,h4 ,,res4 #bdf  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,july #bc1  
#bjai  ,,resolution  ,whereas the       
democratic1 ,jewish ,state of ,israel is
 a key ally and strategic partner of the
 ,united ,states2 ,whereas since        
,israel's founding in #aidh1 ,congress  
has repeatedly expressed our ,nation's  
unwavering commitment to the security of
 ,israel as a ,jewish and democratic    
state2 ,whereas it is a hallmark of     
,american democracy for citizens to     
petition the ,united ,states ,government
 in favor of or against ,united ,states 
foreign policy2 ,whereas the ,united    
,states ,constitution protects the      
rights of ,united ,states citizens to   
articulate political views1 including   
with respect to the policies of the     
,united ,states or foreign governments2 
,whereas ,american policy has long      
sought to bring peace to the ,middle    
,east and recognized that both the      
,israeli and ,palestinian people should 
be able to live in safe and sovereign   

states1 free from fear and violence1    
with mutual recognition2 ,whereas       
support for peace between the ,israelis 
and ,palestinians has long-standing     
bipartisan support in ,congress2        
,whereas it is the long-standing policy 
of the ,united ,states that a peaceful  
resolution to the ,israeli-,palestinian 
conflict should come through direct     
negotiations between the ,government of 
,israel and the ,palestinian ,authority1
 with the support of countries in the   
region and around the world2 ,whereas   
cooperation between ,israel and the     
,united ,states is of great importance1 
especially in the context of rising     
anti-,semitism1 authoritarianism and    
security problems in ,europe1 the       
,middle ,east1 and ,north ,africa2      
,whereas the ,global ,boycott1          
,divestment and ,sanctions ,movement    
7,,bds ,movement7 targeting ,israel is a
 campaign that does not favor a         
two-state solution and that seeks to    
exclude the ,state of ,israel and the   

,israeli people from the economic1      
cultural1 and academic life of the rest 
of the world2 ,whereas the ,global      
,boycott1 ,divestment and ,sanctions    
,movement is one of several recent      
political movements that undermines the 
possibility for a negotiated solution to
 the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict by  
demanding concessions of one party alone
 and encouraging the ,palestinians to   
reject negotiations in favor of         
international pressure2 ,whereas the    
founder of the ,global ,,bds ,movement1 
,omar ,barghouti1 has denied the right  
of the ,jewish people in their homeland1
 saying1 ,we oppose a ,jewish state in  
any part of ,palestine4 ,no             
,palestinian1 rational ,palestinian1 not
 a sell-out ,palestinian1 will ever     
accept a ,jewish state in ,palestine42  
,whereas the ,global ,,bds ,movement    
targets not only the ,israeli government
 but also ,israeli academic1 cultural1  
and civil society institutions1 as well 
as individual ,israeli citizens of all  

political persuasions1 religions1 and   
ethnicities1 and in some cases even     
,jews of other nationalities who support
 ,israel2 ,whereas the ,global ,,bds    
,movement does not recognize1 and many  
of its supporters explicitly deny1 the  
right of the ,jewish people to national 
self-determination2 ,whereas            
university-based ,global ,,bds efforts  
violate the core goals of the university
 and global cultural development1 which 
thrive on free and open exchange and    
debate1 and in some cases1 leads to the 
intimidation and harassment of ,jewish  
students and others who support ,israel2
 ,whereas the ,global ,,bds ,movement   
promotes principles of collective guilt1
 mass punishment1 and group isolation1  
which are destructive of prospects for  
progress towards peace and a two-state  
solution2 ,whereas boycotts and similar 
tools aimed at promoting racial justice 
and social change have been used        
effectively in the ,united ,states1     
,south ,africa1 and other parts of the  

world2 and ,whereas in contrast to      
protest movements that have sought      
racial justice and social change1 the   
,global ,boycott1 ,divestment and       
,sanctions ,movement targeting ,israel  
is not about promoting coexistence1     
civil rights1 and political             
reconciliation but about questioning and
 undermining the very legitimacy of the 
country and its people3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that the ,house of              
,representatives--  7#a7 opposes the    
,global ,boycott1 ,divestment1 and      
,sanctions ,movement 7,,bds ,movement7  
targeting ,israel1 including efforts to 
target ,united ,states companies that   
are engaged in commercial activities    
that are legal under ,united ,states    
law1 and all efforts to delegitimize the
 ,state of ,israel2  7#b7 urges         
,israelis and ,palestinians to return to
 direct negotiations as the only way to 
achieve an end to the                   
,israeli-,palestinian conflict2  7#c7   
affirms the ,constitutional right of    

,united ,states citizens to free speech1
 including the right to protest or      
criticize the policies of the ,united   
,states or foreign governments2  7#d7   
supports the full implementation of the 
,united ,states-,israel ,strategic      
,partnership ,act of #bjad 7,public ,law
 #aac-bif2 #abh ,stat4 #djge7 and new   
efforts to enhance government-wide1     
coordinated ,united ,states-,israel     
scientific and technological cooperation
 in civilian areas1 such as with respect
 to energy1 water1 agriculture1         
alternative fuel technology1 civilian   
space technology1 and security1 in order
 to counter the effects of actions to   
boycott1 divest from1 or sanction       
,israel2 and  7#e7 reaffirms its strong 
support for a negotiated solution to the
 ,israeli-,palestinian conflict         
resulting in two states--a democratic   
,jewish ,state of ,israel1 and a viable1
 democratic ,palestinian state--living  
side-by-side in peace1 security1 and    
mutual recognition4  ,clerk4