[H]is relationship with the U.S., which was [seen initially] as his strong card, hasn't really gained him anything. |
Anyone who says there's apathy at the University of Maryland is not here tonight. |
Both sides are wrapped up in their own political dynamics, ... helping Sharon without hurting Abbas and helping Abbas without hurting Sharon. |
Economically and politically, life is considerably better in Israel. It can't even be compared. There's a huge difference in quality of life. |
Everyone assumed [the Clinton peace negotiations] would lead to the creation of a Palestinian state, ... The U.S., in effect, was working on what would be a Palestinian state, but the articulated policy was less than a Palestinian state. |
He is terrifying to Middle Eastern elites. He is terrifying to Middle Eastern governments, |
He is terrifying to those who aspire to have a normal life because ... if it could be done to the United States, it could be done to them. |
I absolutely don't think there is a unilateral solution that works. It works fine as a tactical argument, but it isn't going to solve even the immediate problems. I don't think that worsening economic and political conditions in the Palestinian areas are going to be helpful to the Israelis. |
I think clearly it's going to satisfy people who have suspicion about some of it, but some will still have conspiracy theories and that's not going to stop. |
I think policy now is being reassessed in terms of what kind of position the United States could take not only to support the opponents of the Islamist groups, but also what to do if those Islamist groups in fact win. |
I think she's doing far better than her predecessors. Because of her closeness to the president, she has real influence on policy. The problem is that she and her staff still lack real expertise in the Middle East. |
If the letter's true, it's new because they haven't shown any particular avoidance of certain ruthless tactics. It says to me they are concerned about the way they are being perceived in the Muslim world, |
If the letter's true, it's new because they haven't shown any particular avoidance of certain ruthless tactics. It says to me they are concerned about the way they are being perceived in the Muslim world. |
The most important part of the commission is that you have a process that is credible, ... The Palestinians, in particular, feel that the U.S. has jumped to the conclusion of blaming them first and they have wanted to investigate that. |
The polarization in Iran is clear and probably will grow. This is the kind of environment that can bring more tensions. |