Wapo: peace process succeeding because of the great work of the administration

Soccer Dad
06 October '10

The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler explains the great sucess the Obama administration is having in getting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on board, with A key back channel for U.S., Israeli ties. The irony here is that the article is about Dennis Ross and it is written by Glenn Kessler, who, not so long ago, reported that Dennis Ross was a liability because he was too pro-Israel

Apparently, though, not being hostile Israel has its advantages.

Sources in both the United States and Israel said that Ross has provided an element that had been missing from the bilateral relationship, which has been rocky since Obama took office. ... Netanyahu "was looking for such a channel at first and couldn't find one," a person close to the administration said.

Ross's role became more pronounced after Obama shifted course this year and decided to improve his relationship with Netanyahu.

This is amazing. Usually when something went wrong between Israel and the United States, Netanyahu would be blamed. Now here's a Washington insider reporting - at least implicitly - that President Obama was the source of the friction.

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