At a town hall meeting in Tampa, Fla. Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama declined under questioning to condemn Israel for actions against the Palestinians.
According to AP, Obama said Israel is a strong U.S. ally and that he will never waver from helping Israel keep its people safe in a hostile Middle East.
But Obama also said the situation facing the Palestinian people is one that needs attention, too.
He said he is seeking a solution in which Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in peace. But both parties must return to the bargaining table, and that is something Obama said he is working to achieve.
Nobody says nothing better than him.
That was not an answer, that was just him at his normal best. What did he actually say? He tried to make everyone happy, “Israel is our friend, and the A-rabs have grievances”
I did not understand a word of the question, or the answer, but what did strike me that our president is on stage, without a suit jacket on, and the general atmosphere of the room looks to me like it is befitting of a high school stadium. Am I the only one who thinks this way?
No credit is due to him and instead of credit or cash now all we have is small change. Send Obama to Haiti along with the US aid.
Im not a polatician and im quite nuetral with these things besides 4 some comments here and there.Recent articles will tell you that the whole change excitement has died down and people r starting to think that he is not so good 4 the job… so i guess all we got to do is wait it out.
but…I don’t get you people, I think he answered very well.
yes he is a politician (that’s his job!!) I think he is more than fair to us here…
Without anyone’s help, he announced “the Middle East is an issue that has plagued the region for centuries!”
Credit must be given where credit is due.
“let me play this out” – his answering the question as a game (political game to not offend the Jews in Florida) and not in a genuine way.
What a bunch of lies, its the Israelis and those who live in Yesha who give the Arabs jobs! Arabs who don’t have Israeli citizenship also attend Israeli Universities, some of the best might I add in the world. This is a classic cycle of violence bs. Somehow Jews living in Eretz Yisroel is the same as suicide bombings. Maybe one should ask Obama, when was there an Independent Arab Palestine? Because we know where there was an Independent Jewish Israel prior to Zionism!
This is a politician’s non-response response. By confusing us to his position, he hopes to satisfy everyone.
Not good
is this good or bad?
The Palestinian Arabs in Israel are the most educated Arabs in the world. No one’s deyning them education.
LEGITIMATE GRIEVANCES? what does he mean by that? Our doctors save their lives, we give them arms, food, supplies and services. We let them kill us and we give them OUR Land.
what grievances?