Obama’s Mideast Speech: Two Steps Back, One Step Forward admin, May 22, 2011August 21, 2024 Foreign Policy In Focus /Institute for PolicyStudies May 20, 2011 & Huffington Post President Barack Obama’s May 19 address on U.S. Middle East policy… failed to consistently assert principled U.S. support for human rights, democracy, or international law… Arab Spring 2011 Huffington Post Israel and Palestine Israel-Palestinian conflict Middle East Obama Foreign Policy US Middle East Policy