{"identifier":"/us/usc/t22/s8602","title":22,"num":"\u00a7\u202f8602.","heading":"Statement of policy","text":"\u00a7\u202f8602.\nStatement of policy\nIt is the policy of the United States:\n(1) To reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the security of the State of Israel as a Jewish state. As President Barack Obama stated on\nDecember 16, 2011\nMay 15, 2008\n(2) To help the Government of Israel preserve its qualitative military edge amid rapid and uncertain regional political transformation.\n(3) To veto any one-sided anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations Security Council.\n(4) To support Israel\u2019s inherent right to self-defense.\n(5) To pursue avenues to expand cooperation with the Government of Israel both in defense and across the spectrum of civilian sectors, including high technology, agriculture, medicine, health, pharmaceuticals, and energy.\n(6) To assist the Government of Israel with its ongoing efforts to forge a peaceful, negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that results in two states living side-by-side in peace and security, and to encourage Israel\u2019s neighbors to recognize Israel\u2019s right to exist as a Jewish state.\n(7) To encourage further development of advanced technology programs between the United States and Israel given current trends and instability in the region.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t22/s8602.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s8602","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f8602."},{"t":"heading","text":"Statement of policy","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"It is the policy of the United States:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s8602/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" To reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the security of the State of Israel as a Jewish state. As President Barack Obama stated on ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"December 16, 2011","tail":", \u201cAmerica\u2019s commitment and my commitment to Israel and Israel\u2019s security is unshakeable.\u201d And as President George W. Bush stated before the Israeli Knesset on "},{"t":"text","text":"May 15, 2008","tail":", on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, \u201cThe alliance between our governments is unbreakable, yet the source of our friendship runs deeper than any treaty.\u201d."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s8602/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" To help the Government of Israel preserve its qualitative military edge amid rapid and uncertain regional political transformation.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s8602/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" To veto any one-sided anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations Security Council.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s8602/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" To support Israel\u2019s inherent right to self-defense.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s8602/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" To pursue avenues to expand cooperation with the Government of Israel both in defense and across the spectrum of civilian sectors, including high technology, agriculture, medicine, health, pharmaceuticals, and energy.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s8602/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" To assist the Government of Israel with its ongoing efforts to forge a peaceful, negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that results in two states living side-by-side in peace and security, and to encourage Israel\u2019s neighbors to recognize Israel\u2019s right to exist as a Jewish state.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s8602/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" To encourage further development of advanced technology programs between the United States and Israel given current trends and instability in the region.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}