Obama leaps to praise Netanyahu's 'endorsement'

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By Stan Goodenough
June 16, 2009

The White House moved swiftly Sunday evening to applaud Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for "endorsing" President Barack Obama's "two-state solution."

Obama, who was reliably reported to be out playing golf when Netanyahu made his speech, ordered his spokesman to quickly heap praise on Netanyahu.

US Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement that the president "is committed to two states, a Jewish state of Israel and an independent Palestine, in the historic homeland of both peoples. [Again with the blatant rewriting of history! The Arabs never had a homeland here. - Ed]

"He believes this solution can and must ensure both Israel's security and the fulfillment of the Palestinians' legitimate aspirations for a viable state, and he welcomes Prime Minister Netanyahu's endorsement of that goal."

In what was seen as a transparent ploy to corner Netanyahu into refuting or acknowledging that he had indeed embraced the US-led vision, Gibbs praised the Israeli leader for taking "an important step forward."

Obama's idea of "forward" means in a direction in line with his will.

Some observers saw through the president's "appreciation."

Opined Sky News correspondent Dominic Waghorn Monday, "Netanyahu backed the Obama administration into a corner. ... The White House has to decide what to do about its ally which is directly, openly, flouting its will."

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