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Obama calls for end of 'occupation,' security for Israel, state for Palestinians
Obama called the Israel-Hamas conflict a 'moral reckoning for all of us'
By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi Fox News
Published November 4, 2023 3:09pm EDT
Former President Barack Obama called the Israel-Hamas conflict a "moral reckoning for all of us" at an event hosted by his foundation Friday.
Obama spoke at the Obama Foundation's Democracy Forum on Thursday, where he called for a two-state solution and an end to the "occupation," while not clarifying what occupation he meant.
"All of this is taking place against the backdrop of decades of failure to achieve a durable peace for both Israelis and Palestinians," the former president told the forum audience.
He continued, "One that is based on genuine security for Israel, a recognition of its right to exist, and a peace that is based on an end of the occupation and the creation of a viable state and self-determination for the Palestinian people."
Palestinian governing authority Hamas launched a terrorist attack against Israel on October 7 that killed over 1,400 Israeli citizens.
Since then, more than 9,000 people have been killed in Gaza as Israeli Defense Forces continue their ground incursion of the region, the Gaza Health Ministry claims.
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