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on Friday afternoon of the conference. common with him, both of us being on the keel that we should have been
Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador from Baltimore. He reminded me that on for a long time,” explained Bolton.
he knows Reisterstown Road quite Because threats to the region have
to the UN during the Bush administra- well, because he went to McDonough grown considerably since the start of
tion, is one of the most pro-Israel per- for high school. We then delved into the Obama administration – with the
sonalities in the political arena today. more pressing matters, such as the Iranian nuclear threat, the Palestinian
Clearly disappointed that he did not current state of U.S.-Israel relations question, Syria, Iraq, and the collapse
get selected by President Trump to be and Iran. of state structures in North Africa -
his secretary of state or national secu- Bolton believes that the Netanyahu
rity adviser, Bolton made it clear in a Bibi Meets Trump in the White and Trump teams only scratched the
press release that he will continue to House surface. However, Bolton indicated
be the self-described “conservative I wanted to know what the Ambassador that he heard from both the U.S. and
thought-leader on national security, thought of the first Trump-Netanyahu Israeli sides that the discussions were
and an advocate for strong common- meeting since Trump became presi- very productive and cordial and off to
sense foreign policies” as well as main- dent. “Well, I think their first meeting a very promising beginning.
tain an active role in the conservative went very well. They obviously had a
political world. His PAC has raised large agenda to cover after eight years What Is This Larger Peace Deal?
$6.4 million to support more than 180 of really the worst state-to-state rela- President Trump stated during the
GOP candidates. tions in the history of modern Israel,” press conference on February 15 with
Bolton told me. Prime Minister Netanyahu that he was
After concluding his remarks to the interested in pursuing a “larger peace
attendees in the ballroom, Bolton Most of the meeting consisted of deal” in the region. I asked the
made his way towards the end of the repairing the damage caused by the Ambassador, what did the President
media booths to sit down for our Obama administration to U.S.-Israel have in mind, and how is it any differ-
interview. relations, although the Ambassador ent than what has been attempted by
reiterated that the fundamental ties previous presidents?
Since Bolton is a former between the peoples never changed
Baltimorean, who grew up in the Yale during the Obama administration. “A Bolton referred to the proposed
Heights neighborhood of Baltimore, lot of it, I think, was just getting back larger deal as an “outside-in deal.” An
I immediately informed the
Ambassador that I had something in
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Bolton, the former U.S. ambassador from Baltimore. He reminded me that on for a long time,” explained Bolton.
he knows Reisterstown Road quite Because threats to the region have
to the UN during the Bush administra- well, because he went to McDonough grown considerably since the start of
tion, is one of the most pro-Israel per- for high school. We then delved into the Obama administration – with the
sonalities in the political arena today. more pressing matters, such as the Iranian nuclear threat, the Palestinian
Clearly disappointed that he did not current state of U.S.-Israel relations question, Syria, Iraq, and the collapse
get selected by President Trump to be and Iran. of state structures in North Africa -
his secretary of state or national secu- Bolton believes that the Netanyahu
rity adviser, Bolton made it clear in a Bibi Meets Trump in the White and Trump teams only scratched the
press release that he will continue to House surface. However, Bolton indicated
be the self-described “conservative I wanted to know what the Ambassador that he heard from both the U.S. and
thought-leader on national security, thought of the first Trump-Netanyahu Israeli sides that the discussions were
and an advocate for strong common- meeting since Trump became presi- very productive and cordial and off to
sense foreign policies” as well as main- dent. “Well, I think their first meeting a very promising beginning.
tain an active role in the conservative went very well. They obviously had a
political world. His PAC has raised large agenda to cover after eight years What Is This Larger Peace Deal?
$6.4 million to support more than 180 of really the worst state-to-state rela- President Trump stated during the
GOP candidates. tions in the history of modern Israel,” press conference on February 15 with
Bolton told me. Prime Minister Netanyahu that he was
After concluding his remarks to the interested in pursuing a “larger peace
attendees in the ballroom, Bolton Most of the meeting consisted of deal” in the region. I asked the
made his way towards the end of the repairing the damage caused by the Ambassador, what did the President
media booths to sit down for our Obama administration to U.S.-Israel have in mind, and how is it any differ-
interview. relations, although the Ambassador ent than what has been attempted by
reiterated that the fundamental ties previous presidents?
Since Bolton is a former between the peoples never changed
Baltimorean, who grew up in the Yale during the Obama administration. “A Bolton referred to the proposed
Heights neighborhood of Baltimore, lot of it, I think, was just getting back larger deal as an “outside-in deal.” An
I immediately informed the
Ambassador that I had something in
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