,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #gf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,cornyn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1   
,mr4 ,wick]1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,lee1   
,mr4 ,hell]1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1  
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,hat*1 ,mr4 ,moran1 
,mr4 ,?une1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,rob]ts1 
,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mrs4     
,fis*]1 ,mr4 ,vitt]1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1  
,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4      
,ris*1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 
,co*ran1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mrs4 ,ern/1    
,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4     
,sasse1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,portman1   
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,alex&]1 ,mr4         
,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 
,toomey1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4  
,%elby1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4 ,p]due1 ,ms4  
,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4  
,johnson1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 
,paul1 & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,welcom+ ! ,prime ,m9i/] (

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to a jo9t session ( ,congress4  ,:]eas1 
s9ce its f\nd+ 9 #aidh1 ,israel has be5 
a /rong & /eadfa/ ally to ! ,unit$      
,/ates 9 ! ,middle ,ea/1 a region       
*>act]iz$ by in/ability & viol5ce2      
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,israel          
relation%ip is built on mutual respect =
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democracy1 ! rule ( law1 individual     
lib]ty1 free-m>ket pr9ciples1 & e?nic & 
religi\s div]sity2 ,:]eas ! /rong       
cultural1 religi\s1 & political ties %>$
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bond betwe5 our c\ntries t %\ld nev] be 
brok52 ,:]eas ,israel cont9ues to s]ve z
 a %9+ model ( democratic values by     
regul>ly hold+ free & fair elections1   
promot+ ! free ex*ange ( ideas1 &       
vigor\sly ex]cis+ a =m ( democratic     
gov]nm5t t is fully repres5tative ( its 
citiz5s2 ,:]eas nations su* z ,iran &   
,syria1 z well z designat$ =eign t]rori/
 organizations su* z ,hezbollah &       
,hamas1 refuse to recognize ,israel's "r

 to exi/1 cont9ually call = its         
de/ruction1 & h repeat$ly attack$       
,israel ei!r directly or ?r\gh proxies2 
,:]eas1 9 p>ticul>1 ! ,gov]nm5t (       
,iran's ongo+ pursuit ( nucle> weapons  
poses a trem5d\s ?reat bo? to ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ,israel2 ,:]eas ! negotiations 
betwe5 ! s-call$ ,p#ea c\ntries & ,iran 
ov] its illicit nucle> weapons program  
are ent]+ a key phase1 & ,congress has  
he>d ! p]spectives1 bo? publicly &      
privately1 ( a numb] ( close allies     
involv$ 9 ! negotiations2 & ,:]eas !    
,unit$ ,/ates is committ$ to ensur+ t   
,israel1 z a /rong & tru/$ ally1 ma9ta9s
 its qualitative milit>y edge3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 w>mly   
welcomes ! ,prime ,m9i/] ( ,israel1     
,b5jam9 ,netanyahu1 on 8 visit to !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* provides a timely    
opportunity to re9=ce ! ,unit$          
,/ates-,israel relation%ip2  7#b7 eag]ly
 awaits ! address ( ,prime ,m9i/]       
,netanyahu be=e a jo9t session ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,congress2  7#c7 reaffirms

 its commitm5t to /& ) ,israel dur+     
times ( unc]ta9ty2  7#d7 cont9ues to    
/rongly support ,israel's "r to def5d   
itself f ?reats to its v survival2 &    
7#e7 reaffirms its unequivocal &        
bip>tisan support = ! fri5d%ip betwe5 ! 
p & ,gov]nm5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
,israel4