,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1
 #bjac ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,mr4 ,heinrich7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,,resolution       
,expressing the sense of the ,senate    
regarding 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        
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 ,americans 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 the 
prospect of a nuclear-armed ,iran2      
,whereas1 the ,united ,states continues 
to seek a permanent1 two-state solution 
to resolve the conflict between ,israel 
and ,palestine as a fundamental         
component of our ,nation's commitment to
 the security of ,israel2 ,whereas1 for 
#bj years1 ,presidents of the ,united   
,states from both political parties and 
,israeli ,prime ,ministers have         
supported a two-state solution to the   
,israeli-,palestinian conflict2 ,whereas
 ending the ,israeli-,palestinian       
conflict is vital to the interests of   
all parties and to peace and stability  
in the ,middle ,east2 ,whereas a peace  
agreement that establishes a            
,palestinian state1 coexisting          
side-by-side with ,israel in peace and  
security1 is necessary to ensure that   

,israel remains a ,jewish1 democratic   
state2 ,whereas1 recognizing the urgency
 of the situation1 ,secretary ,john     
,kerry made #f trips to the ,middle     
,east in his first #f months as         
,secretary of ,state in an effort to    
resume negotiations toward a two-state  
solution2 ,whereas1 on ,july #bi1 #bjac1
 representatives of ,israel and         
,palestine engaged in face-to-face talks
 in order to move toward a resumption of
 formal negotiations on the             
,israeli-,palestinian conflict's final  
status issues3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that it is the sense of the ,senate    
that--  7#a7 a two-state solution is the
 only outcome to the                    
,israeli-,palestinian conflict which    
can--  7,a7 ensure the ,state of        
,israel's survival as a secure1         
democratic homeland for the ,jewish     
people2 and  7,b7 fulfill the legitimate
 aspirations of the ,palestinian people 
for a state of their own2  7#b7         
achievement of a two-state solution that

 would enhance stability and security in
 the ,middle ,east is a fundamental     
,united ,states security interest2  7#c7
 while only ,israel and ,palestine can  
make the difficult choices necessary to 
end their conflict1 the ,united ,states 
remains indispensable to any viable     
effort to achieve that goal2  7#d7      
,secretary of ,state ,john ,kerry is to 
be commended for his tireless efforts to
 urgently advance a negotiated two-state
 solution2 and  7#e7 the ,senate pledges
 its support for a sustained ,united    
,states diplomatic initiative to help   
,israel and ,palestine conclude an      
agreement to end their conflict4