Democracy may be good for Egyptians, but not for Palestinians by Rachelle Marshall http://usa.mediamonitors.net/content/view/full/85460

"Netanyahu and Tony Blair, the Middle East representative of the Quartet that includes the U.N., Russia, the European Union and the U.S., have declared their intention of improving the West Bank economy, but they have yet to explain how an economy can thrive while Palestinian communities are becoming increasingly hemmed in by barriers and encroaching settlements, and denied access to their own water sources....

Obama so far has shown nothing but timidity in the face of pressure from the Israeli right-wing and its U.S. supporters. If he continues to use Washington's U.N. veto to defend Israel, and backs off from every demand on its government, he will expose once again the disconnect between his promises and his words. As hundreds of thousands of men and women throughout the Middle East demand justice, democracy and dignity, Obama can no longer remain deaf to the demands of the Palestinian people for the justice they have been denied for too long."