[Arafat told reporters Monday that he still had hopes the two sides would] reach common ground, ... it takes two to tango. |
[Clinton] is also taking tremendous efforts and tremendous pains to assist us in the process of peace with security. And I think both of us see eye to eye on the need to fight terrorism, |
[German Foreign Minister Volker Ruehe, who is visiting Israel, said] the Americans deserve our full support ... no one can do something like this without being punished. ... The Iraqi aggression cannot be tolerated. |
[In an interview with CNN's] Larry King Live ... If there is goodwill on the Palestinian side, there is certainly goodwill on our side to try to get this... question of fulfillment of Palestinian promises and a partial Israeli redeployment out of the way so we can get to the real business, which is negotiating a permanent peace treaty. |
[Netanyahu reaffirmed his stance Monday.] It is not true that we are lifting the closure, ... We are easing it gradually to the limit set by our security assessments, which are examined daily. |
[Netanyahu warned Arafat again Tuesday that if he did not clamp down on Islamic militants, they would destroy him. Fighting terrorism] is important not only for peace but for the Palestinian Authority itself, ... because it is riding a tiger that will one day devour it. |
[Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi said Albright had put] undue pressure ... to get into the position of being a facilitator rather than being directly involved in trying to make decisions for others. |
a deal for nothing |
a peace in which Israel is brought under attack is not a true peace. |
A port could represent a mortal danger. |
a very dangerous escalation of terror. |
a very, very impressive result. |
After that, it was just my wife involved, ... He kept postponing the business of paying, ... never gave us a bill. My wife made a mistake, that is all. Let's not make a big deal out of it. |
After this meeting with Ambassador Ross, I'm sure the U.S. understands very clearly how serious Israel is about seeing Palestinian compliance, |
All my explanations are in the letter. |