III 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 5 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2017 Mr. Moran submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate in support of Israel.

Whereas Israel is a strategic international partner and democratic ally of the United States; Whereas cooperation between Israel and the United States is of great importance, especially amid a troubling security situation in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe; Whereas strong relations between the United States and Israel benefit both countries and the prospects for regional stability; Whereas peace between the Israelis and Palestinians remains of strategic interest to the United States; Whereas support for Israel and peace between the Israelis and Palestinians have long standing bipartisan support in Congress; Whereas a bipartisan majority of the United States Senate in 2016 requested that the President maintain a policy of opposing one-sided United Nations Security Council resolutions targeting Israel; Whereas, on December 23, 2016, the President and his delegates at the United Nations departed from congressional directives and past United States policy by declining to use United States veto power during a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution unfairly targeting Israel; Whereas Congress has a constitutional role in determining the laws and foreign policy of the United States; and Whereas the commencement of the 115th Congress and the inauguration of a new President create opportunities to improve relations between the United States and Israel: Now, therefore, be it