On March 19 the Quartet on the Middle East...
U.S.-Israeli relations. High-ranking officials of both countries hastened to prove the contrary, reassuring the public that the United States and Israel remain best friends and allies. "Israel"s one of our closest allies and we and the Israeli people have a special bond that"s not going to go away," President Obama said in an interview with Fox News on March 17.However, both he and Hillary Clinton still consider Israel building houses in East Jerusalem a mistake. On the eve of her arrival in Moscow Clinton said that the United States is alarmed and disappointed by it. This is the most precise assessment of what is happening although it is also possible to say that Washington is thereby admitting its inability to facilitate settlement in the Middle East. It can do no more than other mediators.
The situation in the region is red-hot again. Anything can start a fire again, even the most insignificant excuse. After all, Ariel Sharon"s visit to the Temple Mount in 2000
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