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Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/01/print/20080110.html
Bush to Palestinians: Break from the Past, Redefine the Future
[White House] During a visit to Ramallah on Thursday, President Bush said: "Look, the UN deal didn't work in the past. And so now we're going to have an opportunity to redefine the future by having a state negotiated between an elected leader of the Palestinian people, as well as the prime minister of Israel. This is an opportunity to move forward. And the only way to defeat the terrorists in the long run is to offer an alternative vision that is more hopeful. And that's what we're attempting to do. We can stay stuck in the past, which will yield nothing good for the Palestinians, in my judgment. We can chart a hopeful future, and that's exactly what this process is intending to do; to redefine the future for the Palestinian citizens and the Israelis."