(State Department) Secretary of State Rice told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's Annual Policy Conference on Monday: "Israel has no greater friend and no stronger supporter than the United States of America. For over half a century, AIPAC has strengthened the religious, cultural, and political bonds that unite our two great nations." "To strengthen our present opportunities, all nations must meet their obligations. Israel must take no actions that prejudice a final settlement or jeopardize the true viability of the Palestinian state. And Israel must help to create the conditions for the emergence of that democratic state. The Palestinian Authority must advance democratic reform and it must dismantle all terrorist networks in its society. Arab states must end incitement in their media, cut off all support for terrorism and extremist education, and establish normal relations with Israel."
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