Washington, D.C.”U.S. Senator John Kennedy today cosponsored a Senate resolution objecting to the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, as well as all efforts that undermine direct, bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians for a secure and peaceful settlement.

Resolution 2334 criticized Israel for allowing Israeli citizens to live on West Bank land that Israel captured in the last war with Arabs.

“I'm proud to join a bipartisan group of Senators who are standing with Israel in the face of the misguided actions taken by the United Nations,” said Kennedy. “America must always stand with Israel when the United Nations and other entities actively work to set her back along with the Middle East peace process.”

The resolution:

• Expresses grave objection to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016);
• Calls for United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 to be repealed or fundamentally altered so that it is no longer one-sided and allows all final status issues toward a two-state solution to be resolved through direct bilateral negotiations between the parties;
• Rejects efforts by outside bodies, including the United Nations Security Council, to impose solutions from the outside that set back the cause of peace;
• Rejects any efforts by the United Nations, United Nations agencies, United Nations member states, and other international organizations to use United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 to further isolate Israel through economic or other boycotts or any other measures, and urges the United States Government to take action where needed to counter any attempts to use United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 to further isolate Israel;
• Reaffirms that it is the policy of the United States to continue to seek a sustainable, just, and secure two-state solution to resolve the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians; and
• Urges the incoming Administration to work with Congress to create conditions that facilitate the resumption of direct, bilateral negotiations without preconditions between Israelis and Palestinians with the goal of achieving a sustainable agreement that is acceptable to both sides 

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