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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
hieved its aim. On the afternoon of November 14, we launched a targeted air strike on Hamas’s de facto chief of staff, Ahmed Jabari. We’d gone after Jabari in the past but, for one reason or another, had failed. We also hit nearly two dozen other Hamas targets, including all of the main missile sites we
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
chieved its aim. On the afternoon of November 14, we launched a targeted air strike on Hamas's de facto chief of staff, Ahmed Jabari. We'd gone after Jabari in the past but, for one reason or another, had failed. We also hit nearly two dozen other Hamas targets, including all of the main missile sites we
tia= relations entirely now, it is clear that this remains the Muslim Brotherh=od's ultimate ambition. This is where Washington comes in. While the Obama administration cannot ch=nge the long-held aims of an insular, extreme movement like the Muslim Bro=herhood, it must work to prevent the Brotherhood
iversity of Gaza. "Now the resistance is working freely." Not entirely freely. Mourners broke into a jog on Thursday morning as they =ccompanied Mr. Jabari's remains from his home to a mosque for his funera= because Israeli planes were dropping bombs nearby. High-ranking Hamas off=cials were not among
Entities connected to both Barack Obama and Jabari

Bill Clinton
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George W. Bush
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Hillary Clinton
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United States
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Department of Justice
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Eric Trump
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Bashar al-Assad
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Tehran
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Middle East
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Lebanon
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Jerusalem
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Saddam Hussein
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Ehud Barak
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Cairo
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Damascus
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Robert Gates
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North Korea
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West Bank
LOCATIONthe West Bank
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