Mr. Speaker. if theres been any good news on the Middle East peace process over the last 7 years. its that barriers to ending the conflict are less about finalstatus issues and more about the challenge of reaching the outcome that majorities on both sides know will be necessary: an independent Palestinian state. based on the 1967 borders. living side by side with Israel in peace. with a shared Jerusalem and a negotiated solution to the Palestinian refugee problem. Against that backdrop. it is unclear to me what good comes from passing a resolution which would place Congress aut of step with large parts of the Israeli political spectrum. This resolution is disconnected from the reality on the ground.