,,iii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #gf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ab1 #bjae ,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,vitter1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mrs4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,paul1 and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,welcoming the ,prime ,minister of ,israel to the ,united ,states for his address to a joint session of ,congress4 ,whereas1 since its founding in #aidh1 ,israel has been a strong and steadfast ally to the ,united ,states in the ,middle ,east1 a region characterized by instability and violence2 ,whereas the ,united ,states-,israel relationship is built on mutual respect for common values1 including a commitment to democracy1 the rule of law1 individual liberty1 free-market principles1 and ethnic and religious diversity2 ,whereas the strong cultural1 religious1 and political ties shared by the ,united ,states and ,israel help form a bond between our countries that should never be broken2 ,whereas ,israel continues to serve as a shining model of democratic values by regularly holding free and fair elections1 promoting the free exchange of ideas1 and vigorously exercising a form of democratic government that is fully representative of its citizens2 ,whereas nations such as ,iran and ,syria1 as well as designated foreign terrorist organizations such as ,hezbollah and ,hamas1 refuse to recognize ,israel's right to exist1 continually call for its destruction1 and have repeatedly attacked ,israel either directly or through proxies2 ,whereas1 in particular1 the ,government of ,iran's ongoing pursuit of nuclear weapons poses a tremendous threat both to the ,united ,states and ,israel2 ,whereas the negotiations between the so-called ,p#ea countries and ,iran over its illicit nuclear weapons program are entering a key phase1 and ,congress has heard the perspectives1 both publicly and privately1 of a number of close allies involved in the negotiations2 and ,whereas the ,united ,states is committed to ensuring that ,israel1 as a strong and trusted ally1 maintains its qualitative military edge3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 warmly welcomes the ,prime ,minister of ,israel1 ,benjamin ,netanyahu1 on his visit to the ,united ,states1 which provides a timely opportunity to reinforce the ,united ,states-,israel relationship2 7#b7 eagerly awaits the address of ,prime ,minister ,netanyahu before a joint session of the ,united ,states ,congress2 7#c7 reaffirms its commitment to stand with ,israel during times of uncertainty2 7#d7 continues to strongly support ,israel's right to defend itself from threats to its very survival2 and 7#e7 reaffirms its unequivocal and bipartisan support for the friendship between the people and ,governments of the ,united ,states and ,israel4