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Dennis Ross vs. Obama: No link between Iran, Mideast peace - Haaretz - Israel News

Dennis Ross vs. Obama: No link between Iran, Mideast peace - Haaretz - Israel News
Sabotage: "Dennis Ross, the U.S. Secretary of State's special adviser on Iran, says in a new book that the United States will not make progress toward peace in the Middle East with the Obama administration's new plan. The book, written with David Makovsky and entitled "Myths, illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East," opposes the Obama administration's concept of linkage. The book is to be published by Viking Press next month. Contrary to the position of the president and other advisers, Ross writes that efforts to advance dialogue with Iran should not be connected to the renewal of talks between Israel and the Palestinians. "