There is no sign of Britain or America acknowledging this fact or calling it by its name

Exactly. In Cairo, Obama repeated the absolute bullshite that Israel deserves a homeland because of the Holocaust. Saying that gives a greenlight for the continued, as citizenbfk succintly wrote, the genocide of the Palestinian people.

Obama is a well-read man, a student of history and it is difficult for me to believe that he doesn't understand the meaning of what he said. I remember that after reading Chomsky's Rogue States, I asked myself:

[i]What kind of person would want to be President of the United States knowing full-well the policies they must uphold and the actions they...

There is no sign of Britain or America acknowledging this fact or calling it by its name

Exactly. In Cairo, Obama repeated the absolute bullshite that Israel deserves a homeland because of the Holocaust. Saying that gives a greenlight for the continued, as citizenbfk succintly wrote, the genocide of the Palestinian people.

Obama is a well-read man, a student of history and it is difficult for me to believe that he doesn't understand the meaning of what he said. I remember that after reading Chomsky's Rogue States, I asked myself:

What kind of person would want to be President of the United States knowing full-well the policies they must uphold and the actions they must take and the words they must use to uphold those policies?

But what is happening to the Palestinians is the same as what happened to American Indians. In the US, critically thinking about Zionism could lead to an examination of US policy and history, especially toward American Indians: and that must be avoided at all cost.

Vernon Bell (R.I.P.), then spokesperson for the American Indian Movement told the Third Annual International Convention of Al-Awda, (Right to Return Coalition), that what happened to American Indians is also happening to Palestinians. I remember that Yasser Arafat said that he would not accept for the Palestinians to live on reservations like American Indians. http://www.palestineremembered.com/images/Palestine-Shrinking.jpg

Those who call us terrorists wish to prevent world public opinion from discovering the truth about us and from seeing the justice on our faces. They seek to bide the terrorism and tyranny of their acts, and our own posture of self-defence.
Yasser Arafat, Speech to United Nations, New York, November 13, 1974

@zizzy - I appreciate the quote -- and I exactly agree with every word you said (above), that I am almost loath to comment.

The comparison to the near total genocide of the Native American Indian is most apt. To accomplish this the U.S.'s own laws had to be violated, 197 peace treaties with the Indians were violated, promises of power-sharing were betrayed, endless scams and corruption by administrative agencies and con artist, dehumanization from Day One, tens of millions kiilled.

It's amazing any tribes survived and now to see that some are healing and some doing quite well (500 years after the start of the European Invasions).

It was like, one military witness said, "hungry wolves fall...

@zizzy - I appreciate the quote -- and I exactly agree with every word you said (above), that I am almost loath to comment.

The comparison to the near total genocide of the Native American Indian is most apt. To accomplish this the U.S.'s own laws had to be violated, 197 peace treaties with the Indians were violated, promises of power-sharing were betrayed, endless scams and corruption by administrative agencies and con artist, dehumanization from Day One, tens of millions kiilled.

It's amazing any tribes survived and now to see that some are healing and some doing quite well (500 years after the start of the European Invasions).

It was like, one military witness said, "hungry wolves falling upon sheep."

Taking away their land was also key to this conquest, making them homeless/stateless greatly aided their destruction.

Obama does believe Jews have a right to a homeland - most Americans do - but not like the fascist nightmare we clearly see in front of our eyes.

His "dream solution," might be a utopian fantasy: a shared Jerusalem, a Palestinian state, Arabs and Jews living in peace. In truth, I think he may not have a firm commitment to any specific outcome.

So what does he believe? ....imo.,..
1. He believes the Israeli-Palestinian wars fuel terrorism (D'uh...since support of Israel was a prime reason given by al_Queda for 9/11 this is a no-brainer.
2. He sees that Palestinians are being mistreated and suffering and feels it's unfair; this real feeling is a big shift from only listening to Israel complain how it's the victim, as if it's doing no wrong.
3. He believes you have to start somewhere and best with one specific tangible, measurable, materially significant thing Already Spelled-out and Agreed to (for decades). Thus, for the first time in sixty years (60 years) a firm demand is being placed upon Israel: Freeze the Settlements.

Politics is not utopia, nor perfect. One step at a time we can only pressure for Better.

We'll see what happens.