Dennis Ross
Dennis Ross
Dennis B. Rossis an American diplomat and author. He has served as the Director of Policy Planning in the State Department under President George H. W. Bush, the special Middle East coordinator under President Bill Clinton, and was a special adviser for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asiato the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
difficult time work
At this moment, the differences are too difficult to overcome, ... We need more time to work them out.
deal violence
If you have differences, the place to deal with differences is at the table, not on the streets, ... There is no place for violence in this process.
deal embracing insist overly partner point reject subtle violence
If you are embracing violence, if you insist on maintaining an independent militia, if you reject the idea of coexistence, you are not a partner and we will not deal with you, ... The point is to be very clear; don't try to be overly subtle on this one.
basically concepts leaders
Our concepts are still basically the same, but we have made some modifications and that's what I've been going over with the leaders today,
decision final resume
make the decision on how to resume with the final procedures.
good issues meeting range review security wide
a very good meeting in which we were able to review a wide range of security issues and security concerns.
chance couple hear next within
I'll have a chance within the next couple of days...to hear back from them,
addition agreed committees contacts including levels
They agreed that in addition to the negotiations that have resumed on the interim committees that they should see this kind of resumption of contacts on all levels between the two sides, including between the leaders.
difficult reminder
It's a reminder that this is a very difficult time,
acquire blunt contending explain kinds momentum president stakes talk
They acquire a kind of a momentum and we have to blunt that. I would like to see the president talk much more about those kinds of stakes because this is a way to explain what we're contending with, what we're fighting.
advantage unique
Not withstanding the unique confluence of circumstances, he (Arafat) was not able to take advantage of that opportunity,
excuse respond
It may give each of them an excuse to do something, ... They will not respond to each other. That much is very clear.
based committed help overcome parties potential work
Do we have a lot of work to be done? Yes. Are we committed to what we can do to help the parties overcome these difficulties? Yes. Based on the discussions I have had, I see the potential for progress.
accord meeting obstacles overcome reach
The meeting will try to overcome obstacles and try to reach an accord over redeployment in Hebron,