It would actually advance their cause.
UN debacle another blow to Obama Doctrine
Like Carter before him, Obama is finding that when American presidents present a face of international accommodation and ambivalence, they get taken advantage of
US and Quartet pressure Palestinians to drop bid for UN status - The Guardian
US and Quartet pressure Palestinians to drop bid for UN status | Palestinian leadership under pressure to abandon or modify bid for full UN membership
Israeli aircraft hit southern Gaza - AP
‘Israeli military officials report an airstrike on southern Gaza following deadly attacks on southern Israel’
The UN should think twice before recognizing Palestinian statehood
If the UN recognizes Palestinian statehood, Obama should kick the international body out of New York City.
NYT's Friedman doubts sincerity of Netanyahu standing ovation - TheDC
Says feat similar to Palestinians at U.N.: ‘They can both stand up and read the phone book and be assured that a bunch of knuckleheads will give them a standing ovation’
Abbas adviser: Palestinians eye $1 billion fund to rebuild Gaza - AFP
‘In the coming weeks, we will approach private sector businessmen to create a $1 billion fund to invest in the Gaza Strip’
President Obama is not Israel's friend
Obama has effectively abandoned the 50-year-old U.S. alliance with Israel.
Words matter -- Obama's two different speeches on Israel
The president got things right the second time.
Egypt to open Gaza border permanently - AP
Decision could ease the isolation of 1.4 million Palestinians in Hamas-controlled territory
Obama's latest Middle East speech shows a failure of leadership
It appears as though the president is throwing Israel to the wolves.
Obama sells out Israel -- for nothing in return
The president has betrayed our closest ally in the Middle East: Israel.
Obama should return to his 2007 borders
Obama has demanded that Israel return to its 1967 borders. He needs to lead by example.
Herman Cain: I'd offer Palestinians 'nothing' in peace deal - TheDC
‘I’m not convinced the Palestinians are really interested in peace’
Palestinians don't want a two-state solution
There’s a reason Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian elections.
Violence erupts on three Israeli borders - Reuters
Israel-Palestinian violence disturbs Israel’s borders with Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, killing at least eight
Palestinians aim to organize massive 'Facebook revolution' - AP
Citing freedom as the common thread, Palestinians of varying viewpoints call for united protest front via Facebook
Helen Thomas doubts Obama's liberalism: 'Because he was black, I thought he would automatically be [liberal]' - TheDC
Former ‘dean of the White House press corps’ doubles down on 2010 remarks about Israel and blames ‘organized lobbyists in favor of Israel’ for backlash
Arab unrest: Palestinian prime minister dissolves his Cabinet - AP
The Palestinian prime minister dissolved his Cabinet Monday in what appeared to be a gesture inspired by unrest rocking the Arab world
