Posted on 11/11/2013 7:22:43 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
The U.S. ambassador to Israel on Monday sought to reassure Jewish leaders unnerved by the Obama administration's negotiations with Iran on that country's nuclear program.
Ambassador Dan Shapiro insisted the U.S. would not let Iran develop a nuclear weapon even as it sought to reach a deal that could remove some sanctions on Iran.
"Obama has made it crystal clear that he will not permit Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon period, and is prepared to use all elements of our national power to ensure that we are successful," Shapiro told the Jewish Federation of North America’s General Assembly in Jerusalem, according to Agence France-Presse.
"On this crucial issue the U.S. and Israel share an identical agenda," Shapiro added.
Israel's government has criticized the negotiations by the U.S. with Iran. In response, Obama administration officials—including the president himself—have also ramped up efforts to calm the U.S. ally.
"We are confident that what we are doing will protect Israel more effectively,” Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday.
At a news conference, Kerry spoke about the failed P5+1 negotiations in Geneva he attended over the weekend with leaders from France, Germany, Russia, Britain, China and Iran. He cleared up a rumor about France stalling the process, reiterating it was Iran that walked away from the deal.
“The time to oppose it is when you see what it is, not to oppose the effort to find out what is possible,” said Kerry, referring to the Israeli prime minister’s strong disapproval of the talks.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned even before negotiations continued on Friday that they were dealing with “a very bad deal.”
Later that day, President Obama phoned Netanyahu to express America’s strong commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
A delegation of U.S. officials visited Israel on Sunday, according to AFP, to brief Israel on the Geneva discussions.
On Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency reached a separate deal with Iran allowing its inspectors to monitor more of the country's nuclear sites. The agreement could help the P5+1 talks progress once they regroup.
Kerry hopes to have a deal finalized within the next few months.
Proof that Netanyahu’s public comments are hurting Obama. Otherwise, they would just try to pull more crap on Israel.
Both the left and right in Israel is united in opposing the negotiations with Israel. That means that the left wing American Jews on Obama’s side will get the shakes too.
This administration’s claims are worthless.
Impeach this islamist bastard NOW!
If you like your country, you can keep it!
Gee, where have we heard that before?
There is that word "PERIOD" again. He said we could keep our health insurance, PERIOD. Now this? Was he lying then, or lying now?
Yeah, I think I see the problem...
I seem to recall Obama used the word, "period," in one of his endlessly repeatedly lies about Obamacare. The fact it is used is tone-deaf or just spitefulness.
Everyone knows the real anti-semitism and Hate Israel talk all comes from the left these days. Whenever I hear one of these lefties use the word Zionist to describe Israel I know that person is a hater.
Don’t worry Israel, Obama’s lengthy foreign policy success record proves there are no problems.
BHO needs serious hormone replacement therapy, with all those period problems ....
Israel
don’t believe anything this administration says
they are liars who love the double cross
or both?
S oetoro!
Dan Shapiro should be given a choice: resign, or be blacklisted by all Jews and synagogues worldwide.
Both, I would suspect.
Same as "you can keep your health insurance period.
The period is the clue.
his lips are moving so you know he’s lying
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