Written by Yoram Ettinger

U.S. President Barack Obama's speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday reaffirmed his world view on global affairs in general and on the Palestinian issue in particular.

For instance, the president reiterated his, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's, assessment that the seismic turmoil on the Arab street constitutes a “transition to democracy,” with “[non-violent] youth delivering a powerful rebuke to dictatorship.” Obama believes that “the patriotism that binds Bahrainis together must be more powerful than the sectarian forces that would tear them apart.”

In reality, the stormy Arab... http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=530