Netanyahu Fires Back at Former US President Obama's Land Claims

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply reacted with a video message to former US President Barack Obama's speech at an event in Northern Ireland, where Obama accused Israel of stealing Palestinian land and defended Palestinian terrorism.

Former US President Barack Obama criticized Israel's founding process and policies during a paid speaking event at the O2 Arena in Belfast, stating that European persecution drove Jews to the Middle East. Obama argued that people were displaced and that Palestinians want their land back, while also claiming that Israel has lost its moral footing in its war against Hamas.

In a video response posted on the platform X, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized that the Jewish people are not foreign occupiers in their ancestral lands. Netanyahu stated that their land was not stolen, but rather that it is their own homeland known as Judea, to which they have been bound for a thousand years. Furthermore, he stated that the primary obstacle to peace is not Israel, but enemies who deny the Jewish people's right to statehood.