Statehood

The Obama administration, although weak, is the much needed narrow window of oportunity for the establishment of an independent and viable two-state solution, based on the 1967 borders, as proposed in the saudi plan and commonly accepted nowadays by the international comunity.

The stalled negotiation process, to this end, is not important, as Israel's sole purpose would be the continuation of an endless and meaningless fake.
The Fayyad plan is steadily developing, and there could be no better measure of that than the alarm in the israeli press. In fact, the PA is delivering, and strangely, so is Hamas. In the meantime, Israel, thanks to Bibi and the resolute shift to the right of israeli voters, is fast becoming irrelevant.

But there are two important points where the entire process could collapse...
The first one is the continuing incapacity of Fatah and Hamas to find an agreement, a situation Israel can easily exploit to the point of fomenting a civil war among palestinians.
The second one based on ethical issues... The declaration of independence will probably be issued during Obama's first term. If Obama agrees with it, his prospects for a second term will simply disappear, as the pro-zionist lobby in the US ( including christian evangelists ) will never forgive him. So, the question is, will Obama do the right thing, whatever the consequences for himself, or will he bow to the boer supporters in exchange for a guaranteed shiny new second term ( and they certainly will make him the offer ) ?