Front page of Liberation, June 6. The headline

reads 'OBAMA: PEACE IF GOD WANTS IT'

 

 

Libération, France

Obama: Speaker of Verities

 

"The Muslim world lives on myths, attributes its problems to the West and demonizes Israel. Meanwhile, the Hebrew state became accustomed to an impunity it thought would last forever and rhetoric that served the powers that be but failed to ensure security. One speech can't change everything. Obama is not a demigod and the Middle East is not a land of miracles. But let us give credit to the American president for trying."

 

By François Sergent

 

Translated By Sandrine Ageorges

 

June 6, 2009

 

France - Libération - Original Article (French)

It will take months if not years to measure the impact of Obama's speech. But the will of the American president to reconcile two worlds, North and South, the Occident and Islam, appears in every line of his courageous speech. Obama rightly wants to end this war of civilizations, founded on fear of the other and fed by Bush and fundamentalists of all persuasions. The Muslim world cannot be encapsulated by terrorism and fanaticism. The welcome that these unprecedented words have received in the Arab-Muslim world marks an unprecedented change in American policy.

 

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS TO THE WORLD'S MUSLIMS

Obama speaks at Cairo University on Thursday. In the

ancient seat of Islamic learning and quoting the Quran,

the President called for a 'new beginning between the

United States and Muslims

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But in his way, Obama did not disown his multiple heritages. He did not apologize for being a Christian, he is proud to be American and he paid tribute to the religion of his father [Islam]. He has also been able to find the right tone to address Jews and Israelis. And while in Cairo, one of Islam's intellectual capitals, he exposed all Holocaust deniers and every kind of revisionism, but also clearly affirmed the right of Palestinians to have their own state. By acknowledging the truths of all, Obama also forces the protagonists to confront their responsibilities.

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The Muslim world lives on myths, attributes its problems to the West and demonizes Israel. Meanwhile, the Hebrew state became accustomed to an impunity it thought would last forever and rhetoric that served the powers that be but failed to ensure security in the region.

 

One speech can't change everything. Obama is not a demigod and the Middle East is not a land of miracles. But let us give credit to the American president for trying.

 

SEE ALSO ON THIS:

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Amal Al Ummah, Egypt: Prince Obama and His Muslim Cinderella

Amal Al Ummah, Egypt: If America Can Change, Why Not Egypt?

Al Araby, Egypt: Five U.S. Presidencies is Too Long for Mubarak

Kuwait Times, Kuwait: For an Obama on the Make, Egypt is the Wise Choice

Alhayat Aljadeeda, Palestine: As Palestinians Await Obama's Speech, We Must Unify

Amal Al Ummah, Egypt: Don't Be Fooled By Obama's Egypt Speech

Amal Al Ummah, Egypt: Egypt's Comments on Israeli Nukes a Betrayal of Muslims

Al-Arab al-Yawm, Jordan: World Must Not Fall for Obama PR Onslaught

Al Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Obama: A Humble Leader Worthy of His Great Nation

Al Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Obama Interview with Al-Arabiya Cause for Arab Shame

Le Quotidien d'Oran, Algeria Arab Leaders Prefer to 'Listen to Obama's Fables'

Al Watan, Oman: When 'Hussein' is the Most Beautiful Word

L'Orient Le Jour, Lebanon: Stars, Stripes and the Muslim Crescent

L'Orient Le Jour, Lebanon: Arab Leaders Should Heed Obama's Words

Financial Times Deutschland, Germany: Obama's Brain Twister: Selecting a Muslim Venue

 

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