>> it won't create an independent state. >> >> the palestinian reaction was positive but they had a key question. >> what will be the american role in getting netanyahu to accept this? >> the president's balancinging at gave a little to each side but one observer said mr. obama may have been too careful not to stick his neck out. >> i think he didn't want to displease any particular con sit yhency, but what that meant was he wasn't going to take a lot of risks, and when you're not willing to take risks on the middle east, you're not going to make a lot of news. >> he'll have two more chances. a meeting on friday with netanyahu and a major speech to the jewish lobbying group apec this weekend. but even as president obama was delivering his speech at the state department, israel announced an approval for more constructive sellen't. jill dougherty, cnn, the state