Obama's sacred duty
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On May 24, 2011, I listened to Israeli PM's speech telecast live by CNN. He was speaking to both the houses of congress about the peace plan with Palestine. But the Israeli Prime Minister did not budge from his stance, he rejected the idea of a Palestinian state to be created based on the borders that existed before 1967. He declared that Jerusalem must never be divided, it would remain the capital of Israel, there would be Israeli military presence along the Jordan river, in short, everything in favour of Israel. One can easily imagine the hold Israel has over the US. When Obama got the presidential nomination, people from all over the world prayed for him because he seemed different from others. He talked about change and we hoped that many things would change for the better. We hoped that he will help end the sufferings of the Palestinians. Obama has the power to end the conflict between Israel and Palestine, and we hope that he will consider it his sacred duty.
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