,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1 
#bjai,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,warren1
 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4    
,baldwin1 and ,mr4 ,udall7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,affirming the
 ,united ,states commitment to the      
two-state solution to the               
,israeli-,palestinian conflict1 and     
noting that ,israeli annexation of      
territory in the ,west ,bank would      
undermine peace and ,israel's future as 
a ,jewish and democratic state4         
,whereas longstanding ,united ,states   
policy has recognized that a two-state  
solution to achieve peace between the   
,israelis and ,palestinians would serve 
as the best hope for peace and security 
in the region2 ,whereas roadmaps for    
peace outlined by ,president ,bill      
,clinton1 ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush1 

and ,president ,barack ,obama reflected 
the bipartisan ,united ,states policy   
promoting a negotiated two-state        
solution that supports the              
self-determination of both ,israelis and
 ,palestinians2 ,whereas successive     
,united ,states administrations of      
different political parties identified  
settlement expansion as an impediment to
 peace2 ,whereas ,israel's status as a  
,jewish and democratic state has been   
indispensable to its national identity  
throughout its history2 ,whereas ,israel
 has built and maintained relationships 
with its ,arab neighbors2 ,whereas      
ongoing security coordination between   
,israelis and ,palestinians promotes    
stability2 ,whereas deep ,united        
,states-,israel cooperation provides    
significant mutual benefit to the       
security and prosperity of both         
countries and strengthens the           
unbreakable bond between the people of  
each country2 and ,whereas any          
resolution to the ,israeli-,palestinian 

conflict must guarantee ,israel's       
security3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that  
is the sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 
the policy of the ,united ,states should
 be to preserve conditions conducive to 
a negotiated two-state solution2  7#b7  
,united ,states efforts to promote peace
 between the ,israelis and ,palestinians
 should explicitly endorse a two-state  
solution as the goal of any process to  
resolve the conflict's core issues2     
7#c7 unilateral annexation of portions  
of the ,west ,bank would jeopardize     
prospects for a two-state solution1 harm
 ,israel's relationship with its ,arab  
neighbors1 threaten ,israel's ,jewish   
and democratic identity1 and undermine  
,israel's security2 and  7#d7 a         
two-state solution is the best hope to  
preserve ,israel's ,jewish and          
democratic nature while fulfilling the  
,palestinians' right to                 
self-determination1 creating a          
foundation for just and durable peace   
and prosperity4