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US Secretary of State John Kerry: “That is a very big step forward…We have a lot of homework to do, a lot of tough hurdles to get over, but each step forward is the way you get there. And the old saying, ‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’ Well, President Obama began that step when he went to Israel, offered a vision for peace. He instructed me to continue that work. We’re taking more steps. Yesterday was another step. And we’re going to continue to march forward and try to bring people to the table despite the difficulties and the disappointments of the past.

(source: the State Department)