Watch President Obama's Full Speech on Mideast Policy

In what was described as a major policy speech at the State Department, President Obama pledged aid to Arab nations that are shifting toward democracy and renewed calls for an Israeli-Palestinian two-state settlement. The president said "people of the Middle East and North Africa are casting off the burdens of the past" in what is now known as the Arab Spring.

• 2011-05-20T19:05:00+00:00
• Duration: 49:55

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