Did Obama just pull a Charlottesville answer?
LOL…good people on both sides.
Oh, the irony.
https://www.tmz.com/2023/11/04/barack-obama-israel-palestine-gaza-both-sides-conflict/
BARRAK OBAMA
Speaks on Israel-Palestine
… BOTH-SIDES ISSUE
11/4/2023 3:51 PM PT
Obama spoke out about the conflict between Israel and Palestine – and he says two things must be acknowledged as true … on both sides of this thorny issue.
The former President was recently speaking at an event, and his remarks were captured by Pod Save America – which says his full interview is coming out Tuesday. But from the snippet they released, BO says quite a bit … and fully admits, this is complicated.
Take a look for yourself to see what exactly he says … essentially, he condemns Hamas and the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel – but in the same breath, condemns Israel's response.
He says there are innocent people in Gaza who've been wrapped up in this that have nothing to do with Hamas … and yet, also notes the history of Jews being segregated/persecuted over their identity as a people.
In other words, there's validity in each POV here.
In terms of folks debating this problem, Obama says it can't be hashed out on social media – and it can't be solved unless everybody tells the "whole truth" about a complex topic.
He also says people have to learn to speak to others on the opposite end and be able to do so civilly … and encourages everyone to see that there's complicity on all fronts of this.
It's a word salad, but if you're wondering what he's actually arguing for now … you're outta luck.
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