Obama, Netanyahu Discuss Israeli PM’s Comments in Post-Election Phone Call
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Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — President Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and raising concerns about comments Netanyahu made the day before his election victory.
Prior to the election, Netanyahu said that he would not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state, comments he has tried to walk back since his victory. “I haven’t changed my policy,” he said directly on Thursday, citing his 2009 commitment to a two-state solution.
A White House official said that Obama “made the same points in private that the administration has been making in public” in his call with Netanyahu. Obama also told Netanyahu that the U.S. will re-assess its options.
The White House official also said that the pair discussed Netanyahu’s comments on Wednesday, urging his supporters to vote, citing the danger of high Arab voter turnout.
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