Washington Watch Articles From 2001
NEW POLL SHOWS DAMAGE DONE
There is almost no good news in the most recent Zogby International poll on the U.S. public’s attitudes toward some Middle East countries and the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict.
CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGES WE FACE
Some pro-Israel groups and their erstwhile friends in the neo-conservative movement are not satisfied with the destruction of the Middle East peace process.
A DEAD END
Five years ago I wrote an article in which I discussed a strategy paper that had been prepared for then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by a group of leading US neoconservatives.
“THE STEPS AFTER POWELL”
Israel’s early responses to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell’s long awaited Middle East policy speech shows just how difficult it will be to revive peacemaking efforts.
TWO PARALLEL DISCUSSIONS
During the past week, I found myself engaged in two parallel and, in many ways, complementary sets of discussions.
THE U.S.-ARAB RELATIONSHIP UNDER ATTACK
There has been an unprecedented spate of news articles and media commentary critical of the U.S.-Saudi and U.S.-Egyptian relationship.