Two Views on Obama’s Speech on Mideast (audio) admin, May 20, 2011August 21, 2024 The Peter Collins Show May 20, 2011Zunes has praise for Obama’s rhetoric, but says he maintains double standards and a strong US bias toward Israel. Obama restates America’s commitment to Israeli security, while trying to nudge it into a meaningful peace process and calling for a secure Palestinian state. We talk about the extreme reaction from the Netanyahu government and its American supporters, and some of the historical context for Obama’s call to use the pre-1967 borders as a starting point for negotiations… Audio Middle East Obama Foreign Policy Radio US Middle East Policy