Obama Pledges Support, Endorses Border Demand

Israelis and Palestinians continue to fight over what land belongs to whom, an issue that President Obama addressed in his speech aimed at tensions in the Middle East. Mr. Obama restated U.S. support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem, advising that Israel's borders revert to what they were prior to the Six-Day War of 1967. President Obama also offered support for political and financial reform in the Middle East and North Africa. He addressed the valor of the Syrian people, who have led an uprising to oust their president, Bashar al-Assad. Mr. Obama said Assad must either lead his people toward democracy, or "get out of the way." Quotes “We believe the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the1967 lines, with mutually agreed swaps so that secure and recognizedborders are established for both states.”

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