A Palestinian view of US Mideast policy

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Palestinians take a dim view of President Obama’s performance in advancing the Middle East peace process over the past year. That’s according to Mustafa Barghouti, a leading Palestinian politician, who speaks with anchor Marco Werman. Download MP3

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Israel’s settlements

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President Obama seems have to backed off his call for a building freeze on Israeli settlements. Israel says “natural growth” within existing settlements must be permitted, while Palestinians want a freeze. On today’s show Matthew Bell reports on an issue that has plagued the Middle East peace process for many years. Download MP3 (Photo: Matthew Bell)

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Missile defense, Iran, Israel-Palestinian talks and Sept. 11th

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Hillary Clinton makes the administration’s case for missile defense, engaging Iran and pushing for talks between Israel and the Palestinians. It’s early days, but how far has President Obama gone to transform US foreign since the Bush era. Robert Kagan and Marc Lynch give their takes on the anniversary of September 11th.
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Obama’s Mideast policy

U. S. President Barack Obama has been in office for 6 months. The World’s Aaron Schachter takes a look at the impact the young administration has had on Middle East politics so far.
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Prospects for movement on the Middle East

The World’s Katy Clark reports on President Obama’s chances of making progress when it comes to the Middle East Peace process. Listen

The President talks about Iran

President Obama spoke with the BBC’s Justin Webb ahead of his visit to the Middle East later this week. Among the issues they discussed was the U.S. approach to Iran. Listen