Read here for the full article. I leave it to your comments. http://www.ssrc.org/blogs/immanent_frame/2009/06/09/obama-on-palestine-what-new-beginning/
Basically, Hirschkind says:
1. Obama said nothing new. Everything was in the Bush/Quartet road map.
2. He legitimizes all existing Israeli settlements, thereby severely delimiting the possible configurations of any future Palestinian state.
3. No mention of Israeli violence and absolves Israel of any responsibility for the plight of the Palestinians.
4. Muslim tolerance during the Inquisition?!
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