Obama: Israel and Congress to blame for lack of 'progress' toward 'peace'

A group of Arab Americans who met with President Hussein Obama in preparation for his Middle East trip next week claim that he told them that Israel and Congress are to blame for the lack of 'progress' toward 'peace.'

But one story in an important Arab media outlet quoted participants
as having provided a reason for the U.S. president’s unwillingness to
push a peace initiative during this