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People
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Organizations
4
Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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News article / media report (excerpt)
File Size:
1.64 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a news article or briefing regarding President Obama's foreign policy in the Middle East shortly after his 2012 re-election. It discusses the Arab Spring, the removal of Gaddafi, the Israel-Palestine conflict, and includes a quote from Jeremy Ben-Ami of J Street. The document bears a House Oversight stamp, indicating it was part of a congressional document production.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama | U.S. President |
Subject of the article regarding foreign policy in the Middle East and an upcoming visit.
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| Moammar Gaddafi | Former Libyan Leader |
Mentioned as being toppled with Obama's help in 2011.
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| Jeremy Ben-Ami | Executive Director |
Director of J Street, quoted regarding requirements for a substantive diplomatic trip.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Hamas |
Armed movement involved in recent battle in Gaza Strip.
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| J Street |
Nonprofit group advocating for peace, led by Jeremy Ben-Ami.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Region visited by Obama.
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Location where Gaddafi was toppled.
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Involved in conflict and peace talks.
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Location of recent battle with Hamas.
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Relationships (1)
identified as 'the executive director of J Street'
Key Quotes (1)
"“To make it a substantive trip that is more than a positive photo-op would require setting up a specific framework for an agreement and setting a tight deadline to achieve it,” said Jeremy Ben-Ami"Source
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policy issue just months after winning his
second term.
But the visit will highlight how much the
region has changed since he last visited
the Middle East in his first year in office,
with the rise of Islamist governments and
the widening repercussions of civil
revolt.
After Obama helped topple Moammar
Gaddafi in Libya in 2011, many in the
region wondered when he would emerge
again to help shape the course of the
tumultuous Arab Spring, which has
replaced a pair of U.S.-allied
dictatorships with elected Islamist
governments.
Within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
much has changed since the direct peace
talks Obama inaugurated in September
2010 collapsed within weeks. Israel’s
recent battle with the armed Hamas
movement in the Gaza Strip left many
predicting a wider fight in the future, as
divisions deepened within the Palestinian
and Israeli electorates over whether talks
or war would resolve the conflict.
“To make it a substantive trip that is
more than a positive photo-op would
require setting up a specific framework
for an agreement and setting a tight
deadline to achieve it,” said Jeremy Ben-
Ami, the executive director of J Street, a
nonprofit group that advocates the
second term.
But the visit will highlight how much the
region has changed since he last visited
the Middle East in his first year in office,
with the rise of Islamist governments and
the widening repercussions of civil
revolt.
After Obama helped topple Moammar
Gaddafi in Libya in 2011, many in the
region wondered when he would emerge
again to help shape the course of the
tumultuous Arab Spring, which has
replaced a pair of U.S.-allied
dictatorships with elected Islamist
governments.
Within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
much has changed since the direct peace
talks Obama inaugurated in September
2010 collapsed within weeks. Israel’s
recent battle with the armed Hamas
movement in the Gaza Strip left many
predicting a wider fight in the future, as
divisions deepened within the Palestinian
and Israeli electorates over whether talks
or war would resolve the conflict.
“To make it a substantive trip that is
more than a positive photo-op would
require setting up a specific framework
for an agreement and setting a tight
deadline to achieve it,” said Jeremy Ben-
Ami, the executive director of J Street, a
nonprofit group that advocates the
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