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
bridges build party sides third
I really feel there's a need much more for a third party to build bridges between the two sides before it's too late,
certainly climate countries embrace possible
In these countries there still is a climate that certainly makes it possible and doesn't make it illegitimate to embrace this ideology.
difficult reminder
It's a reminder that this is a very difficult time,
against arafat determined ended life looks peace prevent sees
It looks as if the world sees Arafat as someone who ended his life as someone who was determined to prevent peace or was against it,
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.
common interests meeting spirit
They conducted this meeting in a spirit of partnership, recognizing that they have common interests and common stakes. They each felt, and each said, that it was a new beginning.
accord meeting obstacles overcome reach
The meeting will try to overcome obstacles and try to reach an accord over redeployment in Hebron,
agreed indeed leaders meet regular themselves
And indeed they agreed that the leaders themselves should meet on a regular basis.
east hopes middle peace
I think it's always important when you're approaching Middle East peace never to set your hopes too low.
american-comedian failure
We can't have a failure in Iraq, but we also can't be there for the next 10 years because if we are, it's going to become, I think, a failure in and of itself.
act force impulse otherwise quite rest stop toward
Overwhelmingly, Israel's political and military establishment want the rest of the world to act diplomatically or otherwise to stop Iran. But if that doesn't happen, then the impulse toward the use of force will become quite strong.
accept arafat israel peace seen
Israel was seen as having demonstrated unmistakably it wanted peace, and the reason it wasn't available, achievable was because Arafat wouldn't accept it.
close governed leave life options
Arafat's whole life has been governed by struggle and a cause. Everything he has done as leader of the Palestinians is to always leave his options open, never close a door.
concerned europeans sanctions slippery slope toward unless war
Many Europeans are concerned that stronger sanctions are a slippery slope toward war unless the U.S. is at the table.