Israeli PM rejects Obama's vision for Mideast Obama Netanyahu at odds on peace Can islands of land become a state Words one side wanted to hear and other didn't Sees IsraeliPalestinian Peace Deal ‘Based 1967 Lines’ Are Facing Turning Point in Arab outreach shifts Why Republicans Misreading Speech Face Rolls Dice With Jewish Vote Barack Neocon Watch President Remarks Israel Was speech too tough Republican criticism mounts. makes blunt push Middle East

Netanyahu says Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders - as backed by Obama - would leave Israel "indefensible" US President Barack Obama's speech on the Arab Spring revolts has put him at odds with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu. I listened to President Obama's speech today. It was quite subtle and yet pretty important. On one level it said things that have been said for years. And on another these things were said with some new twists. The part of the speech that is lighting up wingnutopia was when he said: So while the [...] JERUSALEM - President Obama on Thursday finally uttered the words Palestinians had been waiting to hear for two years, that the basis for border talks with Israel should be the lines before the 1967 war, in which Israel captured big swaths of territory. President Barack Obama yesterday endorsed a key Palestinian demand, calling on Israel to agree to borders of a Palestinian state "based on the 1967 lines" that existed before Israel captured the West Bank and Jerusalem that year in the Six Day War with Arab nations. When they meet Friday, President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel face a turning point in a relationship that was not warm to begin with. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday backed a key Palestinian demand on the borders of a future state with Israel as part of his vision for a Middle East peace deal and sought to shape political change convulsing the region. Okay, I guess it's a stupid question: Republicans are misreading Obama's speech for short-term… When they meet Friday, President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel face a turning point in a relationship that was not warm to begin with. After endorsing Palestinian demands by calling for Israel to pull back to 1967 borders, Obama risks losing Jewish voters in the upcoming election -- after 78 percent voted for him in 2008, polls show. * **YOU DECIDE: ****Should Israel Restore 1967 Borders?** * **Netanyahu Rejects Obama's Border Idea** * **Obama's Speech Sends Chills Through Israel's Government** * **TEXT: Read Obama's Speech** * **VIDEO: Former Israeli Ambassador Sees Radical Shift in U.S. Policy** (John) President Obama delivered a speech on the Middle East at the State Department today. If one takes it seriously, it signified--with one key exception-- Obama's transformation into a virtual clone of his predecessor. President Bush's democracy agenda, which Obama once scornfully rejected, has now been adopted as Obama's own: > The status quo is not sustainable. Societies held together by fear and repression may offer the illusion of stability for a time, but they are built upon fault lines that will eventually tear asunder. ... > > The United States supports a set of universal rights. And these rights include free speech, the freedom of peaceful assembly, the freedom of religion, equality for men and women under the rule of law, and the right to choose your own leaders -- whether you live in Baghdad or Damascus, Sanaa or Tehran. And we support political and economic reform in the Middle East and North Africa that can meet the legitimate aspirations of ordinary people throughout the region. ... > > it will be the policy of the United States to promote reform across the region, and to support transitions to democracy. So Obama finds himself announcing principles that are indistinguishable from those ... What was the president's message for Israeli government? Congressional appropriators voiced doubts about some aspects of Obama's speech. But the most pointed criticism was from the GOP. 'Obama has thrown Israel under the bus,' Mitt Romney said. The president hails the pro-democracy movements in the Arab world, but has tough words for Israel and the Palestinians, urging them to negotiate a deal and stay ahead of the wave of popular unrest. President Obama plunged back into efforts to restart Middle East peace talks, pressuring both sides with a set of U.S. principles that appeared to catch Israeli leaders off guard and is likely to set up a tense meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.
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