; Whereas it is longstanding practice of the United States to oppose and, if necessary, veto United Nations Security Council resolutions or other international efforts that seek to impose a solution to the conflict; Whereas it is also the historical position of the United States to oppose and, if necessary, veto one-sided or anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations Security Council; Whereas United States Presidents from both parties have engaged in efforts to help create better conditions for progress, including, but not limited to, facilitating direct, bilateral negotiations, with the goal of achieving a two-state solution and ending all outstanding claims; Whereas the United States recently put forward a set of non-binding principles based on commonly understood tenets of a final-status peace agreement, not to prejudge or impose an outcome, but to provide a possible basis for serious negotiations when the parties are ready to move toward a two-state solution; and Whereas the United States stands ready to help foster conditions to provide space for the resumption of peace negotiations between the two parties: Now, therefore, be it