; the White House has Thrown the Jewish State Under the Bus

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The White House was caught by surprise by the furor over President Obama's statements on Israel in his major foreign-policy speech on Thursday. Mr. Obama's defenders pointed out his position is consistent with long-standing administration policy, which explains why the peace process has been a raging failure.

At one point, there was promise of hope and change. On June 4, 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama made an address to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) carefully calculated to appeal to Jewish voters concerned about his views towards Israel. "Let me be clear," Mr. Obama said. "Israel's security is sacrosanct. It is non-negotiable. .. [A]ny agreement with the

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; the White House has Thrown the Jewish State Under the Bus

Palestinian people must preserve Israel's identity as a Jewish state with secure, recognized, defensible borders" In 2009, howev...

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