Israel, Syria, and U.S Diplomatic Efforts in the Middle East

Israel, Syria, and U.S Diplomatic Efforts in the Middle East

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmood Abbas in hopes of gaining support for a U-S sponsored peace conference. We'll talk about U.S diplomatic efforts in the region and on-going...

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmood Abbas in hopes of gaining support for a U-S sponsored peace conference. We'll talk about U.S diplomatic efforts in the region and on-going questions about the Israeli air strike in Syria last month.

Guests

Martin Indyk

vice president for foreign policy, the Brookings Institution.

David Sanger

chief Washington correspondent for "The New York Times," author of "The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power."

Shibley Telhami

Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, and author of "The Stakes: America in the Middle East" (Westview Press)

Joseph Cirincione

President, Ploughshares Fund

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