Obama took office seeking reconciliation with the Muslims, ex-envoy to US says

Kulanu MK Michael Oren says US President Barack Obama would have taken a tough stance against “any Israeli government.”

Speaking at the Judea and Samaria Conference of Public Diplomacy, Oren, who in the past served as ambassador to the United States, says that “there is significant tension and disagreement with the administration. We are two friendly countries where one does not recognize the capital of the other. This policy hurts Israel and is not acceptable in Jerusalem.

“President Obama came to the White House with a tough view regarding any Israeli government, whether right- or left-wing… (and) seeking reconciliation with the Muslim world and the Iranians. That this regime (in Iran) calls for the annihilation of Israel does not prevent Obama from trying to reach an understanding with them,” NRG quotes Oren as saying.