That possibility — a potential military dimension to Iran's nuclear program -- greatly worries Israel, which has hinted that it might attack Iran to disable its nuclear capabilities. Daniel Levy, the co-director of the Middle East task force at the New ...
He has won back for the US the benefit of the doubt – of "time and space," in the phrase of Daniel Levy of the Washington-based New America Foundation. Nor is Obama resting on his accomplishment in Cairo of winning a standing ovation and afterwards ...
Former Israeli negotiator and New America Foundation fellow Daniel Levy noted that, in addition to the breadth of subjects addressed, "this speech should perhaps be remembered as much for what was not said." Obama didn't praise the autocratic Egyptian ...
And Mr Obama dropped a hint that he understood the Arab world's concerns at Israel's nuclear weapons status. “I understand those who protest that some countries have weapons that others do not,” Mr Obama said. Daniel Levy, a former Israeli government ...
The problem in Israel, said former Israeli adviser Daniel Levy, is that the nation's voters are still largely driven by fear, whereas Obama's election was a direct rejection of the politics of fear. In the upcoming election, voters are facing a choice ...
New America Foundation Middle East Task Force director Daniel Levy emphasized the extent to which opening the crossings would create economic breathing space for Gazans and also act as a disincentive for provocations by Hamas.
DANIEL LEVY, NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION:
"President Obama created expectations. He almost challenged Mr. Netanyahu to become the historic leader that President Obama said he could become. And I think it was an incredibly smart move."
Daniel Levy is a former Israeli peace negotiator who's now the director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation. He's played down the Israeli leader's offer to restart negotiations with the Palestinians.
DANIEL LEVY: It's almost ...
Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator now with the New America Foundation in Washington, said one key question was what impression of Obama Netanyahu took away. "Did he see him as a rookie pushover . . . or as a serious guy who's determined ...
Daniel Levy, a senior fellow and co-director of the Middle East Task Force of the New America Foundation, joins Martin Savidge to discuss the Iran question, the possibility of resuming negotiations with the Palestinians and the US role going forward.
