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It is surprising, first, because he largely stayed away from this issue during his first two years as president. To be sure, he met with Middle East leaders, made speeches and rapped some knuckles - but his general approach was to stand aloof and let Palestinians and Israelis sort out their mess on their own. Then, in recent weeks, Arab-Israeli diplomacy moved very quickly from the periphery to the center, becoming as high a priority as it had ever been under prior administrations, perhaps even higher.
उसके बाद हाल के सत्ताहों में अरब - इजरायल कूटनीति बड़ी तेजी से सतह से केन्द्र में आ गयी और प्रशासन के लिए सदैव से अधिक प्राथमिकता में आ गयी ।