Obama Goes to Israel, Gives a Speech

And nothing changes, and nothing will change, and there is nothing anyone in America can do about it. The latest polling from the region:

The ugly truth is that the Palestinians and Israelis are arguably further apart on peace now than they have been at any point in the past 20 years. Both sides want a settlement, but they can’t see how to achieve it and they don’t trust each other. The only aspect they really agree upon at all is that President Obama will not be helpful in establishing peace.