https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2010/04/18/why-rashid-khalidi-is-happy-the-obama-middle-east-policy-and-the-palestinians/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:08:20 -0400<![CDATA[A few weeks ago, when discussing the Obama administration’s policy towards Israel, I linked to this 2008 Los Angeles Times report on how Rashid Khalidi and other supporters of the Palestinian cause regarded Barack Obama as their friend. Obama’s warm words at a going away party for Khalidi in 2003, when he was about to leave Chicago for New York City and a position at Columbia University, had “left some Palestinian American leaders believing that Obama is more receptive to their viewpoint than he is willing to say.”]]>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:38:39 -0400<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2010/04/18/why-rashid-khalidi-is-happy-the-obama-middle-east-policy-and-the-palestinians-n183209