After the meeting, Obama called me up to his suite to go over the speech he would give to the UNGA the next morning. We went through edits, and then he paused on the Middle East section, in which we were fully embracing Israel’s position. “I hate it when Erdogan has arguments to make,” he said. “The Sudan one was pretty good,” I said. “The thing is,” Obama said, “I really don’t think the Palestinians should go to the UN. I just can’t make Bibi want peace.” “Have you seen Jerry Maguire?” I asked. “Of course,” he answered. “Dealing with Netanyahu is like that,” I said. “Help me help you.”
