The crisis in Israel represents yet another instance of the United States misreading the players in the Middle East. Last year, out of nowhere, Secretary of State John Kerry announced a resumption of long-dormant peace talks.
Instead of bringing both sides together, the talks pushed them further apart. It also alienated relations between Washington and Tel Aviv, which openly squabbled over the language used by Kerry to describe the talks.
The crisis in Israel represents yet another instance of the United States misreading the players in the Middle East. Last year, out of nowhere, Secretary of State John Kerry announced a resumption of long-dormant peace talks.
Instead of bringing both sides together, the talks pushed them further apart. It also alienated relations between Washington and Tel Aviv, which openly squabbled over the language used by Kerry to describe the talks.
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