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| Clinton pledges to press for Palestinian state |
| 2009-03-04 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged on Tuesday to press hard for Palestinian statehood and open dialogue with Syria, putting Washington on a possible collision course with Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu. "We happen to believe that moving towards a two-state solution is in Israel's best interests," Clinton, referring to the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, told a news conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. "It is our assessment that eventually, the inevitability of working towards a two-state solution is inescapable," she said. Netanyahu, whom Clinton was to meet later in the day, has spoken of Palestinian self-government but has shied away from saying he would back a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 "It is our assessment that eventually, the inevitability of working towards a two-state solution is inescapable," she said. The key word being eventually. Future Prime Minister Netanyahu has spoken of eventually, too, but wants the Palestinians to complete concrete baby steps before he rewards them with discussions on the subject. FPM Netanyahu is a very intelligent and clever man. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-03-04 21:51 |
| #6 I remember Bush being in favor of a Palestinian State. What's changed? The realization that there is NO such Thing as "Palestinians" It's a myth to steal land that never was theirs. |
| Posted by: Albert Snesh5991 Really Redneck Jim my nym refuses to stay put 2009-03-04 20:24 |
| #5 I remember Bush being in favor of a Palestinian State. What's changed? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-03-04 18:03 |
| #4 If Hillarity approves, you HAVE to know it's a bad idea, and the exact opposite should be done. I hope Israel is aware of that. |
| Posted by: OId Patriot 2009-03-04 14:55 |
| #3 I believe the phrase translates into English as "not a snowball's chance in Hell". |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-03-04 13:42 |
| #2 "It is our assessment that eventually, the inevitability of working towards a two-state solution is inescapable," she said. An "eventual inescapable inevitability"? How does that work exactly? Sounds like she was thumbing through her thesaurus and picked the first 3 synonyms and strung them together. |
| Posted by: WTF 2009-03-04 06:08 |
| #1 Yea, well: Jews have survives the Pharaohs and the Nazis, somehow we'll survive Comrade Rodham. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-03-04 04:34 |