In his
AIPAC speech last year, President Obama
said that the US "believes that
negotiations should result in two
states, with permanent Palestinian
borders with Israel, Jordan, and Egypt,
and permanent Israeli borders with
Palestine... The borders of Israel and
Palestine should be based on the 1967
lines with mutually agreed swaps, so
that secure and recognized borders are
established for both states..."
That
very same day, over 40 tornadoes
were reported in the United States
as a major tornado outbreak
continued. An EF5 tornado that hit
Joplin, Missouri caused catastrophic
damage. The devastation from the
outbreak was so severe, that Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
started off his AIPAC speech the
next night by offering his
condolences to those affected by the
recent tornadoes and flooding.