24/01/2009 | Al Manar US President Barack Obama's special envoy to the Middle East is expected to arrive in the region next week, bringing a quick start to the new administration's efforts for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Western diplomats told Reuters on Saturday that former US Senator George Mitchell would try to shore up a shaky ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. They said Mitchell was expected to make stops in the Zionist entity and the occupied West Bank.
During his speech to the US State Department, Mitchell said that "people create conflict and people can end conflict. I've seen it happen in Ireland."
Mitchell, 75, will return to a role he pursued during President Bill Clinton's presidency when the former senator took on several difficult diplomatic assignments, including chairing peace talks on Northern Ireland.
Referring to Mitchell's appointment as special Mideast envoy, US President Barack Obama said "We have no time to lose."
"It will be the policy of my administration to actively and aggressively seek a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians, as well as Israel and its Arab neighbors," Obama said.
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