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Obama UN speech: Middle East responds

President Barack Obama's speech to the United Nations General Assembly focused on the recent turmoil in the Middle East and made an effort to heal divisions. The speech, while most likely written to appeal to American voters, elicited strong reactions in the Middle East.

  1. Tweets from Cairo:
  2. yusufoz1
    Yousef Othman@yusufoz1
    I love Obama more than any other U.S president because he supported democracy in my country.Any other republican wouldn't have done the same
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:39:37
  3. zaydouf
    Zayd El-Basyouni @zaydouf
    #Obama future what we looking for #obama_speach
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 08:26:50
  4. Reem_Abdellatif
    Reem Abdellatif ريم@Reem_Abdellatif
    #Obama strategically reaches out 2 Muslim world while condemning attacks. Few remember #Muslims, Arabs who also suffer bc of extremists.
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:42:11
  5. lbousaidi
    Bousaidi@lbousaidi
    #Obama: Muslims have suffered the most from extremism #اوباما
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:40:13
  6. waleedrashed
    Waleed Rashed ®@waleedrashed
    It was speech to the American voters more than talking to the U.N , #Obama
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:54:41
  7. drayman77
    Ayman زعقوق@drayman77
    I agree with #Obama that #freedom_of_expression must be protected, abolish the #antisemitism laws then!!
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 08:04:52
  8. Z1z0_
    Ziad Ibrahim @Z1z0_
    Obama calls for an independent prosperous Palestine
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:53:02
  9. lbousaidi
    Bousaidi@lbousaidi
    #Obama: For every angry mob that gets shown on television, there are billions around the world who share common hopes and dreams #UNGA
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:53:34
  10. maged918
    Maged Shalaby@maged918
    A speech to remember from Obama.
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:53:18
  11. SallamYoussef
    Sallam@SallamYoussef
    I would marry Obama's speechwriter.
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:46:18
  12. Mankousha
    Karima II@Mankousha
    #obama is great at giving speeches
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:43:33
  13. mahsoliman
    Mahmoud Soliman@mahsoliman
    What a speech from #Obama #UN GA!
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:34:06
  14. RapchtayN
    Ahmad El-Khazendar@RapchtayN
    Obama I respect you sir ..... What a speech !!!
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:34:08
  15. koertdebeuf
    Koert Debeuf@koertdebeuf
    Obama at UN: "The solution to hateful speech is not censorship, but more speech” @AlArabiya_Eng
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:44:51
  16. btEgyptMag
    Business Today Egypt@btEgyptMag
    'diverse society can quickly become a tool to .. suppress minorities' 'the strongest weapon against hate speech is understanding' -Obama @UN
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:35:04
  17. From Beirut:
  18. MayBaaklini
    May Baaklini@MayBaaklini
    @MayBaaklini: Good job Obama great speech! "Nothing is insulting enough to burn a restaurant in Lebanon"
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:54:46
  19. lebattitude
    Zena Beiruti@lebattitude
    Watching an amazing speech by Obama at the UN.
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:34:36
  20. Beirutbeats
    Van Baptist@Beirutbeats
    We all know that #Iran support dictator Assad. Where are the solutions? #Obama
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:59:52
  21. Beirutbeats
    Van Baptist@Beirutbeats
    nothing #Obama said I didnt know, d difference b/w me and him is that I knew these when Libyans were attacking the Consulate, he did not.
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:50:29
  22. ChahineIbrahim
    Ibrahim Chahine@ChahineIbrahim
    I'm sorry #Obama , I'm not Convinced.. THE FUCKIN VIDEO SHOULD BE BANNED WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT !
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:40:34
  23. From Damascus:
  24. explicithandlz
    Ali@explicithandlz
    Obama pleads for diplomacy to solve world problems, while his drones are killing civilians across the world
    Tue, Sep 25 2012 07:40:18
  25. From Amman:

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