From: Terje Rod-Larsen Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 5:26 AM To: [email protected]' Subject: Fw: Kurtzer article in NY Daily News From: Daniel C. Kurtzer Sent: Sun May 22 19:11:48 2011 Subject: Kurtzer article in NY Daily News Dear friends, Following is an op-ed that appeared in today's NY Daily News. All the best. Dan <http://www.nydailynews.com/index.html> Opinion The border between reality and politics: What's new and what's not in Obama's stance on '67 border BY Daniel Kurtzer <http://www.nydailynews.com/authors/Daniel%20Kurtzer> Sunday, May 22nd 2011 In his Middle East <http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Middle+East> speech last week, President Obama <http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Barack+Obama> argued forcefully for Israeli-Palestinian peace, emphasizing unshakeable U.S. <http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/United+States> support for Israel <http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Israel>'s security and the need for an outcome that results in two states, Israel and Palestine <http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Palestine> , living within viable and secure boundaries — based on the pre-1967 borders, as amended by land swaps. The President broke little new ground in his remarks. Instead, the speech reflected this administration's basic approach to diplomacy: seek out the art of the possible through incremental change, while avoiding grand plans and big strategies. Yet already, the remarks have become deeply controversial. Mitt Romney <http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Mitt+Romney> , a 2012 Republican presidential contender, said Obama threw Israel "under the bus." Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Ruckabee <http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Mike+Huckabee> EFTA_R1_00093735 EFTA01777704