Bottom lines

---

Click to view caption

"How can the US president transform his words into deeds in the face of the objections of Netanyahu and his rightist extremist government?" -- Ibrahim Seada, Akhbar Al-Yom

"Obama managed to gain the support of moderate public opinion which will give him the power to protect his policies from extremists." -- Gamal Abdel-Gawwad, Nahdet Masr

"Obama's speech pointed to the difficulties and asked for the help of the Arabs, however, that means more pressure on the Palestinians to accept a fragmented state that has no right to possess weapons." -- Eid Saleh, Al-Arabi

"It seems that the majority vote at the ballot box is one thing and the worship of power is another. Now, even more than any time in the past, there will be conflict between democracy and resistance." -- Hazem Saghiya, Al-Hayat

"It is not wise to rush to the conclusion that 71 seats would allow the winners to form the government they want." -- Mohamed Kharoub, Al-Rai

"If a fair election is held in Iraq, the Iraqis would say 'no' to Iranian influence, like the Lebanese did." -- Tariq Al-Homayed, Asharq Al-Awsat