,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #afe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate 
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #cj1  
#bjaf,receiv$  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution 
,express+ ! s5se ( ,congress & reaffirm+
 long/&+ ,unit$ ,/ates policy 9 support 
( a direct bilat]ally negotiat$         
settlem5t ( ! ,israeli-,pale/9ian       
conflict & opposition to ,unit$ ,nations
 ,security ,c\ncil resolutions impos+ a 
solution to ! conflict4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$
 ,/ates has long support$ a negotiat$   
settlem5t lead+ to a su/a9able two-/ate 
solution ) ! democratic1 ,jewi% /ate (  
,israel & a democratic ,pale/9ian /ate  
liv+ side-by-side 9 peace & security2   
,:]eas x is ! long-/&+ policy ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,gov]nm5t t a peaceful          
resolution to ! ,israeli-,pale/9ian     
conflict w only come ?r\gh direct1      
bilat]al negotiations betwe5 ! two      
p>ties2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama  
reit]at$ ?is policy at ! ,unit$ ,nations
 ,g5]al ,assembly 9 #bjaa1 /at+1 ,peace 
is h>d "w4 ,peace w n come ?r\gh        

/atem5ts & resolutions at ! ,unit$      
,nations--if x 7 t easy1 x w\ld h be5   
accompli%$ by n[4 ,ultimately1 x is !   
,israelis & ! ,pale/9ians :o mu/ live   
side by side4 ,ultimately1 x is !       
,israelis & ! ,pale/9ians--n u--:o mu/  
rea* agreem5t on ! issues t divide !m 99
 99 99 2 ,:]eas ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority  
has fail$ to end incitem5t to hatr$ &   
viol5ce ?r\gh ,pale/9ian                
,au?ority-direct$ in/itutions aga9/     
,israel & ,israelis1 & end paym5ts to   
prison]s & ! families ( ^? :o h engag$ 9
 t]rorism or acts ( viol5ce aga9/       
,israelis or ! ,/ate ( ,israel2 ,:]eas !
 ,pale/9ian ,au?ority has cont9u$ to    
provide paym5ts to prison]s & ! families
 ( ^? :o h engag$ 9 t]rorism or acts (  
viol5ce aga9/ ,israelis or ! ,/ate (    
,israel1 includ+ reports ( approximately
 #cjj million 9 #bjaf2 ,:]eas ef=ts to  
impose a solution or p>amet]s = a       
solution c make negotiations m difficult
 & c set back ! cause ( peace2 ,:]eas x 
is long-/&+ practice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  

,gov]nm5t to oppose &1 if necess>y1 veto
 ,unit$ ,nations ,security ,c\ncil      
resolutions dictat+ additional b9d+     
p>amet]s on ! peace process2 ,:]eas x is
 also ! hi/oric position ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t to oppose & veto1 if   
necess>y1 "o-sid$ or anti-,israel       
resolutions at ! ,unit$ ,nations        
,security ,c\ncil2 ,:]eas & = ?is       
reason1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has veto$ #db   
,israel-relat$ resolutions 9 ! ,unit$   
,nations ,security ,c\ncil s9ce #aigb2  
,:]eas ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority mu/ engage
 9 broad1 mean+ful1 & sy/emic re=ms 9   
ord] to ultimately prep>e its           
in/itutions & p = /atehood & peaceful   
coexi/5ce ) ,israel2 & ,:]eas unilat]al 
recognition ( a ,pale/9ian /ate w\ld    
bypass negotiations & und]m9e inc5tives 
= ! ,pale/9ian ,au?ority to make !      
*anges necess>y t are pr]equisites =    
peace3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  t x is ! s5se (
 ,congress t-- 7#a7 a durable &         
su/a9able peace agreem5t betwe5 ,israel 
& ! ,pale/9ians w come only ?r\gh direct

 bilat]al negotiations betwe5 ! p>ties2 
7#b7 any widespread int]national        
recognition ( a unilat]al decl>ation (  
,pale/9ian /atehood outside ( ! context 
( a peace agreem5t ) ,israel w\ld cause 
sev]e h>m to ! peace process1 & w\ld    
likely trigg] ! implem5tation ( p5alties
 "u sections #gjcf & #gjda7;j7 ( !      
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf
 7,public ,law #aad-aac72  7#c7 ef=ts by
 outside bodies1 includ+ ! ,unit$       
,nations ,security ,c\ncil1 to impose an
 agreem5t or p>amet]s = an agreem5t are 
likely to set back ! cause ( peace2     
7#d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld     
cont9ue to oppose & veto ,unit$ ,nations
 ,security ,c\ncil resolutions t seek to
 impose solutions to f9al /atus issues1 
or are "o-sid$ & anti-,israel2 &  7#e7 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld cont9ue to
 support & facilitate ! resumption (    
negotiations )\t preconditions betwe5   
,israelis & ,pale/9ians t[>d a su/a9able
 peace agreem5t4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #bi1 #bjaf4,k>5

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