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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Israel Strategic
Partnership Act of 2014’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The people and the Governments of the United States
and of Israel share a deep and unbreakable bond, forged by
over 60 years of shared interests and shared values.
(2) Today, the people and Governments of the United States
and of Israel are facing a dynamic and rapidly changing security
environment in the Middle East and North Africa, necessitating
deeper cooperation on a range of defense, security, and intelligence matters.
(3) From Gaza, Hamas continues to deny Israel’s right
to exist and persists in firing rockets indiscriminately at population centers in Israel.
(4) Hezbollah—with support from Iran—continues to stockpile rockets and may be seeking to exploit the tragic and
volatile security situation within Syria.
(5) The Government of Iran continues to pose a grave
threat to the region and the world at large with its reckless
pursuit of nuclear weapons.
(6) Given these challenges, it is imperative that the United
States continues to deepen cooperation with allies like Israel
in pursuit of shared policy objectives.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States—
(1) to reaffirm the unwavering support of the people and
the Government of the United States for the security of Israel
as a Jewish state;
(2) to reaffirm the principles and objectives enshrined in
the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act
of 2012 (Public Law 112–150) and ensure its implementation
to the fullest extent;
(3) to reaffirm the importance of the 2007 United StatesIsrael Memorandum of Understanding on United States assistance to Israel and the semi-annual Strategic Dialogue between
the United States and Israel;
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