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President Obama and President Rivlin of Israel Meet at White House
(White House) At a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, President Obama told President Rivlin of Israel this was "an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bonds between our two countries and our two peoples....We consider our commitment to Israel's security to be one of the most important principles of American foreign policy. It's one that is shared by Democrats and Republicans alike." "I've been clear in condemning the violence that is recurring inside of Israel; the need for leaders like President Abbas to unequivocally condemn the violence that's been taking place, the need to end incitement, but also the need for Israelis and Palestinians to find mechanisms in which to dialogue and arrive at peace....And I know that President Rivlin has made it one of his hallmarks to improve dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians." President Rivlin responded, "Israel has no greater friend than the United States of America....And we would like, at the same time, to really thank you...for the finance, for the diplomatic and for the military help that you are giving us. You are making us able to stand against threats of today and of tomorrow." "We have no war with Islam. We have war against those who are using ideas in order to create extremism and threats to the whole innocent people in the world."