Israel Prickles Over Obama's Mideast Proposal

NPR by Scott Simon, Marc Lynch | May. 21, 2011 (Interview)

President Obama's speech on Middle East issues earlier this week drew a lukewarm response from Israel; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly rejected some of the president's proposals. Is there any common ground left on which the U.S. and Israel can build a dialogue? Host Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Marc Lynch, director of the Institute for Middle East Studies and of the Project on Middle East Political Science at George Washington University. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Middle East, Israel, Obama Administration, Palestinian Authority
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - May 21, 2011 - 6:44 AM PDT
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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - May. 21, 2011

The usual excellent, objective, accurate reporting NPR does so well. Exactly the reason right wingers are so anxious to kill NPR.

The Mid East has been a thorn in the world’s side ever since oil was discovered. Interestingly, if it weren’t for the fact much of the world’s oil supplies lie under its sands, no one would know the slightest thing about the Mid East, much less know where the Hell it was on any map.

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 by Fabrice Florin - May. 21, 2011
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