He’s doing the same as for example the BBC does when they say that Israelis are “killed” and Palestinians “die”, that the IDF “says” whilst Hamas “claims” and mention the 7 October “massacre” whilst the mass bombing of Gaza is an “intervention” or at most “invasion”.
In simple terms: subtly framing one side more positively than the other in order to subconsciously elicit a more positive response in the minds of the audience for one side, all the while claiming neutrality because the message seems neutral, it’s the choice of words which is not.
This is an old trick from Propaganda.
So the OP rightly points that specific kind of Propaganda Spin in Obama’s words.
He’s doing the same as for example the BBC does when they say that Israelis are “killed” and Palestinians “die”, that the IDF “says” whilst Hamas “claims” and mention the 7 October “massacre” whilst the mass bombing of Gaza is an “intervention” or at most “invasion”.
In simple terms: subtly framing one side more positively than the other in order to subconsciously elicit a more positive response in the minds of the audience for one side, all the while claiming neutrality because the message seems neutral, it’s the choice of words which is not.
This is an old trick from Propaganda.
So the OP rightly points that specific kind of Propaganda Spin in Obama’s words.