President Obama told a gathering of Reform Jewry not to let anyone challenge his record of support for Israel, which he said was “unprecedented.”
“No U.S. administration has done more in support of Israel’s security than ours — none,” he said in an address Dec. 16 to more than 5,000 people at the biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism. “Don’t let anyone else tell you otherwise. It is a fact.”
The crowd at a hotel in the Maryland suburbs outside of Washington gave him a standing ovation.
Obama listed areas of close cooperation, including missile defense and Iran sanctions. Of the sanctions, he said they were the “hardest hitting” ever. He repeated his pledge that he would take “no options” off the table when it comes to forcing Iran to back down from its suspected nuclear weapons program.
For more: Obama to Reform Jews: Don’t let anyone challenge my Israel bona fides | www.jewishpresstampa.com | Jewish Press of Tampa
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