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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 5 

Expressing the sense of the Senate in support of Israel. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 3, 2017 

Mr. MORAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate in support of Israel. 

Whereas Israel is a strategic international partner and democratic ally of the United States; 

Whereas cooperation between Israel and the United States is 

of great importance, especially amid a troubling security 

situation in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe; 

Whereas strong relations between the United States and 

Israel benefit both countries and the prospects for regional stability; 

Whereas peace between the Israelis and Palestinians remains 

of strategic interest to the United States; 

Whereas support for Israel and peace between the Israelis 

and Palestinians have long standing bipartisan support in 

Congress; 


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Whereas a bipartisan majority of the United States Senate 

in 2016 requested that the President maintain a policy 

of opposing one-sided United Nations Security Council 

resolutions targeting Israel; 

Whereas, on December 23, 2016, the President and his delegates at the United Nations departed from congressional 

directives and past United States policy by declining to 

use United States veto power during a vote on a United 

Nations Security Council resolution unfairly targeting 

Israel; 

Whereas Congress has a constitutional role in determining 

the laws and foreign policy of the United States; and 

Whereas the commencement of the 115th Congress and the 

inauguration of a new President create opportunities to 

improve relations between the United States and Israel: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) urges the President and the international 

3 community to join in supporting bilateral talks be4 tween the Israelis and Palestinians; 

5 (2) expresses support for individuals and orga6 nizations working to bring about peace and coopera7 tion between the Israelis and Palestinians; 

8 (3) opposes the use of the United Nations as a 

9 medium to unfairly impose external remedies to 

10 challenges between the Israelis and Palestinians; 

11 (4) objects to the December 2016 abstention 

12 and declination to veto United Nations Security 


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1 Council Resolution 2334 by delegates of the United 

2 States at the United Nations; 

3 (5) regrets and seeks to reverse the negative 

4 public criticism of Israel by United States diplomats; 

5 (6) urges the President-elect to adopt a policy 

6 of opposing and vetoing if necessary one-sided 

7 United Nations Security Council resolutions tar8 geting Israel; 

9 (7) rejects international efforts to delegitimize 

10 Israel’s right to exist; 

11 (8) supports Israel’s right to self-defense; 

12 (9) condemns acts of terrorism and violence 

13 targeted at Israeli civilians; 

14 (10) reiterates that Palestinian political goals 

15 will never be achieved through violence; and 

16 (11) calls on all parties to return to negotia17 tions and without preconditions, as direct discus18 sions remain the best mechanism to end the Israeli19 Palestinian conflict. 

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