Posted on 05/22/2015 5:47:33 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
President Obama sought to reassure American Jews that he fully supports the state of Israel while reiterating the need for a two-state solution at a Northwest Washington synagogue on Friday.
Obama spoke at the Adas Israel Synagogue on the inaugural “solidarity sabbath,” a holiday meant to consolidate support for Jews amid rising anti-Semitism that falls toward the end of Jewish Heritage Month. On Friday, lawmakers were slated to appear in congregations across the country to mark the day.
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“When we allow anti-Semitism to take root, our souls are destroyed,” Obama said. “It will spread.”
The statements follow a wide-ranging interview published by The Atlantic on Thursday, in which President Obama stressed his love for the Jewish state of Israel, telling commentator Jeffrey Goldberg that supporting the rights of Jews abroad is equivalent to supporting the freedom of African-Americans at home.
“There’s a direct line between supporting the right of the Jewish people to have a homeland and to feel safe and free of discrimination and persecution, and the right of African Americans to vote and have equal protection under the law,” he said. “These things are indivisible in my mind.”
On Friday, he reiterated those sentiments, reflecting on his own introduction to the Israeli community. “For a young man like me grappling with his own identity, Obama said, “the idea that you could be grounded in your history as Israel was but not be trapped by it. That idea was liberating”
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He probably left out the part where he claimed to support a “united Jerusalem,” since that quickly turned out to be an outright lie.
He didn't say anything specifically about Jerusalem, but he's still tied to a "two state solution" and envisions a Palestinian homeland just like there must be a Jewish homeland.
You can find the complete transcript of the Obama speech on The Jewish Press website. I would advise taking an antiemetic before you read it.
I’m all out of antiemitic. Will have to wait on next bulk shipment from pharmacy before I read his speech.
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