President-elect Barack Obama's defiantly positive campaign for change has inspired hope not only in the millions of Americans who voted for him, but also in billions of others worldwide who could not. Across the Middle East, as elsewhere, expectations are mounting that his presidency will herald a new era for America's role in the world. Palestinians identify strongly with the civil rights movement in the United States. Many recall the dark days when American society enforced racial segregation. [Read the full article]