March 20, 2013

How Obama Became Netanyahu

Peter Beinart, The Daily Beast

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By refusing to challenge Bibi's approach to the Palestinians, Obama has made it his own.

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TAGGED: Israel, Barack Obama, Palestine, Palestinians, Middle East

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