IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 518 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States 
efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated 
two-state solution. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2019 
Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing United States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Pales-
tinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution. 
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 co-
operation on defense and intelligence matters in order to 
enhance the safety of United States and Israeli citizens; 
Whereas the United States remains unwavering in its com-
mitment to help Israel address the myriad challenges it 
faces, including terrorism, regional instability, horrifying 
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violence in neighboring states, and hostile regimes that 
call for its destruction; 
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 normaliza-
tion with its neighbors; 
Whereas for more than 20 years, Presidents of the United 
States from both political parties and Israeli Prime Min-
isters 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 terri-
tory, 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 frame-
work for negotiations toward a two-state solution, includ-
ing 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 par-
ties 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 
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maintain a Jewish and democratic state of Israel and the 
establishment of a viable, democratic Palestinian state: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) only the outcome of a two-state solution 
that enhances stability and security for Israel, Pal-
estinians, 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 Pal-
estinian people for a state of their own; 
(2) while the United States remains indispen-
sable to any viable effort to achieve that goal, only 
the Israelis and the Palestinians can make the dif-
ficult choices necessary to end their conflict; 
(3) the United States, with the support of re-
gional and international partners, can play a con-
structive 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 enhance Israel’s 
long-term security and normalization with its neigh-
bors; and 
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(4) 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 terri-
tory or efforts to achieve Palestinian statehood sta-
tus outside the framework of negotiations with 
Israel. 
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