And he’s right. Obama has done nothing but condemn Israel for building houses and demand concessions from Jerusalem. Remember the “withdraw to pre-1967 borders” clusterfark? He wanted Israel to withdraw to indefensible, artificial, non-historic borders — the same demand the anti-Israeli side has been making for some time.

So let’s say you’re the terror-infest Palestinian government, and for the first time in years even the president of the United States is hostile towards Israel. Why wouldn’t you make a go for statehood at the UN? The administration sounds like a shaky “no” at best. There’s a slight chance they may fold at the last minute, but even if they don’t — heck, you’re closer than you’ve ever been.

“We are indignant that certain Middle Eastern leaders have discarded the principle of direct negotiations between the sovereign nation of Israel and the Palestinian leadership,” Perry said in excerpts of a speech provided by one of his aides to The Associated Press. “And we are equally indignant that the Obama administration’s Middle East policy of appeasement has encouraged such an ominous act of bad faith.” …

“It’s vitally important for America to preserve alliances with leaders who seek to preserve peace and stability in the region,” Perry said. “But today, neither adversaries nor allies know where America stands. Our muddle of a foreign policy has created great uncertainty in the midst of the Arab Spring.”

This isn’t just a right-wing criticism, either. Democrats recently lost New York’s 9th district in large part due to dissatisfaction with the administration’s abandoning of pro-Israeli policies. Only four in ten American Jews now approve of the job Obama is doing. It’s become a serious political issue.

Had Barack Obama made it clear from the beginning that we wouldn’t entertain such demands, Abbas may never have pushed for statehood. But instead we wavered, fed him some promising rhetoric, and expressed a willingness to throw Israel under the bus. A bid for statehood is the end result.