IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 700 
Supporting an upgrade in Israel’s relationship with NATO to that of a 
leading member of NATO’s Individual Cooperation Program, as a first 
step toward Israel’s inclusion in NATO as a full member with all cor-
responding rights, privileges, and responsibilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2006 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself and Mr. WEXLER) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting an upgrade in Israel’s relationship with NATO 
to that of a leading member of NATO’s Individual Co-
operation Program, as a first step toward Israel’s inclu-
sion in NATO as a full member with all corresponding 
rights, privileges, and responsibilities. 
Whereas ministers representing Member States of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization have expressed the need to 
amend the NATO alliance in order to enhance its ability 
to address new threats; 
Whereas the confluence of global terrorist threats necessitate 
the geographic expansion of the alliance;
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Whereas NATO Member States have been attacked by, and 
continue to be threatened by, groups based in the Middle 
East; 
Whereas Israel’s geographic location and advanced military 
and intelligence capabilities make it considerably able to 
address such regional threats; 
Whereas Israel is a valuable strategic ally of the United 
States and other NATO Member States; 
Whereas Israel has been a staunch ally in the global effort 
to eradicate terror and a strong defender of democracy, 
freedom, and human rights; 
Whereas Israel faces a range of regional strategic threats and 
is not a party to any organization, such as NATO, that 
has a mutual security guarantee mechanism, such as Ar-
ticle 5 of the NATO Charter; 
Whereas Israel has presented NATO with a plan for a step- 
by-step upgrade in bilateral cooperation entitled the ‘‘In-
dividual Cooperation Program: Strategic Cooperative 
Framework Between the State of Israel and NATO for 
2006–2007’’ detailing a wide range of vehicles for en-
hanced cooperation between Israel and NATO, including 
Israel’s willingness to provide NATO with assets to sup-
port NATO search and rescue operations, in addition to 
disaster relief; 
Whereas NATO has also sought to deepen its relationship 
with Israel, including through the visit of NATO Sec-
retary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to Israel in Feb-
ruary 2005, marking the first such visit to Israel by a 
NATO Secretary General; 
Whereas in February 2006, a delegation of multinational 
military officers led by NATO Airborne Early Warning
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and Control Force General Axel Tuttelman brought an 
AWAC early warning surveillance plane to Israel, in 
hopes of further enhancing security cooperation between 
NATO and Israel in the war on global terrorism; 
Whereas NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 
stated that Israel ‘‘had shown a keen interest’’ in joining 
NATO naval patrols in efforts to prevent terrorist smug-
gling of materials through the Mediterranean into Eu-
rope; 
Whereas Israel is a member of the NATO Mediterranean 
Dialogue, which has served as a forum for consultation 
and practical cooperation between countries in the Medi-
terranean area for the past ten years; 
Whereas the NATO Mediterranean Dialogue criteria pre-
cludes Israel from deepening its military and strategic re-
lationship with NATO in a number of areas that would 
be mutually beneficial to both Israel and NATO Member 
States; 
Whereas Israel and NATO have held joint military operations 
and have explored the possibility of increasing joint 
counter-proliferation efforts and intelligence sharing; 
Whereas Israel is developing the technology to make its mili-
tary assets interoperable with those of NATO forces; 
Whereas Israel will place a liaison officer at NATO’s naval 
headquarters in Naples, Italy; 
Whereas Israel continues to demonstrate its commitment to 
work with NATO Member States to enhance its policies 
and programs regarding military capabilities, military 
doctrine and exercises, border security, arms control, ter-
rorist prevention, humanitarian efforts, public diplomacy, 
and technological advancement to forge a relationship