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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Obama-not-PM-blocked-2015-initiative-482239
Obama, Not Israel, Blocked Initiative for Regional Diplomatic Process
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - It was the Obama administration, and not Israel, that poured cold water on the idea of a wider regional diplomatic process following a meeting in Aqaba in February 2016 among Israeli, Egyptian, Jordanian and U.S. leaders, a senior Israeli diplomatic official said Tuesday. According to the official, the Americans wanted to "dictate terms" that were unacceptable to Israel. He added that the U.S. acted similarly during discussions to end the 2014 Gaza war when it insisted on incorporating Qatar and Turkey into a cease-fire framework. The cease-fire went into effect, the official said, only after the U.S. was nudged to the side and an agreement was reached between Israel and Egypt.