CNN —Former President Barack Obama said a way forward for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is only possible if people acknowledge the “complexity” of the situation. “If there’s any chance of us being able to act constructively to do something, it will require an admission of complexity and maintaining what on the surface may seem contradictory ideas that what Hamas did was horrific, and there’s no justification for it. Obama specifically criticized the discourse on social media and “TikTok” activism about the issue. Millions have turned to platforms like TikTok and Instagram in hopes of comprehending the brutal conflict in real time, but Obama said he would rather see people “out there talking to people.”“Including people who you disagree with. If you genuinely want to change this … you’ve got to figure out how to speak to somebody on the other side and listen to them and understand what they are talking about and not dismiss it,” Obama said.

Source: CNN November 05, 2023 09:50 UTC