Epstein Secrets

s for an eventual agreement with =he Assad regime managed to survive. There have been four subsequent attempts by Israeli prime ministers -- one=by Ehud Barak, one by Ehud Olmert, and two by Benjamin Netanyahu -- to for=e a peace with Syria. This shared history with the As=ad regime is relevant when consi

tempts by Israeli prime ministers -- one=by Ehud Barak, one by Ehud Olmert, and two by Benjamin Netanyah

nt attempts by Israeli prime ministers -- one=by Ehud Barak, one by Ehud Olmert, and two by Benjamin Ne

amar Rabinovich, a fo=mer ambassador of Israel to the United States (1993.1996), currently is ba=ed at Tel Aviv University, New York University, and the Brookings Institution. Tamara Wittes is Director of the Saban Cent=r at the Brookings Institution. 12 EFTA_R1_00107025 EFTA01785163 Article 6.</=ont> The Atlantic

ration has scolded Israel, the charges have been repeated by Turkish officials. November 2011: In advance of meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Mr. Panetta publicly previewed his message. He would warn Mr. Barak against a military strike on Iran's nuclear program: "There are going to be ec

advance of meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Mr. Panetta publicly previewed his message

hic: we would be hearing about a regional conflagration involving multiple U.S. allies, sucking in U.S. forces far beyond the initial assault. When the Brookings Institution ran a war-games simulation a couple of years ago, an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities escalated into a region-wide crisis in which Iran

all. The Palestinian date with the United Nations looms large, though no one is exactly sure what will happen after it. Israel's defense minister, Ehud Barak, warned that his country faced a "diplomatic tsunami." Others worry that it will kick off a third intifada, given the political ferment elsewhere i

will happen after it. Israel's defense minister, Ehud Barak, warned that his country faced a "diplomati

in Libya, the chance to play Middle East power broker is gratifying. But it comes with a risk, said Martin S. Indyk, director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution and a former American ambassador to Israel. "The action in the United Nations is a bigger problem for them than for us," he said. "It has the poten

the sheer scope of resistance at home--by members of the public; the military's senior echelon; and now, apparently, Netanyahu's defense minister, Ehud Barak--seems for the time being, at least, too vast to overcome. Barak's shift marks the most significant change over the past few weeks. For much of th

d now, apparently, Netanyahu's defense minister, Ehud Barak--seems for the time being, at least, too v

he Israeli public is not behind him [on Iran]," says Martin Indyk, a former ambassador to Israel and now director of the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution in Washington. "If Tel Aviv is under rocket attack and he's at war with Lebanon, and he's strained the relationship with the United States, that's

the sheer scope of resistance at home--by members of the public; the military's senior echelon; and now, apparently, Netanyahu's defense minister, Ehud Barak-- seems for the time being, at least, too vast to overcome. Barak's shift marks the most significant change over the past few weeks. For much of the s

nd now, apparently, Netanyahu's defense minister, Ehud Barak-- seems for the time being, at least, too v

he Israeli public is not behind him [on Iran]," says Martin Indyk, a former ambassador to Israel and now director of the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution in Washington. "If Tel Aviv is under rocket attack and he's at war with Lebanon, and he's strained the relationship with the United States, that's

witnessed a dissidence of a variety almost unknown since the founding of the state. Even as Netanyahu and his Defense Minister, Ehud EFTA00713352 Barak, routinely speak of an imminent "existential threat" from Teheran, comparable to that of the Nazis in 1939, a growing number of leading intelligenc

tate. Even as Netanyahu and his Defense Minister, Ehud EFTA00713352 Barak, routinely speak of an immi

s Development Program (UNDP) and vice president of the World Bank, is vice president and director of the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. Javier Solana, former Secretary- General of NATO and EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, is Distinguished Senior Fel

all. The Palestinian date with the United Nations looms large, though no one is exactly sure what will happen after it. Israel's defense minister, Ehud Barak, warned that his country faced a "diplomatic tsunami." Others worry that it will kick off a third intifada, given the political ferment elsewhere i

will happen after it. Israel's defense minister, Ehud Barak, warned that his country faced a "diplomati

in Libya, the chance to play Middle East power broker is gratifying. But it comes with a risk, said Martin S. Indyk, director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution and a former American ambassador to Israel. "The action in the United Nations is a bigger problem for them than for us," he said. "It has the poten