Obama: Israel Goes Too Far in Oppression and Occupation

The former US president, criticizing Israel's approach toward the Palestinians, said military power and advanced technology do not give license to disregard the rights of others.

Barack Obama, the former president of the United States, criticized Israel's approach towards the Palestinians and said that this country, relying on its power and technological superiority, has gone too far in seizing people's lands; An approach that, according to him, can weaken Israel's moral standing.

According to Hot Press, in a statement referring to Israel's policies, Obama said that if the country imagines that its security is secured only through the use of power, seizing what it wants and refraining from giving any concessions to others, it may achieve its goals in the short term, but such an approach will bring moral costs.

He said: "If Israel's approach is that now that we are the most powerful and technologically advanced country in the region, our security depends only on doing whatever is necessary, taking whatever we want and not giving anyone any concessions, maybe this approach will work in the short term." But if you take such a position, you have lost your moral position."

Referring to the long history of persecution and discrimination against the Jews, the former US president said that this people has faced oppression, discrimination and killing for thousands of years and that Europe has been responsible for a large part of these events.

Obama emphasized that in such a situation, the desire of the Jews to find a safe haven is understandable and this historical fact cannot be ignored.

However, he believes that the historical experience of the Jews cannot justify seizing other people's lands and ignoring the rights of the Palestinian people.

In another part of his remarks, referring to the occupation of Palestinian lands, Obama said that this issue is also an undeniable fact and that the Palestinian people have the right to protest against what they consider to be injustice.

He said: "What is also undeniable is that they took people's lands and went too far in this work. And those people rightly said: This is injustice and I want my land back."