Alvaro Soto
Alvaro Soto
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These are monies that belong to the Palestinians and should not be withheld. It follows that the formation of a new government and the approval of its program should be awaited and that actions prior to that would be premature.
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Lawlessness, already endemic, is worsening amid uncertainties concerning command and control of the security forces within the new dispensation and signs of a struggle between the presidency and the new government.
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We are witnessing a potentially dangerous deterioration of the situation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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We should be alert to the danger that cutting off assistance prior to the formation of a new government might be interpreted by the Palestinians and the Arab world as a punishment for the way the Palestinians voted in January.
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Ultimately in a democracy you cannot have both participation in elected office and participation in armed militia. They are simply incompatible.
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The quartet will convene on September 20 at the ministerial level, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.