Obama Urges Abbas to Take Risks for Peace -- Voice of America
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, to make tough decisions and take risks for peace with Israel. The two leaders met at the White House Monday to discuss the stalled Middle East peace process.
Obama also pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to go ahead with the scheduled release of a final group of Palestinian prisoners by the end of March.
He said all parties would have to compromise in order to achieve peace.
"Its very hard, its very challenging," Obama said. "We're gonna have to take some tough political decisions and risks if we're able to move it forward."
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