[Washington Institute for Near East Policy] David Makovsky - Secretary of State Rice faces daunting challenges on the road to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations this fall. The low expectations that have accompanied her diplomacy until now have given the key players - Olmert, Abbas, and Rice herself - a chance to hold talks away from the public eye. The question now is whether Rice will be able to identify the key gaps and then find ways to formulate clear, achievable objectives in an exceedingly short period of time, all while managing varying public expectations in the U.S. and Middle East alike. This is a tall order, and the odds are not on her side.
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