IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 27 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2017 Mr. King of Iowa submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Rejecting the two-state solution as the United States' diplomatic policy objective and calls for the Administration to advocate for a new approach that prioritizes the State of Israel's sovereignty, security, and borders.

Whereas the State of Israel is the modern re-establishment of the sovereign nation state of the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland; Whereas the State of Israel is the only consistent and reliable beacon of freedom and democracy in the Middle East; Whereas the State of Israel was founded in 1948 and its legitimacy is inviolable, and is in no way contingent on the resolution of any regional conflict; Whereas Judea and Samaria is the heartland of the Biblical holy land, the cradle of Jewish civilization, and Israel’s claim to this internationally disputed territory is right and just; Whereas the State of Israel is a crucial strategic ally of the United States in the region and in the larger war against the threats from radical Islam; Whereas the State of Israel is under constant threat of belligerence from the threat of diplomatic anti-Semitism, and violent attack from terrorism, and military threat by radical Islamic forces and governments, like the Islamic Republic of Iran; Whereas the potential for a failed Palestinian Arab state in Judea and Samaria remains a clear and present danger to the people of Israel; and Whereas the Palestinian Authority does not meet the criteria for a viable and functioning government with all the authority and responsibilities thereof: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives rejects the “two-state solution” as the United States diplomatic policy objective and calls for the Administration to advocate for a new approach that prioritizes the State of Israel’s sovereignty, security, and borders.