Obama Speech in Cairo
I didn't like it, I loved it.
This paragraph is about as truthful as it gets:
"For decades, there has been a stalemate: two peoples with legitimate aspirations, each with a painful history that makes compromise elusive. It is easy to point fingers - for Palestinians to point to the displacement brought by Israel's founding, and for Israelis to point to the constant hostility and attacks throughout its history from within its borders as well as beyond. But if we see this conflict only from one side or the other, then we will be blind to the truth: the only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security."
Everyone in the world with an objective and educated understanding of the Middle East knows that two states is the only solution. Only those people too emotionally involved or religiously deluded see it differently. How unfortunate it is that we have an American president who finally "gets it," but must deal with local leaders who, as usual, "don't get it." At a time where Israel is governed by a right-wing coalition and Palestinians are completely divided, Obama's idealistic vision for the Middle East will probably fall unto deaf ears.