Obama: Mid-East Peace Starts When Gaza Missiles Into Israel Stop

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At a news conference in Bangkok during a visit to Asia, President Obama said Sunday that Israel has every right to defend itself amid growing violence in the region.

“[N]o country on earth would tolerate missiles raining down” on its citizens, he said, according to the Associated Press. He added that any attempt to make peace with Palestinians “starts with no missiles being fired into Israel’s territory.”

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