I'm sure Mr. Gore had his reasons and thought hard about his choice. I just hope that issues of Israeli relations do not become paramount, and that the Democratic Party and Mr. Gore will try to be more even-handed in the peace process. |
If Abu Mazen wins, I'm afraid there will be payback time. Lots of people will expect to see him deliver different things on different fronts to different addresses. |
In view of the crisis in the peace process and the Israeli refusal to implement agreements and the continuation of its settlement activity, the Palestinian Authority took a decision not to participate. |
Israel's policy for deliberate assassination |
It has been years since a man has dared tell me that as a woman, my place is not in political life. But I know that there are others who haven't been quite so lucky. |
It is indeed sad to see Israeli civilians becoming victims of the volatile situation, and we hope that the violence will stop. |
It is not even within the boundaries of Jerusalem. Israel extended the boundaries of East Jerusalem to include disputed land and build settlements there. |
It looks like we will have a bipolar reality. |
It seems to me as usual they are looking at the wrong address. They should look closer at home. I don't think the Sharon policy of attempting to besiege a whole people ... is a policy of utmost responsibility. |
It's clear Israel has suspended the peace process, despite the so-called moderation of the Arab world, because it has no interest in peace. |
It's just a war that is systematic, that is daily, that is incremental, that is indeed debilitating, that is destroying the very fabric of Palestinian reality and infrastructure, |
It's not just a question of numbers. There will be more women (in parliament) who are conscious of women's rights ... There will also be women who are not committed to equality. |
It's very clear that Mr. Barak's intentions all along have been to undermine the peace process, to evade it, to avoid it, |
It's very clear, that while they want to shell and pound and kill and destroy Palestinian people and their institutions with total impunity, that [while] putting enormous pressure on the Palestinians, on their victims, to calm things down and not to respond and not to react, |
It's very important that they do go because we do have institutions, we do have a political hierarchy, and they have to see him, |