Sorry folks... the election of Obama was an unmitigated disaster as far as Israel is concerned. In his naiveté and hubris, he has significantly degraded any hope for peace in the M.E. and is likely the cause of the next war.  He had promised that he would work toward peace but that he was 100% in support of the historic, strong friendship between the two countries. 

He has simply not lived up to his word.

In an interview broadcast Sunday evening PA head Abbas said, "When Obama became president he was the one who declared that the 'settlement construction must be stopped.' The United States says it, Europe is says it, the whole world is saying it – why should I not say it?"

Now.. you may support the concept of "settlement freeze", but in the world of diplomacy and negotiation, what Obama did, was to remove "chits" from the Israeli hand and replaced them with nothing... As a result, Israel has no room to maneuver and must stand firm. Abbas, using the perceived support of the world is now backing Israel into a no win situation...

Sorry... Obama has been a fool...