20.05.2011 16.Ijar, 5771 Tag 31 des Omer
Analyse:
Why would Obama plump for controversy over Israel?
Amid ME upheaval, the US president chose to save controversial statements for the intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The ornate chandeliered and gilded Ben Franklin Room of the State Department, scene of US President Barack Obama’s much-hyped Middle East policy speech Thursday, has the distinction of being a significant venue for inaction rather than action.
In September, US-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who introduced Obama’s address, hosted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at this very same spot to launch direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations….