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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1546 

Seeking additions to the resolved text of H. Res. 1537. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 18, 2024 

Mr. GREEN of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Seeking additions to the resolved text of H. Res. 1537. 

Whereas this resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Original resolution calling for, among other things, the inclusion of 

peace with a two state solution in H. Res. 1537 by way 

of a manager’s amendment or amendment in the Committee on Rules’’; 

Whereas H. Res. 1537 condemns the atrocities Hamas committed on October 7, 2023, and calls for the release of 

hostages, however it does not address the longstanding 

policy of a peaceful two-state solution nor fully address 

the ongoing suffering of innocent Palestinian civilians 

and especially children; 

Whereas, on July 17, 2024, the Knesset of Israel passed a 

resolution by a vote of 68 to 9 that declared, ‘‘The 

Knesset of Israel firmly opposes the establishment of a 


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Palestinian state west of Jordan. The establishment of a 

Palestinian state in the heart of the Land of Israel will 

pose an existential danger to the State of Israel and its 

citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and 

destabilize the region.’’; 

Whereas, with its July 17, 2024, Knesset resolution, the 

Knesset of the State of Israel declared that no state of 

Palestine should be established between Jordan and the 

Mediterranean Sea; 

Whereas, with its July 17, 2024, Knesset resolution, the 

State of Israel declared that Gaza and the West Bank 

will not become a Palestinian state; 

Whereas, with its July 17, 2024, Knesset resolution, the 

State of Israel in effect declared that what was once the 

land of Palestine will not have a Palestinian state within 

it; and 

Whereas, with its July 17, 2024, Knesset resolution, the 

State of Israel, by indicating that ‘‘the establishment of 

a Palestinian state in the heart of the land of Israel’’, 

supra, is in effect declaring that all of what was less than 

80 years ago the land of Palestine is now the land of 

Israel: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) respectfully seeks the following additions to 

3 the resolved text of H. Res. 1537— 

4 (A) encourages the Knesset of Israel to re5 scind its resolution passed on July 17, 2024, 

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1 poses the establishment of a Palestinian state 

2 west of Jordan’’; 

3 (B) encourages the State of Israel to seek 

4 peace with a two-state solution on the day after; 

5 and 

6 (C) encourages the State of Israel to take 

7 greater care for the lives of innocent Pales8 tinian men, women, and especially children in 

9 the recovery of hostages; and 

10 (2) encourages this resolution to be considered 

11 in the House of Representatives at such time as H. 

12 Res. 1537 is considered in the House of Representa13 tives. 

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