Political Quotes

“There can be peace in the Middle East in our lifetime, as long as all parties live up to their end of the bargain. However, the Palestinian authority, under the leadership of Yasser Arafat, who professes to be a partner for peace in the Middle East, does things that show the opposite is his real intention. He issues an edict that those Palestinians who sell land to Jews will be killed. In fact, three Palestinians have already been killed and a fourth kidnapped. Arafat's actions show he is not a partner for peace. Moreover, Arafat does not remove from the Palestinian charter that clause which calls for the destruction of Israel. Again, Arafat's action shows he is not a partner for peace. Yet in Israel, through the Prime Minister, Netanyahu, he has complied with the Oslo Accords and the peace process by having his government withdraw from Hebron, by restoring funds to the Palestinian authority that were promised, and by returning prisoners who had actually committed crimes against Israelis. I stand to support the Paxon-Engel amendment because I believe it will help bring about peace, but we can only have that peace if we start having positive actions from Mr. Arafat to match his words when he calls for peace.”