Finals Quote by Lee H. Hamilton

If the withdrawal from Gaza goes badly, obviously, that will set us back.

— Jane Harman

From here [the Gaza withdrawal], our people begin the march towards establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital

— Mahmoud Abbas

There's no doubt that our hearts are with the residents of Gaza. We and the whole world are unable to get to a situation…

— Reuven Rivlin

The only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace…

— Barack Obama

The United States is for a two-state solution. The United States wants to see the Israelis and Palestinians come together.

— Bill Richardson

If America is truly Israel's greatest ally, we should not be asking it to put its citizens and future at risk by forcing the…

— Adam Hasner

Let the Palestinians run their affairs: create a situation in which no Israeli soldier will have to maintain public order, whether in Gaza or…

— Yitzhak Rabin

The Israelis have not been willing to take the crucial step, and that is to withdraw from the Palestinian territory, the West Bank. And…

— Reza Aslan

The world should commit Israel to withdraw from our territories and stop occupation and aggression, and allow the Palestinian people to establish their independent…

— Khaled Mashal

We want to end this misery of the Palestinian people in order for us really to live with dignity as human beings in an…

— Benjamin Netanyahu

I believe the government of the United States should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance toward the…

— Al-Waleed bin Talal

We would take the same position as the majority of the world about this, including this issue where Prime Minister [Ariel] Sharon made a…

— Thabo Mbeki