11 June 2003
Bush Strongly Condemns Suicide Bus Bombing in Jerusalem
(Says some in Middle East kill in order to keep peace process from
succeeding) (400)
President Bush condemned the June 11 suicide bus bombing in Jerusalem
that reports say killed 16 and injured many others.
"I strongly condemn the killings, and I urge and call upon all of the
free world, nations which love peace, to not only condemn the
killings, but to use every ounce of their power to prevent them from
happening in the future," Bush told reporters in Chicago June 11.
"It is clear there are people in the Middle East who hate peace;
people who want to kill in order to make sure that the desires of
Israel to live in secure and peace don't happen; who kill to make sure
the desires of the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority and
others of a peaceful state, living side-by-side with Israel, do not
happen."
Bush made his comments before an Israeli helicopter gunship fired on a
car in Gaza killing six Palestinians, according to media reports.
Following is a transcript of the president's remarks:
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Chicago, Illinois)
June 11, 2003
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE PRESS POOL
Grant Park Chicago, Illinois
11:40 A.M. CDT
THE PRESIDENT: Today there was a terrible bombing in Jerusalem. I send
my heartfelt condolences to those who suffered and lost life.
It is clear there are people in the Middle East who hate peace; people
who want to kill in order to make sure that the desires of Israel to
live in secure and peace don't happen; who kill to make sure the
desires of the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority and others
of a peaceful state, living side-by-side with Israel, do not happen.
To the people in the world who want to see peace in the Middle East, I
strongly urge all of you to fight off terror, to cut off money to
organizations such as Hamas, to isolate those who hate so much that
they're willing to kill to stop peace from going forward. I strongly
condemn the killings, and I urge and call upon all of the free world,
nations which love peace, to not only condemn the killings, but to use
every ounce of their power to prevent them from happening in the
future.
Thank you.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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