Thursday, June 18, 2009

Clinton Remarks With Israeli FM Lieberman "we want to see a stop to the settlements"


Thursday, June 18, 2009

[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: "we want to see a stop to the settlements" -
that's not a "freeze" on construction. The Obama team sends a clear message
to Israel: we do not honor the commitments of previous administrations
(that U.S. would support the settlement blocs in final status talks) - so
don't be so naive as to make concessions in exchange for commitments from
this administration because the rules of the game are that after you make
the concession all bets are off and the operative question is "what have you
done lately".]

Remarks With Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Secretary of State

Treaty Room

Washington, DC

June 17, 2009

www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/06/125044.htm
SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to welcome Foreign
Minister Lieberman to the State Department today for his first official
visit to Washington in his new role. Minister Lieberman's visit gave me the
opportunity to reaffirm the United States deep, unshakable friendship and
bond with Israel. Our commitment to Israel's security is and will remain a
cornerstone of our foreign policy, and I was pleased to have this chance to
express that personally to the foreign minister. The United States has no
greater ally in the Middle East and no greater friend than Israel.

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