From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by John Hudson was published by Foreign Policy on 9 November 2015.
“Netanyahu Visit Sparks Internal Backlash at Powerhouse D.C. Think Tank”
A simmering internal disagreement at the Center for American Progress over the think tank’s decision to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week escalated into open dissent and infighting during an intense but civil all-staff meeting on Friday, according to two people with direct knowledge of the exchange.
The powerful liberal think tank — known in Washington simply as CAP — will host Netanyahu on Tuesday as part of the Israeli leader’s closely watched visit to the United States aimed at repairing ties between Jerusalem and Washington following the bruising debate over the Iran nuclear deal. Netanyahu met with President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday morning and will finish the day at an award dinner at the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
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