Springtime Cometh in Mideast Peace Talks?

摘要

The weather in Washington early this week served as a metaphor for past personal feelings between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as they met in the wake of a late winter snowstorm that shut down the US capital amid freezing conditions. The historic coolness of the two men's relationship is well known: It broke down completely in 2010 over West Bank settlements (EC Apr. 16'10). That threat re-emerged more recently when pro-Israel groups, with the Netanyahu's tacit support, aggressively pushed legislation in Congress that threatened to undermine the Obama administration's negotiating position regarding Iran's nuclear program (EC Dec.6'13).