[…] Upon taking office, I declared that America is a friend of each nation and every person who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that the United States was ready to lead in pursuit of that future. At the beginning of my administration, I stated that it was our policy to actively and aggressively seek a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as a comprehensive peace between Israel and all of its Arab neighbors.

[…] U.S. special envoy George Mitchell is back in the Middle East, trying to get the Israeli-Palestinian peace process moving again.
Mitchell met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 23, a day after the Israeli leader said.

[…] Speaking at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington March 22, Clinton said all parties to the conflict will need to make “difficult but necessary choices” to create a future where Israelis and Palestinians can “grow up free from fear and to have that same opportunity to live up to their full God-given potential.”

[…] Thank you. Thank you for that welcome. And it is wonderful to be back at AIPAC with so many good friends. I saw a number of them backstage before coming out, and I can assure you that I received a lot of advice. (Laughter.) I know I always do when I see my friends from AIPAC. And I want to thank Lee Rosenberg for that introduction. And congratulations, Rosy; you’re going to be a terrific president.

[…] Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wrapped up a three-day Gulf diplomatic mission after consultations with key Middle Eastern leaders in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference as well as with regional business leaders and college students. Clinton told Saudi college students February 16 that the long-term goal of the US is to see the entire Middle East.

[…] United States Contributes $40 Million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East The United States announced today that it is making an initial contribution of $40 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to support UNRWA’s regular budget and emergency programs in the West Bank and Gaza.