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Israel Peace Not Imminent: McCain

GOP candidate supports response to rocket attacks from Gaza

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 19, 2008 4:33 PM CDT

(Newser) – John McCain's tour of the Middle East continued today in Sderot, an Israeli town hit frequently by rockets from the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports. The Republican presidential candidate said he doubts peace between Israel and the Palestinians will be reached this year, and added that he supports Israel's rights to retaliate for the strikes.

"I come from a border state, and if people were rocketing my state, I think that the citizens from my state would advocate a very vigorous response," the Arizona senator said. McCain said the crisis in Gaza means a peace agreement needs to reached as quickly as possible, Reuters adds. "We've got to have the peace process move forward," he said.

An Israeli woman is treated for shock after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip hit a house in the town of Sderot, southern Israel, Thursday, March 6, 2008.
An Israeli woman is treated for shock after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip hit a house in the town of Sderot, southern Israel, Thursday, March 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Moti Milrod)
Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left,  and U.S. Senators Joseph I. Lieberman (ID-CT), second left, John McCain (R-AZ), second right, and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), right, laugh during a press conference in Sderot, southern Israel, Wednesday, March 19, 2008.
Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, and U.S. Senators Joseph I. Lieberman (ID-CT), second left, John McCain (R-AZ), second right, and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), right, laugh during a press conference...   (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain (R-AZ) visits the town of Sderot, southern Israel, Wednesday, March 19, 2008.
U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain (R-AZ) visits the town of Sderot, southern Israel, Wednesday, March 19, 2008.   (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)
Israeli children, one dressed as a rocket, participate in Purim celebrations at their school in the town of Sderot, southern Israel, Wednesday, March 19, 2008.
Israeli children, one dressed as a rocket, participate in Purim celebrations at their school in the town of Sderot, southern Israel, Wednesday, March 19, 2008.   (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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