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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks from his office in Jerusalem September 10, 2011, after rioting forced the evacuation of Israel's Cairo embassy. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks from his office in Jerusalem September 10, 2011, after rioting forced the evacuation of Israel's Cairo embassy.

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By Dan Williams

JERUSALEM | Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:16pm EDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel thanked President Barack Obama Saturday for his "fateful" role in helping evacuate its besieged Cairo embassy, saying all his influence in Egypt had been brought to bear.

"I would say it was a decisive moment -- fateful, I would even say," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose relationship with Obama has long been soured by the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, told reporters.

"He said, 'I will do all that I can.' He did that. He applied all of the means and influence of the United States of America, which are certainly substantial. And I think we owe him special thanks."

(Writing by Dan Williams)
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PessimistNJ wrote:
I’m glad to see the president finally supporting israel. My real concern is, is he supporting them right now because he wants to or because he needs the jewish minority vote in order to obtain his reelection.

Sep 10, 2011 7:50pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
KINGISKING wrote:
It is the habit of some nations , when helped or given Grant millions of tax paid dollars of American money to those nations they are pleased and showers all available hypocritical adjectives in the dictionary to pamper US President and the citizens.

But at the same time I would not hesitate to mention that such nations are dangerously ill behaved, unmannerly audacious and obstinate when person advises them for their better future on matter of solution to long pending disputes they become furious and crosses all diplomatic norms and customs to become unpardonably insulting to the Nation of US, because those nation/nations think “Jews Control America’ claimed by the ex PM’s of Israel others think China Controls.

However, I had to mention this because some people thinks US does every thing for a particular country because it needs Israel for US’s survival. They forget that US do not need anyone for its survival but yes other nations like Israel do need US for its survival.

All previous Presidents including the present President helped Israel earlier and even now helping and would be in future helping without expectation of any return of any kind from an ungrateful nations. To me It is Unthinkable to think the President helped Israel evacuate the embassy people from Egypt unharmed in lieu of some vote. Silly thinking of silly people.

The PM of Israel thanking the President we take it with all the grace and honor appreciation as honoring the Entire American Nation. We Americans wished always good for our friends well and will do so in future too.

Sep 10, 2011 12:00am EDT  --  Report as abuse
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