Home pagePress CenterIn the Media Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the New York Times, "Bush Meets Abbas, but Criticizes Plans for Trip."
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Jon Alterman, director of the CSIS Middle East Program, was quoted by the New York Times, "Bush Meets Abbas, but Criticizes Plans for Trip."
WASHINGTON — As he prepares for his second trip this year to the Middle East, President Bush is facing mounting criticism from some Palestinians who are upset that he will go to Israel for its 60th birthday celebration without marking the flip side of that event: the flight of Palestinians from their homes.
Jon Alterman, an expert on the Middle East at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said, “You’re certainly adding insult to injury when you travel to Israel, and the Palestinians have to travel to Egypt to see you.”
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