If you don't pay the civil servants, who support 900,000 people, I'm afraid the frustration would reach a level where you couldn't contain it.
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I have listened to the President about how to move along in light of this new situation.James Wolfensohn
Some Palestinians are wondering why it shouldn't be three months, or maybe one month or one week. They are forgetting that Rafah being in Palestinian and Egyptian hands, without an Israeli presence, is something they should be proud of as a major achievement.
James Wolfensohn
We cannot turn globalization back. Our challenge is to make globalization an instrument of opportunity and inclusion -- not fear and insecurity. With all the forces making the world smaller, it is time to change our way of thinking, time to realize we live together in one world, not two -- this poverty is in our community wherever we live. It is our responsibility.
James Wolfensohn
I know I do not need to tell each of you that the failure to pay salaries may have wide-ranging consequences -- not only for the Palestinian economy but also for security and stability for both the Palestinians and the Israelis.
James Wolfensohn
Our objectives are one and the same, ... If the protesters took a moment to understand what we do then they might view our cause a little differently.
James Wolfensohn
His work in the developing world has afforded him a deep understanding of the many challenges of development. He knows what a remarkable institution this is, he appreciates its outstanding team of development professionals, and I know he will bring continuity to its programs and its mission of fighting poverty.
James Wolfensohn
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