July 30, 2007
“Rather than obtaining some flexibility, Israel was handed an ultimatum.”
-- Dore Gold, President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, writing about the Arab Peace Initiative, March 29, 2007
"I am happy to say that after hearing our criticisms they said (the plan) is not an ultimatum, it's not 'take it or leave it.'"
--Israeli Likud Party Knesset Member Yuval Steinitz, after meeting with Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers, July 25, 2007
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“We knew at the outset that the task would be difficult. We acknowledged that publicly and privately. We knew this would be a road with many bumps— and there have been many bumps—and that continues to this day. But we are not deterred. We are, to the contrary, determined more than ever to proceed to realize the common objective, which we all share, of a Middle East that is at peace with security and prosperity for the people of Israel, for Palestinians, and for all the people in the region. We will continue our efforts in that regard, undeterred and undaunted by the difficulties, the complexities or the bumps in the road.”
—George Mitchell, special envoy for Middle East peace, remarks with Prime Minister Netanyahu, September 29, 2010
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