To exercise restraint and not to act in the spirit of revenge, advised the U.S. President Barack Obama to both sides of the escalating Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

In tomorrows German newspaper Die Zeit, an article will be published where Obama among other things states that: “In this dangerous time, all parties must protect the innocent and to act in a reasonable and measured way, not motivated by revenge retaliation … both sides must be willing to accept to take risks for peace. “