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Joe Lieberman (Conn.): "If we believe, as I do, that our foreign policy is at its best when it is based first on our values and second on our strategic interests, then America does have a special relationship with Israel, based on its democratic values and political system, and our strong strategic alliance." Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Ohio): "We must use our considerable influence with Israel to ask Israel to stop build- ing walls, ask Israel to tear down the walls, ask Israel to not participate in the building of any new settlements, because we have to recognize that in order to achieve peace, we must stop anything that smacks of isolation, or of creating conditions which will make it that much more difficult to achieve a peaceful agreement." Sen. John Kerry (Mass.): "No peace process will ever be successful unless Israelis and Palestinians are committed to that process and willing to take steps that each side finds difficult. Palestinian leaders must bring an end to the violence against Israelis and find a way, with the help of others, to rein in militant groups. Israel must be prepared to meet its obligations ..." Gen. Wesley Clark was sick with flu and had his speech read: "Israel is the key U.S. ally in the region and it does have the right to defend itself, includ- ing going after terrorists." Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean on terrorism: "Eighty percent of the Palestinians live below the poverty line, and every Israeli parent worries about their child coming home." On the security fence: "I'm concerned about the course of the wall. I need to know more about it. It's a short-term measure of the difficulties the Israelis face in dealing with terror." Lease For Former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun: "Certainly the Palestinian peo- ple have the right to choose their own leadership, and to bring into the room whoever they choose ..." "There's no question but that the destiny — they have shared destinies, in regards to the region, in regards to resources such as water, in regards to the economy, and so that shared destiny ought to be able to provide the basis upon which there Can be some progress beyond what we've seen before." When pressed on the security fence, Braun said: "You know, the United States can no more make Israel take down the wall than it could make the Palestinians not send Yasser Arafat to the negotiations. I mean, the fact of the matter is these are issues that have to be worked out on the ground." Also delivering remarks was former Montana Gov. 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