DOUBLE TALK, TRUE COLOURS

DOUBLE TALK, TRUE COLOURS

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August 8, 2022

US President Barack Obama said he would never waver from support for Israel’s security but insisted that Washington must also pay attention to the plight of the Palestinians. We are working to try to strengthen the ability of both parties to have to sit down across the table,” Obama said at a townhall-style meeting in Tampa. Obama blamed internal politics both in Israel and the Palestinian territories for constraining peace diplomacy. He cited problems faced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who the president said “is making some effort to move a little bit further than his coalition wants to go.” Obama said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “genuinely wants peace” but has to deal with Hamas, a militant group that refuses to recognise Israel’s right to exist.