Settlements and peace are two parallels that won't meet. I hope their choice will be peace, not settlements.
He will ask for assistance in holding an international conference for peace as preparation to negotiate a permanent agreement in accordance with the road map.
This is something that Netanyahu has been trying to do for a while, with both the European and American efforts. He has chosen settlement and the destruction of the foundation of the peace accords.
We hope that we can conclude an agreement this year and with that we can have our own state by agreement, ... The decision last night was to recommit ourselves to peace as a strategic option.
This delay wasn't because of disputes or anger, but because we have to maximize our efforts to revive this peace process. We should begin a process of regaining the trust between us. That's what this is about.
We are continuing efforts ... to try to resume the peace talks and stabilize the security situation.
It will take much more than one visit by Madeleine Albright to deal with the damages inflicted on the peace process by the government of Mr. Netanyahu.
This is a real setback for the peace process.
It's really unfortunate that the only thing that Mr. Netanyahu has decided to stop is the peace process with us.
These settlements and peace are two parallels that won't meet. I hope their choice will be peace, not settlements.
The way to peace and stability is through an end to occupation,
I believe this pre-empts and prejudges issues that are reserved for final status negotiations. Any talk of pre-empting and prejudging is counterproductive to the peace process.
His words are (that) he won't give us anything on Jerusalem, on the (West Bank) settlements, on our refugees. What kind of peace can we make with those words?
I'm afraid that we will not have a peace process anymore, ... I would say 'God help Palestinians and Israelis' because to have a meaningful peace process means that we would continue where we left off.
I think we have a major problem in the lack of credibility of the peace process and the trust between the two sides.
I think we have 3,000 more obstacles to peace and we will have, if this program is carried out, 3,000 reasons to undermine President Bush's efforts for a two-state solution.
Mr. Ross is breathing artificial life into the peace process.