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“Obama Shows True Colors in Mideast Negotiations”
by OneNewsNow - Chad Groening   
September 10th, 2009

A political activist and former presidential candidate is calling President Obama to task for arguing the Palestinian case against Israel on the question of new Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

 Israel recently defied U.S. pressure to halt construction in its West Bank settlements by announcing it intends to construct about 500 new apartments there. But The Associated Press has reported that while the Israeli government announced its plans to build the new units, it is also outlining the idea of a subsequent partial freeze in settlement construction -- an apparent attempt by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to balance demands from both his conservative base and the Obama administration, which has called on Israel to halt all settlement construction.
 
In taking this action, Netanyahu risks angering both sides. The White House immediately criticized the new building as detrimental to achieving Mideast peace, while members of the prime minister's Likud Party opposed limiting settlement construction at all.

Gary Bauer, chairman of American Values, is a staunch supporter of the nation of Israel.
 
"Whatever happens, I hope this is the end of the White House pressuring Israel to make concessions on issues that ought to be in the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians," he says. "How in the world did we get into the situation where the president of the United States is basically at the negotiating table arguing the Palestinian case against our friends and allies in Israel?"
 
Bauer suggests there appears to be some sort of deal-making going on behind the scenes.

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