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fice of Terje 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 Isr

EFTA00707074 minister was dubbed "Reagan or Begin." This 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 f

Israel: This Time It's Serious Robert Satloff November 17, 2013 -- America and Israel are in uncharted waters. Just eight months since President Barack Obama visited Israel on the first foreign trip of his second term in an attempt to patch things up with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the two close

n in a peaceful manner," Netanyahu said Sunday. President Obama disagrees. He thinks that if Congress imposes add

S., to its eternal credit, held firm. The Americans were not ready to accept a bad ballistic-missile deal like the one proposed by Mr. Gorbachev in Reykjavik. They were not ready to cancel the sanctions. And they continued to support public pressure. Four years later, the evil Soviet empire collapsed wit

4. Associated Press Dahlan, exiled Palestinian leader, builds comeback Mohammed Daraghmeh and Karin Laub Articles. NYT What Would Kennan Say to Obama? Frank Costigliola Article 6. The Economist What's gone wrong with democracy Article 7. Jewish Review of Books Original Sins Ronald Radosh A

nomic assistance and, in a highly provocative escalation, mobilizes its military forces on the Ukrainian border. The response? The E.U. dithers and Barack Obama slumbers. After near- total silence during the first three months of Ukraine's struggle for freedom, Obama said on camera last week that in his view

dead than to those of any contemporary." Although President Obama cannot talk to Mr. Kennan, he can rediscover his

inian border. The response? The E.U. dithers and Barack Obama slumbers. After near- total silence during

oking fun and launching protest campaigns is fast eroding. In 2010 Iceland's Best Party, promising to be openly corrupt, won enough votes to co-run Reykjavik's city council. And in 2013 a quarter of Italians voted for a party founded by Beppe Grillo, a comedian. All this popular cynicism about politics m

er and Kirsten Gillibrand, sent a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, challenging the `state secrets privilege' that ex-Presidents Trump, Obama and Bush invoked to block release of a classified 16-page FBI report. Relatives of those killed on 9/11 or from illnesses triggered by Ground Zero

errorist attacks, had been trying to recover and rebuild after a long string of security gaffes and incidents of drunken misconduct during President Barack Obama's tenure." However, "in early 2017, the Secret Service's problems were simply not a front-burner issue," and then President Trump's "muted response f

incidents of drunken misconduct during President Barack Obama's tenure." However, "in early 2017, the Se

rk, Iceland, and Greenland this weekend to address Arctic policies amid sweeping climate change that is affecting the region." Axios adds, "While in Reykjavik, Blinken will attend the ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council, an organization created 25 years ago to foster cooperation among the eight Arct

er line on Israeli settlements in the occupied territories that continue to eat into the land of a future Palestinian state. In an ideal world, the Obama administration would cut aid to Israel every time a settlement was expanded. Instead, Congress is currently waving the financial big stick in the

-to-back speeches on Mideast policy this spring, President Obama used his considerable powers of persuasion to ur

19 Take missile defense. A generation ago, President Reagan proposed research into a global shield to defend against ballistic missiles. At the Reykjavik summit in 1986, Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev came close to a deal that would have dramatically slashed offensive strategic nuclear ar

er line on Israeli settlements in the occupied territories that continue to eat into the land of a future Palestinian state. In an ideal world, the Obama administration would cut aid to Israel every time a settlement was expanded. Instead, Congress is currently waving the financial big stick in the

-to-back speeches on Mideast policy this spring, President Obama used his considerable powers of persuasion to ur

19 Take missile defense. A generation ago, President Reagan proposed research into a global shield to defend against ballistic missiles. At the Reykjavik summit in 1986, Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev came close to a deal that would have dramatically slashed offensive strategic nuclear ar