Ambassador Rice Receives AJC Public Service Award

Jacob Miller — May 10, 2013 – 11:32 am | Barack Obama | Foreign Policy | Israel Comments (0) Add a comment

Yesterday, US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice received the American Jewish Committee’s Distinguished Public Service Award. Below are some highlights from Ambassador Rice’s remarks:

Let me start with security. Under President Obama, the security relationship between America and Israel has never been stronger. As he told Israelis in Jerusalem, you are not alone. You can see that in the incredible cooperation between our security establishments; in our investment in the Iron Dome system that’s saved Israeli civilians from Hamas rockets; and in the largest program yet to help Israel keep its qualitative military edge so that it can defend itself-by itself…

Under President Obama’s leadership, the Security Council adopted Resolution 1929, imposing the toughest sanctions ever against Iran. Iran’s currency has lost more than 50 percent of its value. Its inflation has skyrocketed to close to 40 percent. And Iran’s oil exports are down 1 million barrels per day from an average of 2.5 million barrels per day this time last year-a 40 percent decrease.

Now, pressure combined with strong and principled diplomacy is our preferred path to compel Iran’s government to forsake its pursuit of nuclear weapons. But the time for diplomacy is not unlimited, and President Obama has been clear. This is not a danger that can be contained. America will do what it takes to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

My colleagues and I not only fight for Israel’s security. We also fight nearly every day for Israel’s legitimacy.

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