Obama to Rivlin: Peace seems distant, but we need to try
- 8 years ago
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with with US President Barack Obama in the White House on Wednesday.
Rivlin thanked Obama for his support of Israel during his seven years in the White House, and said that Israel does not have as close a friend as the United States.
The White House attempted to invite Rivlin over last winter, when he was visiting the United Nations - after it was revealed that Prime Minister Netanyahu was about to visit Congress without consulting the White House - but Rivlin refused, citing a busy schedule.
"Israel must take steps to improve the situation independent of the geopolitical territorial debate - steps that every sensible person understands serve simultaneously Israel's moral and practical interests," he wrote.
Rivlin thanked Obama for his support of Israel during his seven years in the White House, and said that Israel does not have as close a friend as the United States.
The White House attempted to invite Rivlin over last winter, when he was visiting the United Nations - after it was revealed that Prime Minister Netanyahu was about to visit Congress without consulting the White House - but Rivlin refused, citing a busy schedule.
"Israel must take steps to improve the situation independent of the geopolitical territorial debate - steps that every sensible person understands serve simultaneously Israel's moral and practical interests," he wrote.