Hiring Decisions
The new National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East does not have much experience with Israeli and Palestinian issues. So why did Obama pick him?
Ben Gittleson is a freelance journalist in Washington. Formerly based in Cairo, he has written for the International Herald Tribune, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy and a variety of other publications. Follow him on Twitter @bgittleson.
The new National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East does not have much experience with Israeli and Palestinian issues. So why did Obama pick him?
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