IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 314 
Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support its ally 
Israel in seeking peace with its neighbors, particularly toward a two- 
state solution that results in a free, nonmilitarized Palestinian state 
living side-by-side in peace and security with the Jewish State of Israel, 
the home of the Jewish people. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 16, 2011 
Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. PENCE, Mr. GOHMERT, and 
Mr. FLORES) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support 
its ally Israel in seeking peace with its neighbors, par-
ticularly toward a two-state solution that results in a 
free, nonmilitarized Palestinian state living side-by-side 
in peace and security with the Jewish State of Israel, 
the home of the Jewish people. 
Whereas, on May 14, 1948, Harry S. Truman, President of 
the United States, recognized the State of Israel eleven 
minutes after David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister of the 
State of Israel, declared independence; 
Whereas throughout its 63-year history, Israel has remained 
a steadfast ally of the United States in a volatile region; 
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Whereas politicians and presidents in both parties consist-
ently stood with Israel, recognizing that its interests coin-
cide with those of the United States; 
Whereas Israel is the only truly free, democratic nation in its 
region, and is surrounded by hostile neighbors that pub-
licly call for its destruction; 
Whereas Israel continues to absorb rocket attacks, suicide at-
tacks, and other forms of terrorism on an almost con-
stant basis; 
Whereas, on May 19, 2011, Barack Obama, President of the 
United States, inexplicably stated that Israel must with-
draw to pre-1967 boundaries; 
Whereas, on May 22, 2011, Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime 
Minister of the State of Israel, told President Obama in 
the Oval Office that the pre-1967 borders are ‘‘indefen-
sible’’, and further said, ‘‘Those were not boundaries of 
peace’’; 
Whereas, on May 24, 2011, Prime Minister Netanyahu was 
invited to address a Joint Meeting of Congress for the 
second time in his career; 
Whereas Prime Minister Netanyahu described peace treaties 
with Egypt and Jordan as ‘‘vital’’, but ‘‘not enough’’, 
adding that he is ‘‘committed to a solution of two states 
for two peoples: a Palestinian state alongside a Jewish 
state’’, and that he is ‘‘willing to make painful com-
promises to achieve this historic peace’’; 
Whereas Prime Minister Netanyahu further noted that in a 
‘‘genuine peace’’, Israel will ‘‘be required to give up parts 
of the ancestral Jewish homeland’’, where, he added, ‘‘in 
Judea and Samaria, the Jewish people are not foreign oc-
cupiers’’; 
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Whereas Prime Minister Netanyahu also stated, ‘‘but there is 
another truth: the Palestinians share this small land with 
us’’ and ‘‘should enjoy a prosperous economy where their 
creativity and initiative can flourish’’; 
Whereas Prime Minister Netanyahu further noted that ‘‘our 
conflict has never been about the establishment of a Pal-
estinian state. It’s always been about the existence of the 
Jewish state’’, noting that the Palestinians have ‘‘twice 
refused generous offers by Israeli prime ministers to es-
tablish a Palestinian state on virtually all the territory 
won by Israel in the Six-Day War’’; 
Whereas Prime Minister Netanyahu called upon the Pales-
tinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to ‘‘stand before his 
people and say, ‘I will accept a Jewish state.’ ’’; 
Whereas Prime Minister Netanyahu continued, with such a 
partner, ‘‘the Israeli people will be prepared to make a 
far-reaching compromise’’ that will reflect the ‘‘dramatic 
demographic changes that have occurred since 1967’’, 
wherein ‘‘the vast majority of the 650,000 Israelis who 
live beyond the 1967 lines reside in neighborhoods and 
suburbs of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv’’; 
Whereas Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterated that the status 
of the settlements will be decided only in negotiations, 
but added that Israel ‘‘will be generous on the size of a 
Palestinian state’’ and that Israel recognizes ‘‘that a Pal-
estinian state must be big enough to be viable, to be inde-
pendent, to be prosperous’’; 
Whereas Prime Minister Netanyahu further stated, ‘‘Pal-
estinians from around the world should have a right to 
immigrate, if they so choose, to a Palestinian state, and 
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that this ‘‘means that the Palestinian refugee problem 
will be resolved outside the borders of Israel’’; 
Whereas on the status of Jerusalem, Prime Minister 
Netanyahu noted that ‘‘throughout the millennial history 
of the Jewish capital, the only time that Jews, Christians 
and Muslims could worship freely, could have unfettered 
access to their holy sites, has been during Israel’s sov-
ereignty over Jerusalem’’; 
Whereas Prime Minister Netanyahu said, ‘‘Jerusalem must 
never again be divided. Jerusalem must remain the 
united capital of Israel’’; 
Whereas Prime Minister Netanyahu stated, ‘‘If Israel simply 
walked out of the territories, the flow of weapons into a 
future Palestinian state would be unchecked. And mis-
siles fired from it could reach virtually every home in 
Israel in less than a minute’’; 
Whereas in concluding his remarks before the Joint Meeting 
of Congress, Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed his ap-
preciation for the role of the United States in the world, 
saying ‘‘Providence entrusted the United States to be the 
guardian of liberty. All people who cherish freedom owe 
a profound debt of gratitude to your great nation.’’; and 
Whereas Prime Minister Netanyahu further stated, ‘‘I speak 
on behalf of the Jewish people and the Jewish state when 
I say to you, representatives of America, thank you’’: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) it is the sense of the House of Representa-
tives that it is the policy of the United States to 
support its ally Israel in seeking peace with its 
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neighbors, particularly toward a two-state solution 
that results in a free, nonmilitarized Palestinian 
state living side-by-side in peace and security with 
the Jewish State of Israel, the home of the Jewish 
people; and 
(2) the House of Representatives— 
(A) commends the Prime Minister of Israel 
for his far-reaching efforts to achieve peace be-
tween Israel and the Palestinians; 
(B) calls on the Palestinian leadership to 
return to the negotiating table with Israel; and 
(C) urges the Administration to mount a 
global effort to convince the Palestinians and 
allies of the United States that Palestinian 
statehood will not be achieved outside of nego-
tiations at the United Nations, and to use the 
United States veto if the issue comes before the 
United Nations Security Council in September. 
Æ 
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