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ack Article 3. Politico Obama's Fight with Israel: This Time It's Serious Robert Satloff Article 4. The Wall Street Journal Is Rouhani the New Gorbachev? Natan Sharansky Article 5. Los Angeles Times Israel's policy of erasure Saree Makdisi Article 6. The National Interest Why Pakistan Won't Se

rje Rod-Larsen ‹ > Subject: November 18 update Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:39:27 +0000 18 November, 2013 Article 1. The Washington Post Barack or Bibi? David Ignatius Article 2. Bloomberg Kennedy Showed How to Contain Iran Kenneth M. Pollack Article 3. Politico Obama's Fight with Israel: Thi

his week, the showdown on Iran negotiations might be described as "Barack or Bibi." Despite Obama administration opposition, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been lobbying Congress to enact a new round of sanctions to squeeze Iran for additional concessions in the nuclear talks. "Iran is under econom

omic pressure and continuation of this pressure, or increasing it, can lead to a much better result of a diplomatic solution in a peaceful manner," Netanyahu said Sunday. President Obama disagrees. He thinks that if Congress imposes additional sanctions now, it could torpedo the negotiations at a crucial

nto the same elevator. Remarkably, Mickael Gorbachev was also on the elevator. (I knew it sounds like the beginning of a bad joke: “Havel, Sharansky, Gorbachev and Dershowitz get into an elevator.”) Gorbachev turned to me and said, “You’re the big shot lawyer who tried to get these people out of prison. You

since Biblical times, when they lived as minorities in the lands of Egypt and Persia.'° After much discussion and arm twisting, I finally persuaded Netanyahu that if I accepted the position, it might be good for me, but it would not be good for American Jews or for Israel. So I declined, after promising th

: 191694 Israel Philharmonic 362 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017449 4.2.12 WC: 191694 Nevins 363 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017450 4.2.12 WC: 191694 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Among the public figures I have counseled is Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. I had met Bibi when he was a student in Cambridge in the ea

.12 WC: 191694 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Among the public figures I have counseled is Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. I had met Bibi when he was a student in Cambridge in the early 1970’s. We got to know each other when he served in New York as Israel’s representative to the United

he world around them, the big question is whether the inevitable change will come from inside or outside the current system. Putin could be another Gorbachev — or another Mubarak. Some people believe that he will slowly allow liberalization. But his conduct of the election campaign — founded on excluding

ipac) in Washington Sunday, assuring the group that "I have Israel's back." And it's little wonder why. Monday he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid growing concern that a military strike will be necessary to end Iran's nuclear weapons program. He also knows that he lost a portion of the Je

caught part of a private conversation between Mr. Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Mr. Sarkozy said of Israel's premier, "I can't stand Netanyahu. He's a liar." Rather than defend Israel's back, Mr. Obama piled on: "You're tired of him; what about me? I have to deal with him every day." Dece

also lit Hanukkah candles in the White House. I then contrasted President Clinton’s warm actions with the response I received from former President Gorbachev several years earlier. I had been invited to speak at an international conference in the Kremlin, during the week of the Jewish New Year. I invited t

ent Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli President Katzav, Senator Mike Gravell o

venturism? Theory 1: Trump was drawn to authoritarian strongmen. Foer recounted Trump’s longtime fascination with Russia, including being duped by a Gorbachev look-alike who visited Trump Tower in the 1980s, and his many fulsome and unnecessary “odes to Putin.” This suggested a lie-down-with-dogs-wake-up-wi

rogram. It’s his program.” Pivoting from Trump himself, Bannon plunged on with the Trump agenda. “Day one we’re moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. Netanyahu’s all in. Sheldon’—Sheldon Adelson, the casino billionaire, far-right Israel defender, and Trump supporter—‘‘is all in. We know where we're heading o

o terrorists. Everyone should share concerns about Syria’s WMD. _ Hezbollah loses supplier, but unraveling of Syria has huge consequences for Jordan. Bibi is sensitive to Jordan issues. We need to have a very serious conversation with Bibi. (does Obama have the credibility reserve to have that conversat

— huge bet and we won. Big bets come from the top down. Not interagency BS. Before Malta summit, Reagan WH had given him 18 initiatives to raise with Gorbachev. 2 days before summit, Reagan decided to pass them by cabinet. Held cabinet meeting and every time an idea was surfaced, the relevant cabinet member