Expressing the sense of the Senate in support of Israel and in condemnation of Palestinian terror attacks.

S. Res. 302 · 114th Congress · Nov 3, 2015 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the Senate—

(1)

condemns these brutal attacks in the harshest terms possible;

(2)

welcomes Israel’s commitment to the continued maintenance of the status quo on the Temple Mount;

(3)

urges the international community to join in forcefully condemning these Palestinian terror attacks;

(4)

clarifies that there is no justification for these types of attacks and that there is a direct correlation between the recent upsurge in violence and Arab incitement regarding the Temple Mount;

(5)

stands with the people of Israel during these difficult days;

(6)

supports Israel’s right to self-defense and rejects any suggestion of the moral equivalence of Israeli security personnel protecting its citizens from senseless violence and terrorists intent to deliberately take innocent lives;

(7)

supports the agreement reached to install surveillance cameras on the Temple Mount according to the arrangements to be determined between the parties;

(8)

calls upon President Abbas to stop all incitement by Palestinian officials and by Palestinian media, to strongly and unequivocally demand an end to the violence, and to take all steps necessary to halt these attacks;

(9)

expresses support and admiration for individuals and organizations working to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians;

(10)

encourages President Abbas to continue strengthening and maintaining security cooperation with Israel;

(11)

reiterates that Palestinian political goals will never be achieved through violence; and

(12)

calls on all parties to return to the negotiating table immediately and without preconditions, as direct discussions remain the best avenue to ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Nov 3, 2015viewing Agreed to Senate Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Portman, Mr. Heller, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Peters, Mr. Moran, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Collins, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coats, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Boozman, Mr. McCain, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Warner, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Coons, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Booker, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Burr, Mr. Markey, Mr. Casey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Thune, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Brown) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Nov 3, 2015 Reported in Senate Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Portman, Mr. Heller, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Peters, Mr. Moran, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Collins, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Coats, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Boozman, Mr. McCain, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Warner, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Coons, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Booker, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Scott, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Burr, Mr. Markey, Mr. Casey, Mr. Flake, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Thune, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Brown) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Nov 3, 2015 Introduced in Senate Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Kirk, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Heller) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

Expressing the sense of the Senate in support of Israel and in condemnation of Palestinian terror attacks.

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