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May 15, 2011

U.S. Shifts to Mideast Crisis Management

Robert Danin, Council on Foreign Relations

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Senator George Mitchell's resignation as the Obama administration's Middle East envoy makes formal what was clear for some time--the president's goal of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement by September is unattainable and negotiations are not about to resume any time soon.

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TAGGED: George Mitchell, Barack Obama, Palestine, Israel

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