State Sen. Kevin Rader calls on Florida Senate to oppose UN resolution reversing decades of bipartisan agreement

Concerned that a measure by the United Nations may adversely impact the safety and security of one of this country’s strongest allies, State Senator Kevin Rader (D-Boca Raton) has filed a Senate resolution requesting that the UN reverse its course.
“Filing this resolution hits very close to home,” said Senator Rader. “It is personal because my family lives in Israel and I, my wife and kids constantly go back and forth. The safety of everyone involved is at stake, not only for my family members but also the people of Israel.”
The United States has long supported a negotiated settlement leading to a sustainable two state solution with the democratic, Jewish state of Israel and a demilitarized, democratic Arab state living side by side in peace and security. This United Nations Resolution undermines the long-standing position of the United States to oppose and veto United Nations Security Council resolutions that seek to impose issues that are one-sided and anti-Israel reversing decades of bipartisan agreement.
With the passage of SR 574 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 – the Florida Senate would affirm that it opposes and requests the repeal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 or the fundamental alteration of the resolution.
“A two state solution is the only sensible way to keep the peace in the region and to stop the constant bloodshed that is killing innocent people,” said Rader. “We need to keep protecting the rights of Israel and what the UNSC has imposed is going to have a negative impact.”
Senator Rader’s resolution is expected to be taken up during the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday March 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.