,h4 ,,res4 #cbf  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,december   
#f1 #bjai  ,,resolution  ,whereas the   
special relationship between the ,united
 ,states and ,israel is rooted in shared
 national security interests and shared 
values of democracy1 human rights1 and  
the rule of law2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states has worked for decades to       
strengthen ,israel's security through   
assistance and cooperation on defense   
and intelligence matters in order to    
enhance the safety of ,united ,states   
and ,israeli citizens1 including by     
finalizing in #bjaf under the ,obama    
,administration1 a #aj-year ,memorandum 
of ,understanding1 reaffirming the      
,united ,states' commitment to annual   
military assistance and cooperative     
missile defense programs1 which is in   
the national interests of both          
countries2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
remains unwavering in its commitment to 
help ,israel address the myriad         
challenges it faces1 including          

terrorism1 regional instability1        
horrifying violence in neighboring      
states1 and hostile regimes that call   
for its destruction2 ,whereas the       
,united ,states1 under ,presidents of   
both parties1 has provided bilateral and
 multilateral foreign assistance to     
promote the security1 stability1 and the
 humanitarian well-being of             
,palestinians2 ,whereas the ,united     
,states has long sought a just1 stable1 
and lasting solution to the             
,israeli-,palestinian conflict that     
recognizes the ,palestinian right to    
self-determination and offers ,israel   
long-term security and full             
normalization with its neighbors2       
,whereas for more than #bj years1       
,presidents of the ,united ,states from 
both political parties and ,israeli     
,prime ,ministers have supported        
reaching a two-state solution that      
establishes a ,palestinian state        
coexisting side by side with ,israel in 
peace and security2 ,whereas for more   

than #bj years1 ,presidents of the      
,united ,states from both political     
parties have opposed settlement         
expansion1 moves toward unilateral      
annexation of territory1 and efforts to 
achieve ,palestinian statehood status   
outside the framework of negotiations   
with ,israel2 ,whereas ,united ,states  
administrations from both political     
parties have put forward proposals to   
provide a framework for negotiations    
toward a two-state solution1 including  
the parameters put forward by ,president
 ,bill ,clinton in ,december #bjjj1 the 
,road ,map proposed by ,president       
,george ,w4 ,bush in ,april #bjjc1 and  
the principles set forth by ,president  
,barack ,obama and ,secretary of ,state 
,john ,kerry in ,december #bjaf2        
,whereas ending the                     
,israeli-,palestinian conflict is vital 
to the interests of both parties and the
 leadership of both parties must        
negotiate in good faith in order to     
achieve peace2 and ,whereas delays to a 

political solution to the conflict      
between ,israelis and ,palestinians pose
 a threat to the ability to maintain a  
,jewish and democratic state of ,israel 
and the establishment of a viable1      
democratic ,palestinian state3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,house of ,representatives that--
  7#a7 only the outcome of a two-state  
solution that enhances stability and    
security for ,israel1 ,palestinians1 and
 their neighbors can both ensure the    
state of ,israel's survival as a ,jewish
 and democratic state and fulfill the   
legitimate aspirations of the           
,palestinian people for a state of their
 own2  7#b7 while the ,united ,states   
remains indispensable to any viable     
effort to achieve that goal1 only the   
,israelis and the ,palestinians can make
 the difficult choices necessary to end 
their conflict2  7#c7 it is in the      
enduring ,united ,states' national      
interest to continue to stand by its    
ironclad commitments under the #bjaf    

,united ,states-,israel ,memorandum of  
,understanding1 which seeks to help     
,israel defend itself against a wide    
range of threats2  7#d7 the ,united     
,states1 with the support of regional   
and international partners1 can play a  
constructive role toward ending the     
,israeli-,palestinian conflict by       
putting forward a proposal for achieving
 a two-state solution that is consistent
 with previous ,united ,states proposals
 to resolve the conflict's final status 
issues in ways that recognize the       
,palestinian right to self-determination
 and enhance ,israel's long-term        
security and normalization with its     
neighbors2  7#e7 it is in the ,united   
,states' interest to continue promoting 
the security1 stability1 and            
humanitarian well-being of ,palestinians
 and their neighbors by resuming the    
provision of foreign assistance pursuant
 to ,united ,states law2 and  7#f7 a    
,united ,states proposal to achieve a   
just1 stable1 and lasting solution to   

the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict      
should expressly endorse a two-state    
solution as its objective and discourage
 steps by either side that would put a  
peaceful end to the conflict further out
 of reach1 including unilateral         
annexation of territory or efforts to   
achieve ,palestinian statehood status   
outside the framework of negotiations   
with ,israel4  ,clerk4