The Palestinian Resistance Leader Who Panned Oslo
GAME CHANGER Nayef Hawatmeh knew that the Oslo Accords were a dead end for the Palestinians. He has his own solution for what ails the Arab world (Photos: AFP/Imagebank)
B y any yardstick Jason Greenblatt’s initial foray into diplomacy was a resounding success.
President Trump’s special representative for international negotiations earned rave reviews from Israeli and Palestinian political leaders during his four-day visit to the region last week. More impressively rank-and-file Israelis and Arabs — the ones who will have to live with the consequences of any diplomatic agreement — praised his listening skills and emotional intelligence.
Greenblatt served 20 years as chief legal officer in Donald Trump’s real estate empire before the president handed him his current assignment. No matter how complex Trump’s business dealings might have been the hotly disputed real estate of the Middle East has confounded the most seasoned diplomats. Yet Greenblatt entered the fray with enthusiasm and carefully toed a balanced line.
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