SECRETARY CLINTON'S REPLY TO PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PM

UNCLAS STATE 034154 E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC PREL IL SUBJECT: SECRETARY CLINTON'S REPLY TO PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PM FAYYAD ¶1. PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PM FAYYAD. THERE WILL BE NO SIGNED ORIGINAL. ¶2. BEGIN TEXT: DEAR PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD: THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT E1 AND ISRAELI SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THESE ISSUES ARE RECEIVING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF ATTENTION IN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. I AM AWARE OF THE DIVISIVE NATURE OF ISRAELI CONSTRUCTION IN E1 AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON THE VIABILITY OF A FUTURE PALESTINIAN STATE. ISRAELI SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY IS BUT ONE ISSUE AMONG MANY THAT THE PRESIDENT, SENATOR MITCHELL, AND I WILL DISCUSS FRANKLY WITH ISRAEL AND YOUR GOVERNMENT IN OUR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THE REALITY OF A PALESTINIAN STATE LIVING SIDE BY SIDE IN PEACE AND SECURITY WITH ISRAEL. WE REMAIN FOCUSED AND COMMITTED ON THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING A REGIONAL PEACE THAT WILL LEAD TO COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY IN THE REGION. SINCERELY, HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON END TEXT. CLINTON