Bush was holding up those guarantees unless Shamir stopped building behind the Green Line; Shamir refused. In his book, Ross listed that litany of what Bush did for Israel. He took those steps despite, as Ross wrote, he never felt anything special toward Israel. Bush’s instincts when it came to Israel were very different from those of his predecessor,” he wrote. According to Ross, Bush didn’t feel anything special, which goes a long way to explain the tensions that developed over the years.

Source: Ethiopian News February 16, 2019 00:00 UTC