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From: Office of Terje Rod-Larsen ‹ > Subject: January 20 update Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:38:04 +0000 20 January, 2014 Article 1. Haaretz Kerry can survive failure, but can Israel? S. Daniel Abraham Article 2. The Guardian There's reason for optimism on Arab-Israeli peace Michael Cohen

tten John B. Judis Haaretz Kerry can survive failure, but can Israel? S. Daniel Abraham EFTA00684504 Jan. 19, 2014 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's peace mission is approaching its moment of truth, but the Israeli public remains indifferent. Over the years it has experienced American peace en

ake, for example, U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary Kerry's tremendous efforts to understand and address I

the start of the war in Iraq, groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda have taken control of key Iraqi cities, including the symbolically important city of Fallujah. EFTA00684516 The Geneva II conference offers an opportunity to address these dangers. But risks abound. We still do not know who will represent

ificant leverage there. Iraqi forces were equipped and trained by Americans, and the country's leaders need and expect our help. Secretary of State John F. Kerry showed great initiative in making Iraq part of his first visit abroad; he should return to signal Iraq's long-term importance to the United States a

and expect our help. Secretary of State John F. Kerry showed great initiative in making Iraq part of hi

i leaders took concrete steps to keep demonstrations peaceful by searching protesters for weapons. Even after eight Sunni protesters were killed in Fallujah in January, both sides managed to de-escalate. That all changed last week. It began in the town of Hawija, near Kirkuk, where Iraqi Security Forces

little substantive progress on the key issues aimed at setting a framework for further negotiations for a two-state solution, it remains unclear if Kerry will be able to push for a continuation of the peace talks beyond the previously established deadline of April 29th. Arab League and the GCC: On Ma

build links across the Iraq-Syria border and expand their support base. Of particular concern is the Sunni-dominated Anbar province and its city of Fallujah, where the government is not in control EFTA00684086 and al-Qaida-inspired militants and tribesmen vie for power. However, with an ever-growing Su