Obama: All of Us Are Complicit in Gaza, Occupation Is ‘Unbearable'

Former President Barack Obama - The AP
Former President Barack Obama - The AP
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Obama: All of Us Are Complicit in Gaza, Occupation Is ‘Unbearable'

Former President Barack Obama - The AP
Former President Barack Obama - The AP

Former US President Barack Obama warned that “all of us are complicit” in the Gaza war, saying "nobody’s hands are clean."

In an interview with Pod Save America, Obama said "If you want to solve the problem, then you have to take in the whole truth. And you then have to admit nobody’s hands are clean, that all of us are complicit to some degree.”

He condemned Hamas’ actions, but stressed that “the occupation and what’s happening to Palestinians” were also “unbearable.”

“All this is taking place against the backdrop of decades of failure to achieve a durable peace for both Israelis and Palestinians, one that is based on genuine security for Israel, a recognition of its right to exist, and a peace that is based on an end of the occupation and the creation of a viable state and self-determination for the Palestinian people,” he noted.

Two weeks ago, Obama warned Israel that its actions in its war against Hamas, including cutting off food and water for Gaza, could "harden Palestinian attitudes for generations" and weaken international support for Israel.

 

 



Belgian Court Orders Regional Government to Stop Military Exports to Israel, Belga Reports

An Israeli flag is seen at the entrance to a school in Kibbutz Amir near Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
An Israeli flag is seen at the entrance to a school in Kibbutz Amir near Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
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Belgian Court Orders Regional Government to Stop Military Exports to Israel, Belga Reports

An Israeli flag is seen at the entrance to a school in Kibbutz Amir near Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
An Israeli flag is seen at the entrance to a school in Kibbutz Amir near Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

A court in Brussels on Thursday ordered the regional Flemish government to stop all transit of military equipment to Israel, Belgian news agency Belga reported.

The region is home to the Antwerp-Bruges port - one of the largest in Europe.