Source Note #17: Clinton visits Israel
Hillary Clinton in Israel for Talks (Reuters UK; March 3, 2009)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made her first visit to Israel and spoke with Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni.
Topic: Should the Obama administration continue to support Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Category: Journalistic: Mainstream
What is it? Video from the Reuters website
Publication Information: March 3, 2009
Author: Penny Tweedie, Reuters UK reporter
Location: http://uk.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=99650
Accessed: March 7, 2009
Support:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu
Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni
Unnamed Hamas supporter
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Israel to discuss relevant foreign policy issues. She spoke with Netanyahu and Livni, endorsed a two-state solution, and stated that President Obama would continue to strive for peace in the area. However, Hamas believes that no change will come from a different administration in the United States.
Audience and Agenda:
Reuters’s website reachers over 5.8 million people monthly; 3.6 million of whom are in the United States. The typical visitor is male, middle aged, fairly wealthy, and well-educated. Reuters is based in London but reaches an international audience with their broad coverage of worldwide events in multiple languages. Reuters is owned by the information company Thomson Reuters.
Usefulness:
Clinton’s visit was critical in establishing the Obama administration’s approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She spoke with key political leaders and advocated the administration’s commitment to a two-state solution. Netanyahu, conversely, does not support the same solution, which could pose a threat to the United States’s plan for peace. Hamas expressed its frustration with the lack of change from the new administration.
Works cited:
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