Oren Discusses Obama with JTA

Daniel Jacobs — September 8, 2010 – 11:31 am | Barack Obama | Foreign Policy | Iran | Israel Comments (0) Add a comment

In a pre-Rosh Hashanah interview with JTA, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren praised the Obama Administration’s efforts to support Israel.

According to Oren, President Barack Obama has achieved many accomplishments in Israeli-American policy, including the improvement of defense cooperation and orchestrating the recent peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

Additionally, Oren praised Obama’s actions to increase sanctions on Iran in order to push the Iranian regime to suspend its nuclear program. Speaking about Obama, Oren stated, “He’s had a very robust position on Iran. Again, I don’t think people understand fully just how determined he is to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.” Oren added, “over the course of this year you saw no daylight between our governments” vis-à-vis Iran.
Concluding on a positive note, Oren affirmed:

It’s going to be a year of challenges on many levels, but it’s a year of great opportunities and hope, of peace, security of Israelis and our Palestnian neighbors. And a year of continued support, understanding and love between Israel and Jewish communities.

 

 

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