; (4) President George W. Bush, the 2001 Sharm El-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee Report , also known as the Mitchell Report, the 2003 Roadmap for Peace in the Middle East , the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access, and the 2007 Annapolis Conference; and (5) President Barack Obama, the 2013 appointment of Ambassador Martin S. Indyk as the United States Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and the 2014 appointment of Frank Lowenstein as the Acting United States Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, and the tireless efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry to pursue a lasting resolution to the conflict via negotiations with Israel and the Palestinians; Whereas Hamas does not recognize Israel’s right to exist, has repeatedly launched rocket and missile attacks against and built tunnels into Israel, has not disavowed violence, and does not recognize or abide by existing binding agreements; Whereas the State of Israel is subject to existential threats from those seeking to deny the deep historical, cultural, and spiritual connection of the Jewish people to their homeland; Whereas, on September 20, 2016, while speaking to the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama stated that … surely, Israelis and Palestinians will be better off if Palestinians reject incitement and recognize the legitimacy of Israel, but Israel recognizes that it cannot permanently occupy and settle Palestinian land. We all have to do better as leaders in tamping down, rather than encouraging, a notion of identity that leads us to diminish others. ; Whereas, on March 21, 2013, while speaking in both Ramallah and Jerusalem, President Obama stated that the Palestinian people deserve an end to occupation and the daily indignities that come with it … It is not right to prevent Palestinians from farming their lands; to restrict a student’s ability to move around the West Bank