He spoke for the rights of women and against torture; he defended the legitimacy of the State of Israel while offering a straightforward assessment of the crucial issue of the Palestinians and their need for statehood, citing the "humiliations — large and small — that come with occupation".
But the needs of a statehood that has to be expansionist make continued success harder.
The fresh demand of statehood in Bodoland also revived the statehood movement in the Karbi Anglong region.
It needs 100 for full statehood and the Kosovo government urged its Serbian counterparts to hold further talks on its future.
How close to statehood the EU needs to come, requires attention to the character and future of the states' system.
The combination of all these factors — the delegates, the question of statehood, the Republican candidates' need to straddle between Puerto Rican voters on and off the island and their Republican base — produced the odd campaign that led up to today's vote.
Will the change in the Palestinian leadership usher in needed reform and a chance for statehood and peace with Israel, or will the revolving door of violence and enmity continue to spin?
Earlier, Mr Putin said the issue of "statehood" for eastern Ukraine needed to be discussed to ensure the interests of local people were "definitely upheld".
I am an ardent supporter of Israel's right to exist, but the Palestinians need a state too, and helping them to statehood is the only way for Israel to earn acceptance in the region.
