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AIPAC praises Obama's ‘steadfast’ support for Israel

By JTA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 10:47

WASHINGTON - In a rare statement and at a time of sharp Republican criticism of President Obama's Israel record, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee thanked elected leaders including the president for "steadfast" support of Israel.

"With Israel and America facing unprecedented threats and challenges in the Middle East, we deeply appreciate the close and unshakeable partnership between the United States and Israel. President Obama and the bipartisan, bicameral congressional leadership, have deepened America’s support for Israel in difficult times," said the statement issued shortly before Rosh Hashanah started on Sunday afternoon.

"Under the leadership of Democrats and Republicans, working together, US-Israel security cooperation has reached unprecedented levels," the statement said.

The statement comes during an election season in which Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate for president, and his surrogates have repeatedly accused Obama of "throwing Israel under the bus" for differences with Israel over peacemaking with the Palestinians and more recently for not heeding Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's calls to issue clear red lines Iran must not cross with its suspected nuclear weapons program, or face US military action.

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