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Meeting with Obama, Netanyahu Vows Direct Talks With Palestinians in a 'Few Weeks'
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyCalling the bond between the United States and Israel "unbreakable," President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to dispel any rumors of perceived cooling in the relationship between the two countries. On Tuesday, Netanyahu was in Washington to meet with Obama, after being forced to abruptly cancel a meeting in early June and return home to deal with the fallout from a deadly Israeli attack on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza. In a press conference following the hourlong meeting, Obama said the two had discussed a number of high priority issues, including the situation ...
Barack and Bibi: Friends Again?
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailySee those protesters outside the White House? It's the welcoming committee for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bibi is in meetings today at the White House and Blair House with President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It sounds routine -- after all, this is the fifth time the two leaders have met since they both assumed office last year. Except that the last time Netanyahu tried to get here, his trip was scuttled at the eleventh hour by the disastrous handling of the Gaza flotilla, which left nine activists dead and dozens wounded on both sides. And the last ...
George Mitchell Lays Groundwork as Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Talks
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyIf there were no conflict, Ramallah and Jerusalem would be considered neighboring towns. By car, they lie only 16 miles apart; even fewer as the crow flies. The distance might as well be an ocean. Former Sen. George Mitchell must be tired. He's swum this ocean's length already, dozens of times. Over the last weeks Mitchell, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, a diplomat decorated for his role in the Northern Ireland peace process, has shuttled back and forth between Jerusalem and Ramallah, working to lay the groundwork allowing mediated talks to begin between Israeli Prime ...
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