It was reported today that in an internal memo circulated by the PA it stated that the Palestinian leadership has lost hope in Obama (despite his Nobel prize win). The reason for this is because Obama has recently backed off his harsh demand of Israel to completely stop building 'settlements', instead they only have to stop building in 95% of them. The sinister 'zionist lobby' in the USA is apparently to blame for Obama's sudden decision.
Firstly, if the Palestinians are complaining of a Zionist lobby is this a group one wants to make peace with?
Secondly, it's called a compromise. Obama demands 100 percent, Israel says it will comply a little bit less, and they agree on that. This is how negotiation works, a fact the Palestinians don't seem to recognize as all they do is demand, and never give up anything in return. In fact I'm strongly critical of Obama for not pushing the Palestinians more on this front. It seems Abbas is content to let Obama pressure Israel into making concessions, while he sits back and does nothing.
Captain Wonderful has some work cut out for him if he wants to get a deal done.
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