By now you’re all familiar with the provisional deal that the United States and Iran have agreed to about Iran’s nuclear energy program. As with anything like this, due to forces beyond the principals’ control, it’s always, at some level, a zero-sum control. In the New York Times, Mark Landler reports:
“The Palestinian issue is the big casualty of this deal,” said Bruce O. Riedel, a former administration official who is now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. “Now that they have an Iran deal, over the strong objections of Israel, it’s going to be very hard to persuade Netanyahu to do something on the Palestinian front.”
Whenever you’re ready, Bibi, the invitation is always open to come sit at the grown-up’s table.