,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #egj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ab1 #bjbj,mr4   
,cruz submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,relations  ,,resolution  ,oppos+ &     
condemn+ ! pot5tial prosecution ( ,unit$
 ,/ates & ,israeli nationals by !       
,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt4  ,:]eas ! 
,unit$ ,/ates has long object$ to any   
ass]tion ( jurisdiction by !            
,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt 7,,icc7 ov]
 nationals ( /ates t are n p>ties to !  
,rome ,/atute1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates &
 ,israel1 abs5t a ref]ral f ! ,unit$    
,nations ,security ,c\ncil or ! cons5t (
 su* a /ate2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #bj1   
#bjai1 ! ,prosecutor ( ! ,,icc ask$ !   
,,icc judges to confirm t ! ,c\rt may   
ex]cise jurisdiction ov] ! ,we/ ,bank1  
,ea/ ,j]usalem1 & ,gaza1 facilitat+ !   
pot5tial prosecution ( ,israeli nations2
 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #e1 #bjbj1 ! ,,icc     
au?oriz$ an inve/igation into ! actions 
( ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces &           

intellig5ce (ficials op]at+ 9           
,afghani/an1 facilitat+ ! prosecution ( 
,unit$ ,/ates nationals2 & ,:]eas       
prosecutions ( nationals f /ates t are n
 p>ties to ! ,rome ,/atute1 abs5t a     
ref]ral f ! ,unit$ ,nations ,security   
,c\ncil or ! cons5t ( su* a /ate1 are   
illegitimate & t]m9ally endang] !       
cr$ibility ( ! ,,icc3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t-- 7#a7 ! ,s5ate opposes & condemns ! 
pot5tial prosecution ( ,unit$ ,/ates &  
,israeli nationals by ! ,,icc2 &  7#b7 x
 %\ld be ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to  
pursue a resolution by ! ,unit$ ,nations
 ,security ,c\ncil prohibit+ ! ,,icc f  
prosecut+ nationals ( /ates t are n     
p>ties to ! ,rome ,/atute1 includ+ !    
,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel1 abs5t a ref]ral
 f ! ,unit$ ,nations ,security ,c\ncil  
or ! cons5t ( su* a /ate4