He blamed #SocialMedia for #amplifying the #divisions & reducing a thorny #international dispute to what he viewed as #sloganeering.

Yet he urged his fmr aides to “take in the #WholeTruth,” seemingly attempting to strike a balance between the killings on both sides.

“What #Hamas did was horrific, & there’s no justification for it,” #Obama said. “& what is also true is that the #occupation & what’s happening to #Palestinians is unbearable.”