(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State John Wolf, who heads the road map implementation team, is gradually consolidating his position as the top-ranking American official in the region. Although Wolf, a professional diplomat who never before served in the Middle East, took up his current role with little knowledge of the ins and outs of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, "He displayed confidence, and has a growing understanding of the topic," one Israeli official said. "He's in Condi's [Rice's] camp." Some defense officials discern in Wolf a tendency to lean toward the Palestinians.
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