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January 23, 2013

Don't Expect an Obama-Netanyahu Blowup

Aaron David Miller, CNN

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In the run-up to the Israel elections, two pieces of conventional wisdom were making the rounds among analysts, diplomats and experts: First, Benjamin Netanyahu would win big, and second, the victory would propel him on a collision course with Barack Obama, a second term president seeking to do something serious on the peace issue. The first proved to be dead wrong. The second will probably follow suit.

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TAGGED: Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, Israel, United States, Middle East

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