IV 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 138 

Expressing support for addressing the Arab-Israeli conflict in a concurrent 

track with the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and commending Arab 

and Muslim-majority states that have improved bilateral relations with 

Israel. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 19, 2019 

Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. WOODALL, and Mr. 

ENGEL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for addressing the Arab-Israeli conflict 

in a concurrent track with the Israeli-Palestinian peace 

process and commending Arab and Muslim-majority 

states that have improved bilateral relations with Israel. 

Whereas a lasting two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian 

conflict is essential to achieving long-term peace and security in the Middle East; 

Whereas it is the long-standing policy of the United States 

that a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will only come through direct negotiations between 

the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority; 

Whereas successive United States Presidential administrations have pursued peace agreements between the parties 


pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS
2 

•HRES 138 IH 

for over 30 years, including the 1982 Reagan Plan for 

Middle East Peace, the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference, 

the 1993 Oslo Accords, the 1995 Wye River Memorandum, the 2000 Camp David Summit, the 2000 Clinton Parameters, the 2001 Sharm El-Sheikh Fact-Finding 

Committee Report, the 2003 Roadmap for Peace in the 

Middle East, the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access, the 2007 Annapolis Conference, and efforts to restart the peace process under the Obama Administration; 

Whereas these efforts to encourage direct and bilateral negotiations between the two parties have presently been unsuccessful at ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 

Whereas the inability to achieve a two-state solution threatens the State of Israel’s security and identity as the 

democratic homeland of the Jewish people; 

Whereas the inability to achieve a two-state solution impedes 

the well-being and self-determination of the Palestinian 

people; 

Whereas reports indicate that Arab and Muslim-majority 

states have taken steps to improve bilateral relations with 

the State of Israel and are seeking new ways to advance 

strategic cooperative initiatives; and 

Whereas recent strategic trends in the region suggest that an 

integrated regional approach, defined by concurrent bilateral negotiations between the Government of Israel and 

the Palestinian Authority and conversations between the 

Government of Israel and regional Arab and Muslim-majority states, could result in new progress in the IsraeliPalestinian peace process: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS
3 

•HRES 138 IH 

1 (1) reaffirms that it is the policy of the United 

2 States to support a two-state solution to the Israeli3 Palestinian conflict negotiated between the State of 

4 Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and resulting 

5 in two states for two peoples, living side-by-side in 

6 peace, security, and mutual recognition; 

7 (2) commends the State of Israel’s ongoing ef8 forts to improve bilateral relations with Arab and 

9 Muslim-majority states in the region; 

10 (3) commends Arab and Muslim-majority states 

11 that have taken steps to improve bilateral relations 

12 with the State of Israel; 

13 (4) urges the Palestinian Authority and re14 gional Arab and Muslim-majority states to engage in 

15 bilateral and multilateral negotiations with the State 

16 of Israel to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace 

17 process and support the normalization of bilateral 

18 relations; and 

19 (5) urges the resumption of bilateral negotia20 tions between the State of Israel and the Palestinian 

21 Authority, including piecemeal approaches to ad22 vance the ultimate goal of a final-status agreement 

23 between the parties. 

Æ 


pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS