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Leach Says Professional Negotiator Needed

Donnellson, IA – Congressman Jim Leach says more help is needed in the effort to achieve peace in the Middle East. The Iowa Republican says the State Department has too much work to do to place the proper attention on truly resolving the conflict between Isreal, Lebanon, and Hezbollah. The congressman says a special, full-time, negotiator should be brought in to focus only on that one issue. Leach says he has approached the White House about the idea, but it has not moved forward. He believes that once true, agreed-upon, borders are established, some of the chaos will subside. Leach says any discussion must inlcude the creation of a Palestinian state.