Brian Higgins actually said...

"Before Hamas and Fatah can seek reconciliation with themselves, they need to seek reconciliation with the outside world."

"The death and destruction that exist there cannot be predicated on the continued destruction of Israel as a political goal."

"the death and destruction that exist there cannot be predicated on the continued destruction of Israel as a political goal."

"Thank you, Madam Chair. Ambassador Burns, you had provided in your testimony, you had said that I know that diplomacy by its very nature sometimes is practiced in dangerous places."