BU Now » Uzi Arad http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Top Israeli aid badmouth’s peace talks http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/06/23/top-israeli-aid-badmouths-peace-talks/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/06/23/top-israeli-aid-badmouths-peace-talks/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:46:31 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=6104 Uzi AradUzi Arad (r.), Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s national security adviser, says the outlook is bleak for U.S.-mediated Middle East peace talks.  International relations and anthropology Professor Augustus Richard Norton, author of “Hezbollah: A Short History,” says the former Mossad agent’s comments offer a window into the strategic calculations of the Israeli government, calculations which continue to confound U.S. policy goals.

“Uzi Arad’s presence in the Israeli government illustrates an underlying contempt for U.S. interests.”

Contact Augustus Richard Norton, 617-353-7808, arn@bu.edu

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