Schumer Praises Obama’s Stance on Israel, Says He’s Not Like Carter or Bush I

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that Barack Obama is taking the right tack when it comes to Israel and Palestinian talks by not trying to dictate or pressure either side.

“What Israel has always feared is that a U.S. president would twist their arm to make them give up something that they thought would make them less secure,” said Schumer on MSNBC Wednesday. “I think they had sort of that feeling with both Jimmy Carter and George Bush the first. They’re not going to have any of that feeling with Barack Obama, because he understands the need for a strong Israel and he understands that Israel and the Palestinians have to come together to make that — to make that peace.”

Obama spent Wednesday in Israel, where he pledged support for the Jewish state, and in the West Bank, where he