Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is seeking bipartisan support for a resolution she will introduce later this week reaffirming U.S. support for Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state and urging the Palestinian leadership to finally recognize that right.
“U.S. law is very clear: the Palestinian Authority must recognize Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish State, and stop all anti-Semitic and anti-Israel incitement. Abu Mazen and other Palestinian leaders have been just as clear in their rejection of their obligations to recognize Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state and to root out violent extremists,” said Ros-Lehtinen in a statement put out on Wednesday.
“Israel’s status as a Jewish state is non-negotiable. Make no mistake: When Palestinian leaders refuse to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, they refuse to make a true and lasting peace.”