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TOPIC: Clinton seeks concrete action on peace from Arabs (Reuters 4/29/10)

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Date: Apr 30, 2010

Clinton seeks concrete action on peace from Arabs (Reuters 4/29/10)	Permalink

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63T0AQ20100430?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FworldNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+International%29 In her third speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in two months, Clinton stressed U.S. support for Israel after a period of acute U.S.-Israeli tension while laying out actions she expects of Israel, the Palestinians and Arab countries. President Barack Obama's efforts to revive peace talks have been stymied by a disagreement over Jewish settlement construction that has strained ties between Washington and its close ally Israel and by divisions among the Palestinians. Obama has taken a much tougher line toward Israel than his recent predecessors. Two weeks ago, he described solving the conflict as "a vital national security interest," suggesting he may be willing to push both sides hard for a solution. Clinton's speech appeared designed to quell any lingering anxiety in the American Jewish community about Obama's support for Israel and to make the case for why peace is necessary for the two parties and the broader region. "Arab states ... have an interest in a stable and secure region and they should take specific steps that show Israelis, Palestinians and their own people that peace is possible and that there will be tangible benefits if it is achieved," Clinton said in a speech to the American Jewish Committee. Clinton repeated U.S. accusations that Syria has transferred arms to Hezbollah, the political and militant group that controls parts of southern Lebanon, and said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was "making decisions that could mean war or peace for the region." In what appeared to be a reference to Iran, Clinton also said that no state should arm Hamas, the Palestinian group that controls the Gaza Strip. Clinton said the United States is trying to give Iran a choice of reining in its nuclear program and benefiting from normal relations or "increased isolation and painful consequences." "At every turn, Iran has met our outstretched hand with a clenched fist," she said, but added that the U.S. effort to engage Iran had made it easier to persuade other countries to consider a fourth U.N. Security Council sanctions resolution on Tehran. __________________ Nobody puts THIS baby in the corner!

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