President Barack Obama was Thursday in Cairo, where addressed reconciliation speech to the Muslim world. The American president called for an end to the cycle of mistrust and discord and urged Israel to suspend the colonization of Palestinian territories. A day prior to Obama’s speech, the leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, had criticized the U.S. president for following in "the footsteps of his predecessor (George W. Bush) in his policy of hostility towards Muslims." Below is a full transcript of President Barack Obama’s speech at the Cairo university: On a new beginning.