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2001 Mitchell Report

The George Mitchell Appointment: The Tactics of “Symmetrical Negotiations” May Not Work in “Asymmetrical Conflicts”

The George Mitchell Appointment: The Tactics of “Symmetrical Negotiations” May Not Work in “Asymmetrical Conflicts”

January 25, 2009 | Lenny Ben-David
The Middle East that Senator George Mitchell will confront today is much changed from the one he wrestled with eight years ago as chairman of the committee to investigate the outbreak of the Second Intifada. The 2001 Mitchell Report was issued before the 9/11 al-Qaeda attack, prior to the capture of two weapons-laden ships bound for Gaza, and before Hamas’ coup in Gaza. Hamas' alliance with Iran and its affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood mark it as an enemy of moderate Arab regimes.
The Bush Administration and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Record of the First Three Years

The Bush Administration and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Record of the First Three Years

April 1, 2004 | Dr. Robert O. Freedman
After initially seeking a "hands-off" policy toward the Arab-Israeli conflict, in part because of Clinton's failures in that area, the George W. Bush administration has pursued an activist policy on four different occasions - only to see its policy initiatives fail, primarily because of outbreaks of Palestinian terrorism.