U.S. moves to ease tensions with Israel after Obama's Cairo speech

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly commended Obama's speech in a statement issued by his bureau. In private conversations, however, he expressed disappointment at what he saw as a soft stance on Iran's nuclear ambitions. Full Story »

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by Derek Hawkins - Jun. 5, 2009

Appears that some of Netanyahu's staffers were given freedom to leak the prime minister's private thoughts on the speech to Haaretz. The paper made an honest attempt to balance this with Obama's post-speech remarks, but only got so far. Nevertheless, helpful to have another layer of Israeli perspective.

“Just as so many Palestinians lost confidence and faith that the process can move forward, I think many Israelis lost confidence that they will ever be recognized by ... More »

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