Biden Calls For 'Immediate Ceasefire' In Gaza And Says He's 'Working On A Deal' At Morehouse College

the input what's happening in Gaza and Israel is heartbreaking Hamas is vious Attack on Israel killing Innocent Lies and holding people hostage I was there nine days after s pictures of tying a mother and a daughter and a rope pouring kosene on them burning them and watching as they die innocent Palestinians caught in the middle of all this men women and children killed or displaced in despite in desperate need of water food and medicine it's a humanitarian crisis in God that's why I've called for an immediate ceasefire an immediate ceasefire to stop the fighting bring the hostages home and I've been working on a deal as we speak working around the clock to lead an international effort to get more Aid into Gaza rebuild I'm also working around the clock for more than just one ceasefire I'm working to bring the region together working to build a lasting durable peace because the question is and you see what's going on in Israel today what after what after Hamas what happens then what happens in Gaza what rights do the Palestinian people have I'm working to make sure we finally get a two-state solution the only solution for two people to live in peace security and dignity this one of the hardest most complicated problems in the world there's nothing easy about it I know it anger and frustrates many of you including my family but most of all I know it breaks your heart breaks mine as well leadership is about fighting through the most intractable problems it's about challenging anger frustration and heartbreak to find a solution it's about doing what you believe is right even when it's hard lonely you're all Future Leaders every one of you graduating today and that's not hyperbole you're Future Leaders all of you you'll face complicated tough moments these moments you listen to others but you'll have to decide Guided by knowledge conviction principle and your own moral compass the desire to know what freedom is what it can be is the heart and soul of why this college is founded in the first place proving that a free nation is born in the hearts of men Spellbound by Freedom that's the magic of morous that's the magic

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Published: Mon May 20 2024