U.S. official to Haaretz: Netanyahu focus on 1967 borders missing the point

In an exclusive interview with Haaretz, a senior U.S. official says Netanyahu's reaction to Obama's Mideast speech may lead to a situation in which 187 countries vote for the recognition of a Palestinian state at the General Assembly and two oppose.

By Natasha Mozgovaya

A senior U.S. State Department official told Haaretz Friday that the United States is disappointed with Prime Minister Netanyahu's reaction to U.S. President Obama's Middle East policy, faulting him for focusing on the issue of 1967 borders instead of looking at Obama's policy as a whole.

"There were plenty of things in support of Israel," the official told Haaretz, citing Obama's wariness of the recent reconciliation of Hamas and Fatah, his condemnation of terror perpetrated by Hamas and his call for Palestinians to halt unilateral steps toward recognition. The official added that Obama recognized Israel as a Jewish state, saying that focusing on issue of 1967 borders was missing the point.

snip* The official acknowledged that the U.S. president expressed frustration over the peace process, saying Obama has presented his vision as a way of getting started, and a way to avoid in September a repeat of the situation that happened in February, in which the UN Security Council voted on the condemnation of settlements and the U.S. vetoed the resolution.

in full: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-official-to-haaretz-netanyahu-focus-on-1967-borders-missing-the-point-1.363088

Is that people of Netanyahu's stamp see the world as Gentles v. Jews, and if you believe something hard enough, you may just manage to bring it to realization all around you. A vote of the entire General Assembly against the desires of the state of Israel would be to Netanyahu a profound confirmation of the rightness of his views and the correctness of his attitudes....