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Jerusalem worried over breakdown of U.S.-Israel cooperation under Obama
By Aluf Benn and Barak Ravid
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu 

Senior officials in Jerusalem expressed concern recently over the sharp decline in the coordination between Israel and the United States on security and state affairs since President Barack Obama's entered the White House and especially since the formation of Israel's new government.

Senior White House officials told their Israeli counterparts that Obama will demand Netanyahu completely suspend construction in the settlements, the officials said.

"Obama's people brief their Israeli counterparts in advance much less about security and Middle East policy activities than the Bush administration used to," the officials said.

In addition, when they do brief Israeli officials, they don't consult with them or coordinate their statements in advance.

This has caused several coordination "malfunctions" between the two states in the past two months, they said.

The last incident was the statement of Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller, calling on Israel to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The statement had not been coordinated with Israeli officials in charge of the nuclear issue and they heard it first from the media.

This followed other equally problematic incidents. The American policy shift toward Syria and opening direct talks with Damascus followed minimal coordination with Israel. For example, Israel was not briefed about senior American diplomats' trip to Damascus, which the U.S. had initiated.

Another incident concerned U.S. envoy for Iranian affairs Dennis Ross' trip to the Gulf states a few days ago for talks on Iran. Israel was briefed on the trip in general details, but no consultations or message-coordination took place before the trip. In addition, Ross did not pass through Israel on his way to the Gulf or back to brief Israel on the talks' outcome.

The American policy toward Iran has remained generally ambiguous as far as Israel is concerned and the administration has not outlined to Israel its plan for a dialogue with Iran in an orderly way. Many of the details Israel learned about this plan were obtained via European channels.

The Israeli officials said the problem also stems from the government change in both states and because clear work procedures between the sides have not been set established.

"This will be one of the most important things Netanyahu will have to settle with Obama," a senior official said.

However, the official said the new administration no longer seems to see Israel as a "special" or "extraordinary" state in the Middle East, with which the U.S. must maintain a different dialogue than with other states.

"The feeling is that the dialogue and coordination with the Arab states and with Europe is today no less important to the U.S. and perhaps more so than with Israel," the official said.

Uzi Arad, the official in the Prime Minister's Office in charge of the liaison with the American administration, maintains ties with various American officials but has not yet forged a direct channel to his counterpart, National Security Advisor General James L. Jones.

Arad is scheduled to go to Washington next week to prepare for Netanyahu's trip.

Arad will outline the first chapters of Israel's new foreign policy, with an emphasis on the Palestinian and Iranian issues, at his meeting with Jones next Tuesday in Washington ahead of Obama's meeting with Netanyahu May 18.

The Americans are expected to tell Arad what Obama expects of his meeting with Netanyahu and coordinate the meeting's agenda, issues and the two men's statements in the news conference after the meeting.

The Americans are also expected to brief Arad on the talks between American and Syrian officials in Damascus on Thursday.

During the Olmert government, Israeli officials kept very close ties with their counterparts in the American administration. This included advanced briefings about almost every American move. The Israelis were even briefed about former president George W. Bush's speeches or former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice's foreign policy statements.

Former prime minister Ehud Olmert used to have regular conversations with Bush while former foreign minister Tzipi Livni kept in touch with Rice. Olmert's chief of staff Yoram Turbowicz and political advisor Shalom Turgeman coordinated foreign policy activities with National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and his deputy Elliot Abrams.

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      230.   To danish@206 RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. 19:35  |  JUST ME 08/05/09
      231.   Natanyahu do have to understand that 22:37  |  Happy American 08/05/09
      232.   It is about time 22:38  |  Janice 08/05/09
      233.   #230. justyou.Do not forget to send back the BILLIONS. 22:41  |  Bar & Michelle 08/05/09
      234.   Voting, The right vote hamas and Nathanyahu in 22:52  |  Cyril 08/05/09
      235.   Last time US shifted toward Arabs they got 9/11 23:03  |  Jewish Tao 08/05/09
      236.   #118 ivar conveniently forgets the ottomans for 500 years 23:05  |  v hardman 08/05/09
      237.   #77 - Richard 00:25  |  MichaelF 09/05/09
      238.   #118 - Ivar 00:30  |  MichaelF 09/05/09
      239.   188 - Chris Linthwaite 00:33  |  MichaelF 09/05/09
      240.   #235 - Jewish Tao 00:36  |  MichaelF 09/05/09
      241.   Obama needs to remember... zionist forever 00:37  |  Ari 09/05/09
      242.   #113 - Liliane 00:40  |  MichaelF 09/05/09
      243.   Obama`s inexperience 00:44  |  MichaelF 09/05/09
      244.   Obama followers are Haters. 00:48  |  Miss Beck 09/05/09
      245.   rookie in the white house will learn 00:51  |  peter 09/05/09
      246.   #238, Ari 00:52  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/05/09
      247.   To #233 oh yes,Quite True,And Please Read.. 00:59  |  Jasmine 09/05/09
      248.   Cipora re: Ari 01:08  |  TonyL 09/05/09
      249.   #239 MichaelF 01:23  |  Chris Linthwaite 09/05/09
      250.   Jeff Northridge: Obama`s backfired policy P1 02:08  |  TonyL 09/05/09
      251.   Peter "shared values" 02:10  |  alan 09/05/09
      252.   Jasmine you are quite delusional... 02:12  |  BBSNews 09/05/09
      253.   Jeff Northridge: Obama`s backfired policy #161 P2 02:15  |  TonyL 09/05/09
      254.   Montreal peter, US does not share values with Israel... 02:16  |  BBSNews 09/05/09
      255.   Arie is right Cippy, I know it... 02:24  |  BBSNews 09/05/09
      256.   Cipora 02:25  |  Danite 09/05/09
      257.   Israel as an ally 02:38  |  Hugh 09/05/09
      258.   #237 Michael F! 03:22  |  Hugh 09/05/09
      259.   What do you expect? 03:56  |  Veritas 09/05/09
      260.   #225 BBS News re Cipora 04:04  |  ballistic 09/05/09
      261.   Bigger BS`s values 04:25  |  peter 09/05/09
      262.   #258 Veritas, well, ouch! Bandaid needed! 04:32  |  ballistic 09/05/09
      263.   #251- wise up alan 04:42  |  peter 09/05/09
      264.   peter, demonstrate shared values... 07:12  |  BBSNews 09/05/09
      265.   Ari--I don`t get it 07:20  |  Netcrumb 09/05/09
      266.   peter, cite please for Sderot population density... 07:20  |  BBSNews 09/05/09
      267.   #263 08:18  |  Jos 09/05/09
      268.   Mark Lincoln #68 - you finally call it like it is 09:00  |  dana 09/05/09
      269.   Yes Israel go your own way. 13:03  |  Razi 09/05/09
      270.   At last! 13:17  |  Sylvie 09/05/09
      271.   Problem child 13:26  |  chris 09/05/09
      272.   And to you ballistic..I should desist making guesess. 15:53  |  Whiskey/Bravo 09/05/09
      273.   And to you Razi @264 Could you please Inform some of us when? 16:25  |  Whiskey/Bravo 09/05/09
      274.   Sadly this won`t bring peace 16:32  |  Nano 09/05/09
      275.   Peter from Montreal 16:34  |  Mike from Boston 09/05/09
      276.   Jerusalem`s Worries 16:40  |  Troy Stockmon 09/05/09
      277.   #18 gentile zionist 17:24  |  freethinker 09/05/09
      278.   BBS and the average american 17:29  |  arik 09/05/09
      279.   #241 Ari 17:34  |  Whiskey/Bravo 09/05/09
      280.   Jewish-American Voters 18:28  |  Steve 09/05/09
      281.   It was so much fun 19:01  |  Mark Lincoln 09/05/09
      282.   #269 Whiskey 19:02  |  ballistic 09/05/09
      283.   H # 136 No, I do not understand you 19:03  |  American in NY 09/05/09
      284.   Mark Lincoln 19:32  |  TonyL 09/05/09
      285.   #279 Whiskey/Bravo 19:38  |  Mike from Boston 09/05/09
      286.   if obama and james think they can push israel around 19:46  |  samuel the seer 09/05/09
      287.   Jerusalem worried over breakdown of U.S.-Israel cooperation under 19:49  |  David W. Lincoln 09/05/09
      288.   Obama---Breakdown 19:51  |  The Teacher/Instruct 09/05/09
      289.   American NY, take it easy 19:55  |  JimB 09/05/09
      290.   # 286 samuel 20:02  |  Axel 09/05/09
      291.   loss of control over US politics worries J`lem... 20:07  |  samos 09/05/09
      292.   i thought obama bowed down to king abdulla of saudi with style 20:08  |  samuel the seer 09/05/09
      293.   is james jones domesticated 20:10  |  samuel the seer 09/05/09
      294.   here we sit in our little jewish land and people all over 20:53  |  samuel the seer 09/05/09
      295.   to samuel the seer..are you joking? It looked as though he was.. 20:56  |  Whiskey/Bravo 09/05/09
      296.   so you are telling me that if obama decides 20:57  |  gad 09/05/09
      297.   #266 Bigger BS in the fog and haze 21:13  |  peter 09/05/09
      298.   #275 Mike from Boston 21:23  |  peter 09/05/09
      299.   Hope this is true 21:43  |  hafeez 09/05/09
      300.   # 294 peter 21:53  |  Axel 09/05/09
      301.   to rickibobbi 21:56  |  hafeez 09/05/09
      302.   dana #268 like worrying - my husband still loves me? Or... 22:37  |  S 09/05/09
      303.   164 - Sobeiski 22:45  |  hafeez 09/05/09
      304.   Jeff Northridge --you are desperate and getting worse 22:55  |  Labhras 09/05/09
      305.   1351 Days 13 hours 5 minutes 15 seconds 06:54  |  Davey 10/05/09
      306.   You abandon Israel it will be your own demise 06:57  |  Dovid 10/05/09
      307.   Obama #41 07:02  |  MelClem 10/05/09
      308.   Wow US no longer ask Israel permission to do things 12:05  |  GaileeHero 10/05/09
      309.   GALILEE HeroUS didn`t need permission to sell advanced weapons 13:13  |  PETER SM 10/05/09
      310.   Labhras # 304 It`s Better Than Your Theories 14:23  |  Jeff Northridge 10/05/09
      311.   #303 hafeez re:Sobeiski..I don`t think he is on drugs! 14:39  |  Whiskey/Bravo 10/05/09
      312.   To Jeff Northridge.@308 Do you Remember when.. 15:21  |  Whiskey/Bravo 10/05/09
      313.   To @282 ...Could it Be Your Inferiority Complex?Because!! 20:57  |  Whiskey 10/05/09
      314.   To Mike In Boston@285 I sent posts which had not been published. 21:13  |  Whiskey/Bravo 10/05/09
      315.   S # 302 it is not marraige; it is a parasitic relationshup. 02:05  |  American in NY 11/05/09
      316.   Does the Muslim Brotherhood read Haaretz? 16:34  |  W 11/05/09
      317.   Isreal + Obama 17:50  |  TMW 11/05/09
      318.   things that can`t go forever 06:50  |  john 21/05/09
      319.   It`s not so simplistic 23:46  |  WHG 03/10/09
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