Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker and my colleagues in the House, once again bombs have exploded in the streets of Israel killing at least 13 and wounding more than 150. Living with this kind of senseless violence is unbearable for all in the region and my deepest condolences go out to the families, friends, and neighbors who lost a loved one in the explosion. Every time an innocent life is taken through violence, especially a child's it is a tragedy. It chips away at the fabric that binds us together as a human race. More than lives were killed in its explosion--the explosion struck a deadly blow to the peace process. The attackers, Hamas claimed responsibility in a leaflet, whose overall aim has been to scuttle the peace process achieved a short-term goal: President Clinton postponed a new peace initiative by U.S. envoy Dennis Ross, who was to arrive in the region on July 31, 1997. No new date for the trip was set. This latest example of violence leads me to ask the question--what kind of peace is this? Since the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, the world has witnessed rioting and bombs exploding in the streets of Israel, buses exploding, and Prime Ministers assassinated. I do not want to see the Israelis and Palestinians retreat from the principle of peace but peace they don't have. The time is at hand, and has been, for the U.S. To demand compliance under the Oslo accords.…”