1. Mr. Olmert Goes to Washington: Prospects for U.S.-Israel Relations
- Author:
- David Makovsky and Dennis Ross
- Publication Date:
- 05-2006
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Abstract:
- Ehud Olmert is proposing a plan to withdraw 60,000 settlers from the West Bank and consolidate Israel's borders. His reasoning is that these settlers have been in limbo for thirty-nine years. He does not want their presence in the West Bank to jeopardize Israel's democratic nature, nor to use them as human bargaining chips in negotiations. He is looking at the issue from the perspective of security instead of ideology.
- Topic:
- Security, Migration, and Politics
- Political Geography:
- United States, Washington, Middle East, and Israel