Though his presence in Palestinian-controlled territory amplified his remarks, the pope's support for the creation of a Palestinian homeland was consistent with established Vatican positions and in line with the current direction of negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.
But the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation said on Monday: "We are appalled by the one-sided and blinkered response of chief rabbi Warren Goldstein … The ANC's unequivocal stance in the Palestinian crisis is consistent with the global outpouring of anger and a desire to see an end to the illegal occupation of Palestine".
Or should we then press Israel to grant the Palestinians full political rights, consistent with America's own "melting-pot" traditions?
Rather than simply accepting Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's unilateral approach, America should use its considerable ability to influence Israel in order to leverage Palestinian actions that are consistent with the road map.
It was not immediately clear whether Mr. Abbas's position, which is consistent with Palestinian policy, would scuttle a proposed deal that the Americans hope will lead to resumption of the negotiations.
Israel's offer must be more consistent with a Palestinian-Israeli two-state solution.
He cited a report released on 6 November by a Swiss laboratory on the remains of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, indicating results consistent with polonium poisoning.
Consistent with two other Palestinian studies [ 21, 22], only about one-third of the women had obtained postnatal care during the six weeks following delivery.
The US should step in now and help negotiate a ceasefire that can achieve those goals that are consistent with American, Israeli, and Palestinian security interests, ending the violence and lifting the siege on Gaza.
These findings were also consistent with other studies conducted among Palestinian farmers and in other parts of the world [ 22, 25, 42- 47].
