Arab anger forces Obama to backtrack
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| Fri, 06-06-2008 - 1:30pm |
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/126429
Arab Anger Forces Obama to Backtrack on Jerusalem
by Hana Levi Julian
(IsraelNN.com) Within 24 hours of expressing his firm support for a united Jerusalem in a speech to a pro-Israel lobby organization, US Senator Barack Obama found himself forced to backtrack in the face of Arab anger on Thursday.
Obama had managed to enrage Palestinian Authority Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) with his first foreign policy speech since garnering enough delegates to win the nomination at the Democratic convention in Denver this summer.
Responding to Obama's remarks, a livid Abbas told reporters, "This statement is totally rejected. The whole world knows that holy Jerusalem was occupied in 1967 and we will not accept a Palestinian state without having Jerusalem as the capital."

"Obama went on to expressed the view that there must be a way in which "everyone has access to the extraordinary religious sites in Old Jerusalem, but that Israel has a legitimate claim on that city.""
But they DO!!! It's just that the Palestinian's want it as their CAPITAL, not just "access"!
Hey Obama: "You can please SOME of the people SOME of the time!!"
Just wondering if he'll get the Florida vote? Seems like he's playing politics.. trying to make everyone happy instead of taking a stand and living with it.
on a side note.. I think the Palestinians won't ever be happy no matter what.
"Seems like he's playing politics.. trying to make everyone happy instead of taking a stand and living with it."
Exactly. I much more respect the politician with whom I disagree, but stands for their convictions!