Some of President Obama’s critics claim that he is saying that the people of Libya have the right to self-rule and self-determination, but the Palestinians should not be afforded the same consideration… if Obama supports
Palestinian independence he could be seen as weak in his support to the United States’ key ally in the Middle East, Israel.
What does the President do in such a situation? If he supports Palestinian independence he will anger Israel and most of the conservative contingent in the United States, however failing to support Palestinian independence could anger key European allies who support full statehood for the Palestinian people…
The modern conflict between Palestinians and Israel has been ongoing since the 1948 partition of Palestine…. Thus far all plans for a lasting peace settlement have failed…
(The Five Permanent Members of the U.N. Security Council are: The United States, China, France, the UK, and Russia.)