When President Barack Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly in September 2010, he sounded hopeful that by the following year there would be "an agreement that will lead to a new member of the United Nations — an independent, sovereign state of Palestine, living in peace with Israel."
GUEST COMMENTARY: Obama's stance on Palestine pits U.S. and Israel against the world
Friday, September 30, 2011 | 8:50 p.m. CDT;
updated 12:26 p.m. CDT, Friday, October 14, 2011
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