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Source: http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2006/58926.htm
Rice: No Place in Political Process for Groups Who Refuse to Recognize Israel and Disarm
(State Department) Secretary of State Rice said in a statement Wednesday that she welcomed Acting Prime Minister Olmert's statement that Palestinians in eastern Jerusalem will be allowed to vote in the upcoming PA elections "in accordance with existing precedent." "It remains the view of the United States that there should be no place in the political process for groups or individuals who refuse to renounce terror and violence, recognize Israel's right to exist, and disarm....To participate in a peace process of Israelis and Palestinians, the Palestinian partner must at least accept Israel's right to exist. To implement agreements on movement and access for the Palestinian territories, the Palestinian partner must be committed to preventing violence." Rice noted the need for "implementing Roadmap obligations to dismantle the infrastructure of terror."