Obama's failed promise on Israel-Palestine victims

On 4 June 2009 at the Major Reception Hall in Cairo, US President Barack Obama called for improved mutual understanding and relations between the Islamic world and the West, stressing that both parties should do more to confront violent extremism. He called for peace between Israel and Palestinians. Obama not only reaffirmed America's alliance with Israel calling their mutual bond 'unbreakable', but also described Palestinian statelessness as 'intolerable', recognising their aspirations for statehood and dignity as legitimate—just as legitimate as Israel's desire for a Jewish homeland.

Looking back on the historic speech of this gifted orator, one can only imagine how peaceful the world, and especially Middle East, would have been had Barack Obama been able to move the world and delivered on the promises made in the 2009 speech.

S.R. Jewel
Advocate, Judge Court, Dhaka