Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu today (Monday), spoke by telephone with US President Barack Obama and told him about the circumstances that have compelled him to bring forward his return to Israel.
The two leaders decided to set a new meeting at a later date and agreed that their professional teams would be in close contact regarding the latest events and developments in the region.
Readout of the President’s Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel:
“This morning between 10:00 and 10:15 AM CDT, the President spoke by phone with Prime Minister Netanyahu. He said he understood the Prime Minister’s decision to return immediately to Israel to deal with today’s events. They agreed to reschedule their meeting at the first opportunity. The President expressed deep regret at the loss of life in today’s incident, and concern for the wounded, many of whom are being treated in Israeli hospitals. The President also expressed the importance of learning all the facts and circumstances around this morning’s tragic events as soon as possible.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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He says he wants to learn all the the facts? To me, it sounds more like-My mind’smade up; don’t confuse me with the facts.
Why can the U.S. remain in Afghanistan for years on end and still be in Iraq and then question Israels swift, efficient move on a terrorist boat? Aren’t we all fighting the bad guys? Israel did what it needed to do to protect her people and as always there has to be “fact finding.”
When they meet it can be asked why when civilians are accidentally killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan it is considered acceptable collateral damage but stopping a group of provocateurs is a problem?