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tims, a reasonable set of expectations that was on the verge of acceptance by Tel Aviv, but collapsed when challenged by the internal opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu led by the super-hawk foreign minister, Avigdor Liebermann, now under indictment for fraud. What this brief overview argues is that Turkey has cons
hallenged by the internal opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu led by the super-hawk foreign minister, Avigdor
dure withering castigation for his own views. In return, he skewers many people — Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Michael Mandelbaum, Judith Miller, Leon Wieseltier, Michael Ignatieff, myself included — for being ignorant at best and willing dupes of power at worst, never conceding that his opponents could be h
tims, a reasonable set of expectations that was on the verge of acceptance by Tel Aviv, but collapsed when challenged by the internal opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu led by the super-hawk foreign minister, Avigdor Liebermann, now under indictment for fraud. What this brief overview argues is that Turkey has cons
hallenged by the internal opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu led by the super-hawk foreign minister, Avigdor
ure withering castigation for his own views. In return, he skewers many people — Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Michael Mandelbaum, Judith Miller, Leon Wieseltier, Michael Ignatieff, myself included — for being ignorant at best and willing dupes of power at worst, never conceding that his opponents could be
n 10,000 civilians, but a prime strategic interest of Israel and the United States. So why are both the Obama administration and the government of Benjamin Netanyahu unethusiastic — to say the least — about even indirect military intervention to topple Assad? In part it's because of worry about what would follow
tlingly generous offer a falling Olmert made in late 2008, nothing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can offer will elicit a yes. This would leave Netanyahu facing two alternatives: continue economic and institutional development in the West Bank without talks, or undertake a Sharon/Olmert/Mofaz move in
Whether he'll be remembered as a great one depends on his reelection. E FTA_R1_02204194 EFTA02720665 The New Republic They Died for Westphalia Leon Wieseltier June 8, 2012 -- WHAT A SPELL of cultural miseries. Oprah Winfrey commended "Pierre de Chardin" to the graduates of Spelman College and exhorted th
d the pain of the existing sanctions on Iran; a new government coalition in Israel has strengthened the hand of its hawkish leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; and Americans believe that recent blustery statements from Iranian officials are laying the groundwork for concessions by Tehran. None of this gu
r breakthrough from the meeting on Wednesday, which will include Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China, in addition to the United States. Mr. Netanyahu on Friday repeated his skepticism that there would be any progress. But American officials said that at a minimum, the Baghdad meeting should be
rael. They are currently co-authoring a history of the USSC. Article 4. The New Republic Obama's Cult of Complexity—and How It's Hurting Syria Leon Wieseltier May 18, 2012 -- The problem with a moral vocabulary about politics and policy is that it not only makes politicians and policymakers feel bold, it
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