    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book II)]
    [July 24, 1995]
    [Page 1139]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Terrorist Attack in Tel Aviv, Israel
    July 24, 1995

        On behalf of all Americans, I offer my deepest condolences to the
    Government and people of Israel at this tragic moment. Our thoughts and
    prayers are with the victims of this terrorist atrocity and their loved
    ones.

        We join with all those working for peace in expressing our outrage
    and condemning in the strongest possible manner this brutal act. Those
    responsible are seeking to deny to Israelis and Palestinians alike the
    realization of a new and better life of peace and hope. But they shall
    not be allowed to succeed. Their vision is of the past, not of the
    future, of hatred, not the reconciliation which Israeli and Palestinian
    peacemakers are striving to achieve.

        Peace requires courage. The people of Israel have demonstrated
    enormous resolve and determination in pursuing the path of peace.
    Through times of suffering as well as rejoicing, the Government and
    people of the United States stand with them.