Barack Obama: “There is a strong, close relationship between the United States and…”

On the recordJuly 1, 2010

There is a strong, close relationship between the United States and Israel.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Briefing on the Upcoming Visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by Ben Rhodes

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