,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjai,mr4  
,l[5?al 7= himself & ,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+ t]rorism1 regional in/ability1  
horrify+ viol5ce 9 neighbor+ /ates1 &   

ho/ile regimes t call = its de/ruction2 
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has long s\ght a 
j1 /able1 & la/+ solution to !          
,israeli-,pale/9ian conflict t          
recognizes ! ,pale/9ian "r to           
self-det]m9ation & (f]s ,israel long-t]m
 security & full normalization ) its    
neighbors2 ,:]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 = m ?an #bj ye>s1     
,presid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f bo?      
political p>ties h oppos$ settlem5t     
expansion1 moves t[>d unilat]al         
annexation ( t]ritory1 & ef=ts to a*ieve
 ,pale/9ian /atehood /atus outside !    
framework ( negotiations ) ,israel2     
,:]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>ties & ! lead]%ip ( bo? p>ties mu/    
negotiate 9 good fai? 9 ord] to a*ieve  
peace2 & ,:]eas delays to a political   
solution to ! conflict betwe5 ,israelis 
& ,pale/9ians pose a ?reat to ! ability 
to ma9ta9 a ,jewi% & democratic /ate (  
,israel & ! e/abli%m5t ( a viable1      
democratic ,pale/9ian /ate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 only ! outcome 
( a two-/ate solution t enhances        
/ability & security = ,israel1          
,pale/9ians1 & _! neighbors c bo? ensure
 ! /ate ( ,israel's survival z a ,jewi% 
& democratic /ate & 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 ) previ\s ,unit$ 
,/ates proposals to resolve ! conflict's
 f9al /atus issues 9 ways t recognize ! 
,pale/9ian "r to self-det]m9ation &     
enhance ,israel's long-t]m security &   
normalization ) its neighbors2 &  7#d7 a
 ,unit$ ,/ates proposal to a*ieve a j1  
/able1 & la/+ solution to !             
,israeli-,pale/9ian conflict %\ld       
expressly endorse a two-/ate solution z 
its objective & disc\rage /eps by ei!r  
side t w\ld put a peaceful end to !     
conflict fur!r out ( rea*1 includ+      
unilat]al annexation ( t]ritory or ef=ts
 to a*ieve ,pale/9ian /atehood /atus    
outside ! framework ( negotiations )    
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