“Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence.” Genesis 6:11

ISRAEL WAITS FOR OBAMA’S UN SHOE TO DROP: Israelis and Palestinians anxiously awaiting USA President Barack Obama's decision whether or not to take up their conflict at the UN Security Council were given few clues of his plans on Tues. 20 Sept. 2016. In his final speech as president to the UN General Assembly, Obama mentioned the stifled Middle East peace process only in passing. "Surely, Israelis and Palestinians will be better off if Palestinians reject incitement and recognize the legitimacy of Israel, but Israel recognizes that it cannot occupy and settle Palestinian land," he said. In 2014, the president stated that the Israeli-Palestinian peace was one of his top two foreign policy priorities leaving office, next to solving the international crisis over Iran's nuclear program. Now, Palestinians hope and Israelis fear that Obama will take up their issue in a resolution at the Security Council. His preferred candidate for president, Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton, opposes such a move– as does her running mate, Tim Kaine of Virginia, who joined 87 other senators this week in calling on the White House to refrain from any UN actions. In what was likely the final meeting between Netanya and Obama on Wed. 21 Sept. 2016, Obama urged a ‘stable, secure Israel’ alongside ‘Palestinian homeland’ and said that the two-state solution must be kept alive. Israel’s PM thanked the USA for military aid, said Israel will never give up on goal of durable peace (J.Post/ Times of Israel)