SCONRES 23: A concurrent resolution 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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States 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 that existed on June 4, 1967.
Editorial Explainer
This resolution declares that U.S. policy supports Israel maintaining secure borders and opposes Israel's borders returning to the 1967 armistice lines. It is a non-binding statement of congressional sentiment, not a law.
Why it matters
This resolution signals congressional support for Israeli territorial positions beyond the 1967 lines and preemptively opposes a potential two-state solution framework based on those boundaries. It carries no legal force but reflects chamber sentiment that may influence future aid, negotiations, or binding legislation.