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March 22, 2013

Obama Acknowledges Plight of Palestinians in Jerusalem Speech 
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During his speech to Israeli students, President Obama touted U.S.
investment in Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system and reiterated
his support for Israel to "defend itself." He also called for peace
under a two-state solution and acknowledged the plight of Palestinians
under Israeli occupation.

President Obama: "Put yourself in their [Palestinians'] shoes. Look at
the world through their eyes. It is not fair that a Palestinian child
cannot grow up in a state of her own, living their entire lives with the
presence of a foreign army that controls the movements not just of those
young people but of their parents, their grandparents every single day."

President Obama also invoked the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran during
his speech, repeating his past statement that "all options are on the
table."

 

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