Barack Obama

The greatness of our democracy is grounded in our ability to move beyond our differences, and to learn from our experience as we confront the many challenges ahead.

The Americans who have served in Iraq completed every mission they were given. They defeated a regime that had terrorized its people.

This milestone should serve as a reminder to all Americans that the future is ours to shape if we move forward with confidence and commitment.

The two sides had made progress.

We're pivoting. We're going to make jobs and the economy here at home my central concern of this administration.

But I want everybody to be very clear: The United States is going to be unwavering in its support of Israel's security, and we are going to push back against these kinds of terrorist activities.

I have the utmost confidence in him and his belief in a two-state solution in which the people of Israel and the Palestinians are living side by side in peace and security.

We know that the status quo is unsustainable for Israelis, for Palestinians, for the region, and for the world.

We must do more to halt and reverse this epidemic.

Each of us, all of us, in our hearts and in our lives, are capable of great and lasting change.

Only Israelis and Palestinians can make the difficult choices and build the consensus at home for progress.

I want to express the deepest condolences of the American people to the families of those who were gunned down.

Each of you are the heirs of peacemakers who dared greatly: Begin and Sadat, Rabin and King Hussein.

I am confident that we will solve this problem together, and that we will solve it in a generation.

The only way to achieve peace between the Israelis and Palestinians is through direct negotiations.

Tonight, they look to us, and each of us must decide, will we work diligently to fulfill their aspirations?

I urge all Americans to take action to meet our national goal of solving the problem of childhood obesity within a generation.

This is not the future to which we want to consign our children, and it is a burden our health care system cannot bear.

I invite all Americans to visit LetsMove.gov to learn more about these recommendations and find additional information and resources on how to help children eat healthy and stay active.

The United States is going to be unwavering in its support of Israel's security.

Our goal is a two-state solution that ends the conflict and ensures the rights and security of both Israelis and Palestinians.

I am hopeful--cautiously hopeful, but hopeful--that we can achieve the goal that all four of these leaders articulated.

We must ask ourselves, what kind of world do we want to bequeath to our children and our grandchildren?

Tomorrow, after nearly 2 years, Israelis and Palestinians will resume direct talks in pursuit of a goal that we all share: two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.

I urged Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas to recognize this as a moment of opportunity that must be seized.