ISRAEL, STATE OF

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, H3348-H3351 [24MY]

———Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia, H1624-H1626 [9MR]

Appointments

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House Chamber, H3348 [24MY]

Articles and editorials

Angeleno Launches Drive for Shalit Billboard Near UN, E1305 [13JY]

Peace Now, or Never, S5931 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions

Arab League: prohibit certain activities in support of boycott of Israel (see H.R. 2589), H5239 [19JY]

Dept. of State: report on whether participants in recent Gaza flotilla attempt should be designated as a terrorist organization and express gratitude to Greece for preventing Gaza flotilla (see H.R. 3131), H6671 [6OC]

———withhold U.S. contributions to the U.N. if the U.N. adopts a resolution granting Palestine a change in status from permanent observer before a comprehensive peace agreement has been reached with Israel (see S. 1595), S5838 [21SE]

———withhold U.S. contributions to the U.N. if the U.N. adopts a resolution recognizing a state of Palestine outside of a final status agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians (see H. Res. 297), H4035 [3JN]

Egypt: limit U.S. assistance unless Egypt honors commitments under the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty (see H.R. 1514), H2664 [13AP]

Foreign policy: support and facilitate creation and maintenance of secure, recognized, and defensible borders and oppose return of borders to armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967 (see S. Con. Res. 23), S3683 [9JN] (see H. Con. Res. 59), H4035 [3JN]

Immigration: allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated U.S. nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel (see S. 921), S2777 [9MY]

Jerusalem: recognize as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see S. 1622), S5945 [23SE] (see H.R. 1006), H1724 [10MR]

———reunification (see H. Con. Res. 5), H41 [5JA]

———support relocation of U.S. Embassy (see H. Res. 291), H3869 (see H. Res. 291), H3910 [1JN]

Middle East: express that a Palestinian government which includes Hamas should be prohibited from receiving U.S. aid until that government publicly commits to the Quartet Principles (see H. Res. 244), H2999 [3MY]

———limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if they unilaterally declare a Palestinian State (see H.R. 1592), H2910 [15AP]

———prohibit certain assistance to countries that vote in the U.N. in favor of a Palestinian state in the absence of a negotiated border agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 2893), H6097 [12SE]

———reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (see S. Res. 185), S2992 [16MY] (see H. Res. 268), H3302 [13MY]

———reaffirm U.S. principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East (see H. Res. 270), H3342 [23MY]

———support Israel in seeking peace with its neighbors, particularly toward a two-state solution that results in a free, nonmilitarized Palestinian state (see H. Res. 314), H4327 [16JN]

———support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 271), H3342 [23MY]

———support right of Israel to annex Judea and Samaria if the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral Palestinian statehood at the U.N. (see H. Res. 394), H6010 [8SE]

POW: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas (see H. Res. 317), H4364 [21JN]

U.N.: clarify funding prohibitions for any U.N. entity that admits Palestine as a member state (see S. 1860), S7415 [14NO]

———prohibit U.S. contributions until the U.N. formally retracts the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians (see S. 923), S2777 [9MY] (see H.R. 1501), H2604 [12AP]

———rescind the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and urge redress of damages to Israel's reputation caused by the report (see S. Res. 138), S2348 [8AP] (see H. Res. 232), H2913 [15AP]

———withhold U.S. contributions if the U.N. or a U.N. agency supports the recognition of an independent Palestinian state (see H.R. 2261), H4364 [21JN]

Letters

Grant executive clemency and commute full sentence of life imprisonment for Jonathan J. Pollard: several Representatives, E1489 [2AU]

Reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state: several Representatives, H6337 [21SE]

Remarks in House

Arab League: prohibit certain activities in support of boycott of Israel (H.R. 2589), E1361 [19JY]

Crime: condemn murder of Jewish family in West Bank village by Palestinian terrorists, H1781 [14MR], H1804 [15MR]

Dept. of Defense: Israeli Cooperative Program funding through reductions in Air Force NATO research and development funding, H4606, H4607 [6JY]

———Israeli Cooperative Program funding through reductions in Navy NATO research and development funding, H4605 [6JY]

———university programs to promote conferences and task forces on arms control, regional security, and related topics to the Middle East for Arab, Israeli, and other officials and experts funding, H4706 [7JY]

Dept. of State: U.N. vote to adopt a resolution recognizing a state of Palestine outside of a final status agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians, H6357 [22SE], H6961 [14OC]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: International Security Assistance funding for Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan, and Israel, E305 [18FE]

Egypt: call on new Egyptian Government to fulfill its commitment to the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty and to freedom of navigation of the Suez Canal, H1060 [16FE]

———condemn attack on Israeli embassy, E1642 [15SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit funding for assistance to certain entities whose policies call for the destruction of Israel, H4718 [7JY]

Foreign policy: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense, E737 [15AP], E1040 [3JN], E1204 [24JN]

Independence: anniversary, H3118 [10MY], E846, E852 [10MY], E855, E863 [11MY], E877 [12MY], E889 [13MY], E946 [24MY]

Iran: allegations of complicity in alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia ambassador to the U.S. and conduct bombings of embassies, H6843-H6848 [12OC], H6858 [13OC], E1849 [13OC]

———condemn support of extremist organizations, E1345 [18JY]

Jerusalem: recognize as capital and support relocation of U.S. Embassy (H.R. 1006), E451 [10MR]

Medavoy, Irena and Mike: American Friends of Hebrew University (organization) Humanitarian Torch of Learning Award recipient, E1580 [9SE]

Middle East: express that a Palestinian government which includes Hamas should be prohibited from receiving U.S. aid until that government publicly commits to the Quartet Principles, H4199 [15JN]

———express that a Palestinian government which includes Hamas should be prohibited from receiving U.S. aid until that government publicly commits to the Quartet Principles (H. Res. 244), E820 [5MY]

———Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H3322 [23MY]

———limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if they unilaterally declare a Palestinian state, H6335 [21SE]

———limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if they unilaterally declare a Palestinian state (H.R. 1592), H6333 [21SE]

———reaffirm relationship with Israel and oppose unification of Hamas and Palestinian Authority, H3283 [13MY]

———reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, H6279, H6280, H6282, H6330, H6331-H6337 [21SE], H6349, H6351 [22SE], H6418 [23SE], H6488 [3OC], H6520 [4OC], H6665 [6OC], H8742 [13DE], E1658 [20SE], E1704, E1714, E1718, E1719 [23SE], E1723 [26SE], E1745 [3OC], E1792 [6OC]

———reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (H. Res. 268), H4625-H4632 [6JY], H4756 [8JY], H6329, H6330 [21SE], E1252, E1255, E1264, E1265 [7JY], E1268, E1272, E1277, E1279 [8JY], E1283 [11JY], E1295, E1303 [12JY], E1305, E1314, E1315 [13JY]

———reaffirm U.S. principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East, H3422 [25MY], H3749-H3752 [26MY], H8976 [15DE]

Norquist, Grover G.: allegations of criminal and ethical misconduct and use of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to encourage partisanship and advance personal issues, H6509-H6514 [4OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H4357 [21JN], H4786-H4791 [8JY]

———evaluation of Middle East policies, H3749-H3752 [26MY], E931 [23MY], E1213 [24JN]

———evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H3298 [13MY], H4322 [16JN], H4788 [8JY], H7386-H7390 [4NO]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit national intelligence estimate on the impact of recent revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East on the security of Israel, H6028 [9SE]

Pollard, Jonathan J.: grant executive clemency and commute full sentence of life imprisonment, H5868 [1AU], E1489 [2AU]

POW: call for immediate and unconditional release of Gilad Shalit held captive by Hamas, H4532 [24JN], E1195 [24JN]

Six Day War: anniversary, E1040 [3JN]

Sports: condemn refusal of International Basketball Federation to allow Naama Shafir to alter uniform for religious reasons, E1127 [16JN]

Terrorism: tribute to September 11th memorial, E1794 [6OC]

U.N.: oppose resolution criticizing Israeli settlements in the West Bank, E282 [18FE]

———rescind the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and urge redress of damages to Israel's reputation caused by the report, H2392 [6AP], H2414 [7AP]

———support resolution recognizing a state of Palestine, H6447 [23SE]

———withhold U.S. contributions if the U.N. or a U.N. agency supports the recognition of an independent Palestinian state, H6187 [15SE]

U.S. policy, H3352 [24MY], H5974 [8SE], E273 [18FE]

University of Florida: student government support for Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and opposition to Palestinian statehood, E1983 [2NO]

Remarks in Senate

Committee to escort Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the House chamber: authority to appoint, S3245 [23MY]

Dept. of State: withhold U.S. contributions to the U.N. if the U.N. adopts a resolution granting Palestine a change in status from permanent observer before a comprehensive peace agreement has been reached with Israel (S. 1595), S5892 [22SE]

Egypt: condemn anti-Semetic rhetoric and recognize the growing threat of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) to democracy, S468 [2FE]

Foreign policy: reaffirm relationship with the U.S. and right of self-defense, S3213 [23MY]

———support and facilitate creation and maintenance of secure, recognized, and defensible borders and oppose return of borders to armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967 (S. Con. Res. 23), S3694 [9JN]

Independence: anniversary, S2922 [12MY]

Iran: allegations of complicity in alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia ambassador to the U.S. and conduct bombings of embassies, S6371, S6372 [11OC], S6404, S6446 [12OC], S6494 [13OC]

Middle East: develop new Marshall Plan to assist Middle Eastern countries' democracy efforts, S1028 [1MR]

———limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if they unilaterally declare a Palestinian state, S5797 [21SE]

———reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, S5483 [12SE], S5851, S5864, S5865 [22SE], S5931 [23SE]

———reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state (S. Res. 185), S4162, S4163 [28JN], S4195, S4201 [29JN], S5748 [20SE], S5891 [22SE]

———reaffirm U.S. principles regarding the security of Israel and peace in the Middle East, S3402-S3406 [26MY]

Netanyahu, Benjamin: address to joint meeting of Congress, S3212 [23MY]

———U.S. visit by Israeli Prime Minister, S3247 [24MY]

Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, S3151 [19MY], S3213 [23MY], S3402 [26MY]

Peace: territorial concessions to Palestinians, S3260 [24MY]

U.N.: clarify funding prohibitions for any U.N. entity that admits Palestine as a member state (S. 1860), S7412 [14NO]

———rescind the Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and urge redress of damages to Israel's reputation caused by the report (S. Res. 138), S2554 [14AP]

U.S. policy, S5797 [21SE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Daniel B. Shapiro To Be Ambassador to Israel: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3051 [17MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Support Settlement of Palestinian Conflict Through Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and Oppose Unilateral Declaration of Palestinian Statehood in the U.N.: University of Florida Student Government, E1983 [2NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 268, reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, H4625 [6JY]

H. Res. 271, support Israel's right of self-defense, condemn Iranian support of terrorism and threats of annihilation of Israeli people, and persuade Iran to stop pursuit of nuclear weapons, H7388 [4NO]

S. Con. Res. 23, support and facilitate creation and maintenance of secure, recognized, and defensible Israeli borders and oppose return of borders to armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967, S3694 [9JN]

S. Res. 138, rescind the U.N. Goldstone report on the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and urge redress of damages to Israel's reputation caused by the report, S2360 [8AP], S2554 [14AP]

S. Res. 185, reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and oppose a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state, S2998 [16MY], S4163 [28JN]