palestine

it came as no surprise yesterday at the united nations general assembly, when president obama voiced his opposition to the palestinian authorities bid for statehood. it comes as no surprise that obama has double backed from his speech on the same stage last year, where he called for a palestinian state within a year. it comes as no surprise that president obama's approval rating continues to slide - and we who voted for him continue to scratch our heads and wonder when he is going to stand up for and follow through on all the beautiful words and hopes and plans he had us believing three years ago. 
i think robert fisk's recent article in the independent, the rebuff obama received,  and the picture below of palestinian president, mahmoud abbas sums up the current state, mood and prospects of peace and fairness and equality in the middle east.

photo courtesy of damon winter for the new york times