Is President Obama's Middle East Envoy About To Quit Because Of White House Bias Towards Israel?

Photo: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. envoy George Mitchell in London last September. (Archive)

Arab Source: Mitchell Wanted To Quit Over U.S. Bias For Israel -- Haaretz

An Arab political source said Friday that special U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell has requested to resign due to his frustration with the way the Obama administration has been handling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to a Nazareth-based daily.

Hadith a-Nass reported that Mitchell's request stemmed partly from to his own failure to advance the resumption of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians and also from his perception that certain elements within the State Department hold biased favor toward Israel.

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My Comment: I have been following the Middle East conflict for the past 30+ years. The present frustration level is now approaching the level that in the past always resulted in wars and an increase in terrorism.

So .... is war possible in the next year or two? In this case I cannot help but feel that all sides are now positioning themselves for another war, and I cannot help but believe that envoys like George Mitchell are aware that they are powerless to do anything to stop it.

I know that if I was George Mitchell .... I would probably be looking for the exits.