President Obama´s New Beginning For Diplomacy Speech in Cairo

President Barack Obama - ´If we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward.... We should choose the right path, not the easy path. There is one rule that lies at the heart of every religion...That we do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

This truth transcends nations and peoples. A believe that isnt new, that isnt black or white or brown, that isn´t christian or muslim or jew....Its the faith in other people. And that´s what brought me here today. We have the power to make the world we seek but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning. Keeping in mind what has been written.

The holly Quran tells us,  oh mankind, we have created you, male and female, we have made you into nations and tribes that you may know one another. The Talmud tell us that the whole of the Tora is for the purpose of promoting peace. The holly Bibble tells us, blessed are the peace makers, for they shall be called the sons of God´.

President Obama has delivered a speach which has significant implications in the direction to be used for a new Middle East peace initiative. It seeks to pave a new path in resolving issues through diplomacy. Although there have been some mixed responses, there has been an overwheling positive response by majority of Muslims from all over the world.

It has been received, it appears, with cautious optimism in Israel. The road to peace, according to all parties, will not be straighforward nor smooth. But it could be rapidly advanced by a good dose of goodwill and a commitment to diplomacy in resolving each other´s differences.

Clearly, the new US Administration has begun repairing the damage and deep wounds that have been bourne, over the years, by Muslims as well as both Israelis and Palestinians. President Obama has offered a hand of friendship to all nations that would normally be seen as enemies of the United States. 

The President has re-stated the bond that the US has and will continue to have with the state of Israel. He has also promised the US Administration´s unyielding commitment to Israel´s security as well as stating the need for a two-state solution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict and a stop to the building of settlements in the West Bank. 

President Obama acknowledged that his speech is not meant to erase the difficulties, the mistrust that have been built up over the years, the wounds that have been inflicted and the problems that have accrued over the years between the Muslim world and the United States and the West in general.  He wishes that this will be a new beginning of friendship.

Watch President Obama´s full speech in Cairo

Chris K Dankwa 
[Published 4 May 09 for DiplomacyWatch.Com ]
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Highlights

 ´If we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward...We should choose the right path, not the easy path. There is one rule that lies at the heart of every religion...That we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. This truth transcends nations and peoples...We have the power to make the world we seek but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning. 

...The holly Quran tells us,  oh mankind, we have created you, male and female, we have made you into nations and tribes that you may know one another. The Talmud tell us that the whole of the Tora is for the purpose of promoting peace. The holly Bibble tells us, blessed are the peace makers, for they shall be called the sons of God´.