○  RemarksbySenatorHillaryRodhamClintontothe2005AmericanIsraelPublicAffairsCommittee(AIPAC)PolicyConference  ○

eliefthatpeopledeservetherighttobefree,deservetherighttoselecttheirowngovernment,deservetherighttoplotandplanforabetterfutureforthemselvesandtheirchildren.

ihopethateachofyou,asyoutravelthroughyourstatesandcommunities,willmakeitapointtothanktheseyoungpeople,becausethey''repayingaveryhighprice:1,600-pluslosttheirlivethousandsandthousandshavereturnedhomegrievouslyinjured.becauseoftheadvancesinbattlefieldmedicineandthenewbodyarmorthatourtroowear,manyaresurvivinginjuriesthatwouldhaveleftpreviousgeneratioofyoungmenandwomendead.

sothereisnodoubtthatamericahasstarteddownapath,withbloodandtreasure,totrytocreatetheconditionfordemocracyandfreedominthemiddleeast--whichhascoequencesfortheentireregion,foroursecurity,andcertainlyforisrael''s.

atthiscriticaltimeinthiscomplicatedsituationwefindourselvesin,ithinkit''simportanttorecognizetheextraordinarystandthatprimeministersharonandthedemocraticallyelectedgovernmentofisraelhavetakenastheyfacetherisksandchallengesofdisengagementandastheytrytodealwiththenewlyelectedpalestinianleadership.

theprimeminister--whomiampleasedtonotewillfollowmetothisstage--andthestateofisraelthathehasdevotedhisentirelifetoservingaretakingatremendousrisk.

ibelieveitisourobligationasfriendsandsuortersandalliesofisraeltosuortisrael''seffortsforpeace,stabilityandsecurity.now,thismeadoingmorethanprovidingisraelwitheconomicaidsothatitcanremainstronginthefaceofongoingthreats.wemustalsodemandthatpresidentaasdismantlethestructuresofterrorthatthepalestinianleadershiphasemployedforsolong.

youknow,inademocracy,evenafledglingdemocracy,leadersmustbeheldaccountable.andpresidentaasmustbeheldaccountablefortheactiotakingplaceunderhisleadership.iknowthatyouareaskingyoursenatorsandrepresentativestosignontoalettertopresidentbushaboutthis,andi''mproudtosuorttheseeffortsbecausetherecanbenodoubtthatasisraelanditsdemocraticgovernmenttakethesesteandwesuortthem,therehastobereciprocityontheothersideaswell.

andmakingprogretowardpeaceandsecurity

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