With one of the most diverse constituencies in the nation, Congressman Dingell has been a leader on trying to bring reconciliation and cooperation to one of the world’s most intractable conflicts.  Congressman Dingell believes a two state solution is the only way to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East and is vital to ensuring Israel remains a strong Democracy.  He hailed President Obama’s appointment of Special Envoy George Mitchell as a step in the right direction toward reengaging the United States in this peace process and bringing the two parties together to restart negotiations.  The Congressman continues to support the Obama Administration’s active role in the peace process.  

Below, you can find more information on ways Congressman Dingell has supported the Middle East peace process. 

• Cosponsored H.Res. 130, which supports the Obama Administration’s pursuit of a diplomatic resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab conflicts based on the establishment of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and with recognized borders.
• Sent a letter on Jan. 9, 2009 to President Bush, before the end of Operation Cast Lead, pushing for a cease-fire and calling for immediate attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

• Jan. 27, 2009: Sent a letter to Secretary Clinton asking the U.S. to release funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA) through the State Department’s Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance (ERMA) account.
• May 7, 2009: Sent a letter to Pelosi, Hoyer, Obey, and Lowey asking for full support of Obama’s appropriations request for the FY 09 Supplemental for $900 million in aid to the Palestinian people.
• May 22, 2009: Sent a letter to Secretary Clinton urging the State Department to work to ensure all U.S. economic relief assistance for the West Bank and Gaza reaches the Palestinian people. See State Department response from June 18, 2009. 

• June 3, 2009: Sent a letter supporting President Obama’s Middle East policy and urging American leadership on negotiating a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
• December 22, 2009: Sent a letter to Secretary Clinton to ensure Palestinian students could more easily travel between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. See State Department response from January 28, 2010.
• January 21, 2010: Sent a letter to President Obama asking that he ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. See State Department response from April 14, 2010.
• May 27, 2010: Sent a letter to President Obama supporting his efforts to negotiate a two-state solution and highlighting two compelling reasons that we must work for a two-state solution as outlined by General Petraeus and former Prime Minister, current Defense Minister, Ehud Barak.

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