D1. President Barack Obama, Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy, Excerpts on the Peace Process and the Palestinian Statehood Bid, Washington, 19 May 2011

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 212-214
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
State Department ◽  
Barack Obama ◽  
The State ◽  
Middle East Policy

Clusters of history: US involvement in the Palestine question

Race & Class ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Pappe
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Christian Right ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
State Department ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
The State ◽  
The Us ◽  
Middle East Policy

US involvement in Palestine, which has been long and complex, has generated a massive historical record that needs to be understood in order to locate not only some of the origins of today’s tragic situation but also to chart possible paths to change. The power of AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby, on US Middle East policy is well known; its background and relationship to the US fundamentalist Christian Right, less so. Starting from the nineteenth century, this article traces key elements and interests involved in the making of US policy, including AIPAC, the oil industry and the ‘Arabists’ of the State Department.

Was Kennedy the ‘father’ of the US–Israeli alliance? (1962–63)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Heller
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
State Department ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
The State ◽  
Territorial Integrity ◽  
White House ◽  
Chief Of Staff ◽  
Secretary Of State ◽  
National Archives ◽  
The Us

This chapter debunks the myth that President Kennedy was the ‘father’ of the American alliance. Once he became predident he had to bow before the constraints of the state department, the Pentagon and the professional staff at the White House. he accepted the beliefs and assessments of Dean Rusk, the secretary of state and Robert McNamara, the secretary of defence. The US national archives show that American diplomats in the Middle East killed Kennedy’s idea of granting an American security guarantee to Israel. Any security they warned, would be followed by deeper Soviet involvement in the region. American commitment was limited to a presidential declaration of territorial integrity of al the regional states. Thus it was no surprise chief-of-staff Rabin failed to convince the US administration to provide a more cogent commitment to Israel.

International Donors

Peacemakers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Pardew
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Financial Structure ◽  
State Department ◽  
The State ◽  
The Us ◽  
International Donor ◽  
International Donors

Early efforts to raise money for T&E falter. An international donor conference in Ankara, sponsored by the US and Turkey, also fails to secure funding. President Clinton dispatches Presidential Advisor Mack McLarty to the Middle East in a successful effort to raise funds in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait. Pardew raises additional money from the Sultan of Brunei. The State Department sets up an elaborate financial structure to account for donor money and to reduce the potential for corruption.

16. The United States in the Middle East

2019 ◽  
pp. 368-393
Author(s):  
Michael C. Hudson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle East ◽  
The United States ◽  
Barack Obama ◽  
Nuclear Program ◽  
Comprehensive Plan ◽  
Arab Uprisings ◽  
Middle East Policy ◽  
Historical Sketch

This chapter assesses the evolution of US policy towards the Middle East. It begins with a historical sketch of US involvement in the area, discussing the traditional US interests. The chapter then considers US policy in the administrations of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald J. Trump. President Obama's attempt to reset relations with the region produced mixed results: he reached an agreement to limit Iran's nuclear program, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and oversaw the successful Bin Laden raid in 2011, but failed to offset continuing regional turmoil following the Arab uprisings and the rise of IS, or to make any progress on the Israel–Palestine question. While there are some observable continuities, President Trump has already upended US Middle East policy in several significant ways, as advisors attempt to restrain his apparent desire to undo his predecessor's legacy.

Franççois Mitterrand and the Palestinians: 1956––95

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Filiu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Considerable Cost ◽  
Full Control ◽  
Middle East Policy

Franççois Mitterrand, the longest-serving French president in history, never ceased to be a passionate advocate of Israel, in contrast to his Gaullist predecessors. But he was also the most committed to Palestinian statehood, and among the earliest to insist on the PLO's full engagement in the peace process, often at considerable cost to his ties with Israel. By the time Mitterrand left office in 1995, France's Middle Eastern role had greatly declined, with the United States having assumed full control of the peace process; during the 1980s, however, its contributions had been significant. This article examines Mitterrand's fourteen-year presidency and the paradoxes of his Middle East policy.

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