President Obama Tells Palestinians They Deserve an End to Occupation

The World

President Obama visited the West Bank Thursday to meet with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.

Obama said the US supports a sovereign Palestinian state, and that the Palestinian people deserve an end to occupation.

Anchor Marco Werman discusses the President’s Middle East trip with The World’s Matthew Bell in Jerusalem.

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