If he rejects this and doesn`t compromise he will appear unreasonable. Israelis own hundreds of billions of dollars worth of land in the areas surrounding Jerusalem from Ottoman times.
If Obama acts like Jews have no rights on their ancestral lands, he will simply turn all Israelis against him. Then Netanyahu can simply point to his refusal to negotiate and no one in Israel will blame him for the strained relationship, and he can work on his domestic policy agenda. This is actually quite brilliant. |
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