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ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
Thu Jul 17, 2014, 06:17 PM Jul 2014

Mideast-US diplomacy may be tiring

This piece is interesting esp. for the comment by the conservative Brookings Institute spokesperson re the US-Israel "special relationship":

Foreign policy programme research chief at the Brookings Institution Michael O’Hanlon
"underscores the nurturing and compromise that relationships need: “If our Israeli friends really think that if they can remain the special friend in the Middle East forever, no matter how they behave, no matter how they develop settlements, no matter what long-term vision they have for the Palestinians as potentially second-class citizens, I’m not sure they are right. Maybe they need to hear a little bit from the American public that if they want this special relationship to continue at its previous level of intensity and closeness. They’re going to have to be willing to make a few more compromises.”

bit of a surprise there.

http://euronews.com/2014/07/17/mideast-us-diplomacy-may-be-tiring/

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Mideast-US diplomacy may be tiring (Original Post) ellenrr Jul 2014 OP
Brookings Institute - conservative? mazzarro Jul 2014 #1
regardless of whether you call it centrist or conservative, the point is ellenrr Jul 2014 #2
Completely agree with that - n/t mazzarro Jul 2014 #3

mazzarro

(3,450 posts)
1. Brookings Institute - conservative?
Thu Jul 17, 2014, 06:32 PM
Jul 2014

I thought it is the centrist equivalent of the Heritage Foundation. Well you can as well call it conservative relative to what a liberal think-tank will be.

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
2. regardless of whether you call it centrist or conservative, the point is
Fri Jul 18, 2014, 05:55 AM
Jul 2014

that it is unusual for an american think tank to question the US-Israel "special relationship", esp. a think tank that is conservative or "centrist".

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