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| US says direct negotiations only way to accommodate Palestinian aspirations |
| 2010-11-13 |
| (KUNA) -- The United States affirmed on Friday that direct negotiations were the only way to accommodate the Paleostinian aspirations for a state and the desire of Israelis for security. "Direct negotiations are the only way to accommodate both the desire of the Israelis for security and the desires of the Paleostinian people for a state," said Assistant Secretary of State for public diplomacy Philip Crowley in a press briefing. "But in order to make progress, we have to assure the leaders on both sides that this negotiation and ultimately this agreement can meet the needs of both sides," he added. Crowley described the meeting between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ... sometimes described as the Smartest Woman in the World and at other times as Mrs. Bill... and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York last Thursday as "productive, useful, lengthy and substantive" and expanded meetings "went through the issues that we think are central to this effort and designed to try to help overcome the current stalemate and get the parties back into negotiations." "A core concern of the Israeli government and understandably so is security, in order to advance to an agreement, an Israeli prime minister has to be confident that an agreement will make his people more secure," he added. Crowley further noted that "on the other side of the coin, obviously territory is central to the Paleostinian aspiration, for a state. And any progress has to take into account the aspirations of the Paleostinians to have a state of their own, that can live in peace with Israel and other countries in the region." "As to the issue of settlements, our policy is well-known. The concern of the Paleostinian people and others in the region are well-known. This is something that we discuss as part of any meeting we have with the parties," he added. In addition to the Paleostinian Israeli track, Crowley also reiterated US commitment to progress on the Syrian and Lebanese track. "We continue to talk to various parties in the region, including Syria and including Leb about their ideas on how to proceed," he concluded. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I'd agree. The US only won our free state and security in direct negotiations in Paris. After we had established governments and defended them against our former masters. Time for the Paleostinians to do the same. Or STFU. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-11-13 06:27 |