US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that the creation of a Palestinian state is a component of US national security. But a Palestinian state will not appear now or in ten years if Israel continues build settlements in areas slated to be part of it.
美国国务卿赖斯曾说建立巴勒斯坦国是美国国家安全的组成部分。但如果以色列继续在本已划给巴勒斯坦建国的土地上继续修建定居点，那么巴勒斯坦国现在或在今后的十年里都不会出现。