GOP's Mideast platform

• We have four priorities for the Middle East. First, we seek to promote and maintain peace throughout the region. Second, we must ensure that Israel remains safe and secure. Third, we must protect our economic interests and ensure the reliable flow of oil from the Persian Gulf. And fourth, we must reduce the threat of weapons of mass destruction in the region.
  
  
• It is important for the United States to support and honor Israel, the only true democracy in the Middle East.
  
  
• We will ensure that Israel maintains a qualitative edge in defensive technology over any potential adversaries.
  
  
• We will not pick sides in Israeli elections.
  
  
• The United States has a moral and legal obligation to maintain its embassy and ambassador in Jerusalem. Immediately upon taking office, the next Republican president will begin the process of moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel's capital, Jerusalem.
  
  
• America can use its prestige to encourage discussions and negotiations. But peace must be negotiated between the parties themselves.
  
  
• A new Republican administration would oppose any ... declaration (of Palestinian independence).
  
  
• Republicans endorse continued assistance and support for countries that have made peace with Israel - led by Egypt and Jordan.