It will shun high-profile diplomacy, playing facilitator instead of enforcer.
By Howard LaFranchi | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
WASHINGTON – When Israeli and Palestinian leaders announced plans for a cessation of hostilities against each other Tuesday, there was no high US official in sight prodding the two sides along.
That's just the way the White House wanted it.
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