Obama's Interview on Arab Television
Monday, January 26, 2009
Echoing his sentiments in his Inauguration and to be the first President to do so , President Obama mentioned the Muslims and Jews in his speech. That was on day 1. Now in just 7 days, he is interviewed on Al Arabia TV in his first formal interview as President in his address to the Muslim and Arab World. In a bold move, he participated in the exclusive interview . As he states, "In all my travels throughout the Muslim world, what I've come to understand is that regardless of your faith – and America is a country of Muslims, Jews, Christians, non-believers – regardless of your faith, people all have certain common hopes and common dreams,"
President Obama is now extending his hand the the Middle East, and wants to help both Israel and Palestine learn to live in peace with each other. He fell short on stating what he believed what either side needed to do, but he did state that his intention would be to continue to support Israel and help countries within the Arab region learn to live in harmony with each other.
In an apparent lesson to the American people, Barack Obama truly became 'the mediator' for people in the Middle East. I would bet that our new Secretary of State Hillary Clinton learned a little more about her boss Mr. Obama, and now really has a clear understanding of his intentions for the middle east.
Watch part of the interview of Barack Obama on Al-Arabiya TV
