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Why Israel needs Obama

Israel needs a US president who attempts to guide it away from occupation, and who isn't afraid to criticize it while showing empathy to both Israeli and Palestinian children — the way President Barack Obama is acting.
U.S. President Barack Obama pauses during remarks on Jewish American History Month at the Adas Israel Congregation synagogue in Washington May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX1E5LF

There are indications that US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in the White House in mid-July to discuss the eventual Iran agreement and efforts to renew the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The United States, however, has denied this rumor.

According to a source close to Netanyahu who spoke to Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity, as the Iran nuclear agreement deadline approaches, the Israeli government and its premier will continue to fight Obama on it in Congress and in the American public opinion arena. They will continue to depict Obama as naive and weak.

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