,,iii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #gji ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ag1 #bjbj,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,romney1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,paul1 and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,senate that the ,august #ac1 #bjbj1 and ,september #aa1 #bjbj1 announcements of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the ,state of ,israel and the ,united ,arab ,emirates and the ,state of ,israel and the ,kingdom of ,bahrain are historic achievements4 ,whereas ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump1 ,prime ,minister ,benjamin ,netanyahu of ,israel1 and ,sheikh ,mohammed ,bin ,zayed1 ,crown ,prince of ,abu ,dhabi and ,deputy ,supreme ,commander of the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 announced on ,august #ac1 #bjbj1 an agreement on the full normalization of relations between ,israel and the ,united ,arab ,emirates2 ,whereas ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump1 ,prime ,minister ,benjamin ,netanyahu of ,israel1 and ,king ,hamad al ,khalifa of ,bahrain1 announced on ,september #aa1 #bjbj1 an agreement on the full normalization of relations between ,israel and the ,kingdom of ,bahrain2 ,whereas the ,united ,arab ,emirates is the first ,gulf ,arab state to announce formal relations with ,israel1 followed closely by ,bahrain2 ,whereas1 under each agreement1 the two countries agree to the establishment of reciprocal embassies and the exchange of ,ambassadors2 ,whereas opening direct ties between ,israel and the ,united ,arab ,emirates could begin to transform the region by spurring economic growth1 enhancing technological innovation1 and forging closer people-to-people relations2 ,whereas the agreements could promote investment1 tourism1 direct flights1 security1 telecommunications1 technology1 energy1 healthcare1 culture1 and the environment2 ,whereas the ,united ,states1 ,israel1 and the ,united ,arab ,emirates share a commitment to promoting stability through diplomatic engagement1 increased economic integration1 and closer security coordination2 ,whereas ,israel and the ,united ,arab ,emirates will partner with the ,united ,states to launch a ,strategic ,agenda for the ,middle ,east to expand diplomatic1 trade1 and security cooperation2 ,whereas ,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump1 ,his ,majesty ,king ,hamad bin ,isa bin ,salman al-,khalifa of the ,kingdom of ,bahrain1 and ,prime ,minister ,benjamin ,netanyahu of ,israel announced on ,september #aa1 #bjbj1 the establishment of full diplomatic relations between ,israel and the ,kingdom of ,bahrain2 ,whereas the ,united ,states1 ,bahrain1 and ,israel said in a joint statement that opening direct dialogue and ties between these two dynamic societies and advanced economies will continue the positive transformation of the ,middle ,east and increase stability1 security1 and prosperity in the region2 ,whereas opening direct ties between ,israel1 the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 and ,bahrain could begin to transform the region by spurring economic growth1 enhancing technological innovation1 and forging closer people-to-people relations2 ,whereas these historic agreements could help advance peace between ,israel and other ,arab nations and further diplomatic openings throughout the region2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1 ,his ,highness ,sheikh ,khalifa bin ,zayed al ,nahan proclaimed the year #bjai the ,year of ,tolerance in the ,united ,arab ,emirates and also established the ,abrahamic ,house of ,fraternity as a project designed to promote religious diversity and tolerance2 ,whereas support for peace between ,israel and her neighbors has longstanding bipartisan support in ,congress and among the ,american people2 ,whereas these agreements build upon the decades-long leadership of the ,united ,states in helping ,israel broker peace treaties with ,egypt and ,jordan and promoting peace talks between ,israel and ,syria1 ,lebanon1 and the ,palestinians2 and ,whereas the parties pledged to continue their efforts to achieve a just1 comprehensive1 and enduring resolution to the ,israeli-,palestinian conflict3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates the ,governments and people of ,israel1 the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 and the ,kingdom of ,bahrain on reaching these historic agreements2 7#b7 encourages other ,arab nations to establish full relations with ,israel with the vision of realizing full peace between ,israel and all of its ,arab neighbors2 and 7#c7 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 viable1 democratic ,palestinian state--living side-by-side in peace1 security1 and mutual recognition4