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.”
I do not l9ke the current POTUS one ioda, but every once in a while he gets it right. Time to stop the the 50 (no closer to 70) year occupation, terror and persecution of the real owners of their common ancentrial home. The ones that did not leave 2000 years ago to go live in Europe. His chances of getting anything right is at about 2%, which is a margin that if he was even trying to be wrong, would still be right! So there is a very inportant message for all of us there.
No it must NOT!
Obamas rain must end now take out the trash it stinks
Heck Obama thinks there’s 57 states
The Palestinians don’t want a 2 state solution. They want no Israel.
Nov 2016 please get here
I say OVOMIT’S OCCUPATION of OUR White House MUST END!
It is by no means an occupied state. That land was promised to and given to them by the Almighty God. they have shedd much blood, lost many lives and have bent over backwards to share it but they will never give it up and The God Of Israel let them lose it. Those trying will be severely punished.
Barack is an idiot. Palistinians have sent wave after wave of Rockets into Israel and now our Pres is seeking peace with these Islamic $#%&!@*ed s$#%&!@*bags ..that ought to tell you something.
I think the occupation of the WH needs to end.