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Obama: U.S. to Encourage Israeli-Palestinian Confidence-Building Measures

[White House] President Obama discussed the Israeli-Palestinian issue Tuesday: "I agree that we can't talk forever; that at some point, steps have to be taken so that people can see progress on the ground. And that will be something that we will expect to take place in the coming months and we will help hopefully to drive a process where each side is willing to build confidence. I am a strong supporter of a two-state solution. I have articulated that publicly and I will articulate that privately." "What we can do is create the conditions and the atmosphere and provide the help and assistance that facilitates an agreement. Ultimately they've got to make the decision that it is not in the interests of either the Palestinian people or the Israelis to perpetuate the kind of conflict that we've seen for decades now, in which generations of Palestinian and Israeli children are growing up insecure, in an atmosphere of hate."
2009-04-22 06:00:00
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