Washington Watch Articles From 1997
THE DECEMBER 17 DEADLINE
The Middle East peace process is approaching yet another fateful deadline. United States Secretary of State Madeline Albright has given Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu until December 17 to present a specific proposal for redeployment of the West Bank.
A CASE OF CONCERN TO ALL AMERICANS
Sometime before the end of December, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) will formally appeal an immigration judge’s decision to allow Imad Hamad to remain in the United States and become a U.S. citizen.
NO PEACE, NO BUSINESS
The negotiating positions that the Israeli side brought to Washington last week, and one might add, the fact of the negotiations themselves, stand in stark contrast to the very logic supposedly underlying the fourth Middle East/North Africa (MENA) Economic Summit due to take place in Doha.
NETANYAHU: ISOLATED BUT STILL DANGEROUS
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu is an increasingly isolated figure. Fury in the Arab world over his policies is being echoed within Israel as well.
MY SPEECH AT THE STATE DEPRTMENT
The peace process is in a state of collapse. This poses a danger not only to the Palestinian and Israeli peoples. U.S. interests in a stable and secure Middle East will also be negatively impacted.
A BIGOTED CAMPAIGN
By now the world knows of Roger Tamraz, a Lebanese American, and of his appearance before the U.S. Senate Committee investigating campaign finance irregularities in 1996.
CONGRESS PROVIDES EXTRA BENEFITS FOR ISRAEL
Congress, reflecting the mood of U.S. public opinion, is usually not inclined to grant foreign aid. To secure foreign aid requests for new recipients, the Administration must usually wage an intense campaign to convince Members of Congress of their value to U.S. interests and foreign policy objectives.