Clinton condemns settlements, but defends US position toward Israel.Summary: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton defended the Obama administration's position on Israeli settlement construction Wednesday. Following a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Noun 1. Hosni Mubarak - Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929) Mubarak in Cairo, Clinton said, "Our policy on settlement has not changed." "There is no doubt that moving toward a state that reflects the aspirations aspirations npl → aspiraciones fpl (= ambition); ambición f aspirations npl (= hopes, ambition) → aspirations fpl and the rights of the Palestinian people For other uses of "Palestinian", see Definitions of Palestine and Palestinian. Palestinian people (Arabic: الشعب الفلسطيني, must include all of the issues that have been discussed and mentioned by President [Barack] Obama, and that includes Jerusalem," she said. "We do not accept the legitimacy of settlement activity and we have a very firm belief that ending all settlement activity, current and future, would be preferable," Clinton added. Speaking on Israel's offer for a temporary settlement freeze, Clinton said, "It is not what we would prefer because we would like to see everything ended forever." "But it is something that I think shows at least a positive movement forward toward final status issues being addressed," she said. On Saturday, Clinton said that a full settlement freeze was not a precondition pre·con·di·tion n. A condition that must exist or be established before something can occur or be considered; a prerequisite. tr.v. to resuming Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Palestinian leaders, however, have said otherwise. 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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