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Support Israeli-Palestinian Direct Negotiations

On January 5th, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 342-80 to support H. Res. 11 which express opposition to UNSC Resolution 2334 and call for it to be repealed or significantly altered. TAKE ACTION NOW and thank your representative for voting in favor or express your disappointment for voting against.

The bipartisan U.S. Senate Resolution (S. Res. 6) that express opposition to UNSC Resolution 2334 and calls for it to be repealed or significantly altered has not yet been scheduled for a vote. The Senate resolution also reaffirms U.S. support for bilateral Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. TAKE ACTION NOW to thank Senators Cardin (D-MD) and Warner (D-VA) for cosponsoring and urge Senators Van Hollen (D-MD) and Kaine (D-VA) to support the legislation.

Background Information 
On Dec. 23rd, the U.S. abstained from voting on a United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSC 2334) that imposed solutions to final status issues at stake in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The U.S. abstention allowed the resolution's passage, which in effect set back the cause of peace by discouraging direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives introduced bipartisan resolutions that express opposition to UNSC Resolution 2334 and call for it to be repealed or significantly altered. The Senate and House resolutions reaffirm U.S. support for bilateral Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

The Senate and House resolutions further state that any future measures to impose an agreement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in international or outside organizations, including the United Nations Security Council or at the Paris conference scheduled for January 15th, will set back the cause of peace and run counter to the enduring bipartisan consensus on strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship.

The Senate resolution (S. Res. 6) was introduced by Maryland Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) with heavy input from leadership in both parties. The House resolution (H.Res.11) was introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY).

The House resolution passed on Thursday, January 5th by a vote of 342-80 and the Senate resolution vote will be scheduled shortly.

Email Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to request support of the Senate resolution.

Email Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Mark Warner (D-VA) to thank them for being sponsors of the Senate resolution.

E-mail your Congressional Representative to thank him/her for voting in favor or express your disappointment for voting against the resolution.

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*Please note not all new members of Congress have set up their office email. If you receive an error message, please contact them through the Capitol switchboard at
(202) 225-3121.

Phone script below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phone Script

 If the Senator has not yet signed on:
"I am calling to urge my senator to stand with Israel and support the bipartisan resolution (S. Res. 6) that puts Congress on record expressing opposition to U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334." 

If the Senator is a sponsor of the legislation:
"I am calling to thank my senator for standing with Israel and supporting the bipartisan resolution (S. Res. 6) that puts Congress on record expressing opposition to U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334." 

Talking Points

  • The U.S.'s decision to abstain and allow the counterproductive UNSC Resolution 2334 to be enacted on Dec. 23rd ran counter to long-standing U.S. policy to oppose, and veto if necessary, one-sided, anti-Israel resolutions.
  • The Senate and House bipartisan resolutions denounce the U.N. resolution as an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace and urge the United States to veto any such resolutions in the future that seek to impose solutions on the Israelis and Palestinians.
  • Additionally, the Senate and House bipartisan resolutions reiterate that further intervention to impose parameters or an agreement – whether from the U.N. again or a Paris conference scheduled for Jan. 15th – would set back the cause of peace and runs counter to the enduring bipartisan consensus on strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship.
  • The only true path to a meaningful peace process remains direct negotiations between the parties.