Daily Archives: May 23, 2003

US State Department Official William Burns

Assistant Secretary of State William Burns, under fire from conservatives for recent remarks in Jerusalem that disparaged the president and his supporters, has a history of cozying up to radical Muslims who oppose peaceful...

Arafat Remains in Charge, Says Abu Mazen

Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said President Yasser Arafat (Abu Ammar) remains in charge despite a US and Israeli refusal to deal with him, and said his stamp of approval should precede...

Text of Powell/Rice Statement

Statement by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/05/20030523.html The roadmap was presented to the Government of Israel with a request from the President that it respond with contributions to...

Road Map Rekindles Arab War for the “Right of Return”

"The Americans rejected one of Israel's central demands, which states that the Palestinian Arabs would agree to concede the right of return in return for Israel's recognition of a Palestinian Arab state. They also...