Palestinian artist Mohammed Al-Shalabi 43, adds stars to a painting of U.S. President Barack Obama, at his studio in the West Bank town of Jenin, Thursday, April, 15, 2010. President Obama gave a surprisingly downbeat assessment earlier this week of the chances for a U.S.-brokered peace settlement in the Middle East, saying that the United States cannot help if Israel and the Palestinians decide they cannot negotiate. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)