AP reports: "The centerpiece of the speech is the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, a driving force behind Muslim anger worldwide. [...] That includes calling for a full halt to all growth in Jewish settlements in the Palestinian West Bank [...] It also includes telling Palestinians that anti-Israel rhetoric, and the violence it spawns, does not benefit their daily lives [...] Obama also wants to persuade Arab allies, particularly Saudi Arabia, to make conciliatory diplomatic moves toward Israel."
Comment: I'm glad to hear that he is asking for concessions from all sides. I'm tired of hearing about them asking Israel to keep making concessions without asking for concessions from the Palestinians and the other peace partners. So far, I've yet to be convinced that the Palestinians and their allies really want peace. They want land, Israeli land, that is certain, but do they really want peace?
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