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CIAO DATE: 09/2010

Netanyahu Comes to Washington: Assessing U.S.-Israel Relations

Stephen Hadley, Michael Herzog

July 2010

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Abstract

On July 1, 2010, Stephen Hadley and Michael Herzog addressed a special Policy Forum luncheon at The Washington Institute to discuss Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu's upcoming visit to the United States and its implications for bilateral relations. Mr. Hadley served as national security advisor to President George W. Bush and is currently the senior advisor for international affairs at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Brig. Gen. Herzog has recently been named a Milton Fine international fellow by The Washington Institute. Over the past decade, he has served as senior advisor to Israeli ministers of defense and has been a key participant in virtually every Israeli peace negotiation. The following is a rapporteur's summary of their remarks.