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Home About UsU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.Connect USAStudent Section Highlights from Gaza Secretary Rice:Travel to the Middle East, March 28-31, 2008 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders to support their ongoing bilateral dialogue and the serious effort underway to achieve agreement this year on the establishment of a Palestinian state, living side by side with Israel in peace and security. On March 30, the Secretary met with Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who agreed on concrete steps to implement the Roadmap. This is a program that will improve the daily lives of Palestinians and help make Israel secure. Israel has pledged to reduce the impediments to access and movement in the West Bank. This will begin with the removal of about 50 roadblocks and immediate steps to upgrade checkpoints to reduce waiting time without sacrificing security. Both sides also agreed that the Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank should assume greater responsibility. Prime Minister Fayyad and Defense Minister Barak agreed to begin by bringing new life and hope to Jenin. (more) Features Women and Politics Webchat – Please send your questions by April 15 Join us for a special webchat to find out how the U.S. Government is working to strengthen the role of Palestinian women in political decision making: Ibrahim Natil of the Gaza Society Voice Foundation will chat about his new project to form a model Women’s parliament in Gaza in the hope of encouraging more women to take a greater role in the political process in the Palestinian Territories. The U.S. Government has partnered with Mr. Natil by funding this project and a previous one that addressed topics of special interest to women, such as honor killings, in a series of community meetings and radio programs. Send your questions to: uscongenjerusalem@state.gov by Tuesday, April 15. We wi...