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.”
They are NUTS!
god gave them that land and will neve leave obumme you lying muslim
Israel Netanyahu tell Obama to stick it up his butt that you can take care of yourself without kissing his $#%&!@*
Why doesn’t he warm the Palastians that fire 3000 rockets into Israel????
Tell those idiots in this administration to leave ISREAL alone and worry about the USA. MOST AMERICANS SUPPORT ISREAL.
forget about the fifty year occupation…I just want the nine year occupation of our beloved White House end… This is outrageous and cut off the funds for these idiots in this administration…
No way! !!
try 6,000 year occupation — arranged by the G-d Who is G-d !
Fuk you Obama administration
The muslims have, repeatedly, stated their position on co-existence with Israel. They will accept nothing but Israel’s total destruction. Anyone who keeps insisting that Israel is the agressor, that there can be a peaceful solution, is either fooling themselves and ignoring the evidence, or have the same hatred of Israel as the Arab states that surround it