The only way that Israel is going to be truly secure and the Palestinians are going to be able to meet the aspirations of their people is if there are two states living side by side in peace and security.
The President's News Conference With President Park Geun-hye of South Korea
Share
More from Barack Obama
It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say.
And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.
When we choose, when we make that decision, I do believe – and there is evidence for this – that the world gets incrementally better, and that is a worthy goal and it’s worth fighting for.
Other voices in this conversation
