Reported in today's Haaretz. I say, bravo, Rashid - and anyone else who contributes. (Where do I sign up?)
Unfortunately, this is going to buy Obama - and his supporters - a world of hurt in the right-wing blogosphere, especially as elections approach. And to the extent that Obama feels compelled by them to disavow any former association with Prof. Khalidi (a fine historian who's also a major advocate for the Palestinians' cause), he only winds up undercutting even more the promise of his 2009 Cairo speech (which seems like an aeon ago - well, for that matter, do any Muslims around the world really take that speech - or Obama - all that seriously any more?).
Unfortunately, this is going to buy Obama - and his supporters - a world of hurt in the right-wing blogosphere, especially as elections approach. And to the extent that Obama feels compelled by them to disavow any former association with Prof. Khalidi (a fine historian who's also a major advocate for the Palestinians' cause), he only winds up undercutting even more the promise of his 2009 Cairo speech (which seems like an aeon ago - well, for that matter, do any Muslims around the world really take that speech - or Obama - all that seriously any more?).
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