,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjai,mr4 
,l[5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 & ,mr4  
,connolly7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives reg>d+     
,unit$ ,/ates ef=ts to resolve !        
,israeli-,pale/9ian conflict ?r\gh a    
negotiat$ two-/ate solution4  ,:]eas !  
special relation%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$     
,/ates & ,israel is root$ 9 %>$ national
 security int]e/s & %>$ values (        
democracy1 human rights1 & ! rule ( law2
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has work$ =     
decades to /r5g!n ,israel's security    
?r\gh assi/ance & coop]ation on def5se &
 intellig5ce matt]s 9 ord] to enhance ! 
safety ( ,unit$ ,/ates & ,israeli       
citiz5s2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates rema9s  
unwav]+ 9 its commitm5t to help ,israel 
address ! myriad *all5ges x faces1      
includ+ ?reats f anti-,israel t]rori/   
organizations1 regional in/ability1     

horrify+ viol5ce 9 neighbor+ /ates1 &   
ho/ile regimes t call = its de/ruction2 
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has long s\ght a 
j & /able future = ,pale/9ians1 & an end
 to ! occupation1 includ+ oppos+        
settlem5t activity & moves t[>d         
unilat]al annexation 9 ,pale/9ian       
t]ritory2 ,:]eas = m ?an #bj ye>s1      
,presid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f bo?      
political p>ties & ,israeli ,prime      
,m9i/]s _h support$ rea*+ a two-/ate    
solution t e/abli%es a ,pale/9ian /ate  
coexi/+ side by side ) ,israel 9 peace &
 security2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates         
adm9i/rations f bo? political p>ties h  
put =w>d proposals to provide a         
framework = negotiations t[>d a two-/ate
 solution1 includ+ ! p>amet]s put =w>d  
by ,presid5t ,bill ,cl9ton 9 ,decemb]   
#bjjj1 ! ,road ,map propos$ by ,presid5t
 ,george ,w4 ,bu% 9 ,april #bjjc1 & !   
pr9ciples set =? by ,presid5t ,b>ack    
,obama & ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,john ,k]ry 9
 ,decemb] #bjaf2 ,:]eas end+ !          
,israeli-,pale/9ian conflict is vital to

 ! int]e/s ( bo? p>ties2 & ,:]eas delays
 to a political solution to ! conflict  
betwe5 ,israelis & ,pale/9ians pose a   
?reat to ! ability to ma9ta9 a ,jewi% & 
democratic /ate ( ,israel3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 only !         
a*ievem5t ( a two-/ate solution t       
enhances /ability & security 9 ! ,middle
 ,ea/ c bo?--  7,a7 ensure ! ,/ate (    
,israel's survival z a secure ,jewi% &  
democratic /ate2 &  7,b7 fulfill !      
legitimate aspirations ( ! ,pale/9ian p 
= a /ate ( _! own2  7#b7 :ile ! ,unit$  
,/ates rema9s indisp5sable to any viable
 ef=t to a*ieve t goal1 only ! ,israelis
 & ! ,pale/9ians c make ! difficult     
*oices necess>y to end _! conflict2     
7#c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) ! support (     
regional & int]national p>tn]s1 c play a
 con/ructive role t[>d end+ !           
,israeli-,pale/9ian conflict by putt+   
=w>d a proposal = a*iev+ a two-/ate     
solution t is consi/5t ) ! broadly held 
cons5sus positions = resolv+ !          

conflict's f9al /atus issues z reflect$ 
9 previ\s ,unit$ ,/ates proposals2 &    
7#d7 a ,unit$ ,/ates proposal t fails to
 expressly endorse a two-/ate solution z
 its objective1 t expressly or tacitly  
enc\rages unilat]al annexation (        
t]ritory1 or is o!rwise inconsi/5t ) !  
broadly held cons5sus positions =       
resolv+ ! conflict's f9al /atus issues z
 reflect$ 9 previ\s ,unit$ ,/ates       
proposals is likely to put a peaceful   
end to ! conflict fur!r out ( rea*4