President Obama, delivering his first major address tackling the uprisings in the Middle East, on Thursday endorsed Palestinians’ demand for their own state based on the borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East war.

Though the move is likely to aggravate the Israelis, Obama said the United States’ commitment to Israeli security is “unshakable.” He also rejected attempts by the Palestinians to gain recognition for their own state before the United Nations.

Until Thursday, the U.S. position had been that the Palestinian goal of a state based on the 1967 borders, with agreed land swaps, should be reconciled with Israel’s desire for a secure Jewish state through negotiations.

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