The White House is going full steam ahead with preparations for an early summit between US President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to restart the peace process, DEBKAfile's Washington sources report exclusively. While Obama is satisfied with extracting from Netanyahu three major concessions, Israeli sources call on the US president to shift ground on "land swaps" and security provisions or the peace talks will end amid an Israel-US crisis as soon as they begin.
In secret deal, Netanyahu gains Saudi backing for military option against Iran.
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The military and intelligence cliques are sharply divided for and against crackdown.
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They are pushing for a new Saudi-ruled Arab Republic in southern Yemen.
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Friday, 27 May 2011
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report May 27, 2011, 7:18 PM (GMT+02:00)
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