Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, says strong diplomatic support from Israel’s international partners will be conducive to reaching a cease-fire in Gaza.
Speaking minutes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that no amount of world pressure would deter Israel from hitting Hamas to stop the rocket fire, Dermer emphasizes that the opposite is also true – that in cases in which world powers support Israel’s right to defend its citizens, it facilitates de-escalation.
Israeli Ambassador to the US presents his credentials to President Barack Obama at the White House, December 4, 2013 (photo credit: Twitter/ Amb. Ron Dermer)
Dermer says President Barack Obama has not wavered from the strong support that the US provided Israel during its last round of airstrikes against terror groups in Gaza in 2012’s Operation Pillar of Defense.
“In eight days in 2012, the president and the prime minister spoke four times and there was very strong support of the president of Israel’s right to defend itself,” Dermer tells reporters during a conference call sponsored by The Israel Project. “There is no indication that this time is different.”
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