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.”
Obama, just who in the hell do you think you are? Congress, dump Boehner, get a backbone, and impeach Obama, before he unilaterally declares himself President for life, or the Caliph of the Caliphate of the FORMER United States of America!
It’s not going to end. God will not allow it to happen
So now Obama wants to throw Israel out of Israel? Really….REALLY???
the only occupiers are the criminal arabs ! they have jordan,that is where they should be !
Obama is such a Muslim lover and Jew and Christian hater that he has no cognition of history. Since Israel became a state once again on May 14, 1948, the Arabs have wanted to destroy her and have tried again and again to do so; but they shall not succeed for God will preserve and protect Israel despite Obama.
I stand with Israel and Netanyahu. Amen other nations of the same belief have more land to share with Palestinians. They need to get out of Israel. Israel opened its doors to religious freedom as did the USA and now those who want to stop religious freedom want to push their control over other religions. Not going to happen in Israel or the USA. AMEN. Those who embrace that ideology should be forced to leave because they have no tolerance. Amen
Congress needs to jump in and stop this.
Screw the white house!!!!
hell with the white house for its full of fools
You cannot tell another country what they can and cannot do. Who do they think they are in the White House? The land belongs to Israel. The Arabs were given land when the Jews were allowed to return home. But they never have enough because they want it all. They want the Jews in the water with no land. Obama needs to resign and go live with his friends. Or congress needs to wake up and start the impeachment paperwork.