Transcript of press conference with President Obama and PM Netanyahu`

[oberliner]

Source: Jerusalem Post

OBAMA: All right, everybody. Just tell me when everybody's set up.
Great. Well, listen, I -- I, first of all, want to thank Prime Minister Netanyahu for making this visit. I think we had a (sic) extraordinarily productive series of conversations, not only between the two of us, but also at the staff and agency levels.

Obviously, this reflects the extraordinary relationship, the special relationship between the United States and Israel. It is a stalwart ally of the United States. We have historical ties, emotional ties. As the only true democracy in the Middle East, it is a source of admiration and inspiration for the American people.

I have said from the outset that when it comes to my policies towards Israel and the Middle East, that Israel's security is paramount, and I repeated that to Prime Minister Netanyahu.

It is in US national security interests to assure that Israel's security as a (sic) independent Jewish state is maintained.

Read more: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1242212407640&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

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I believe this is the entire press conference.

[shadowknows69]

1. Um, I thought Iraq and Afghanistan were "true" democracies in the Middle East

Isn't that the reason we have two thirds of our Army there? To protect their fledgling "true" democracies?

[defendandprotect]

2. Israel is a terrorist nation, at this point -- along with the US -- !!!

And Netanyhu is a suspected of being complicit in the murder of Rabin --

See: "Murder In The Name of God"