Congress: 109 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Sponsor: Brownback, Sam (R-KS)
Jerusalem Resolution - Requires the U.S. Embassy in Israel to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem no later than 180 days before recognition by the United States of a Palestinian state. Prohibits U.S. recognition of a Palestinian state until the international community resolves the status of Jerusalem by recognizing it as the undivided capital of Israel. Expresses the sense of Congress that Israeli citizens should be allowed, as a fundamental human right, to worship freely and according to their traditions.
Requires the U.S. to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem within 180 days before recognizing Palestinian statehood. Blocks U.S. recognition of a Palestinian state unless the international community accepts Jerusalem as Israel's undivided capital. Also calls on Congress to affirm Israeli citizens' right to worship freely.
This resolution ties U.S. recognition of Palestinian statehood to preconditions about Jerusalem's status and Israeli control, effectively conditioning Palestinian sovereignty on accepting those terms. It signals congressional opposition to a two-state framework that involves shared or negotiated status for Jerusalem.