As a Jew, I’ve got a different take (which I just posted in that thread):

He doesn’t want to say Israel, because people conflate Israel with Judaism. He’s also making the focus a singular discreet and addressable issue, without bringing up the fact that the formation of the state of Israel has been a problem since the Nakba.

Why do people keep dunking specifically on Obama for this? Isn’t this the same as every US president ever?

Having worked (as a designer, not an engineer) on a PS3 launch tile, this post also aligns with my understanding.