HRES 246 — Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.

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_______________________________________________________________________S., INJuly THE23, HOUSE2019. OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2019 Mr.

Schneider (for himself, Mr.

Zeldin, Mr.

Nadler, and Mrs.

Wagner) submitted the following resolution;

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Science, Space, and Technology, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.

Whereas it is a hallmark of American democracy for citizens to petition the United States Government in favor of or against United States foreign policy;

Whereas the United States Constitution protects the rights of United States citizens to articulate political views, including with respect to the policies of the United States or foreign governments;

Whereas it is a hallmark of American democracy for citizens to petition the United States Government in favor of or against United States foreign policy;

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Whereas a founder of the BDS Movement has denied the right of the Jewish people in their homeland, saying, ``We oppose a Jewish state in any part of Palestine.

Whereas university-basedthe Global BDS effortsMovement violatetargets not only the coreIsraeli goalsgovernment ofbut thealso universityIsraeli academic, cultural, and globalcivil culturalsociety development,institutions, whichas thrivewell onas freeindividual andIsraeli opencitizens exchangeof all political persuasions, religions, and debate;ethnicities, and in some cases even Jews of other nationalities who support Israel;

and Whereas the Global BDS Movement promotesdoes principlesnot ofrecognize, collectiveand guilt,many massof punishment,its andsupporters groupexplicitly isolation,deny, whichthe areright destructive of prospectsthe forJewish progresspeople towardsto peacenational andself- adetermination; two-state solution:

Whereas university-based Global BDS efforts violate the core goals of the university and global cultural development, which thrive on free and open exchange and debate, and in some cases, leads to the intimidation and harassment of Jewish students and others who support Israel;

Whereas the Global BDS Movement promotes principles of collective guilt, mass punishment, and group isolation, which are destructive of prospects for progress towards peace and a two-state solution;

Whereas boycotts and similar tools aimed at promoting racial justice and social change have been used effectively in the United States, South Africa, and other parts of the world;

and Whereas in contrast to protest movements that have sought racial justice and social change, the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel is not about promoting coexistence, civil rights, and political reconciliation but about questioning and undermining the very legitimacy of the country and its people:

(2) affirmsurges thatIsraelis theand GlobalPalestinians Boycott,to Divestment,return andto Sanctionsdirect Movementnegotiations underminesas the possibilityonly forway ato negotiatedachieve solutionan end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflictconflict; by demanding concessions of one party alone and encouraging the Palestinians to reject negotiations in favor of international pressure;

(3) urgesaffirms Israelisthe andConstitutional Palestiniansright toof returnUnited States citizens to directfree negotiationsspeech, asincluding the onlyright way to achieveprotest anor endcriticize tothe policies of the Israeli-United PalestinianStates conflict;or foreign governments;

(4) supports the full implementation of the United States-States-Israel Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-296;

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4075) and new efforts to enhance government-wide, coordinated United States-IsraelStates- Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas, such as with respect to energy, water, agriculture, alternative fuel technology, civilian space technology, and security, in order to counter the effects of actions to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel;

and (5) reaffirms its strong support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulting in two states--a democratic Jewish State of Israel, and a viable, democratic Palestinian state--livingstate-- living side-by-side in peace, security, and mutual recognition.

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