White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough bluntly told a liberal pro-Israel lobby group yesterday “an occupation that has lasted for almost 50 years must end.”
He added, “President Obama still firmly believes what he said in Jerusalem two years ago — that peace is necessary, just and possible. Peace is necessary because it is the only way to ensure that a secure state of Israel is both Jewish and democratic. Israel cannot maintain military control of another people indefinitely. That’s the truth.”
It’s not the first time the word “occupation” has been used by an Obama official. In fact, in 2013, President Obama used it himself.
“The Palestinian people deserve an end to occupation and the daily indignities that come with it,” Obama said in Ramallah during a joint appearance with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
McDonough’s remarks continued the White House’s pushback against Netanyahu’s comments before his re-election that a two-state solution was off the table. Netanyahu has since walked back the remarks.
“Over the course of President Obama’s administration,” McDonough said, “most recently with the tireless efforts of Secretary Kerry, the United States has expended tremendous energy in pursuit of this goal. That is why the prime minister’s comments on the eve of the election — in which he first intimated and then made very clear in response to a follow-up question that a Palestinian state will not be established while he is prime minister — were so troubling.”
McDonough said the Obama administration will continue to oppose Israeli settlement expansion because “it undermines the prospects for peace.”
agree
I stand with Israel.
Great ship the Gazan’s to another country , oh yeah, no other country wants them, that is why they are there in the first place. Israel has treat them better than any of their Islamic brethren.
Your full of “C**P” Obama WHITE HOUSE!
HEYYYYY, why can’t they all move to a MUSLIM country where they are WELCOME!
wold be the wrong thing to do netanyahu satand your ground you are dealing with s wacko
Impeach Obama.
yes it is just the muslim commie in the white house and his administration talking , he thinks that he speaks for the people but he dosent because we the people of this country for the very vast majority support Isreal and Prime Minister Netanyhu/ the president dosent have the right to tell Isreal that they have to anything, for one thing congress want let him do anything to our greatest ally
obama can demand anything he wants his pen won’t do a damn thing in Isreal
I know Obama thinks he’s God but that question was settled more than 2,000 years ago and he has no say about it. The guy can’t even handle the USA so he should just shut up!