Alex Hobson is a postdoctoral fellow at the U.S. Naval War College who specializes in international history and U.S.-Middle East history since 1945. He is currently writing a book titled “Chains of Vengeance: The United States, the Middle East, and the Wars of Terrorism, 1967-2021.” His work has appeared in Foreign Policy, International History Review and Diplomatic History.Source
In November 2016, in an op-ed in the New York Times, 92-year-old Jimmy Carter implored then-President Barack Obama that he “must” take a “vital step” before his term expired and “grant American diplomatic recognition to the state of Palestine.” With urgency, Carter expressed his conviction that “the United States can still shape the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before a change in presidents, but time is very short. … I fear for the spirit of Camp David,” Carter wrote. “We must not squander this chance.” Carter wrote this open letter to Obama not only as the president who had...…In November 2016, in an op-ed in the New York Times, 92-year-old Jimmy Carter implored then-President Barack Obama that he “must” take a “vital step” before his term expired and “grant American diplomatic recognition to the state of Palestine.” With urgency, Carter expressed his conviction that “the United States can still shape the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before a change in presidents, but time is very short. … I fear for the spirit of Camp David,” Carter wrote. “We must not squander this chance.” Carter wrote this open letter to Obama not only as the president who had...WW…
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