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URGENT ACTION ALERT:
Oppose House Resolution 11, which undermines President Obama & Secretary Kerry’s efforts to preserve the two-state solution and falsely labels United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2334 an “obstacle to peace.”
Action: Call your member of Congress immediately.
Here's a script.
- Rep. Clark - (202) 225-2836
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Issues with this legislation:
- Makes objectively inaccurate claims about United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334. The resolution incorrectly asserts that the UN action "imposes" terms for final status negotiations on the parties, when it is a non-binding action that does not impose any terms on anyone.
- Incorrectly claims the Obama administration departed from longstanding policy by abstaining. In fact, the US has supported or abstained from voting on more than 50 UNSC resolutions critical of Israeli actions since 1967.
- Mischaracterizes the UNSC resolution as one-sided and anti-Israel. In fact, the UNSC resolution calls on both sides to cease actions that harm prospects for peace, and specifically mentions terror and incitement.
- Other mischaracterizations of longstanding bipartisan US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict permeate the text.
Act now: Get your script to call Representative Katherine Clark and tell her to oppose H.Res.11.
Further information:
While J Street supported President Obama’s decision to abstain and allow UNSC 2334 to pass, we understand the distrust many in our community have toward the United Nations, which has a well-documented history of anti-Israel bias.
The UNSC resolution, however, was very much in line with US policy and reflects the views of the entire global community -- including Israel’s allies in Europe, which voted for the resolution.
The US abstention and subsequent speech by Secretary Kerry reflected an attempt by the Obama administration to preserve the viability of the two-state solution and thus the survival of Israel as a democratic, Jewish homeland.
For eight years, this administration has worked tirelessly to defend Israel’s security and bring Israelis and Palestinians closer to peace. Sometimes that has meant disagreeing with the policies of the current Israeli government.
This House resolution constitutes an attack on the pro-Israel, pro-peace legacy of the Obama administration. If the resolution succeeds in garnering broad bipartisan support, it will deter leaders in Congress and future administrations from speaking openly and honestly to Israel about the danger settlements pose to US foreign policy interests and Israel's reputation on the world stage.
You’d better believe that Representatives will be receiving intense pressure to add their names to this deeply flawed piece of legislation. Let’s make sure they hear from us.
Thanks,
Dylan Williams
Vice President of Government Affairs, J Street
