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Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to the Two-State Solution

Letter

By: David Price, Raul Grijalva, Jared Huffman, Doris Matsui, Mark DeSaulnier, Jackie Speier, Ro Khanna, Jimmy Panetta, Judy Chu, Brad Sherman, Ted Lieu, Karen Bass, Mark Takano, Alan Lowenthal, Diana DeGette, John Larson, Terri Sewell, Ruben Gallego, John Garamendi, Ami Bera, Nancy Pelosi, Eric Swalwell, Anna Eshoo, Salud Carbajal, Adam Schiff, Pete Aguilar, Norma Torres, Linda Sánchez, Nanette Barragán, Scott Peters, Jared Polis, Joe Courtney, Elizabeth Esty, Al Lawson, Jr., Val Demings, Alcee Hastings, Sr., Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Hank Johnson, Jr., Colleen Hanabusa, Bobby Rush, Luis Gutiérrez, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Bill Foster, André Carson, Clay Higgins, Niki Tsongas, Seth Moulton, Bill Keating, Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Sandy Levin, Brenda Lawrence, Keith Ellison, Emanuel Cleaver II, Walter Jones, Jr., Annie Kuster, Albio Sires, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Dina Titus, Thomas Suozzi, Grace Meng, Tom O'Halleran, Kyrsten Sinema, Mike Thompson, Jerry McNerney, Barbara Lee, Jim Costa, Zoe Lofgren, Julia Brownley, Tony Cárdenas, Grace Napolitano, Raul Ruiz, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Lou Correa, Susan Davis, Ed Perlmutter, Rosa DeLauro, Eleanor Norton, Stephanie Murphy, Charlie Crist, Jr., Lois Frankel, Frederica Wilson, John Lewis, Tulsi Gabbard, Robin Kelly, Mike Quigley, Jan Schakowsky, Cheri Bustos, John Yarmuth, Richard Neal, Joe Kennedy III, Mike Capuano, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Delaney, Chellie Pingree, Debbie Dingell, Tim Walz, Rick Nolan, Bennie Thompson, Alma Adams, Donald Norcross, Bill Pascrell, Jr., Michelle Lujan Grisham, Jacky Rosen, Kathleen Rice, Nydia Velázquez, Jerry Nadler, Joe Crowley, Nita Lowey, Louise Slaughter, Marcia Fudge, Earl Blumenauer, Bob Brady, Mike Doyle, Jr., Jim Langevin, Jim Cooper, Beto O'Rourke, Henry Cuellar, Marc Veasey, Donald McEachin, Stacey Plaskett, Rick Larsen, Adam Smith, Ron Kind, Jim Himes, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Darren Soto, Kathy Castor, Ted Deutch, Sanford Bishop, Jr., David Scott, Dave Loebsack, Dan Lipinski, Danny Davis, Brad Schneider, Pete Visclosky, Cedric Richmond, Jim McGovern, Katherine Clark, Stephen Lynch, John Sarbanes, Elijah Cummings, Dan Kildee, John Conyers, Jr., Betty McCollum, Lacy Clay, Jr., G. K. Butterfield, Jr., Carol Shea-Porter, Frank Pallone, Jr., Don Payne, Jr., Ben Luján, Jr., Ruben Kihuen, Gregory Meeks, Hakeem Jeffries, Carolyn Maloney, José Serrano, Sean Maloney, Joyce Beatty, Tim Ryan, Peter DeFazio, Dwight Evans, Matt Cartwright, Jeff Duncan, Steve Cohen, Sheila Jackson Lee, Gene Green, Lloyd Doggett II, Donald Beyer, Jr., Peter Welch, Derek Kilmer, Denny Heck, Gwen Moore, Yvette Clarke, Adriano Espaillat, Eliot Engel, Paul Tonko, Marcy Kaptur, Suzanne Bonamici, Kurt Schrader, Brendan Boyle, David Cicilline, Jim Clyburn, Al Green, Joaquin Castro, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Scott, Gerry Connolly, Suzan DelBene, Pramila Jayapal, Mark Pocan, Sherrod Brown
Date: March 24, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs

Dear Mr. President,

As strong supporters of Israel, we write to urge you to reaffirm the United States' long-standing, bipartisan commitment to supporting a just and lasting two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

For decades, American presidents and Israeli prime ministers of all political parties have publicly supported and worked toward attaining a peace agreement that recognizes Israel's right to exist as a democratic, Jewish state and establishes a demilitarized Palestinian state, coexisting side-by-side in peace and security. Today, we remain convinced that a two-state solution is the only outcome that would quell ongoing incidents of violence, maintain Israel as a secure, Jewish, and democratic state, and provide a just and stable future for the Palestinians. It is our belief that a one-state outcome risks destroying Israel's Jewish and democratic character, denies the Palestinians fulfillment of their legitimate aspirations, and would leave both Israelis and Palestinians embroiled in an endless and intractable conflict for generations to come.

Leadership from the United States is crucial at this juncture. We must ensure that a comprehensive agreement between the two parties is not imposed and oppose unilateral actions by either of the two parties that would push the prospects for peace further out of reach.

To that end, we stand ready to help facilitate an environment that fosters the resumption of direct peace negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians in order to achieve a viable, lasting, and mutually agreed upon two-state solution.


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