,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #be1         
#bjai,mr4 ,lowenthal 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,bass1 and ,mr4 ,connolly7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,expressing the 
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
regarding ,united ,states efforts to    
resolve the ,israeli-,palestinian       
conflict through a negotiated two-state 
solution4  ,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 citizens2 ,whereas the     
,united ,states remains unwavering in   

its commitment to help ,israel address  
the myriad challenges it faces1         
including threats from anti-,israel     
terrorist organizations1 regional       
instability1 horrifying violence in     
neighboring states1 and hostile regimes 
that call for its destruction2 ,whereas 
the ,united ,states has long sought a   
just and stable future for              
,palestinians1 and an end to the        
occupation1 including opposing          
settlement activity and moves toward    
unilateral annexation in ,palestinian   
territory2 ,whereas for more than #bj   
years1 ,presidents of the ,united       
,states from both political parties and 
,israeli ,prime ,ministers had supported
 reaching a two-state solution that     
establishes a ,palestinian state        
coexisting side by side with ,israel in 
peace and security2 ,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 parties2 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 ,israel3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,house of ,representatives that--
 7#a7 only the achievement of a         
two-state solution that enhances        
stability and security in the ,middle   
,east can both--  7,a7 ensure the ,state
 of ,israel's survival as a secure      
,jewish and democratic state2 and  7,b7 
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 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 the broadly held consensus        
positions for resolving the conflict's  
final status issues as reflected in     
previous ,united ,states proposals2 and 
7#d7 a ,united ,states proposal that    
fails to expressly endorse a two-state  
solution as its objective1 that         
expressly or tacitly encourages         
unilateral annexation of territory1 or  
is otherwise inconsistent with the      
broadly held consensus positions for    
resolving the conflict's final status   
issues as reflected in previous ,united 

,states proposals is likely to put a    
peaceful end to the conflict further out
 of reach4