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Obama and Abbas: From Speed Dial to Not Talking


(New York Times) Mark Landler - Among the very first foreign leaders President Obama called after entering the Oval Office on Jan. 21, 2009, was the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. But the last time the two men spoke was in February. After four face-to-face meetings and many regular telephone calls, there is now little contact between them. Obama's relationship with Abbas has withered - and along with it, Obama's hopes to make Middle East peacemaking one of his signature achievements. "The administration's body language is conveying fatigue," said Robert Malley, director of the Middle East program at the International Crisis Group. "It's going to take a lot to persuade the president that it's worth political capital to try to revive this."
2011-09-13 00:00:00
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