,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #abj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#be1 #bjai ,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,portman7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,opposing efforts to      
delegitimize the ,state of ,israel and  
the ,global ,boycott1 ,divestment1 and  
,sanctions ,movement targeting ,israel4 
,whereas the democratic ,jewish ,state  
of ,israel is a key ally and strategic  
partner of the ,united ,states2         
,whereas1 since ,israel's founding in   
#aidh1 ,congress has repeatedly         
expressed our ,nation's unwavering      
commitment to the security of ,israel as
 a ,jewish and democratic state2        
,whereas ,united ,states policy has long
 sought to bring peace to the ,middle   
,east and recognized that both the      
,israeli and ,palestinian people should 
be able to live in safe and sovereign   
states1 free from fear and violence1    

with mutual recognition2 ,whereas       
support for peace between the ,israelis 
and ,palestinians has long-standing     
bipartisan support in ,congress2        
,whereas it is the long-standing policy 
of the ,united ,states that a peaceful  
resolution to the ,israeli-,palestinian 
conflict should come through direct     
negotiations between the ,government of 
,israel and the ,palestinian ,authority1
 with the support of countries in the   
region and around the world2 ,whereas it
 is a hallmark of ,american democracy   
for citizens to petition the ,united    
,states ,government in favor of or      
against ,united ,states foreign policy2 
,whereas cooperation between ,israel and
 the ,united ,states is of great        
importance1 especially in the context of
 rising anti-,semitism1                 
authoritarianism1 and security problems 
in ,europe1 the ,middle ,east1 and      
,north ,africa2 ,whereas the ,global    
,boycott1 ,divestment1 and ,sanctions   
,movement 7,,bds ,movement7 targeting   

,israel is a campaign that does not     
favor a two-state solution and that     
seeks to exclude the ,state of ,israel  
and the ,israeli people from the        
economic1 cultural1 and academic life of
 the rest of the world2 ,whereas the    
,,bds ,movement targets not only the    
,government of ,israel1 but also        
academic1 cultural1 and civil society   
institutions in ,israel1 as well as     
individual ,israeli citizens of all     
political persuasions1 religions1 and   
ethnicities1 and in some cases even     
,jews of other nationalities who support
 ,israel2 ,whereas the ,,bds ,movement  
does not recognize1 and many of its     
supporters explicitly deny1 the right of
 the ,jewish people to national         
self-determination2 ,whereas a founder  
of the ,,bds ,movement has denied the   
right of the ,jewish people in their    
homeland1 saying1 8,we oppose a ,jewish 
state in any part of ,palestine4 ,no    
,palestinian1 rational ,palestinian1 not
 a sell-out ,palestinian1 will ever     

accept a ,jewish state in ,palestine402 
,whereas university-based ,,bds efforts 
violate the core goals of the university
 and global cultural development1 which 
thrive on free and open exchange and    
debate2 and ,whereas the ,,bds ,movement
 promotes principles of collective      
guilt1 mass punishment1 and group       
isolation1 which are destructive of     
prospects for progress towards peace and
 a two-state solution3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 opposes 
the ,global ,boycott1 ,divestment1 and  
,sanctions ,movement 7,,bds ,movement7  
targeting ,israel1 including efforts to 
target ,united ,states companies that   
are engaged in commercial activities    
that are legal under ,united ,states law
 and all efforts to delegitimize the    
,state of ,israel2  7#b7 affirms that   
the ,,bds ,movement undermines the      
possibility for a negotiated solution to
 the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict by  
demanding concessions of one party alone
 and encouraging the ,palestinians to   

reject negotiations in favor of         
international pressure2  7#c7 urges     
,israelis and ,palestinians to return to
 direct negotiations as the only way to 
achieve an end to the                   
,israeli-,palestinian conflict2  7#d7   
supports the full implementation of the 
,united ,states-,israel ,strategic      
,partnership ,act of #bjad 7,public ,law
 #aac-bif2 #abh ,stat4 #djge7 and new   
efforts to enhance governmentwide1      
coordinated ,united ,states-,israel     
scientific and technological cooperation
 in civilian areas1 such as with respect
 to energy1 water1 agriculture1         
alternative fuel technology1 civilian   
space technology1 and security1 in order
 to counter the effects of actions to   
boycott1 divest from1 or sanction       
,israel2 and  7#e7 reaffirms its strong 
support for a negotiated solution to the
 ,israeli-,palestinian conflict         
resulting in two states--a democratic   
,jewish ,state of ,israel and a viable  
democratic ,palestinian state--living   

side-by-side in peace1 security1 and    
mutual recognition4