H. Res. 326 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 6, 2019. 

Whereas the special relationship between the United States 

and Israel is rooted in shared national security interests 

and shared values of democracy, human rights, and the 

rule of law; 

Whereas the United States has worked for decades to 

strengthen Israel’s security through assistance and cooperation on defense and intelligence matters in order to 

enhance the safety of United States and Israeli citizens, 

including by finalizing in 2016 under the Obama Administration, a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming the United States’ commitment to annual military assistance and cooperative missile defense programs, 

which is in the national interests of both countries; 

Whereas the United States remains unwavering in its commitment to help Israel address the myriad challenges it 

faces, including terrorism, regional instability, horrifying 

violence in neighboring states, and hostile regimes that 

call for its destruction; 

Whereas the United States, under Presidents of both parties, 

has provided bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance 

to promote the security, stability, and the humanitarian 

well-being of Palestinians; 
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Whereas the United States has long sought a just, stable, 

and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 

that recognizes the Palestinian right to self-determination 

and offers Israel long-term security and full normalization with its neighbors; 

Whereas for more than 20 years, Presidents of the United 

States from both political parties and Israeli Prime Ministers have supported reaching a two-state solution that 

establishes a Palestinian state coexisting side by side with 

Israel in peace and security; 

Whereas for more than 20 years, Presidents of the United 

States from both political parties have opposed settlement 

expansion, moves toward unilateral annexation of territory, and efforts to achieve Palestinian statehood status 

outside the framework of negotiations with Israel; 

Whereas United States administrations from both political 

parties have put forward proposals to provide a framework for negotiations toward a two-state solution, including the parameters put forward by President Bill Clinton 

in December 2000, the Road Map proposed by President 

George W. Bush in April 2003, and the principles set 

forth by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State 

John Kerry in December 2016; 

Whereas ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is vital to the 

interests of both parties and the leadership of both parties must negotiate in good faith in order to achieve 

peace; and 

Whereas delays to a political solution to the conflict between 

Israelis and Palestinians pose a threat to the ability to 

maintain a Jewish and democratic state of Israel and the 
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establishment of a viable, democratic Palestinian state: 

Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— 

(1) only the outcome of a two-state solution that 

enhances stability and security for Israel, Palestinians, 

and their neighbors can both ensure the state of Israel’s 

survival as a Jewish and democratic state and fulfill the 

legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for a 

state of their own; 

(2) while the United States remains indispensable 

to any viable effort to achieve that goal, only the Israelis 

and the Palestinians can make the difficult choices necessary to end their conflict; 

(3) it is in the enduring United States’ national interest to continue to stand by its ironclad commitments 

under the 2016 United States-Israel Memorandum of 

Understanding, which seeks to help Israel defend itself 

against a wide range of threats; 

(4) the United States, with the support of regional 

and international partners, can play a constructive role 

toward ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by putting 

forward a proposal for achieving a two-state solution 

that is consistent with previous United States proposals 

to resolve the conflict’s final status issues in ways that 

recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination and 
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enhance Israel’s long-term security and normalization 

with its neighbors; 

(5) it is in the United States’ interest to continue 

promoting the security, stability, and humanitarian wellbeing of Palestinians and their neighbors by resuming 

the provision of foreign assistance pursuant to United 

States law; and 

(6) a United States proposal to achieve a just, stable, and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should expressly endorse a two-state solution as its 

objective and discourage steps by either side that would 

put a peaceful end to the conflict further out of reach, 

including unilateral annexation of territory or efforts to 

achieve Palestinian statehood status outside the framework of negotiations with Israel. 

Attest: 

Clerk.