President Obama may be catching heat from many Israeli supporters, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over the deal his administration struck with Iran over its uranium enrichment programs, but he cashed in Monday night thanks to one wealthy supposedly pro-Israel advocate.
President Obama may be catching heat from many Israeli supporters, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over the deal his administration struck with Iran over its uranium enrichment programs, but he cashed in Monday night thanks to one wealthy supposedly pro-Israel advocate.
Deadline reported on the fundraiser led by Univision media mogul Haim Saban:
“We’re out of Iraq, we’re out of Afghanistan and the military and intelligence cooperation with Israel — our staunchest ally in the Middle East, arguably in the world, has never been deeper and the president’s commitment to Israel’s security has never been stronger,” Saban said in his introduction to Obama’s remarks tonight at his Beverly Hills home, according to White House pool reports. “And if the Iranians are at the negotiating table today, make no mistake about it, it is only as a result of President Obama’s resolve in striking down the most strict sanctions ever.” The event was the second fundraiser of the night for Obama and the first Saban has hosted for the President directly.
The timing is especially curious, with the fundraiser falling mere days after the US led deal with Iran, a deal Netanyahu called “a historic mistake”. That Saban helped Obama raise money at all is quite the coup for the President, given Saban’s earlier stated concerns over Obama’s support of Israel.
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