"MITCHELL TOO FAIR? President Obama named former Sen. George Mitchell, who handled the Northern Ireland peace process, to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. In 2001, Mitchell produced a report on the Middle East that recommended that Israel freeze all its settlement activities. Without a freeze, a cessation of violence would be "particularly hard to sustain," he argued. While Mitchell's appointment earned a great deal of praise, the Anti-Defamation League's Abe Foxman told the *Jewish Week* (1/21) the diplomat is too fair and balanced for the post: "Sen. Mitchell is fair. He's been meticulously even-handed.... So I'm concerned. I'm not sure the situation requires that kind of approach in the Middle East." +++++ Dispatches http://populist.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/WebTV-Pals -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
