Netanyahu Rejects Obama's Claims of Stolen Palestinian Land, Calls it 'Our Homeland'
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS Arabic by baba
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuted claims by former U.S. President Barack Obama that Israel had stolen Palestinian land. Netanyahu asserted in a video on Friday that the Jewish people are not foreign occupiers and that the land is their ancestral homeland. Obama's comments were made during a visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland, earlier in the week.
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- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected former U.S. President Barack Obama's accusations of land theft.
- Netanyahu stated that the Jewish people are not foreign occupiers and the land is their homeland.
- Obama accused Israel of seizing land and acting excessively towards Palestinians.
- Netanyahu referenced the biblical name Judea and the historical connection of Jews to the land.
- Obama made his remarks during a visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded on Friday to remarks made by former U.S. President Barack Obama, who accused Israel of seizing "land from people" and acting "excessively" in its historical dealings with the Palestinian people. In a video posted on the platform X, Netanyahu stated, "The Jewish people are not foreign occupiers in the land of their fathers and forefathers. Our history is not a colonial project, and our land is not stolen land. This is our homeland."
Netanyahu described Obama's comments, made in Belfast, as "unfortunate," emphasizing the "bond that unites the Jewish people with the land of Israel." He referenced the biblical name "Judea," stating, "From here the Jews descended, and we have been connected to this land for thousands of years." The Prime Minister distinguished Israel from European colonial powers, asserting that Jews in Israel are not "like the Dutch in Indonesia or the Belgians in the Congo; we are Jews in Judea."
Obama made these remarks during a visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland, on the preceding Tuesday.
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