Obvious Obama meets Abbas hours after calling on Israel to “end the occupation of the West Bank" and praises his commitment to peace.

09/25/13

Hours after he called on Israel to “end the occupation of the West Bank”, U.S. President Barack Obama met Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday.

During the meeting, reported the Associated Press, Obama said that no one is under the illusion that peace between Israelis and Arabs will be easy, but claimed PA Arabs realize that negotiations are the best and only way to achieve a two-state solution.

Obama also praised Abbas for consistently rejecting violence and being open to negotiations, according to the report.

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