The host of a popular satirical news show in the United States
weighed in on the Palestinian bid for United Nations membership
on Thursday night, deriding U.S. President Obama’s suggestion
that Palestinian statehood could only come as a result of
negotiations with Israel.  Jon Stewart, the host of the liberal
The Daily Show presented a tongue-in-cheek segment discussing
the current Palestinian effort to secure a state at the UN.
Stewart implied Israelis and Palestinians have tried to
negotiate a peace treaty for years without success, so it is
unfair for Obama to demand that Palestinians be restricted to
only that option for achieving statehood.  Stewart compared
joining the UN as a member state to joining a housing co-
operative, implying that Obama’s recent speech at the UN was
akin to a rejection letter. “Thank you for your interest in our
building, and please come back once you have a letter of
recommendation from your mortal enemy,” chided Stewart.
Stewart lampooned the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, wh