Thursday, December 9, 2010

"Those who think that Obama is going to give up on Palestine-Israel, don't understand him ..."

"... A senior administration official told me yesterday that those who think that President Obama is simply going to give up on Palestine-Israel peace don't understand him. This official said that President Obama opened his administration with an important investment in the peace process, making the appointment of former Senator George Mitchell one of his administration's defining first moves. The official said that the President receives regular updates on progress and has used two UN General Assembly speeches in a row to keep the Israel-Palestine standoff front and center. The official said Obama realizes -- and has been advised -- that without continuing involvement, without continuing innovation in approaches that this situation will blow up and not allow itself to be ignored.
My question then was, what next?
And the response was incomplete but probably sound. "We are studying options."..."

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