US is committed to Israeli security

On his first visit to Israel as president, US President Barack Obama told a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “America’s commitment to the security of the state of Israel is a solemn obligation.” Both leaders also agreed that Israel had the right to “defend itself” and that they have a “common assessment” of the Iranian threat. Netanyahu said he was convinced Obama was determined to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear-armed state. On Syria, Netanyahu said they agreed it was important to prevent the country’s chemical weapons from falling into “terrorist hands.”

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