Theodore Deutch actually said...

"I have serious concerns that if we were to cut off all aid to the P.A. in advance of reconciliation simply as a result of talk of reconciliation, that there are other regional actors that don't share ..."

"One of our priorities as Israel's ally must be I think fostering conditions on the ground that would best create an environment for a sustainable peace."

"I ask that the department continue to do everything that it can to return Robert to his family."

"We all recognize that we have budgetary concerns; we also recognize that we have an obligation to provide security."