You have missed the point, Bubblyrat. Obama, you should note, has never slackened in his resolve to oppose violent extremist forces where and when they must be opposed. That does not change the fact that one improves the world by focusing on what people have in common with each other and what positive things they can do rather than by obsessing over what divides them and holding bitter grudges over past incidents.

Most Palestinians, like most Israelis, simply want to live in peace, happiness, and prosperity, and to be in charge of their own destiny and raise their families. Period.

Workable solutions are the ones that will enable BOTH the Palestinians and the Israelis to live in peace, happiness, and prosperity and be in charge of their own destiny. That requires a two-state solution, economic improvements for the Palestinians, and peace and security for both Palestinians and Isrealis. Such solutions can be found by people of goodwill...and those people tremendously outnumber the few fanatics and zealots who cause all the violence and suffering.

If you expect EVERYONE in the world to instantly change as you would wish them to, you will always be disappointed, and your troubles with them will never end. If you focus only on the WORST people in the world, and ignore and abandon all the others to their fate, the violence will never end.

If you change yourself by focusing on positives rather than on fear and hatred, you will be empowered to make positive changes happen...and they will happen a bit at a time...not all at once.

You want to change the world for the better? Change yourself. Change your attitude. The world changes one person at a time.