DISSIDENT VOICE
JUNE 25, 2002
www.dissidentvoice.org

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by Sam Bahour and Michael Dahan
June 25, 2002
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Last night's long-awaited speech by President Bush was to set the pace for
the Palestinians and Israelis to step back from the vicious and bloody
cycle of violence that has gripped them for nearly two years. Instead,
President Bush and his administration have publicly adopted the Israeli
agenda of battering the Palestinians into submission. President Bush's
illusion that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict may be 'talked away' in a
series of speeches is not only a poor example of leadership but seriously
places U.S. interests in the region at high risk.