Obama Calls for Mideast Peace Deal Based on Israel’s Pre-1967 Borders - NYTimes.com
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Mr. Obama’s statement represented a subtle, but significant shift, in American policy. And it thrust him back into the region’s most nettlesome dispute at a time when conditions would seem to make reaching a deal especially difficult.
The Israeli government immediately protested, saying that for Israel to return to its pre-1967 borders would leave it “indefensible.” Mr. Netanyahu held an angry phone conversation with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday before the speech, officials said, in which he demanded that the president’s reference to 1967 borders be cut.
Israeli officials continued to lobby the administration until right before Mr. Obama arrived at the State Department for the address. White House officials said he did not alter anything under Israeli pressure, though the president made changes in the text that delayed his appearance by 35 minutes.
Ce qui n’a l’air d’étonner personne (et surtout pas le New York Times), c’est que le Premier ministre israélien a connaissance du contenu du discours avant qu’il ne soit prononcé par le Président des États-Unis.