George Mitchell is Obama’s point person on Israel, not Hillary, not Emmanuel. Netanyahu has called Emmanuel a self-hating Jew and would never deal with him on anything like this. George Mitchell was raised as a Lebanese Arab and is not trusted by Israel.
Hell, Hillary is probably in the Maldives explaining ocean rise to the barteneder.
his information is current as of today, Sun Jan 31 2010 23:24:04 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time).
IRAN
The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran. American citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events and carefully consider non-essential travel. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Iran issued September 15, 2008.
Some elements in Iran remain hostile to the United States. As a result, American citizens may be subject to harassment or arrest while travelling or residing in Iran. In 2009, Iranian authorities prevented a number of Iranian-American citizens, including journalists, who travelled to Iran for personal or professional reasons from leaving, in some cases for several months. Iranian authorities also detained or imprisoned Iranian-American citizens on various charges, including espionage and posing a threat to national security. Americans of Iranian origin should consider the risk of being targeted by authorities before planning travel to Iran. Iranian authorities may deny dual nationals access to the United States Interests Section in Tehran, because they are considered to be solely Iranian citizens.
http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_920.html
Not really. His main portfolio is negotiating the two state solution between Israel and Palestine. He is the Mideast Peace czar. Dennis Ross is the special adviser for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia (which includes Iran) to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The NSC is where the foreign policy decisions on this issue will be made.
Rahm Emanuel served in Israel as a civilian assisting the IDF during the Gulf War. He is planning on celebrating his son's bar mitzvah in Israel. The far right in Israel call him a traitor against Israel, but he has roots there and he has contacts. In any event, Obama doesn't need an intermediary to talk with Bibi.