Reactions To President Obama's Middle East Speech -- News Roundup

Reactions To Obama's Middle East Speech -- L.A. Times

Reaction in the Middle East to President Obama’s speech on U.S. policy toward the region ran the gamut from surprise to support to disappointment. Following are selected, edited comments from observers in some of the region's nations:

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President's Mideast Discourse Elicits Dissonant Responses in U.S. and Abroad -- Wall Street Journal
Obama Speech Backlash on Call to Reinstate 1967 Mideast Borders -- ABC News
No consensus in Middle East on Obama speech -- CNN
Reaction to Obama's speech on Middle East policy -- ABC News

Republicans: Obama Undermines Israel -- Wall Street Journal
Was Obama's speech too tough on Israel? Republican criticism mounts. -- Christian Science Monitor

Israel rejects Obama peace plan, Palestinians cagey -- Yahoo News/AFP
Israel Objects to Obama Remarks on Borders -- Voice of America
Israel rejects Obama border call -- BBC
Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects Obama '1967 borders' view -- BBC
Israel rejects total pullback to 1967 borders -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Prodding Israel, Obama embraces Palestine borders -- Yahoo News/AP
Israel calls on Obama to stick to peace terms -- Washington Times

Obama's Middle East speech missed 'historic opportunity,' say many Arabs -- Christian Science Monitor
Egypt diners watching Obama speech mix distrust with applause -- L.A. Times
Egypt welcomes Obama support for '67 Israel border -- Reuters

Obama and Netanyahu Face a Turning Point -- New York Times
A new Mideast policy -- Washington Post editorial
Obama’s Mideast peace gaffe -- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post
Obama’s new Middle East not so new? -- Al Kamen, Washington Post
Winds of Change Blow Through a Single Speech -- Gerald F. Seib, Wall Street Journal
'Obama adopting Arafat’s staged plan for Israel’s end' -- Gill Hoffman and Rebecca Anna Stoil, Jerusalem Post
Summing Up Obama’s Speech: Making Israel Pay for the “Reset” -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Criticism of Obama’s Middle East speech is swift -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
Credibility Is Obama's Biggest Weakness In Middle East Strategy -- James Jay Carafano, FOX News