Was Dennis Ross ousted as U.S. envoy to Iran because he refused to take anti-Israel stance?
On February 24 this year, Dennis Ross was appointed as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s advisor on the Persian Gulf and as special envoy to Iran. In the coming days, he will abruptly be relieved of his duties, sources in Washington have confirmed to the Israeli paper Ha’aretz. An official announcement is expected shortly. The Obama administration will announce that Ross has been reassigned to another position in the White House, reports the paper. In his new post, the former Mideast peace envoy under President Bill Clinton will deal primarily with regional issues related to the peace process. Washington insiders speculate that Ross is being reassigned because he is regarded as too fair to Israel and he argued with others in the Obama administration against a linkage between the Palestinian issue and America’s policy against Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Ross maintains contacts with senior officials in Israel’s defense establishment and the Israeli government. (Ross is also a subscriber
