"Earlier this year, in Jerusalem, I was inspired by young Israelis who stood up for the belief that peace was necessary, just, and possible, and I believe there is a growing recognition within Israel that the occupation of the West Bank is tearing at the democratic fabric of the Jewish state. But the children of Israel have the right to live in a world where the nations assembled in this body fully recognize their country, and unequivocally reject those who fire rockets at their homes or incite others to hate them. Likewise, the United States remains committed to the belief that the Palestinian people have a right to live with security and dignity in their own sovereign state. On the same trip, I had the opportunity to meet with young Palestinians in Ramallah whose ambition and potential are matched by the pain they feel in having no firm place in the community of nations. They are understandably cynical that real progress will ever be made, and frustrated by their families enduring the daily indignity of occupation. But they recognize that two states is the only real path to peace: because just as the Palestinian people must not be displaced, the state of Israel is here to stay." US President Barack Obama, at the UN General Assembly yesterday YaLa members, Israeli & Palestinian, had the chance to be there when President Obama was in Jerusalem and Ramallah and we too felt the need, the urgency, to move forward and make peace, safety and freedom a reality for all of us. We still feel it, in our bones. Do you?
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:55:02 +0000
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