effort to achieve that goal1 only
 the ,israelis and the ,palestinians can
 make the difficult choices necessary to
 end their conflict2  7#b7 the ,house of
 ,representatives-- 7,a7 commends       

,secretary of ,state ,john ,f4 ,kerry   
for his tireless efforts with ,israeli1 
,palestinian1 and other ,arab leaders to
 urgently advance a negotiated two-state
 solution2 and  7,b7 pledges its support
 for a ,united ,states diplomatic       
initiative to help facilitate direct    
negotiations between the ,israelis and  
,palestinians1 with the support of other
 ,arab states and the ,international    
community1 to reach an agreement to end 
their conflict4