Epstein Secrets

nior officials in Jerusalem; meeting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, and other senior officials in Ramallah; meeting President Abdel- Fattah el-Sissi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo; and meeting Jordan's King Abdullah II and Deputy Prime Minist

affe, Fram) reports that according to Floyd's nephew Brandon Williams, the President told them he "wants the bill to be meaningful and that it holds George's legacy intact." Williams also "said Biden showed 'genuine concern' for how the family is doing." In addition, according to the AP, "Biden took ti

Middle East, Secretary of State Blinken met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, trying to make sure an Egyptian brokered cease-fire holds." NBC (Mitchell) added, that Blinken is "pledging $112 million in emergency aid to rebuild Gaza and meeting with Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas, sid

nior officials in Jerusalem; meeting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, and other senior officials in Ramallah; meeting President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo; and meeting Jordan's King Abdullah II and Deputy Prime Minist

affe, Fram) reports that according to Floyd's nephew Brandon Williams, the President told them he "wants the bill to be meaningful and that it holds George's legacy intact." Williams also "said Biden showed 'genuine concern' for how the family is doing." In addition, according to the AP, "Biden took ti

Middle East, Secretary of State Blinken met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, trying to make sure an Egyptian brokered cease-fire holds." NBC (Mitchell) added, that Blinken is "pledging $112 million in emergency aid to rebuild Gaza and meeting with Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas, side

ilderment at Mitchell's hands-off approach to the complex negotiating process. With a small staff in Israel, he would shuttle between Jerusalem and Ramallah to meet with senior advisers to the leaders of both sides and then leave after just a few days. In an interview with Newsweek last month, Palestini

icle 3. The Daily Star A democratic Arab world would welcome peace with Israel Hamid Alkifaey The Daily Beast The Awkward Exit of Mideast Envoy George Mitchell Daniel Stone Article 4. The Washington Post Amid the Arab Spring, a U.S.-Saudi split Nawaf Obaid Article 5. Article 6. Article 7. Newsweek D

- Two days after Barack Obama's inauguration, George Mitchell was named special envoy for Middle East peace. With the new president standing beside Mitchell and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden took the podium and extolled Mitchell's reputation and experience having brokered

servations." Instead, the British component of the USSC, led by a serving brigadier general, actually took up residence in the Palestinian capital Ramallah, while the Americans and Canadians lived in Jerusalem. The continuous presence of a small but dedicated team that worked directly with all sides a

idence-building measure between both parties. EFTA_R1_02205139 EFTA02721219 Why was this concept lost? The course taken by former special envoy George Mitchell and his team, which began its mission with the unrealistic belief that negotiations were the one and only key to success, was emblematic of the Ob

ding efforts -- would be seen as an admission that their efforts were lackluster by comparison. Their actions were even worse than their rhetoric. Mitchell's team consistently excluded and bypassed the USSC, then Washington's most trusted agent, including on issues that clearly dovetailed with his sec

ational Interest Another Revolution Betrayed Walter Laqueur EFTA00586633 NYT The Long Overdue Palestinian State Mahmoud Abbas May 16, 2011 -- Ramallah, West Bank -- SIXTY-THREE years ago, a 13-year-old Palestinian boy was forced to leave his home in the Galilean city of Safed and flee with his fam

ssing of thresholds. It has, however, been preoccupied with the Arab Spring and has not focused on this issue, perhaps precipitating former senator George Mitchell's departure as envoy. The new Palestinian configuration further hamstrings our position. A speech by President Obama this Thursday, focusing on the M

sue, perhaps precipitating former senator George Mitchell's departure as envoy. The new Palestinian config

suming office for talks that are expected to focus on Iran, Israeli officials tell me. He's also expected to meet Palestinian Authority officials in Ramallah." The Hill (8/9, Schnell, 5.69M) reports Burns "will reportedly meet with David Barnea, the director of the Mossad intelligence agency, and Israeli

oors Monday and faced what Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) described as 'tough' questions

to come out of hibernation in the West Bank. An Israeli leadership that has successufully bottled Hamas up in Gaza and a Palestinian leadership in Ramallah that has rooted Hamas out of Palestinian institutions over the past five years will hesitate to allow Hamas to come out into the open there. Of cou

es in 2010, the Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, stated outright that his