,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #e  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #c1   
#bjag ,mr4 ,moran submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
the sense of the ,senate in support of  
,israel4  ,whereas ,israel is a         
strategic international partner and     
democratic ally of the ,united ,states2 
,whereas cooperation between ,israel and
 the ,united ,states is of great        
importance1 especially amid a troubling 
security situation in the ,middle ,east1
 ,north ,africa1 and ,europe2 ,whereas  
strong relations between the ,united    
,states and ,israel benefit both        
countries and the prospects for regional
 stability2 ,whereas peace between the  
,israelis and ,palestinians remains of  
strategic interest to the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas support for ,israel   
and peace between the ,israelis and     
,palestinians have long standing        

bipartisan support in ,congress2        
,whereas a bipartisan majority of the   
,united ,states ,senate in #bjaf        
requested that the ,president maintain a
 policy of opposing one-sided ,united   
,nations ,security ,council resolutions 
targeting ,israel2 ,whereas1 on         
,december #bc1 #bjaf1 the ,president and
 his delegates at the ,united ,nations  
departed from congressional directives  
and past ,united ,states policy by      
declining to use ,united ,states veto   
power during a vote on a ,united        
,nations ,security ,council resolution  
unfairly targeting ,israel2 ,whereas    
,congress has a constitutional role in  
determining the laws and foreign policy 
of the ,united ,states2 and ,whereas the
 commencement of the #aaeth ,congress   
and the inauguration of a new ,president
 create opportunities to improve        
relations between the ,united ,states   
and ,israel3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 urges the      
,president and the international        

community to join in supporting         
bilateral talks between the ,israelis   
and ,palestinians2  7#b7 expresses      
support for individuals and             
organizations working to bring about    
peace and cooperation between the       
,israelis and ,palestinians2  7#c7      
opposes the use of the ,united ,nations 
as a medium to unfairly impose external 
remedies to challenges between the      
,israelis and ,palestinians2  7#d7      
objects to the ,december #bjaf          
abstention and declination to veto      
,united ,nations ,security ,council     
,resolution #bccd by delegates of the   
,united ,states at the ,united ,nations2
  7#e7 regrets and seeks to reverse the 
negative public criticism of ,israel by 
,united ,states diplomats2  7#f7 urges  
the ,president-elect to adopt a policy  
of opposing and vetoing if necessary    
one-sided ,united ,nations ,security    
,council resolutions targeting ,israel2 
7#g7 rejects international efforts to   
delegitimize ,israel's right to exist2  

7#h7 supports ,israel's right to        
self-defense2  7#i7 condemns acts of    
terrorism and violence targeted at      
,israeli civilians2  7#aj7 reiterates   
that ,palestinian political goals will  
never be achieved through violence2 and 
7#aa7 calls on all parties to return to 
negotiations and without preconditions1 
as direct discussions remain the best   
mechanism to end the                    
,israeli-,palestinian conflict4