Former president Barack Obama warns in an online post that any Israeli military strategy “that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire.”
Ahead of an expected ground invasion of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military, former president Barack Obama spoke out about the deadly conflict in the Middle East on Monday,
He also waded into the seemingly out-of-reach goal of ultimately carving out a nation for the Palestinian people, calling for “acknowledging that Palestinians have also lived in disputed territories for generations,” while criticizing the Israeli settlers that are taking over Palestinian territory in the West Bank.“That is the best and perhaps only way to achieve the lasting peace and security most Israeli and Palestinian families yearn for,” he said.
Obama’s statements echo positions he took during and before his administration, as he continued to back a two-state solution to the long-running conflict. From the, Obama pressed a tough stance on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, demanding that Israel halt all settlement activity to build momentum for peace.In his Medium post, Obama also backed the strategy that Biden and his top diplomatic and military advisers have begun using to balance U.S.
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