,,iii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #f ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #d1 #bjag ,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,booker1 and ,mrs4 ,capito7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,objecting to ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bccd and to all efforts that undermine direct negotiations between ,israel and the ,palestinians for a secure and peaceful settlement4 ,whereas it is long-standing policy of the ,united ,states ,government that a peaceful resolution to the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict must come through direct1 bilateral negotiations without preconditions for a sustainable two-state solution2 ,whereas ,president ,barack ,obama expressed before the ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly in #bjaa that peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the ,united ,nations--if it were that easy1 it would have been accomplished by now2 ,whereas ,yasser ,arafat committed by letter dated ,september #i1 #aiic1 to then ,prime ,minister ,yitzhak ,rabin1 ,the ,,plo commits itself to the ,middle ,east peace process and to the peaceful resolution of the conflict between the two sides and declares that all outstanding issues relating to permanent status will be resolved by negotiation42 ,whereas the ,united ,nations has taken a long-standing biased approach towards ,israel1 confirmed in outgoing ,secretary-,general ,ban ,ki ,moon's final address to the ,united ,nations ,security ,council1 when he described the disproportionate volume of resolutions targeting ,israel and stated that decades of political maneuvering have created a disproportionate number of resolutions1 reports1 and committees against ,israel2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations is not the appropriate venue and should not be a forum used for seeking unilateral action1 recognition1 or dictating parameters for a two-state solution1 including the status of ,jerusalem2 ,whereas it is long-standing practice of the ,united ,states ,government to oppose and veto any ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolution dictating terms1 conditions1 and timelines on the peace process2 ,whereas it is also the historic position of the ,united ,states ,government to oppose and veto one-sided or anti-,israel resolutions at the ,united ,nations ,security ,council2 ,whereas efforts to impose a solution or parameters for a solution will make negotiations more difficult and will set back the cause of peace2 ,whereas the ,obama ,administration's decision not to veto ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bccd 7#bjaf7 is inconsistent with long-standing ,united ,states policy and makes direct negotiations more1 not less1 challenging2 ,whereas several ,united ,states administrations have articulated principles as a vision for achieving a two-state solution1 including addressing borders1 mutual recognition1 refugees1 ,jerusalem1 and ending all outstanding claims2 ,whereas ,israel is a vibrant democracy whose leaders are elected and accountable to the ,israeli people2 and ,whereas the ,palestinian ,authority must engage in broad1 meaningful1 and systemic reforms in order to ultimately prepare its institutions and people for statehood and peaceful coexistence with ,israel3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 expresses grave objection to ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bccd 7#bjaf72 7#b7 calls for ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bccd to be repealed or fundamentally altered so that it is no longer one-sided and allows all final status issues toward a two-state solution to be resolved through direct bilateral negotiations between the parties2 7#c7 rejects efforts by outside bodies1 including the ,united ,nations ,security ,council1 to impose solutions from the outside that set back the cause of peace2 7#d7 demands that the ,united ,states ensure that no action is taken at the ,paris ,conference on the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict scheduled for ,january #ae1 #bjag1 that imposes an agreement or parameters on the parties2 7#e7 notes that granting membership and statehood standing to the ,palestinians at the ,united ,nations1 its specialized agencies1 and other international institutions outside of the context of a bilateral peace agreement with ,israel would cause severe harm to the peace process1 and would likely trigger the implementation of penalties under sections #gjcf and #gjda7;j7 of the ,department of ,state1 ,foreign ,operations1 and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf 7division ,k of ,public ,law #aad-aac72 7#f7 rejects any efforts by the ,united ,nations1 ,united ,nations agencies1 ,united ,nations member states1 and other international organizations to use ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bccd to further isolate ,israel through economic or other boycotts or any other measures1 and urges the ,united ,states ,government to take action where needed to counter any attempts to use ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bccd to further isolate ,israel2 7#g7 urges the current ,presidential administration and all future ,presidential administrations to uphold the practice of vetoing all ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions that seek to insert the ,council into the peace process1 recognize unilateral ,palestinian actions including declaration of a ,palestinian state1 or dictate terms and a timeline for a solution to the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict2 7#h7 reaffirms that it is the policy of the ,united ,states to continue to seek a sustainable1 just1 and secure two-state solution to resolve the conflict between the ,israelis and the ,palestinians2 and 7#i7 urges the incoming ,administration to work with ,congress to create conditions that facilitate the resumption of direct1 bilateral negotiations without preconditions between ,israelis and ,palestinians with the goal of achieving a sustainable agreement that is acceptable to both sides4