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The Knesset is in Israel, and the Western Wall is in Israel, and the sooner the Obama administration realizes this, the closer it will be to a Middle East policy worthy of our country and its long alliance with our ally in Jerusalem - which is, actually, the capital of the state of Israel.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Actually Administration Alliance Ally Capital Closer Country East Israel Jerusalem Long Middle Middle East Obama Obama Administration Our Policy Sooner State Wall Western Which Will Worthy

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned, it seems, to direct the Middle East policy of the Obama administration.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Administration Cannot Condemned Direct East Middle Middle East Obama Obama Administration Past Policy Remember Seems Those Who

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Peace in the Middle East has been on the Obama administration's mind from the beginning. Two days after his inauguration, the president traveled to the State Department to announce the appointment of George Mitchell as his Middle East peace negotiator.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Administration After Announce Appointment Been Beginning Days Department East George His Inauguration Middle Middle East Mind Mitchell Obama Peace President State State Department Traveled Two

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There's always Tunisia. Amid the smoking ruins of the Middle East, there is that one encouraging success story.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Always East Encouraging Middle Middle East Ruins Smoking Story Success Success Story Tunisia

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The Middle East that Obama inherited in 2009 was largely at peace, for the surge in Iraq had beaten down the al Qaeda-linked groups. U.S. relations with traditional allies in the Gulf, Jordan, Israel and Egypt were very good. Iran was contained, its Revolutionary Guard forces at home.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Al Allies Beaten Contained Down East Egypt Forces Good Groups Guard Gulf Had Home Inherited Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Largely Middle Middle East Obama Peace Relations Revolutionary Surge Traditional Very Were

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The fake republics are goners; the monarchies have a fighting chance. That's my conclusion after a short visit to the Middle East and discussions with officials and analysts there.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: After Analyst Chance Conclusion Discussions East Fake Fighting Middle Middle East Officials Republics Short Visit

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I first met Kim Dae Jung when he was a Korean dissident whose life was threatened by the military regime ruling in Seoul. I was Ronald Reagan's Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights, and Kim was directed to me because the East Asia Bureau at the State Department had long shunned him.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Asia Assistant Because Bureau Department Directed East East Asia First Had He Him Human Human Rights Kim Korean Life Long Me Met Military Reagan Regime Rights Ruling Secretary State State Department Threatened Whose

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Grasping the realities of the Middle East is never easy. This is not primarily because they change quickly, but because so much time, effort, and money is spent to prevent reality from breaking through.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Because Breaking Change East Easy Effort Grasping Middle Middle East Money Much Never Prevent Primarily Quickly Realities Reality So Much Time Spent Through Time

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The First World War, and especially the latest one, largely swept away what was left in Europe of feudalism and of feudal landlords, especially in Poland, Hungary, and the South East generally.

~Emily Greene Balch

Topics: Away East Europe Feudal Feudalism First First World First World War Generally Hungary Landlords Largely Latest Left Poland South Swept War World World War

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When I moved to L.A. and joined East West Players, I started acting professionally.

~Emily Kuroda

Topics: Acting East Joined Moved Players Professionally Started West

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