HCONRES 59: Declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United States policy and national security to have the borders of Israel return to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967.

Congress: 112 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel

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Sponsor: Bishop, Rob (R-UT)

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it is U.S. policy to support Israel in maintaining secure, recognized, and defensible borders; and (2) it is contrary to U.S. policy and our national security to have Israel's borders return to the armistice lines of June 4, 1967.

Editorial Explainer

This non-binding resolution states that U.S. policy supports Israel maintaining secure borders and declares that returning Israel to the 1967 armistice lines would be contrary to U.S. national security interests.

Why it matters

This resolution, if passed, would commit the House to a position rejecting the 1967 borders as a baseline for any Israeli-Palestinian settlement, potentially constraining future diplomatic leverage on final status negotiations.

Cosponsors (18)