Hillary Clinton : Egypt `` essential partner '' in helping restart Mideast talks . Clinton meets with Egyptians after angering Palestinians with praise for Israel . `` President Obama , special envoy [ George ] Mitchell -- who is here with me today -- and I are all deeply and personally committed to achieving a two-state solution and comprehensive peace between Israelis , Palestinians and all of their Arab neighbors , '' Clinton said at a joint news conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit . Egyptians reportedly tell Clinton her comments perceived as `` a sort of backtracking '' are not helpful to the peace process, and that she should apologize or leave office.
Hillary Clinton : Egypt `` essential partner '' in helping restart Mideast talks . Clinton meets with Egyptians after angering Palestinians with praise for Israel . Egyptians reportedly tell Clinton her comments perceived as `` a sort of backtracking '' are not helpful to the peace process, and that she should apologize or leave office.