Obama said - Israeli action in Gaza will increase radicalism

At the same time, Obama has also warned Israel. He said- Cutting off the supply of food, water and electricity to a large population will further increase this humanitarian crisis. Due to this, the future generations of Palestine will become more fundamentalist and support for Israel will reduce at the global level.

Israel has the right to defend itself

• When Israel conducted ground operations in Gaza in 2014, Obama was President. In the statement issued on Monday night, Obama has made two things clear. First- Israel has every right to protect itself, but it also has to be seen how it punishes the culprits. Second, if Israel's military strategy is such that it causes harm to civilians, then its consequences may be opposite.
• Obama said- Thousands of people have died due to bombing in Gaza. Many children are also among those who died. Thousands of people have had to leave their homes. After this, Obama raised questions on Israel's strategy to capture Gaza. Said- In a way, Israel will start playing into the hands of the enemies. Peace will not be maintained in this area for long.
• Along with this, Obama also appealed to the American people to support our important ally Israel.

An advice to Israel

• Obama also gave advice to Israel in view of the latest situation. Said- The strategy should be such that it weakens Hamas but does not harm ordinary citizens. Aid should continue to be provided to civilians living in Gaza.
• Obama reiterated the two-nation solution (Israel and Palestine should be separate countries). Said- Israel has every right to continue its existence. Similarly, the people of Palestine also have the right to decide their future. For this, the leaders of this region will have to be brought together and they will have to be made to understand that Israel also has every right to exist as a country. However, Obama also admitted that looking at today's situation, peace seems difficult in the future.
• In this statement, Obama also condemned the campaign against Jews for calling the opposition to Muslims, Arabs and Palestine wrong. According to him, the use of non-human language against the people of Gaza is wrong.
• The former US President said at the end of the statement - Always thinking that whatever is wrong should be destroyed... is not the right way. Therefore, it would be better to talk with respect.

Advice to read four articles
Obama has also advised to read four articles in this statement. According to him, this will help in understanding the background. These include the article ‘A Timeline of the Israel/Palestine Conflict’ by Ben Rhodes, Obama’s speechwriter. Apart from this, two columns and an article by Thomas Friedman in New York Times are also included.

The title of Friedman's article is - Israel is about to make a terrible mistake. In this, Friedman advised Israel to avoid large-scale ground operations in Gaza.

The timing of this statement is important
If we look at this statement, one thing becomes very clear. In fact, this statement is no different from Obama's view on the issue of Israel and Palestine as President. He supports Israel but considers its military's methods unnecessary. Obama considers this controversial.

During the Obama era, Benjamin Netanyahu became the Prime Minister of Israel for the first time and the relations between the two leaders were nothing special. Obama himself has been the leader of the Democratic Party and is currently in power again. President Biden himself is in trouble as to whom to support in this war and to what extent. There is a similar debate between liberals and academics in America.