[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15520]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            H. CON. RES. 165

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                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 30, 2016

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the House of Representatives 
passed unanimously H. Con. Res. 165, a resolution reaffirming the 
longstanding United States policy in support of a bilaterally-
negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and our 
continued opposition to United Nations Security Council resolutions 
imposing a solution to the conflict.
  To be clear, though only the parties themselves can agree to end the 
conflict, the United States has engaged in efforts to create better 
conditions for peace, beyond bilateral negotiations. The United Nations 
Security Council has also played a useful role in acknowledging harmful 
actions, rhetoric or policies of both parties to the conflict. The 
December 2000 parameters under President Bill Clinton, the 2002 Road 
Map under President George W. Bush and the United Nations Security 
Council non-binding resolutions 242 and 338 all provided suggestions 
for bridging differences between the parties, without imposing a 
solution to the conflict.
  There is a nuanced role for the international community to play in 
fostering the context for peace and enabling the parties to directly 
negotiate a two-state solution. We should not lose sight of this 
critical objective.

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