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Dennis Ross. (Guy Raivitz) Last update - 11:00 14/05/2008 Dennis Ross, Daniel Kurtzer slam Bush's Mideast policy By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Dennis Ross  Haaretz.com hosts Peres' Presidential Conference Web site Two representatives of the United States' previous administration, under former president Bill Clinton, on Tuesday criticized the policies of current U.S. President George W. Bush and the conduct of the Annapolis Middle East peace process. Special Middle East coordinator in the Clinton administration, Dennis Ross, and former U.S. ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer were speaking in the framework of the "Facing Tomorrow" Presidential Conference in Jerusalem. Advertisement Ross, chairman of the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute, the group responsible for organizing the presidential conference, said that last November's Annapolis conference was not planned properly, that all of the parties should have agreed in advance on at least some of the main principles and that more groundwork should have been done to give both the Israelis and the Palestinians the sense that the event could make a difference for them. According to Ross, the Palestinians were not given a sense that their lives would be improved by the Annapolis process, and the Israelis weren't given a sense that the Palestinians would take responsibility for security issues. Ross, who is likely to return to the State Department if the Democrats retake the White House in November, said it was Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's fault that the peace process is being conducted outside of the public context. Kurtzer, an adviser on foreign policy and the Middle East to Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama, said in a session on the role of Jerusalem as the cultural capital of the Jewish people that before the subject could be addressed, it was necessary to recognize a number of fundamental facts, including what to do about the city's Arabs who do not consider themselves part of that enterprise. "It will be impossible to make progress on serious peace talks without putting the future of Jerusalem on the table," Kurtzer said. The former U.S. ambassador also criticized the Annapolis process and said the current administration in Washington is not seriously advancing the negotiations because it cannot be done without putting the future of Jerusalem on the agenda. Related articles: Obama advisor: Jerusalem must be included in peace talks Olmert: Understandings reached in talks with PA 13 heads of state, 3,500 guests - and one Shimon Peres font> Beilin: Follow-up summit to Annapolis set for May Bookmark to del.icio.us   A few good celebs Some of Hollywood's top guns congratulate Israel in a clip played in Times Square. Chosen, shmosen 'Religion is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions,' wrote Albert Einstein.   1.   And when will Arabs recognize the fact there was a Temple 03:06  |  McQueen 14/05/08   2.   Look who is criticizing 04:50  |  dave 14/05/08   3.   "conducted outside of public context" due to extremists 05:05  |  Smadar 14/05/08   4.   Why do others tell Israel to give up their historic homeland...? 05:07  |  r 14/05/08   5.   Ross and Kurtzer. Court Jews who did nothing to bring peace. 05:22  |  Steven 14/05/08   6.   Response to 1 05:30  |  Donald 14/05/08   7.   Palestinians fail to take responsibility for security issues? 05:48  |  Johnny Weintraub 14/05/08   8.   Dan Kurtzer 06:04  |  Caleb 14/05/08   9.   The Old City of Jerusalem will remain under Israeli sovreignty as 06:30  |  Amir 14/05/08   10.   Ross and Kurtzer - The Jerk Brothers 07:05  |  Tod Zuckerman 14/05/08   11.   "Smart" jews positioning themselves for new administration 07:26  |  Boris 14/05/08   12.   You might as well ask... 08:04  |  Webster 14/05/08   13.   Kutzer`s Error 09:00  |  Dan 14/05/08   14.   What table? 10:08  |  Dennie 14/05/08   15.   Failed Clinton Policy Led By Ross Created This Monster 15:50  |  Jane 14/05/08

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