Obama does not state the 1967 border should be returned...
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He said the 1967 border should be used as a basis. Read this from CNN.
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"We believe the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps, so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states," Obama continued.
The key it "mutually agreed swaps." The far right wants everyone to believe he is throwing his support to the Palestinians. That is totally untrue. He is actually stating something that every President in recnet history has believed. That is that the 1967 boundary should be the first consideration for negotiations.
But I am certain the far right will call this a huge concession, when it is not. He is just the first President to have the fortitude to say it.
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He said the 1967 border should be used as a basis. Read this from CNN.
Quote:
"We believe the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps, so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states," Obama continued.
The key it "mutually agreed swaps." The far right wants everyone to believe he is throwing his support to the Palestinians. That is totally untrue. He is actually stating something that every President in recnet history has believed. That is that the 1967 boundary should be the first consideration for negotiations.
But I am certain the far right will call this a huge concession, when it is not. He is just the first President to have the fortitude to say it.