good point

No way he can convince anyone that he shares the values of progressive democracies; He courts the most obscure regimes and his policy is not proactive but reactionary!

supports Assad, Abbas, They write letters to Khomenei as if he was the leader fom a civilized country. They do not protest Iran's treatment of their own people. They humiliate Netanyahu the leader of Israel and the Jews, a country that besides being democratic has achieved in 60 years what the Arabs won't achieve in 6,000 years.

With all the fine Israeli wines why would you insult him with such skid row fare? A nice Judean or Golani wine would be more appropriate.

talking about a Palestinian state, why are we willing to give land for nothing, it is time to say this and other truth to the world and stop this none sense (so called peace process), completely immediately and declare once and for all that this is our land and whoever doesn't like it could leave, and start settling every single inch of it.

Brilliant! Keep up the good work! Stuff like this makes Arizona look good...

how much alcohol its contains. “Palestinian desire to destroy Israel” When Egypt made peace with Israel was seeking to destroy Israel. When Jordan made with Israel was seeking to destroy Israel. When Arafat signed Oslo agreement he was seeking to destroy Israel. When Abbas signed Alsharm Alsheik agreement he was seeking to destroy Israel. When 22 Arab States signed the Saudi peace plan for full recognition including full economical and political ties with Israel are seeking to destroy Israel? When …etc Please stop this garbage and look around, the world is not buying any more your B.S. It is time to choose between peace or fanatic settlers no more room for deceptions and play. We support the right of Jews to exist in peace and security but not on our expenses any more. Israel should be forced to make peace considering its complex unstable political system with dozens of small extremist political parties and the within struggle for power in the government itself.

on any issue, why would he hear Israelis points of view. 2 more years...

deos not even know how to begin to deal with the Arab-Israeli conflict. Instead of admitting his failure and looking for a more efficient way - he choses to blame it all on construction in Jerusalem. Between 1948 and 1967 there was no Jewish construction in East Jerusalem. What prevented peace with the Arabs then? Even then they openly declared their intention of destroying Israel. Why? Just because Israel existed. Isn't that reason enough? It's still valid. The problem - Mr. Hussein (Obama) is not Jewish construction in Jerusalem. Stop fooling yourself and the world and try to find a wiser solution if you have one. Do't try to save your face by forcing us to give up our right for existence . Pressuring Arabs for a change would be a healthy new attitude, possibly more useful.

That the King of the kings of kings will have mercy on him and place in his heart to deal kindly with all peoples, including the Jewish people. And that in his days and in our days, the Jewish people be redeemed and dwell safely with the coming of Mashaich Sidkenu. Bcos that is what we really need.

I hope Obama reads it. Although, he is not likely to fully understand it.

Would you return to a poker game where one player is allowed to grab chips out of the pot (settlements) and steal chips from your stack (demolishing "illegal" homes)? Please, don't try to change the subject.

Hope this enlightenment is not wasted on a biased President who only wants to govern the internal affairs of Israel and not that of the US. For what has been ordained by God shall never be divided by mere mortal souls and they that wished the death of Israel have already signed their own death warrants.

Is Obama finally going to wake up and understand that he will never acheive peace between the two sides going down this track, with in his time in office. Every jew in the world knows this, he needs to be made to wake up, I think he has been listening to many polls and information that are biased against israel. The current status quo should be re-named a Two Faced Solution, it does not advance any form of peace keeping, this in dead-lock. Peace can be acheived, but only if the palestine side wishes to advance to this, at this time its obvious they still hate the jews and there is not the incentive there to take the steps. You would think after receiving the Gaza strip, which every jew in the world would have thought the two sides makeing an agreement, but nothing. This just goes to prove the palestine intention. Obama has the proof, no more double talk, if he wants to make acheivments then he needs to use his brains and make demands to the palestines. Under no more circumstances should the jews provide further concessions, no more and thats the answer, let them live in dead lock untill they decide its not want they want ( the Palestines ). Let them scream blood, let them go to terrorism let them stoop to the lowest levels they like, but the fact remains, if they want to live under there own statehood, they need to understand jews will be keeping there land and all of it that is owned by us, there wont be a Two Faced Fire Sale, just for the sake of appeasement, the palestines need to wake up, the concessions have already been made to them and they know very well they wont be getting anything else.

it still exists, it is still the nation-state of the Jewish people. Once Israel is no more; once it ceases to be the national home of the Jewish people - is there such a people in the first place, asks Obama? - then peace will reign. When Obama's words and deeds, before and after he has come to temporarily occupy the White House, are analyzed carefully the above is the only conclusion one must reach. A handful of examples: Intentionally humiliating on an on-going basis Israel's prime-ministership is intended to humiliate the people of Israel and attack one of the most important symbols of Jewish sovereignty in the Land. Dismissing decisions made by Israel's governing institutions amount to the dismissal of Israel's laws and right to self-government. Attacking democratically elected officials in Israel, in public, is a way to attack Israel's liberal democratic process and simply dismissing it as worthless. Demanding that Jews, only because they are Jewish, may not move into certain neighborhoods amounts to racism and a demand for the a segregation against Jews, gone from America half a century ago. Justifying Israel's existence as a Jewish state on the Holocaust, while dismissing nearly 4,000 years of Jewish presence in the Land and an unbroken affinity to it; and dismissing international proclamations, decisions and resolutions since 1917, 1920, 1922 and eventually 1947 all of which are part of the body of international law. Should one really needs to go on...?? Obama must first, before all else, apologize to the Jewish people, within and without Israel, if he is to correct his ways. But Obama is not listening, something for which Israel will end up paying and very, very dearly...!!!

The leftists are totally misguided. finally someone dares to express the truth. Good analysis, Dan!!

Yes, all the Arabs want and have ever cared about is the destruction of Israel. At this point the reason it isn't obvious to everyone is baffling. Whatever Israel's flaws may be they are as tiny as the country itself in comparison to the flawed Arab /Muslim behemoth.

Are you aware that Obama's position about E.Jerusalem is the same as every single US president since Carter? The only difference is that Obama has decided not to look the other way in the face of Israeli building in disputed areas. Are you aware that the PA has stated that it approves of the Geneva Initiative, which in effect renounces the Palestinian right of return? I am not going to apologize for or ignore Palestinian misdeeds. They are legion. But the truth is far more complex than you make it out to be. I have been reading screeds like Mr. Calic's for over a month in the Israeli press. My dear friends, Israel and the US government are having a MINOR disagreement. The US is not going to force Israel to agree to anything that it doesn't want to. Ask yourself these questions, Mr. Calic. Has Obama threatened to cut a penny of aid to Israel? Has Obama even hinted at downgrading its strategic defense cooperation with Israel? Obama is not your enemy - the Palestinians are. Some day you'll have to make peace with them. In the meantime, relax. The sky is not falling.

Seems the author of this article closed his eyes since 12 years ago when fateh deleted those chapters on its charter. This is a propoganda of Israeli radicalist who always want the war.. Fateh and Mr. President Mahmoud Abbas want the peace but which peace (Fair and comprehensive) not partial any more.. we have rights and we want to get our rights back to better out lives.. For all of you Israelis, do you accept to live in a country which surrounded from all sides with settelemnts ... in a country which you cant control the roads, the water, the boarders which you cant access freely to you holly city (which you have big part of it) do you accept to live in country which you cant fly (you dont control the sky) and the ground too. we want our rights, then we can live together on this hollyland.

This open letter to Obama should be printed in every western newspaper. It's about time the issue is put into perspective.

the problem is ..what israil want from obama ............

Yes sure you want your rights, you forgot to add you want ALL the land in Israel.

Muslims of which Obama is one,dont drink alcohol.

Has Obama delivered the military hardware urgently needed?

its just that he doesn't care. never has. never will. He is a liar and puppet who cannot even speak to a group of 8-year-olds without a pair of teleprompters. Obamas "church" actually gave a "Lifetime Achievement" recognition to... LOUIS FARRAKHAN There is not one thing, not one shred of evidence to support the claim that Obama is a "Christian". Where he goes to (used to) on Sundays can only be called a "church" in the loosest possible sense of the word. It is only a forum for hatred; for demagogues to spit venom, ignorance, racism and envy, and curse the land that gave them birth. Nothing more.