And in the sixth principle, Kerry did something that previous US administrations should have done since 2002, when the Beirut Arab summit adopted the Arab Peace Initiative, pledging to recognize Israel's right to have secure borders in return for its withdrawal to the 1967 lines and agree borders with the state of Palestine.
The Armenian-American community is still waiting for President Bush to honor his February 2000 campaign pledge to recognize the Armenian genocide properly.
"In his remarks today in Ankara, President Obama missed a valuable opportunity to honor his public pledge to recognize the Armenian genocide," Aram Hamparian, executive director of the Armenian National Committee of America, said in a statement.
The crown prince's proposal is similar to one put forward in 1981 by King Fahd, when he was crown prince, though at that time the Saudis did not explicitly pledge to recognize Israel.
Phil Carmel of the European Jewish Congress that represents Jews in 40 countries, including Sweden, told The Local that Stockholm's pledge to recognize Palestine is "a token".
The big news this year is that Google, AT&T, and MetLife and about 250 other employers signed a pledge to "recognize the value of experienced workers".
Hamas leaders repeatedly declared their "support" for "a Palestinian state on [the] 1967 borders," joined a national unity government on a platform that implicitly recognized Israel and pledged to adhere to any agreement reached between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the State of Israel that passed a popular referendum.
The rebels pledged to continue pushing for independence, and Jakarta ruled out recognizing the insurgents.
The U.S. president appears to be stuck between two options: On the one hand, taking cosmetic measures in order to discourage the Palestinian Authority from demanding, as it pledged, the UN to recognize the Palestinian State.
It pledged to "work toward a more balanced pattern of global growth, recognizing the responsibilities of surplus and deficit countries".
