Just a quickie.
I heard a rumor recently and have subsequently confirmed through White House sources that the administration is gearing up to get serious again about charting out a new course on Israel/Palestine.
I have no idea what steps are being considered or whether this is more form than substance, but I was able to confirm that the first “deputies meeting” in more than a year is being called on Israel/Palestine policy. I don’t have the date, but my White House source confired the rumor, stating within “a couple of weeks”.
The bummer is that the State Department still does not have a Deputy. Bob Zoellick starts his new job at Goldman Sachs next week.
But WHOMEVER Condi and Dick Cheney finally choose for Deputy, MAKE SURE IT’S NOT NICHOLAS BURNS. (I hear that my opposition might actually help him to get the job. . .please, please, please DO NOT APPOINT NICK BURNS! )
More later.
— Steve Clemons
Ed. Note: I am heading to Philadelphia now to attend and speak at the American Political Science Association conference. Look for me on I-95 or around town.
— Steve Clemons
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