UN: Palestine Shakes Head When Obama Says Each Side Must See The World Through Each Other’s Eyes

Real Clear Politics 9/21/2011

“And friends of the Palestinians do them no favors by ignoring this truth, just as friends of Israel must recognize the need to pursue a two state solution with a secure Israel next to an independent Palestine,” President Obama said at the UN.

“That is the truth. Each side has legitimate […]

Palestinians warn Obama not to stand in way of statehood

Ryan Jones israel today Magazine 9/18/2011

The Palestinian Authority knows all the right buttons to push with Washington. The Palestinian leadership is fully aware of the value US President Barack Obama (like his predecessors) puts on overseeing an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, and has regularly wielding that weakness like a diplomatic bludgeon against the White House.

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Congress Should Support Israel’s Right to All Land Ahead of UN Vote

Daniel Horowitz RedState 9/12/2011

The video embedded…shows the jubilant celebrations taking place in Gaza, while we were attacked on September 11. No, it wasn’t just a few “extremists” who were celebrating; it was the average Joe Palestinian. Unfortunately, not only have we declined to treat them as an enemy, we have refused to cut off […]

Tony Blair to meet Palestinian and Israeli leaders in peace push

Tony Blair to seek path back to peace talks in effort to avert collision over Palestinian bid to win UN recognition of statehood

Harriet Sherwood The Guardian [UK] 4 September 2011

Tony Blair is expected to meet Palestinian and Israeli leaders this week in an attempt to find a path back to peace negotiations and […]

Chair Of House Foreign Affairs Committee To UN: Recognize Palestine and We Will Defund You

Sun Tzu Big Peace 9/2/2011

Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) is the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and she has drawn a line in the sand for the United States. She has introduced a bill which would dramatically cut U.S. contributions to the United Nations if that body votes for Palestinian statehood next month. […]

Obama says Palestine must be based in 1967 borders; wants to relieve Egypt of $1 billion of debt

Text of Obama’s Speech on the Middle East

The Wall Street Journal 5/19/2011

Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery

“A Moment of Opportunity”

U.S. Department of State

May 19, 2011

As Prepared for Delivery –

…We support a set of universal rights. Those rights include free speech; the freedom of peaceful […]

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