One more reason I probably won't vote for Obama

Over the last many months, there have been quite a few times when Obama has done things that have led me to say to myself, "I just can't bring myself to vote for him." (and of course, a vote in the general election only matters in a few states anyway).

Today, in his speech before AIPAC, Obama said, "Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, and it must remain undivided."

So there you have it. Two radical departures from existing US policy. Currently the US, for most intents and purposes, does not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. And the Bush Administration, when it has spoken of a future Palestinian state, has never said that it would include absolutely zero land in East Jerusalem (sometimes quite the opposite in fact). But that's exactly what Obama is calling for here.

I don't think there's that much wiggle room; it's hard to twist this into one day meaning something of a shared capital.

A two-state solution where the Palestinian state does not include an inch of East Jerusalem is a pretty absurd thought, and presumably he must know that. Maybe if he gets elected he'll say that what he told AIPAC today no longer applies.

But for now, let's recognize these words today for what they are: Obama endorsing right-wing extremism.

I don't want to vote for that.

Update: Robert Dreyfuss at thenation.com gets the reaction from the conference attendees.