As skeptical I am about what President Obama says versus what he does, I tend to agree with what he is suggesting happen between Israel and Palestine, making two states live side by side. National Public Radio's website featured a story on President Obama's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas last Tuesday at the United Nations. In an excerpt from the article, President Obama discusses what he would like to foresee happen with the two parties:
"The time has come to re-launch negotiations without preconditions that address the permanent-status issues: security for Israelis and Palestinians; borders, refugees and Jerusalem. The goal is clear: two states living side by side in peace and security a Jewish State of Israel, with true security for all Israelis; and a viable, independent Palestinian state with contiguous territory that ends the occupation that began in 1967, and realizes the potential of the Palestinian people." (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113156405)
It's good that he says he wants to actually do something about the entire situation, instead of just saying things that allow everyone to just scoot by without addressing the real issues at hand. This reminds me of a book I read last year in POL 155 by Joe Sacco entitled Palestine. This comic-type book was basically an autobiographical account of Sacco's trip to Palestine, interviewing many Palestinians and Israelis alike. His words and his drawings were very graphic and detailed, which helped impact the story in reader's lives. I hope to see some kind of resolutions develop and get signed by both parties in the near future.
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