1. a) What was President Obama's aim for Middle East policy when he first took office?
b) What has been the result thus far of the President's attempts in this area? Be specific.

2. a) What are the Palestinians planning on doing at the annual United Nations meeting this week?
b) How is the Obama administration responding to this plan?

3. What do Israelis think of President Obama's call for a freeze on Jewish settlements in the West Bank, and his declaration that the two states' final borders should be based roughly on the 1967 lines?

4. How has the White House defended itself against the perception that the administration is not supportive of Israel?

5. How are the Palestinians responding to the President's request that they refrain from asking the U.N. to recognize Palestine as a state, and that they return to direct peace negotiations with Israel instead?