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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 684 

Objecting to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES– 

10/19, which criticizes the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as 

the capital of the State of Israel. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 11, 2018 

Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Mr. GALLAGHER, and Mr. ENGEL) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Objecting to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES–10/19, which criticizes the United 

States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the 

State of Israel. 

Whereas the United States has long opposed biased resolutions at the United Nations General Assembly, including 

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379, 

which infamously declared that ‘‘zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination’’; 

Whereas the United Nations General Assembly continues to 

demonstrate bias against Israel, adopting 20 resolutions 

during the 71st session singling out Israel, more than 

any other country and more than all other countries combined; 


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Whereas Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations 

states that the Organization is based on the principle of 

the sovereign equality of all its Members; 

Whereas each sovereign country, under international law and 

custom, may designate its own capital and, as a sovereign 

country the United States has the right to determine 

where to locate its embassies abroad; 

Whereas the United States is the single largest contributor 

of financial support to the United Nations and its agencies, and should reform the United Nations and oppose 

resolutions that infringe on its sovereignty; 

Whereas in 1995, Congress overwhelmingly passed and the 

President signed into law the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 

1995, which declares that it is the policy of the United 

States that ‘‘Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel’’ and that the ‘‘United States 

Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem no 

later than May 31, 1999’’; 

Whereas, on December 6, 2017, the President issued a proclamation that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as 

the capital of the State of Israel and that the United 

States Embassy to Israel will be relocated to Jerusalem 

as soon as practicable; 

Whereas, on December 18, 2017, the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations issued a veto 

to the draft resolution S/2017/1060 in the United Nations Security Council, which contained similar language 

to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/ 

RES/ES–10/19; 

Whereas in light of the veto cast on December 18, 2017, by 

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cil, the United Nations General Assembly resumed the 

tenth Emergency Special Session to consider the resolution which criticizes the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and calls upon all countries to refrain from establishing diplomatic missions in 

Jerusalem; and 

Whereas United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/ 

RES/ES–10/19 is non-binding, does not carry the force 

of international law, and has no effect on the sovereign 

rights of the United States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) affirms the President’s December 6, 2017, 

3 proclamation recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of 

4 Israel and announcing the relocation of the United 

5 States Embassy to Israel as soon as practicable; 

6 (2) opposes the United Nations General Assem7 bly Resolution A/RES/ES–10/19 on December 21, 

8 2017, which criticizes the United States’ recognition 

9 of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; 

10 (3) calls for United Nations General Assembly 

11 Resolution A/RES/ES–10/19 to be repealed; and 

12 (4) reaffirms that a sustainable peace agree13 ment between Israel and the Palestinians will only 

14 result from direct, bilateral negotiations between the 

15 two parties, and cannot be imposed by international 

16 organizations such as the United Nations. 

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