based Al-Watan, commenting on the stand of Barack Obama vis-a-vis Israel, said it seems that the recent political moves of the U.S. President towards Israel are more than mere political maneuvers. The announcement of the US Congress to allocate about $200 million for building a short-range system of missiles for Israel means that the US administration is incapable of changing the policy of American-Israeli relations which are based on enhancing the security of Israel. "Obama's administration may be one of the most of the earlier US administrations which have put pressure on Israel, but his failure in the past few days to put any kind of pressure on Israel may be attributed to his need for a strong support for obtaining approval for his health insurance system in a manner that forces him to make concessions to the Zionist lobby." "The Absence of Obama's comments on the recent incidents and events in Palestine is a very clear matter and this makes it an essential matter for the Arabs to take a firm stand because the indirect negotiations advocated by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton without American pressure makes Israel convinced of its capability of twisting the arm of the current US administration for reaching a decisive outcome for the negotiations. The big question remains: how can the Arabs put pressure on the US as Israel has been doing?"
