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"A new era has begun in relations between Israel and the
United States," said Eytan Gilboa, a political sc ienc e
professor at Bar-Ilan University.
Obama's bac kground has also set him apart from his
predec essors vis a vis Israel, analysts say. He has adopted
a new approach that could mean a downgrading of sorts to
the Jewish state's privileged position in US policy, they say.
"We have to wait for the speech that Obama will give on
June 4 in Cairo on his regional peac e approac h, but he has
agreed with Netanyahu to admit to their differenc es in order
to iron them out, and there is no question of pressure on
Israel."