,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #caj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4 
,ma/ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,%]man7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !  
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,reaffirm+ ! unique       
collaboration among ,unit$ ,/ates       
nongov]nm5tal organizations 7,n,g,os71  
includ+ fai?-bas$ organizations1 & !    
,israel ,def5se ,=ces to deliv]         
humanit>ian assi/ance to ,syrians4      
,:]eas ! ,syrian civil w>1 n[ 9 its     
eigh? ye>1 has =c$ #ad1jjj1jjj ,syrians 
to flee1 m ?an half ( ! c\ntry's pre-w> 
population1 ) #f1ejj1jjj int]nally      
displac$ p 7,i,d,ps7 /ill )9 ! c\ntry2  
,:]eas ,op]ation ,good ,neighbor is a   
program ( ! ,israel ,def5se ,=ces to    
provide humanit>ian relief to ,syrians2 
,:]eas ,op]ation ,good ,neighbor work$ )
 ,unit$ ,/ates nongov]nm5tal            
organizations 7,n,g,os7 to help =ge     
unprec$5t$ p>tn]%ips betwe5 ! ,israel   
,def5se ,=ces 7,,idf7 & ,syrian ,n,g,os1

 :i* op5$ a new *annel = ! deliv]y (    
humanit>ian assi/ance2 ,:]eas1 z a      
result1 food1 fuel1 m$ic9e1 ambulances1 
& m$ical supplies 7 fl[+ cross-bord] f  
,israel into s\!rn ,syria2 ,:]eas ?is   
new *annel p]mitt$ ^! goods to arrive at
 ,israeli ports1 & be truck$ by ! ,,idf 
?r\gh ,israel to ! bord] ) ,syria2      
,:]eas at ! bord]1 ! ,,idf transf]r$ ^! 
conta9]s to ,syrian ,n,g,os = transport 
& di/ribution to ,i,d,ps & local        
resid5ts 9 previ\sly h>d-to-rea*        
locations 9 s\!rn ,syria2 ,:]eas ,unit$ 
,/ates ,n,g,os1 includ+ fai?-bas$       
organizations1 facilitat$ ! relation%ips
 betwe5 ! ,syrian ,n,g,os & ! ,,idf by  
provid+ ov]all coord9ation & support =  
?is regional coop]ation to help promote 
regional peace ?r\gh a multifacet$      
humanit>ian relief op]ation2 ,:]eas !   
program initially rea*$ only villages   
along ! bord]1 b exp&$ to a broad] area 
( s\!rn ,syria1 & z deliv]ies cont9u$ on
 a su/a9$ basis1 ! initiative ultimately
 rea*$ an ev5 great] population2 &      

,:]eas 9 addition to ! value ( !        
humanit>ian relief itself1 !            
,syrian_/,israeli p>tn]%ips1 creat$ &   
re9=c$ ?r\gh ! success ( ! new *annel1  
demon/rat$ ! value ( coop]ation &       
cont9ues to s]ve z a role model =       
/r5g!n$ positive relations betwe5       
,syrians & ,israelis3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives h]eby      
reaffirms ! unique collaboration betwe5 
,unit$ ,/ates non-gov]nm5tal            
organizations 7,n,g,os71 includ+        
fai?-bas$ organizations & ,syrian       
,n,g,os & ! ,israel ,def5se ,=ces       
7,,idf7 = hav+ provid$ vital aid to     
int]nally displac$ p & local resid5ts 9 
s\!rn ,syria :ile also c\nt]+ g5]ations 
( ho/ility1 promot+ dialogue betwe5     
neighbors1 & ultimately advanc+ long-t]m
 /ability 9 ! region4