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...most powerful pro-Israel lobby, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which opposes public U.S. pressure on Israel, hasn't taken an explicit stance on the settlements dispute. Obama has also surrounded himself with the kind of advisers (Rahm Emanuel, Hillary Clinton and Dennis Ross) and made the kind of symbolic gestures (holding a seder at the White House and condemning Holocaust denial in Cairo) that reassure many American Jews. Historically, Israel's American supporters have used their strength in Congress to box Presidents in a corner. But when Netanyahu came to Washington last month, even reliably pro-Israel Jewish...
...line on Iran, will Netanyahu oblige the Obama Administration on the Palestinian issue? Netanyahu will no doubt try the tactic used by previous Israeli Premiers, which is to stall, using the plausible excuse that Palestinians lack a coherent leadership. Netanyahu must also be wondering how hard Obama and a pro-Israel Congress will be willing to push its key regional ally. No doubt he will test Obama's determination. (See pictures of heartbreak in the Middle East...
...Washington New Wiretap Scandal California Representative Jane Harman is disputing media reports that a 2005 National Security Agency wiretap recorded her agreeing to press for lenient treatment for two pro-Israel lobbyists accused of espionage in exchange for help securing a coveted committee post. Harman has denied the allegations--which TIME first reported in 2006--and urged the Obama Administration to release any relevant documents...
...tactics of the Israel lobby plumb the depths of dishonor and indecency.' CHARLES FREEMAN, a former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, after withdrawing from consideration as chairman of the National Intelligence Council because of "distortions" by pro-Israel lobbyists...
...policy issues, Jones, Gates and Clinton aren't significantly more hawkish than Obama. What they are is more hawkish symbolically. Gates is a Republican; Jones is a Marine general who once worked for John McCain; Clinton, as Senator from New York, has gained credibility with hawkish pro-Israel groups. In other words, what distinguishes Gates, Jones and Clinton isn't their desire to shift Obama's policies to the right; it's their ability to persuade the right to give Obama's policies a chance...