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In Confrontation with Israel, Obama May Double His Bets


(McClatchy-Miami Herald) Warren P. Strobel - After nearly three weeks of open confrontation with Israel, President Obama may be about to double his bets. Obama, fresh from his legislative victory on health care, is planning an attempt to turn the current disaster into a diplomatic opportunity, according to U.S. officials, former officials and diplomats. The administration is said to be preparing a major peace initiative that would be Obama's most direct involvement in the conflict to date, and would go far beyond indirect Israeli-Palestinian talks. "It is crystallizing that we have to do something now. That this can't go on this way," said one official.
2010-03-29 07:52:08
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