Finanacial Times
Exactly a year ago this week, President Barack Obama stood at the podium at the UN General Assembly and declared his support for a Palestinian state.
“Palestinians will never know the pride and dignity that comes with their own state,” Mr Obama told the general assembly, unless the two parties reached a peace agreement.So it will be some degree of awkwardness that Mr Obama returns to the UN this week and directs his representatives to vote against a plan that would lead to Palestinians achieving that exact destination, albeit by a different route.
Indeed, the US president will be acutely aware how hypocritical he must appear: voicing support for democratic transitions across the Middle East at the same time as scuppering Palestinian aspirations for recognition. Mr Obama hardly wants to be seen as being on the wrong side of the change sweeping through the Arab world.
I stand corrected. The poll was done quizzing just over 500 people and was after Obama's speech- it asked first about their thoughts on US policy-then about Obama.
You always tell us Obama has no power but has to follow the will of Congress/Senate. So he had to support Israel, whatever his personal feelings are- of course with an election looming and far more Jews got votes in America than palestinians- sorry, Obama is a man of principle and would never put votes in front of principles.
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