Dennis Ross
Dennis Ross
Dennis B. Rossis an American diplomat and author. He has served as the Director of Policy Planning in the State Department under President George H. W. Bush, the special Middle East coordinator under President Bill Clinton, and was a special adviser for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asiato the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 November 1948
CountryUnited States of America
difficult reminder
It's a reminder that this is a very difficult time,
attacking deter great nuclear weapons
The nuclear weapons would deter us from attacking them, and they see that the weapons also give them great leverage.
against arafat determined ended life looks peace prevent sees
It looks as if the world sees Arafat as someone who ended his life as someone who was determined to prevent peace or was against it,
excuse respond
It may give each of them an excuse to do something, ... They will not respond to each other. That much is very clear.
agreement hopeful
We're hopeful that we'll see an agreement very soon.
believe effort genuine good negotiate parties
With the right kind of spirit, with the right kind of determination, if the will is there and there is a genuine effort to negotiate in good faith, I believe the parties are not being too ambitious. I believe it is possible.
committed effort jordan peace process question strongly supportive ways
There is no question that Jordan is strongly committed to the peace process and will always be supportive of any effort to try to find ways to put things back on track,
chance couple hear next within
I'll have a chance within the next couple of days...to hear back from them,
bridges build party sides third
I really feel there's a need much more for a third party to build bridges between the two sides before it's too late,
both calming environment overcome
Clearly, calming the environment is something that is important for everybody, for both sides. But they're also working to see if they can overcome their differences.
certainly climate countries embrace possible
In these countries there still is a climate that certainly makes it possible and doesn't make it illegitimate to embrace this ideology.
deal violence
If you have differences, the place to deal with differences is at the table, not on the streets, ... There is no place for violence in this process.
looking meetings
We're not looking for meetings as an end in themselves. We're looking for results.
thinks
When one thinks about religion, one should think about peace.