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Netanyahu's Focus is Regime Change in Gaza
Taylor Marsh —
... But with Barack Obama coming into office in just a couple of weeks, many are
waiting cautiously optimistic about the possibility of a real change in policy
from the last years. Aaron David Miller has written a piece for Newsweek that
is the best advice for Obama I’ve heard coming from a traditional news source.
He also mentions one of the real challenges facing the new team coming in: settlements. ...
Obama's Middle East Burden--and Opportunity
TPMCafe —
Longtime State Department Middle East specialist Aaron David Miller on the outlook there, and the test for Obama:
Despite efforts to sound reassuring during the campaign, the new administration will have to be tough, much tougher than either Bill Clinton or George W. Bush were, if it's serious about Arab-Israeli peacemaking. The departure point for a viable peace deal--either with Syria or the Palestinians--must not be based purely on what the political traffic in Israel will bear, but on the requirements of all sides....
Israel has every reason ...
Strange Oversight
Matthew Yglesias —
... is a notorious anti-semite veteran of US policy toward the Israeli-Arab conflict, with over 25 years of service in the field. And he says: ...
A rift on the Jewish left
Ben Smith's Blog —
... Obama's transition has silenced the voices presumed to be closest to him -- veteran Democratic policy hands like Dennis Ross, Martin Indyk, and Daniel Kurtzer -- and many of the most frequently cited experts at the moment led by former Ross deputy Aaron David Miller -- advocate putting more pressure on Israel than past presidents have. This, and inclusion in a transition meeting, has given the peace camp, perhaps, a bit more prominence than usual, and the question of whether they'll be players in an Obama administration is a pretty important one. ...
NSN Daily Update 1/5/09
democracyarsenal.org —
... 19 websites, including Google, that have not removed content face shutdown. Commentary of the Day – Gaza Edition The Washington Post looks at the sad realities of war from both the Israeli and Palestinian perspective. Roi Ben-Yehuda had an article in Ha’aretz last week about Muslim support for peace. Anshel Pfeffer takes a look at the mixed reaction of the Jewish Diaspora. Aaron Miller argues for a new American approach towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A fascinating ...
Larywn's Links: Kristallnacht in Antwerp
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... most annoying liberals of 2008 : Right Wing News NBC bans Ann Coulter for life : Gateway Pundit Pelosi plans rules rewrite to suppress GOP dissent : Human Events Iranian student group: Hamas is a bunch of terrorists : Taif-e 'Alameh (via MEMRI ) Cars loaded with petrol bombs launched at French synagogue : Straits Times Ethically Challenged? What does Richardson say about Obama? : Fox News (Andrea Tantaros) Hall of Shame Links Obama must get tough with Israel : Newsweek Nineteen hijackers died on 9/11. What should be ...
Roger Cohen Wants To Impose Peace On Israel Something “Fierce”
Israpundit —
... Another adviser there was Aaron David Miller, who recently wrote a piece for Newsweek entitled If Obama Is Serious He should get tough with Israel. He was also an advisor to 6 different Secretaries of State from 1978-2003. ...
