To the Editor: It has long been asserted that US President Obama is Muslim by faith and 'Christian' by political necessity. It is no secret that if he ran openly as a Muslim candidate that he would not have won the US election, but in the current media controlled debate he could continually deny his past and all of the birds would chirp in unison. The contention of the Middle East's most prized land has been a stalemate for peace since before Christ, not the artificial 1948 or 1967 which is most commonly used in current modern political debate, and one of the staples of Barack Obama's foreign policy. Since his inauguration as President he has continually sided with the Islamic world and it has frightened many Jewish and Christians alike. Please note that I distinguish between secular Jewish and Christians, by name only, from those who actively practice the faith. His first interview as President was with Al-Arabiya network and his first major diplomatic speech was made to Cairo, Egypt. In his speech to Cairo he legitimized the control of the Temple Mount by the Muslims with the following quote: ''...when Jerusalem is a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims, and a place for all of the children of Abraham to mingle peacefully together as in the story of Isra, when Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed (peace be upon them) joined in prayer (1). '' The story of Isra is key to this argument. Last week to the United Nations he called for talks without preconditions while setting forth preconditions, not logical , but typical Obama fashion. ''The time has come -- the time has come to relaunch negotiations without preconditions that address the permanent status issues, security for Israelis and Palestinians, borders, refugees and Jerusalem. The goal is clear: Two states living side by side in peace and security; a Jewish state of Israel with true security for all Israelis and a viable, independent Palestinian state with contiguous territory that ends the occupation that began in 1967 and realizes the potential of the Palestinian people.(2)'' It is obvious in this situation that the demand for a contiguous state prior to 1967 borders are preconditions, but why would a 'Christian' be so adamant to create Palestine to pre -1967 borders? A day after his announcement he was the first President of the United States to Chair the United Nations Security Council and two days later in unison with the world powers he laid forth a condemnation of Iran for their secret nuclear programme. The Israelis and Iranians have been in a constant war since the inception of the modern state of Israel in 1948. Iran funds Hezbollah from the North in Lebanon and Hamas from the West in Gaza and has openly stated the desire to see Israel wiped off the face of the earth. They are currently creating a secret nuclear programme for 'peaceful' purposes only and pose an existential threat to Israel. So..., Barack Obama is condemning them, how could he be a siding with the Muslims? This is the point where Barack Obama is playing chess and the current arguments have been unable to address. By condemning Iran and acting from a perspective that he is hard on the Islamic Republic he will force Israel to make concessions in the peace efforts with the Palestinians. He will then use the peace that he creates with his Islamic brothers to create a contiguous Palestine pre-1967 borders through the new US policy in the United Nations. This will essentially wipe Israel off the face of the earth, without the nuclear holocaust proposed by Iran and in unison with the International community. Checkmate. Sincerely, Anthony DeFazio Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Anthony_DeFazio http://EzineArticles.com/?The-Creation-of-Palestine---Barack-Obamas-Checkmate&id=2993629