President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried on Friday to put the best face on evident tensions created by Obama’s remarks a day earlier, when the president outlined his vision for an eventual peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
“Obviously, there are some differences between us in the precise forumlations and language, and that’s going to happen between friends,” Obama said after a 96-minute-long, one-on-one meeting with Netanyahu in the Oval Office. “But what we are in complete accord about is a true peace can only occur if the ultimate resolution allows Israel to defend itself against threats.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55362.html#ixzz1MvuSQXyR
Read the President's full text of his Middle East speech here (he seems to support our class group's proposal):
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55305.html
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Finally a US President who isn't just a servant of the Israeli government and Netanyahu. The fact that we are Israel's only ally should not mean we must turn a blind eye to Israel's apartheid government.
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