; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) On December 23, 2016, President Barack Obama instructed United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power to abstain from United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemns our close friend and ally Israel. (2) The failure to veto United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which attempts to prejudge the basis for negotiations, predetermine the outcome of negotiations, and dictate terms and conditions on this issue, was an abandonment of long-standing policy of the United States and previous commitments made to Israel. (3) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 falsely claims that Israel’s sovereignty over the eastern part of Jerusalem and Jewish communities in the West Bank are illegal under international law, and that the Old City of Jerusalem, along with the Temple Mount, the holiest site for the Jewish people, and the Western Wall are occupied Palestinian territory . (4) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 encourages the International Criminal Court to open an illegitimate formal investigation against Israel. (5) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 will help to strengthen the Palestinian diplomatic, economic, and legal warfare campaign against Israel, particularly because of a paragraph that calls upon states to make a distinction in their dealings with Israel between pre-1967 Israel and Israel beyond the 1967 lines, encouraging boycotts, divestments, and sanctions against Israel. (6) Senate Resolution 6 and House Resolution 11 (115th Congress) object to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 and rebuke the Obama Administration for permitting the adoption of this biased, anti-Israel resolution. (7) On December 16, 2016, outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon admitted the United Nations bias against Israel in his final address to the United Nations Security Council when he stated, Decades of political maneuverings have created a