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here was tension with the new American president, Barack Obama, over moves to revive the peace process wit

sure that happened, or not to hinder Israel from doing so. Either was going to be a lot harder if there was tension with the new American president, Barack Obama, over moves to revive the peace process with the Palestinians. I didn’t expect it to be put to the test so soon. Yet within weeks of our taking offi

o revive the peace process with the Palestinians. I didn’t expect it to be put to the test so soon. Yet within weeks of our taking office, President Obama launched an effort to restart negotiations, declaring it “intolerable” that there was still not a Palestinian state. He was explicit about what Israe

t so soon. Yet within weeks of our taking office, President Obama launched an effort to restart negotiations, decla

an and I withdrew into a side room to talk with the chief of staff, Gaby Ashkenazi, as well as the heads of military intelligence, the Mossad and and Shin Bet. We emphasized that no final decision on whether to attack had been taken. That would require a further meeting with the Group of Eight, and then the

here was tension with the new American president, Barack Obama, over moves to revive the peace process wit

sure that happened, or not to hinder Israel from doing so. Either was going to be a lot harder if there was tension with the new American president, Barack Obama, over moves to revive the peace process with the Palestinians. I didn't expect it to be put to the test so soon. Yet within weeks of our taking offic

to revive the peace process with the Palestinians. I didn't expect it to be put to the test so soon. Yet within weeks of our taking office, President Obama launched an effort to restart negotiations, declaring it "intolerable" that there was still not a Palestinian state. He was explicit about what Israe

t so soon. Yet within weeks of our taking office, President Obama launched an effort to restart negotiations, decla

an and I withdrew into a side room to talk with the chief of staff, Gaby Ashkenazi, as well as the heads of military intelligence, the Mossad and and Shin Bet. We emphasized that no final decision on whether to attack had been taken. That would require a further meeting with the Group of Eight, and then the

Lebanon, and Turkey intensifies. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has been understandably w

Lebanon, and Turkey intensifies. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has been understandably wary of e

n, and Turkey intensifies. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has been understandably wary of

via water," said Ami Ayalon, the deputy commander of the navy at the time, who would later become head of the Israeli domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet. Strategic Depth Even then it was becoming apparent, according to Ayalon, "that in the Middle East things were heading toward nuclear weapons," es

ater years, when she was Secretary of State under President Obama, this was the first time I'd had the opportunity

we joined Bill and Hillary for dinner. Though I would work more closely with Hillary in later years, when she was Secretary of State under President Obama, this was the first time I'd had the opportunity to engage in anything more than small talk with her. She was less naturally outgoing than her husban

ed there as well: Danny Yatom, as well as Shaul Mofaz and Uzi Dayan, who was now deputy chief of staff. Newer colleagues, too, like Yossi Ginossar, a Shin Bet veteran who spoke fluent Arabic and, after working in the West Bank and Gaza in the late 1960s became one of the first Israelis to hold secret talks

we joined Bill and Hillary for dinner. Though I would work more closely with Hillary in later years, when she was Secretary of State under President Obama, this was the first time I’d had the opportunity to engage in anything more than small talk with her. She was less naturally outgoing than her husban

ater years, when she was Secretary of State under President Obama, this was the first time I’d had the opportunity

ed there as well: Danny Yatom, as well as Shaul Mofaz and Uzi Dayan, who was now deputy chief of staff. Newer colleagues, too, like Yossi Ginossar, a Shin Bet veteran who spoke fluent Arabic and, after working in the West Bank and Gaza in the late 1960s became one of the first Israelis to hold secret talks

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ease and desist from the use of violence." Surely President Obama can do better than that. Or perhaps not. The dra

d an Israeli- Palestinian peace, like the Israeli Peace Initiative proposed two weeks ago by former heads of the Israeli Defense Force, Mossad, and Shin Bet? For working with the European Union to help Egypt and Tunisia improve their economies and consolidate democracy the way the U.S. did for Europe a

s violent extremists. Attorney General Steve Marshall reacted to the report on social media. The article quoted Marshall, who said, "Even during the Obama administration, the FBI disavowed the use of SPLC information, particularly around hate groups, and now, somehow or another, this administration is

nd its thinking on post-conflict Gaza and the West Bank? Join us as Efraim Halevy, former director of the Mossad, and Ami Ayalon, former director of Shin Bet, engage in conversation with Aaron David Miller on these and other subjects. • AEI: Writing with AI: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on Who Makes the NBA