Obama tries to reassure Israelis and Palestinians
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080723/capt.da65ed9e6a2f4823a5604223923ea92a.mideast_israel_palestinians_obama_jrl147.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=bFpUQ3vSRe5bVgylUtKqnA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen.Barack Obama, D-Ill.,left, shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, during a meeting in the West bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wants Barack Obama to take away one message from their meeting Wednesday if elected U.S. president, he should focus immediately on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or any gains made in peace talks could vanish. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_re_mi_ea/obama)AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday it is in Israel's interest to achieve a lasting peace with the Palestinians, but he emphasized Israeli's right to defend itself.</p><br clear="all"/>
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