New York Times
The U.S. Can Still Pursue Peace
AARON DAVID MILLER, WOODROW WILSON CENTER
America Has Shown Which Side It’s On
RASHID KHALIDI, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Israel and the U.S. Are Natural Allies
DANIEL GORDIS, AUTHOR, “THE PROMISE OF ISRAEL”
Obama’s Fumble Cost the U.S. Its Standing
MICHELE DUNNE, ATLANTIC COUNCIL
Obama’s Promise, Broken Time and Again
DAOUD KUTTAB, PALESTINIAN JOURNALIST
An Ally to Israel, but Not Unquestioning
RICHARD LAND, SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION’S ETHICS & RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION
Some Advocates Limit the President’s Options
DYLAN WILLIAMS, J STREET
INTRODUCTION
Abdeljalil Bounhar/Associated Press
President Obama’s 2009 speech in Cairo, watched in Morocco and throughout the Muslim world, raised expectations for U.S. diplomacy in the Mideast.
The president of Israel is resisting calls for a unilateral strike against Iran, but it’s just the “unilateral” part that he finds troubling: “It is clear to us that we have to proceed together with America.” Even if this is just posturing, the statement shows one reason the U.S. struggles to make allies in the Arab world: Israelis and Arabs alike assume that the U.S. will take a side in Mideast conflicts, and that the U.S. will side with Israel. Are they right?In light of the long history of lobbying (andjunkets for members of Congress), is support for Israel so entrenched in American politicsthat the U.S. can no longer exert influence and broker peace?READ THE DISCUSSION »
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