Posted on 07/25/2006 11:02:57 AM PDT by APRPEH
The United States has not forgotten the Palestinian people, despite the current crisis in Lebanon, the US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, insisted today after meeting the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank.
"The Palestinian people have lived too long with violence and the daily humiliations that go along with the circumstances here," Ms Rice said in Ramallah.
"I assured the president that we had great concerns about the sufferings of innocent people throughout the region," she told reporters, saying "even as the Lebanon situation resolves, we must remain focused on what is happening here."
"You have our pledge that in our common work of bringing a two-state solution to the people of Palestine and the people of Israel that we will not tire in our efforts," Ms Rice added.
Ms Rice met Mr Abbas after visiting Lebanon and Israel, a trip primarily focused on seeking an end to two weeks of fighting between Israel and Hizbullah forces in southern Lebanon.
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We should have, long ago...
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