In Obama's speech, a new approach to Middle East: candor

Christian Science Monitor by Peter Grier | Jun. 5, 2009 (News Report)

Did President Obama in his Cairo speech signal a new toughness towards the Arab-Israeli peace process?

Past presidents have opposed Israeli settlements in the West Bank. In Cairo, Mr. Obama said plainly that the US will not accept the legitimacy of continued settlement activity. Full Story »

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by James Canning - Jun. 5, 2009

Weak story becsause it gives credence to claims of US Jeiwish leaders that the Arabs and other Muslims want to destroy Israel. This essentially is propaganda intended to distract attention for Israel oppression of the Palestinians and continuing efforts to render impossible the creation of a viable independent Palestine.

Obama needs to come out publicly in support of the Arab League peace plan and tell the American people that the Muslim countries do not seek the elimination of Israel, but instead the end of the occupation of the West Bank and the Golan Heights.