Despite New Diplomacy Push, Experts Rank Israel-Arab Conflict 10th On U.S. Priority List
2014-12-18 08:31:01 source：Jewish Press
December 17, 2014
"Amid a flurry of high-level diplomatic activity over a fresh bid to bring Palestinian statehood before the UN Security Council, a new survey of more than 2,200 foreign policy experts, academics, and government officials ranks the Israeli-Palestinian dispute below such issues as terrorism, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and the South China Sea.
On Monday a senior UN official warned the Security Council that the quest for peace between Israelis and Palestinians had reached a “dramatic moment.”
Special coordinator for the Mideast peace process Robert Serry said it was “more necessary than ever” for leaders “to salvage a peaceful and secure future for their people.”
The escalation in rhetoric and diplomacy coincided with the release of a Council on Foreign Relations survey of potential conflicts that should be prioritized by the U.S. in 2015 – and the Israeli-Palestinian issue came in at number 10."
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