POWELL: TIME TO END THE INTIFADA

Powell: "Time to End the Intifada"
Secretary of State Colin Powell said in an interview on Al Jazeera Wednesday: "You say we blame the victims. Who are the victims? The victims are those who are being blown up by bombs. And then there is the response on the part of the Israelis, who have tried to protect themselves from these bombs by going after individuals who they believe are responsible. And so, there are victims on all sides of this question....What has it [the intifada] accomplished for the Palestinian people? Has it produced progress toward a Palestinian state? Has it defeated Israel on the battlefield? So it is time to end this process. It is time to end the intifada." (State Department)