Little Support in Washington for Kerry’s Mideast Efforts
May 24th, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick While Secretary of State John Kerry was in Israel declaring his aim to “exhaust all the possibilities
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Kerry’s Latest Mideast Trip Doomed Before It Starts
May 22nd, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick It may seem like US Secretary of State John Kerry is chasing his own tail with regard
Israel Unlikely to Stay on Syrian Sidelines for Much Longer
May 1st, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick All eyes are on US President Barack Obama as he contemplates how to deal with the fact
Kerry in the Mideast: Tilting at Windmills
April 29th, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick Who is John Kerry trying to fool? His repeated trips to the Middle East have produced no
US Arms Sale Sends Mixed Messages to Israel
April 24th, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel may have insisted that the latest sale of US arms to
Obama’s Subtle Message To Israel: You’re Not My Top Priority Anymore
March 22nd, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick All was not as it seemed during President Barack Obama’s appearances in Jerusalem and Ramallah, where he
Clanging Symbols: Obama’s 50 Hours in Israel
March 20th, 2013 | by Marsha B. Cohen
by Marsha B. Cohen US President Barack Obama has arrived in Israel. Greeted by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime
Iron Dome, “Iron Dumb”?
March 14th, 2013 | by Marsha B. Cohen
by Marsha B. Cohen Americans will soon get to see their taxpayer dollars at work when Israel’s Iron Dome anti-rocket
All Eyes on Iran for AIPAC 2013 Conference
March 3rd, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick The annual Israel-Congress orgy dubbed as the AIPAC Policy Conference kicked off today. It might just as well
A Desperate Cry for Help from Abbas
February 20th, 2013 | by Mitchell Plitnick
by Mitchell Plitnick As President Barack Obama’s first trip to Israel approaches, one senses desperation from the Ramallah headquarters of the Palestinian
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- Hope, Scepticism Over U.S.-Russian Accord on Syria Conference
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- Obama Seen Unlikely to Sharply Escalate Intervention in Syria
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