Comment by nyx1969 on 24/10/2023 at 15:32 UTC

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does anyone else think it's puzzling that Obama's statement about what is happening in Gaza has received so little attention? I am not normally a conspiracy minded person but I was truly shocked when I heard about his statement last night, but then could not find discussions about it. His statement does not appear in my google news feed, no one in my facebook circle mentioned it, and it's not on the front page here on reddit. Is this really because ordinary people no longer care what he thinks, or do you think that there are decisions being made by institutions somewhere to deliberately lower the visibility of his remarks? I honestly have no idea, but I am wondering if anyone here has seen his remarks and been similarly surprised. also, maybe I do not have normal social media / newswatching habits and so I just coincidentally am having unusual experiences? in case you don't know what I'm talking about, here is an article on his remarks: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/24/obama-israel-food-water-gaza

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Comment by [deleted] at 24/10/2023 at 19:45 UTC

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Comment by SmoothCriminal2018 at 24/10/2023 at 15:46 UTC

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His response is pretty milquetoast. He supports Israel’s right to defend themselves but says they need to show restraint and not withhold aid from civilians in Gaza, which more or less lines up with his policy when he was in office.

It’s not a secret he and Netanyahu were pretty strongly at odds. Plus, Obama has been out of office for 7 years now, it’s not surprising his comments aren’t front page news