“Obama: ‘Not My Place’ to Decide Israel’s Security Needs”

Aaron Keyak — May 21, 2009 – 10:11 am | Foreign Policy | Iran | Israel | Obama Comments (1) Add a comment

Want to know where the President is on Iran? This is pretty clear.

From Washington Jewish Week:

Given that Israel is “right there in range” of a potential Iranian nuclear weapon, “I don’t think it’s my place to determine for the Israelis what their security needs are,” President Barack Obama told Newsweek last week.

In addition, the United States is not taking any options off the table with respect to Iran, Obama said during an extensive question-and-answer session with the newsmagazine.

Obama also said he understands that Israel considers Iran an existential threat.

“We want to offer Iran an opportunity to align itself with international norms and international rules. I think, ultimately, that will be better for the Iranian people. I think that there is the ability of an Islamic Republic of Iran to maintain its Islamic character while, at the same time, being a member in good standing of the international community,” Obama said.

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