The State Department on Monday released this statement from George Mitchell, President Obama’s Middle East envoy, regarding the Israeli-Palestinian talks:
“I’m pleased that the Israeli and Palestinian leadership have accepted indirect talks. We've begun to discuss the structure and scope of these talks and I will return to the region next week to continue our discussions. As we've said many times, we hope that these will lead to direct negotiations as soon as possible. We also again encourage the parties, and all concerned, to refrain from any statements or actions which may inflame tensions or prejudice the outcome of these talks.”
Note: Dear Mr. Mitchell, When has anyone ever been able to control the "actions or statements" of the Palestinians? Before you take another breath, I guarantee that one of the so-called leaders of the PA's will be commenting on your comments .... BeeSting
