American Leaders Support a New Policy
The only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security. That is in Israel's interest, Palestine's interest, America's interest, and the world's interest.
President Obama
Arab-Israeli peace is an American interest, not just charity work.
Secretary of State Clinton
It would be almost politically suicidal for members of Congress to espouse a balanced position between Israel and Palestine, to suggest that Israel comply with international law or to speak in defense of justice or human rights for Palestinians. If they did so, they couldn't be re-elected. As a result of this AIPAC influence, there haven't been any serious peace talks sponsored by the U.S. in six years.
President Jimmy Carter
Ending the Israeli-Arab conflict... will provide the United States with a much better environment to advance its diplomatic efforts vis-à-vis Iran. Every single Arab country has repeatedly pledged to normalize relations with Israel once a Palestinian state is created and once peace agreements exist between Israel and Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. Saudi Arabia has taken the lead in ensuring that the Organization of Islamic Conference, which includes every Muslim-majority state in the world, has also endorsed this goal.
Governor Bill Richardson (D-NV)
AIPAC had an amendment to recommit the whole Armed Services Bill in order to add language requiring America to develop missile defenses jointly with Israel, to share all its missile defense technology with Israel. That passed overwhelmingly. There were only thirty members—that’s less than 10 percent—who voted against sharing all our missile technology with Israel. It received about 400 votes in favor of it. I was one of the thirty.
That was a key vote yesterday. It was phrased by many as an “AIPAC vote.” As a result, it prevailed approximately 400 to thirty.
Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA)
The United States will not be able to achieve its goals in the Middle East unless the United States deals directly with the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Iraq Study Group p. 54
I want to be very plain: this terrorism will not be defeated without peace in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Address to Congress
