(Jerusalem Post) Janine Zacharia - The Bush administration is transferring its consul-general in Jerusalem, Ronald Schlicher, to serve as ambassador to Tunisia. Well-placed sources said the administration's decision came after a round of tough consultations between Schlicher and senior officials in Washington over U.S. policy toward Israel and the Palestinians. Aaron Miller, a veteran State Department adviser on the Arab-Israeli peace process, is leaving to become the president of Seeds of Peace. Both Miller and Schlicher had for a long time been proponents of continuing dialogue with Arafat.
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