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Emanuel Calls for Negotiations "Without Preconditions"
[Jerusalem Post] Hilary Leila Krieger and E.B. Solomont - White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel pushed back Tuesday against those who had raised questions about the U.S. commitment to Israel and its focus on Israeli settlements, arguing that the issue shouldn't keep the parties from working toward peace. "It is only through dialogue that we can achieve the lasting peace that Israel seeks," Emmanuel told the Jewish Federations of North America's General Assembly. "No one should allow the issue of settlements to distract from the goal of a lasting peace between Israel, the Palestinians and the Arab world." He also called for peace negotiations without unilateral actions by either side and "without preconditions."