Reporters’ Roundtable: A Historic Shift in U.S.-Israel Relations
In advance of the July 6 talks between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reporter Josh Nathan-Kazis speaks with news editor Larry Cohler-Esses and staff writer Nathan Guttman about the state of U.S.-Israel relations. They discuss the Obama administration’s role in Israel’s decision to ease the Gaza blockade, Ambassador Michael Oren’s recent comments about the changing Israel-American relationship, and whether Defense Minister Ehud Barak or Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman wields more power on the international stage.
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