Barack Obama, left, speaking to Benjamin Netanyahu outside the White House in 2011. (photo credit: Pete Souza/White House)
Obama, In Israel, Will Present ‘General Framework’ For Peace, Israel TV Claims -- Times of Israel
US source denies story, and rejects report that president told US Jewish leaders he may unveil specific plan in next 6-12 months for comprehensive accord
President Barack Obama will present a “general framework” for Israeli-Palestinian peace during his visit to Israel and the West Bank in two weeks’ time, Israel’s Channel 10 news reported Thursday night, quoting what it said were remarks made by the president in a pre-visit White House briefing for US Jewish leaders.
He will not unveil a “comprehensive Middle East peace plan” during the trip, the report said, but told the leaders Thursday they should not rule out him doing so “sometime in the next six, nine or 12 months.”
A US source close to the issue, however, described the Channel 10 report as “absolutely false.”
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My Comment: I am skeptical that such a "general framework" is being developed. President Obama does not appear to be engaged, and the Israelis and Palestinians are not interested in talking.
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