Poll: Should President Get Tough with Israel to Speed Peace Talks?

President Obama visits Israel this week on the 10^th anniversary of U.S. forces invading Iraq. Now voices are calling for America or Israel or both to bomb Iran—an effort to prevent that sometimes rogue regime from building a nuclear weapon.

Obama has plenty on his plate in this trip. Israeli security is just one issue.  The longstanding Palestinian peace issue looms as another.

As Huffington Post reports:

Obama will spend some time on the flagging prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord. He will make a short visit to the Palestinian Authority on Thursday, but it does not seem that Obama will put his reputation on the line by pushing any particular plan for renewing talks between the two skeptical sides.

And a column posted on San Diego Jewish World’s website said:

Signs are not auspicious for Barack Obama’s coming visit. The front page of Friday’s Ma’ariv headlined a poll showing more Israel’s viewing him as antagonistic to Israel (38 percent) than as supportive of Israel (33), and substantially more Israelis opposing a gesture toward the Palestinians in connection with the visit (51 percent) than in favor of such a gesture (27).

So what are the odds the president can make headway in this intractable region?  Should he get tough with the Israelis—or the Palestinians?