That the Senate— (1) urges the President and the international community to join in supporting bilateral talks between the Israelis and Palestinians; (2) expresses support for individuals and organizations working to bring about peace and cooperation between the Israelis and Palestinians; (3) opposes the use of the United Nations as a medium to unfairly impose external remedies to challenges between the Israelis and Palestinians; (4) objects to the December 2016 abstention and declination to veto United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 by delegates of the United States at the United Nations; (5) regrets and seeks to reverse the negative public criticism of Israel by United States diplomats; (6) urges the President-elect to adopt a policy of opposing and vetoing if necessary one-sided United Nations Security Council resolutions targeting Israel; (7) rejects international efforts to delegitimize Israel’s right to exist; (8) supports Israel’s right to self-defense; (9) condemns acts of terrorism and violence targeted at Israeli civilians; (10) reiterates that Palestinian political goals will never be achieved through violence; and (11) calls on all parties to return to negotiations and without preconditions, as direct discussions remain the best mechanism to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.