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Title: | Tail wagging the dog? | |||
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| Name: | Dan | | |||
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| City: | London | State: | UK | | |
| Why do media commentators always fail to note that press releases at conferences like this are exclusively for the domestic consumption of the respective parties. Netanyahu requires a specific `reassuring tone` from Obama to satisfy his right-wing coalition partners, and Obama requires a `conciliatory tone` from the Israeli leadership for his supporters. Meanwhile both sides seek a more convincing reason for launching unprovoked war on another middle east state. |
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