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Zitat des Tages:

  Nothing has made my job of trying to find Arab and Palestinian partners for Israel more difficult than being greeted by a new settlement every time I arrive. It substantially weakens our hand in trying to bring about a peace process and creates quite a predicament. I don't think that there is any bigger obstacle to peace than the settlement activity that continues not only unabated [but] at an enhanced pace.

James Baker III.
(US Außenminister 1989-1992. Die Regierung Bush sen. hatte versucht, durch das Einfrieren einer 400 Millionen Dollar Anleihe an Israel den Siedlungsbau stoppen zu können. Ohne Erfolg. Baker hat seinen Ärger über den Siedlungsbau ungewohnt offen zum Ausdruck gebracht.)