Albright to Visit North Korea, Clinton Visit Possible
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
October 12, 2000
PRESS BRIEFING BY
SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT
AND AMBASSADOR WENDY SHERMAN
October 12, 2000
Washington, D.C.
SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: ...I also wanted to say how deeply distressed the
United States is at the murder this morning of Israeli soldiers in
Ramallah. I express my condolences to their families and to the loved
ones of all, both Palestinian and Israeli, who have been victimized
by the terrible violence that has occurred in recent days, and
especially the children whose hopes for peace, so recently raised,
have been dashed.
I call upon the entire international community to join the United
States in urging Chairman Arafat to take the steps necessary to bring
this senseless and destructive cycle of fighting to an end. No matter
how justified they feel at the mob violence against their soldiers, we
are calling on the Israelis to bring an immediate end to the current
operations by the IDF. Now is the time for leadership. There needs to
be a cease-fire by both sides. Neither Israelis nor Palestinians can
gain from further killing. Both gain from the silencing of guns, a
cooling of tempers, and a resumption of serious and constructive
talks. The future of the Middle East must be decided at the
negotiating table, not in the streets.
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