Read this somewhere, but after Medvedev broke the ice to allow other countries to act ethically and morally, it is expected that some EU countries will follow, the first of which may be Spain.

In this Haaretz article, it was indicated that,

The Spanish Foreign Minister said on Friday that Spain, as the next European Union president, intends on working towards a Palestinian state in 2010.

"My idea and my dream ... is to work for having in 2010, finally, a Palestinian state that could live in peace and security with Israel," Moratinos said.

Moratinos emphasized the urgency for a two-state solution. "It's not going to be easy, but I think it's needed. We need a Palestinian state, the sooner, the better, and that is going to be our objective," the French news agency AFP quoted Moratinos as saying.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/spain-we-ll-strive-for-a-palestinian-state-in-2010-1.1826

MJ Rosenberg appealing,

If the Palestinians go ahead with their plans to declare a state later this year, the United States should recognize it.

There really is no good reason not to.

After all, ever since the days of Lyndon B. Johnson, presidents from both parties have expressed support for the return of the occupied territories in exchange for peace. No nation, other than Israel itself, recognizes any of that land -- including Arab East Jerusalem -- as part of Israel. And the United Nations, which issued Israel its birth certificate in 1947, appears ready to do the same for the State of Palestine this summer.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mj-rosenberg/post_1597_b_810568.html

Since when did Israel give a damn what the United States government asked of it? Don't expect Obama to do anything until the last year of his second term ala Bush.

I know the Russians have something up their sleeves, they are way too big, not to. And I don't care frankly, because I believe for whatever reasons, they are on the right side.

there was an Israeli prime minister who supported a Palestinian State with control of East Jerusalem. The PLO told him to shove that offer where the sun don't shine and spent the next four years sending suicide bombers into restaurants, bars, and buses in Israel. Now, they won't even talk to the Israelis.