[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17766]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        LASTING PEACE IN ISRAEL

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because the Israeli Security 
Cabinet is preparing to take a critical vote on a proposal to 
temporarily halt construction in the West Bank.
  Our Israeli friends have offered, once again, to stop construction on 
the West Bank in order to open the door to a peace deal. However, a 
peace agreement has no chance of coming to fruition if the Palestinian 
Authority and President Abbas refuse to come to the negotiating table. 
Only face-to-face negotiations between the two sides can lead to a 
peace deal.
  Unilateral action by the U.N. will not contribute to peace, and the 
administration must be strong in signaling that any move by the U.N. 
toward independent action will be vetoed.
  We are at a vital crossroads. We can choose the path of peace, but 
only if parties do their part and play their role. President Abbas must 
come to the table and justify the good-faith efforts by the people of 
Israel to achieve a lasting peace.

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