,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 ,inhofe 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 announcement of the 
establishment of full diplomatic        
relations between the ,state of ,israel 
and the ,united ,arab ,emirates and the 
,september #aa1 #bjbj1 announcement of  
the establishment of full diplomatic    
relations between the ,state of ,israel 
and the ,kingdom of ,bahrain is a       
historic achievement4  ,whereas         
,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump1 ,prime   
,minister ,benjamin ,netanyahu of       
,israel1 and other world leaders have   
worked tirelessly to announce agreements
 on the full normalization of relations 
between ,israel and other nations2      
,whereas the ,united ,arab ,emirates and
 the ,kingdom of ,bahrain have been the 

first ,arab states to announce formal   
relations with ,israel2 ,whereas1 under 
the agreements1 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 and between ,israel and 
,bahrain could begin to transform the   
region by spurring economic growth1     
enhancing technological innovation1 and 
forging closer people-to-people         
relations2 ,whereas these agreements    
could promote investment1 tourism1      
direct flights1 security1               
telecommunications1 technology1 energy1 
healthcare1 culture1 and the            
environment2 ,whereas the ,united       
,states1 ,israel1 the ,united ,arab     
,emirates1 and ,bahrain share a         
commitment to promoting stability       
through diplomatic engagement1 increased
 economic integration1 and closer       
security coordination2 ,whereas ,israel1
 the ,united ,arab ,emirates1 and       

,bahrain will partner with the ,united  
,states to launch a ,strategic ,agenda  
for the ,middle ,east to expand         
diplomatic1 trade1 and security         
cooperation2 ,whereas these historic    
agreements could help advance peace     
between ,israel and other ,arab nations2
 ,whereas these bilateral breakthroughs 
could set a precedent for further       
diplomatic openings throughout the      
region2 ,whereas support for peace      
between ,israel and its neighbors has   
longstanding bipartisan support in      
,congress and among the ,american       
people2 and ,whereas the 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 ,palestinians3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 congratulates the ,governments and 
people of ,israel and the ,united ,arab 
,emirates and the ,governments and      

people of ,israel and ,bahrain on       
reaching their respective 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  
urges the ,president to continue to     
engage with the ,government of ,israel  
and the ,united ,states ,arab partners  
in reaching these historic agreements4