Diplomatic Diversion
The White House is pressuring Putin to dump Assad—a long shot when Syria needs real U.S. engagement.
Tamara Cofman Wittes is the director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, and a former deputy assistant secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
Without a larger gesture from Benjamin Netanyahu, the Arab states are unlikely to reach out to Israel in ways that could bring meaningful change.