Heard on the Street on U.S. Middle East Policy
- Prioritizing The Two State Solution
- Heard on the Street | May 20, 2011
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By Matt Duss
TEL AVIV- While President Obama’s speech yesterday wasn’t particularly groundbreaking, I thought it was an important (and overdue) statement of recognition of the deep significance of the Arab uprisings, both for the peoples of the Middle East and for the future of U.S. policy in the region. I’ll confine my comments here, though, to the president’s remarks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
There has been a lot of attention paid to the president’s
- Shared Responsibility
- Heard on the Street | Sep 28, 2010
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President Barack Obama, remarks, United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 2010:
“Now, peace must be made by Israelis and Palestinians, but each of us has a responsibility to do our part as well. Those of us who are friends of Israel must understand that true security for the Jewish state requires an independent Palestine—one that allows the Palestinian people to live with dignity and opportunity. And those of us who are friends of the Palestinians must understand that the rights
- Shared Hopes, Interests and Challenges
- Heard on the Street | Sep 21, 2010
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Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, press conference with the Turkish press, Ankara, Turkey, September 4, 2010:
“Turkey and the United States are not just allies. We are good friends and have been for decades.
“We share many of the same hopes, many of the same interests and many of the same challenges.
“Both nations have suffered and sacrificed at the hands of terror. I offer my deepest condolences for the loss of Turkish lives by the PKK
- An Integrated Strategy
- Heard on the Street | Sep 14, 2010
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, “Remarks on United States Foreign Policy,” Council on Foreign Relations, September 8, 2010:
“We in the Obama Administration view development as a strategic, economic, and moral imperative. It is central to advancing American interests—as central as diplomacy and defense. Our approach is not, however, development for development’s sake; it is an integrated strategy for solving problems.”
“Look at the work to build institutions and spur economic development in the Palestinian territories … The United States invests
- Helping Israel Seize the Opportunity for Peace
- Heard on the Street | Jul 20, 2010
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Andrew J. Shapiro, assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, remarks, Brookings Saban Center for Middle East Policy, July 16, 2010:
“As Secretary Clinton has often said, the status quo is unsustainable. Without a comprehensive regional peace, the Middle East will never unlock its full potential, and Israel will never be truly secure.
“The dynamics of ideology, technology, and demography in the region mean that this continuing conflict poses serious challenges to Israel’s long-term security and its future as a Jewish
- Israeli Security Requires a More Effective Policy
- Heard on the Street | Jun 15, 2010
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Senator John Kerry (D-MA), chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, interview with This Week, June 6, 2010:
“Israel has every right in the world to make certain that weapons are not being smuggled in after the thousands of rockets that have been fired on it from Gaza. And Israel has every right in the world, as recognized by the international community—because it is not just Israel conducting this blockade; it is Israel and Egypt. So you begin that Israel has
- An Integrated Approach to Building a Viable State
- Heard on the Street | Jun 8, 2010
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Neal S. Wolin, deputy secretary of the treasury, remarks, Palestine Investment Conference, June 2, 2010:
“The two year-plan says, ‘People are the most important and most precious asset in Palestine.’ To make those words a reality, you are working to strengthen education, especially in technology, the sciences, and economics. Those investments—in institutions, in sound policies, and in people will help make it possible for private enterprise to flourish in the years to come. …
“Let us be clear: the obstacles to
- Progress on Jerusalem Key for Israel
- Heard on the Street | May 11, 2010
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Brigadier General (Ret.) Ephraim Sneh, chairman, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Strategic Dialogue, Academic College of Netanya, former Israeli deputy defense minister, op-ed, “When Friends are Mad at You,” Haaretz, April 1, 2010:
“Without a genuine pause in settlement expansion and construction in East Jerusalem, Israel will continue to lose the support of friends and international legitimacy. … Israel should enact an open-ended freeze of settlement and outpost expansion, refrain from building new neighborhoods in East Jerusalem and stop construction
- Consistent Mideast Policy
- Heard on the Street | Apr 27, 2010
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President Barack Obama, letter to Alan Solow, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, April 20, 2010:
“For over 60 years, American Presidents have believed that pursuing peace between Arabs and Israelis is in the national security interests of the United States. I share that understanding and have made the pursuit of peace, including a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a top priority from my first day in office. I am deeply committed to fulfilling
- Shared Interests Highlight Need for Cooperation
- Heard on the Street | Apr 6, 2010
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Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, opening session of the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue, March 24, 2010:
“It is with this sense of history that we are approaching this renewed Strategic Dialogue. The two countries have started the structured dialogue process in April 2006 and rightly focused on priority areas like the economy, energy, education, science and technology, and agriculture. In several rounds of discussions in Washington and Islamabad, proposals and specific measures for closer collaboration in these sectors were