Obama:"Time To Move Forward" With Israeli-Palestinian Peace

THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated, members of the delegations.

I have just concluded frank and productive bilateral meetings with both Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas. And I want to thank them both for appearing here today. I am now looking forward to this opportunity to hold the first meeting among the three of us since we took office.

As I said throughout my campaign and at the beginning of my administration, the United States is committed to a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. That includes a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that results in two states, Israel and Palestine, in which both the Israeli people and the Palestinian people can live in peace and security and realize their aspirations for a better life for their children.

That is why my Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and my Special Envoy George Mitchell have worked tirelessly to create the context for permanent status negotiations. And we have made progress since I took office in January and since Israelis -- Israels government took office in April. But we still have much further to go.

Palestinians have strengthened their efforts on security, but they need to do more to stop incitement and to move forward with negotiations. Israelis have facilitated greater freedom of movement for the Palestinians and have discussed important steps to restrain settlement activity. But they need to translate these discussions into real action on this and other issues. And it remains important for the Arab states to take concrete steps to promote peace.

Simply put it is past time to talk about starting negotiations -- it is time to move forward. It is time to show the flexibility and common sense and sense of compromise thats necessary to achieve our goals. Permanent status negotiations must begin and begin soon. And more importantly, we must give those negotiations the opportunity to succeed.

And so my message to these two leaders is clear. Despite all the obstacles, despite all the history, despite all ...

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[USStateSponTerrorism]

As a native-born n educated American, I consider that for the President of our country to present his speech with the American flag placed beside the flag of the terrorist,occupying,apartheid state of Israel -TO BE AN ABSOLUTE INSULT TO EVERYTHING AMERICA IS SUPPOSED TO STAND FOR!!! This makes it clear to the entire world that WE as AMERICANS -OFFICIALLY CONDONE A TERRORIST COUNTRY WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GENOCIDE,TORTURE,ILLEGAL OCCUPATION,TERRORISM,AND OTHER WAR CRIMES!!! This is disgusting.

[USStateSponTerrorism]

ونتيجة لالمولودين في أمريكا وتلقى تعليمه ، وأنا أعتبر أن لرئيس بلدنا لتقديم خطابه مع العلم الاميركي وضعت بجانب علم الإرهابية ، والدولة ، والفصل العنصري والاحتلال الإسرائيلي أن يكون إهانة مطلقة لأمريكا كل شيء ومن المفترض أن يقف ل! هذا يجعل من الواضح للعالم كله أن ما نحن الأميركيين رسميا تتغاضى عن الإرهاب! البلد الذي المسؤولين عن الإبادة الجماعية والتعذيب والاحتلال غير المشروع والإرهاب وغيرها من جرائم الحرب! هذا هو مثير للاشمئزاز.

[rms5366]

@thrallskull exactly! Those people are so dirty and evil. It's disgusting

[hellsing1055]

I like how USStateSponTerrorism uses Google translate...

[redbaroniii]

Obama is such an anti Israel jerk. They are the only mid east country that is not killing our people. There is no need to talk until the Palestinians are free from their terrorist rulers.

[thrallskull]

israel is the fucking invading country what the fuck is there to negotiate !?!

get the fuck out of the country you bastards

[Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh]

Time to move forward? I am sick of this man's slogans.

[infinity2012shelter]

peace on earth to men with good will

[plalelal]

@USStateSponTerrorism  They won the war!!!

[USStateSponTerrorism]

Как коренными и образованный американец, я считаю, что для Президента нашей страны в настоящее время его выступления с американским флагом Рядом с флагом террористических, занимая, апартеид государства Израиль-TO BE ABSOLUTE оскорбление ВСЕ АМЕРИКА Предполагается СТЕНД ДЛЯ! Это дает понять всему миру, что мы как американцы-ОФИЦИАЛЬНО оправдывает террористические страны, которая, ответственных за геноцид, пытки, незаконное занятие, терроризмом и другими ВОЕННЫЕ ПРЕСТУПЛЕНИЯ! Это отвратительно.

[USStateSponTerrorism]

Као урођенички и образованих Американац, сматрам да је за председника наше земље да представи свој говор са америчком заставом постављене поред застава терористичке, заузима, апартхејд држава Израел-ДА СЕ АПСОЛУТНО УВРЕДА за све Америке треба да стоје! То га чини јасним да се целом свету да смо као АМЕРИКАНЦИ-ЗВАНИЦНО опростити терористичким ЗЕМЉИ која је одговорна за геноцид, мучење, илегално окупације, тероризма и за ратне злочине! Ово је одвратно.