IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 567 
Expressing opposition to the European Commission interpretive notice regard-
ing labeling Israeli products and goods manufactured in the West Bank 
and other areas, as such actions undermine efforts to achieve a nego-
tiated Israeli-Palestinian peace process. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2015 
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. ROYCE) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing opposition to the European Commission interpre-
tive notice regarding labeling Israeli products and goods 
manufactured in the West Bank and other areas, as 
such actions undermine efforts to achieve a negotiated 
Israeli-Palestinian peace process. 
Whereas the United States supports a negotiated solution to 
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulting in two states, a 
democratic, Jewish State of Israel and a viable, demo-
cratic, Palestinian state, living side-by-side in peace, se-
curity, and mutual recognition; 
Whereas a true and lasting peace between Israel and the Pal-
estinians can only be established through direct negotia-
tions regarding outstanding issues between Israel and the 
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recognized leadership of the Palestinian people, the Pal-
estinian Authority; 
Whereas a true and lasting peace between Israel and the Pal-
estinians is in the national security interests of the 
United States and necessary to ensure the safety and se-
curity of Israel; 
Whereas the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions 
(BDS) movement has called on the European Commis-
sion to go beyond labeling guidelines and implement a 
ban on the import of products of Israeli companies that 
operate in the West Bank and other areas; 
Whereas politically motivated acts of boycott, divestment 
from, and sanctions against Israel represent a concerted 
effort to extract concessions from Israel outside of direct 
negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians, and 
undermines efforts to achieve a negotiated two-state solu-
tion; 
Whereas the United States has long opposed efforts to im-
pose solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict outside of 
direct negotiations between the two parties; 
Whereas the United States has historically been at the fore-
front of combating economic pressure against Israel and 
has enacted legislation to counter both the Arab League 
Boycott of Israel and the BDS movement; 
Whereas one-sided actions, such as singling out Israeli prod-
ucts, serves to encourage and prompt consumers to boy-
cott Israeli products and goods manufactured in the West 
Bank and other areas; 
Whereas U.S. law (Public Law 114–26) states that the 
United States should discourage potential trading part-
ners from adopting policies to limit trade or investment 
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relations with Israel when negotiating the Transatlantic 
Trade and Investment Partnership with European coun-
tries; 
Whereas the United States and the European Union have 
historically worked in coordination to bring an end to the 
Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and 
Whereas multiple United States State legislatures have en-
acted measures to confront politically motivated acts of 
boycott, divestment from, and sanctions against Israel in-
cluding Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, South Carolina, and 
New York: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses opposition to the European Com-
mission interpretive notice regarding labeling Israeli 
products and goods manufactured in the West Bank 
and other areas, as such actions undermine efforts 
to achieve a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace 
process; 
(2) opposes politically motivated acts of boycott, 
divestment from, and sanctions against Israel or 
Israeli-controlled territory; 
(3) calls upon the European Commission, the 
Council of the European Union, and the European 
Parliament to oppose any boycott, divestment, or 
sanctions initiatives aimed at singling out Israel, to 
refrain from actions counterproductive to resolving 
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the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and to work on 
bringing the parties back to the negotiating table; 
(4) encourages European Union member states 
to exert prudence in the implementation of the Eu-
ropean Union labeling guidelines; 
(5) urges the Administration to increase the use 
of its voice, vote, and influence in international orga-
nizations and other appropriate international forums 
to actively oppose political motivated acts of boycott, 
divestment from, and sanctions against Israel; 
(6) supports efforts by United States State leg-
islatures to enact measures that oppose politically 
motivated acts of boycott, divestment from, and 
sanctions against Israel; and 
(7) reaffirms its strong support for a negotiated 
solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulting 
in two states, a democratic, Jewish State of Israel 
and a viable, democratic, Palestinian state, living 
side-by-side in peace, security, and mutual recogni-
tion. 
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