Posted by
Curt Day on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 8:48:51 AM
During Obama's candidacy and the honeymoon period of his presidency, different groups have different expectations. The only good that most of America's left saw in Obama was that he was not John McCain. Meanwhile conservatives, ever so often, tried to link Obama with both Islam and with terrorism in an attempt to use fear to discredit him.
In the meantime, some on the Israeli left, as well as some Palestinians, had hopes that Obama would handle Israel-Palestine issue in a more evenhanded manner. Below is a link to an article by Israeli peace activist Uri Avnery describing the disappointment that those who are working for peace have because of Obama.