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Obama in Ramadan greeting: U.S. unyielding in support for Palestinian state [VIDEO]

The United States is \"unyielding\" in its support for a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a special message to the Muslim world on Friday to mark the beginning of Ramadan.
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August 21, 2009

The United States is “unyielding” in its support for a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a special message to the Muslim world on Friday to mark the beginning of Ramadan.

Obama used the occasion to reiterate his desire to mend relations between the United States and Muslim countries, an effort he began with a major speech in Cairo in June to the Muslim world.

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