Abrams in Jerusalem
By Tom Barry
The choice of Elliott Abrams as a top expert on the Middle East and as the Bush administration's point man in the recent war in southern Lebanon speaks volumes about the president's views on “global democracy” and Mideast affairs. It also points to the White House's high comfort level with the foreign policy agenda being promoted by the neoconservative camp. Read full article.
See also:
Right Web Profile: Elliott Abrams
The Hezbollah Maneuver
By Gareth Porter
Although Israel has argued that its attack in southern Lebanon was aimed at knocking out Hezbollah's rocket arsenal, the evidence points to a much more ambitious objective—the weakening of Iran's deterrent to an attack on its nuclear sites. Read full article.
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Washington Institute for Near East Policy
An influential think tank and key component of the pro-Israel lobby, the Washington Institute has in recent years moved even further to the right and toward the hardline positions of Likud Party militarists.
Meyrav Wurmser
Like many of her neoconservative ilk, Meyrav Wurmser, director of Mideast policy at the Hudson Institute and cofounder of the Middle East Media and Research Institute, has criticized Israel for being soft on Hezbollah.
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