Obama Tells Netanyahu: US Going to Reassess Policy On Israel

Congratulations!… By the way, we’re going to reaccess our policy with Israel since you won.

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Barack Obama finally called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him today on his election victory – two days after the elections.

Obama then told Netanyahu the US is going to reassess US policy with Israel since he won.
Reuters reported:

President Barack Obama told Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Washington would “reassess” its options on U.S.-Israel relations and Middle East diplomacy after the Israeli prime minister took a position against Palestinian statehood during his re-election campaign, a White House official said.

Obama’s telephone call to Netanyahu followed a television interview in which the Israeli leader backed away from his pre-election declaration that there would be no Palestinian state on his watch, an about-face apparently aimed at quelling U.S. criticism triggered by his comments.

The White House, unmoved by Netanyahu’s effort to backtrack, delivered a fresh rebuke against him on Thursday and signaled that Washington may reconsider its decades-old policy of shielding close ally Israel from international pressure at the United Nations.

An official statement put out later in the day said Obama called Netanyahu to congratulate him on his election win and used the opportunity to reaffirm his commitment to a two-state solution, a longtime cornerstone of U.S. policy on the Middle East conflict.

But Obama also delivered a blunt message that underscored the seriousness of the U.S.-Israel rift. “The president told the prime minister that we will need to reassess our options following the prime minister’s new positions and comments regarding the two-state solution,” the White House official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest warned earlier that there would be “consequences” for Israel as the Obama administration monitors the formation of Netanyahu’s new ruling coalition.

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