,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #hfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #g1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,c>d9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hag]ty7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,call+ = !    
dissolution ( ! bias$ ,unit$ ,nations   
,indep5d5t ,int]national ,commission (  
,inquiry on ! ,occupi$ ,pale/9ian       
,t]ritory1 includ+ ,ea/ ,j]usalem1 &    
,israel4  ,:]eas1 %ortly aft] !         
,israeli-,pale/9ian conflict 9 ,may     
#bjba1 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,human ,rights 
,c\ncil 7,,unhrc7 laun*$ an op5-end$    
inve/igation into ! actions ( ,israel   
dur+ ! conflict2 ,:]eas ! inve/igation1 
:i* s]ves to discr$it ! only ,jewi%     
/ate1 is likely to fur!r fuel           
anti-,semitism worldwide2 ,:]eas ! m&ate
 ( ! ,unit$ ,nations ,indep5d5t         
,int]national ,commission ( ,inquiry on 
! ,occupi$ ,pale/9ian ,t]ritory1 includ+
 ,ea/ ,j]usalem1 & ,israel 7ref]r$ to 9 
?is preamble z ! ,commission7 is to     

inve/igate 9 ! ,we/ ,bank1 ,gaza1 ,ea/  
,j]usalem1 & ,israel all alleg$         
violations ( int]national humanit>ian   
law & all alleg$ violations & abuses (  
int]national human rights law lead+ up  
to & s9ce ,april #ac1 #bjba2 ,:]eas !   
creation ( ! ,commission is consi/5t ) !
 cont9u$ bias ( ! ,,unhrc aga9/ ,israel 
& ! disproportionate use ( res\rces 9 an
 ongo+ campaign to disp>age1 discr$it1 &
 d5\nce ,israel2 ,:]eas1 on ,octob] #af1
 #bjba1 aft] ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 reelect$ 
to ! ,,unhrc1 ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,antony 
,bl9k5 /at$ t ! ,,unhrc suff]s f s]i\s  
flaws1 includ+ disproportionate att5tion
 on ,israel & t ! ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r   
c\ntries mu/ pu% back aga9/ attempts to 
subv]t ! ideals ^u :i* ! ,human ,rights 
,c\ncil 0 f\nd$2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #bh1   
#bjbb1 ,s5ator ,c>d9 & ,s5ator ,portman 
l$ a bip>tisan gr\p ( #fh ,s5ators 9 a  
lett] urg+ ! ,bid5 adm9i/ration to      
prioritize rev]s+ ! discrim9atory &     
unw>rant$ treatm5t ( ,israel by !       
,,unhrc by lead+ a mult9ational ef=t 9 !

 ,,unhrc & 9 ! ,unit$ ,nations to end ! 
,commission2 ,:]eas ! ,commission       
releas$ a report on ,june #g1 #bjbb1    
/at+ t ! cont9u$ occupation by ,israel (
 ,pale/9ian t]ritory & discrim9ation    
aga9/ ,pale/9ians are ! key root causes 
( ! recurr5t t5sions1 in/ability &      
protraction ( conflict 9 ! region2      
,:]eas ! report 0 pres5t$ at ! #ej?     
session ( ! ,,unhrc on ,june #ac1 #bjbb1
 & conclud$ by /at+ t ! ,commission w   
conduct inve/igations & legal analysis  
into alleg$ violations & abuses by      
,israel & w "w ) judicial acc\ntability 
me*anisms t[>d ensur+ individual1 /ate1 
& corporate acc\ntability2 ,:]eas1 on   
,octob] #bj1 #bjbb1 ! ,commission       
releas$ a report to ! ,unit$ ,nations   
,g5]al ,assembly1 /at+ t ,israeli       
occupation ( ,pale/9ian t]ritory is n[  
unlawful "u int]national law due to its 
p]man5ce & ! ,israeli ,gov]nm5t's       
de-facto annexation policies & urg$ t ! 
issue to be ref]r$ to ! ,int]national   
,c\rt ( ,ju/ice2 ,:]eas1 on ,novemb]    

#aa1 #bjbb1 ! ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al    
,assembly ,f\r? ,committee vot$ by a    
m>g9 ( #ih 9 favor1 #ag oppos$1 & #eb   
ab/5tions to urg5tly seek an advisory   
op9ion f ! ,int]national ,c\rt ( ,ju/ice
 on ! prolong$ occupation1 settlem5t &  
annexation ( ,pale/9ian t]ritory by     
,israel2 & ,:]eas "o-sid$ report+ by !  
,commission cont9ues to attack ,israel1 
:ile ignor+ ! cont9u$ viol5ce committ$  
by ,hamas & o!r ,pale/9ian t]rori/      
gr\ps3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--   
7#a7 calls = ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to     
cont9ue to "w robu/ly t[>d ! dissolution
 ( ! bias$ ,unit$ ,nations ,indep5d5t   
,int]national ,commission ( ,inquiry on 
! ,occupi$ ,pale/9ian ,t]ritory1 includ+
 ,ea/ ,j]usalem1 & ,israel 7ref]r$ to 9 
?is resolution z ! ,commission7 to all[ 
! ,unit$ ,nations ,human ,rights ,c\ncil
 to focus on ! _m situations ar\nd ! _w 
t w>rant a ?or\gh & ev5-h&$ exam9ation2 
7#b7 supports ef=ts by ! ,secret>y (    
,/ate to cont9ue to r$uce ! budget ( !  
,commission until x is elim9at$2  7#c7  

believes t elim9at+ ! ,commission is an 
opportunity to fulfill ! pl$ge made at !
 #gf? session ( ! ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al
 ,assembly ,fif? ,committee by          
,ambassador ,patrick ,f4 ,k5n$y t !     
,u4,s4 /&s ) ,israel 9 reject+ !        
unprec$5t$ op5-end$ m&ate ( ?is         
,commission ( ,inquiry1 :i* p]petuates a
 practice ( unfairly s+l+ out ,israel 9 
! ,u4,n42 &  7#d7 opposes ! p]si/5t     
anti-,israel bias ( ! ,unit$ ,nations   
,human ,rights ,c\ncil & o!r            
int]national organizations4