Israel and US Foreign Policy

October 12, 2006

In this event, Georgetown professor Robert J. Lieber spoke on the drivers of American Middle East policy, citing both the historical American sympathy for and identity with the state of Israel and the fear of radical Islam. In terms of the Arab-Israeli conflict, he discussed the intense desire for a resolution and the roadblocks that lay in the path toward reconciliation, notably the absence of an authoritative Palestinian partner that is both able and willing to negotiate a durable peace.

This event was cosponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and the Program for Jewish Civilization.

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