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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 231 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 231

 Celebrating the importance of the 15th Anniversary of the Arab Peace 
 Initiative as a meaningful effort by Arab countries to the commitment 
                      of peace in the Middle East.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2017

Mr. Hastings submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Celebrating the importance of the 15th Anniversary of the Arab Peace 
 Initiative as a meaningful effort by Arab countries to the commitment 
                      of peace in the Middle East.

Whereas the Arab Peace Initiative was unanimously endorsed by the Arab League on 
        March 28, 2002, as a proposal to end the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict;
Whereas the Arab Peace Initiative endorsed normalized relations between regional 
        Arab and Muslim-majority countries and the State of Israel;
Whereas the Arab Peace Initiative established a regionally endorsed baseline for 
        negotiations as a means of supporting gradual progress in regional 
        cooperation among regional Arab and Muslim-majority countries, the 
        United States, the State of Israel, and the Palestinian Authority;
Whereas Prime Minister of Israel Binyamin Netanyahu on May 26, 2015, stated that 
        ``there are positive aspects . . .'' to the Arab Peace Initiative and 
        that the ``general idea--to try to reach understanding with leading Arab 
        countries--is a good idea''; and
Whereas a lasting two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is 
        essential to achieving long-term peace and security in the Middle East: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the importance of the 15th Anniversary of 
        the Arab Peace Initiative as a meaningful effort by regional 
        Arab countries to support peace in the Middle East and to bring 
        an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;
            (2) commends regional Arab and Muslim-majority countries 
        that have taken steps to facilitate the end of the Israeli-
        Palestinian conflict;
            (3) congratulates the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on their 
        presidency of the Arab League on March 9, 2017;
            (4) supports the efforts of regional Arab and Muslim-
        majority countries to strengthen regional security cooperation 
        and stability through discussions with the State of Israel; and
            (5) urges the State of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, 
        and regional Arab and Muslim-majority countries to engage in 
        bilateral and multilateral negotiations to advance the Israeli-
        Palestinian peace process and support the normalization by Arab 
        and Muslim-majority countries of relations with the State of 
        Israel.
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