Obama and Israel - Latest Middle East Conflict

The White House: Here is a transcript of President Obama's telephone conversations with the leaders of Israel and Egypt.   " Today, the President spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Morsi about the rocket attacks being launched from Gaza into Israel, and the escalating violence in Gaza. 

The President reiterated to Prime Minister Netanyahu the United States’ support for Israel’s right to self-defense in light of the barrage of rocket attacks being launched from Gaza against Israeli civilians.  The President urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to make every effort to avoid civilian casualties.  The two agreed that Hamas needs to stop its attacks on Israel to allow the situation to de-escalate.  The two leaders agreed to stay in close touch in the coming days.  Earlier today, Vice President Biden received a briefing from Prime Minister Netanyahu on the events in Gaza.

The President also spoke with President Morsi given Egypt’s central role in preserving regional security.  In their conversation, President Obama condemned the rocket fire from Gaza into Israel and reiterated Israel’s right to self-defense.  The two leaders agreed on the importance of working to de-escalate the situation as quickly as possible and agreed to stay in close touch in the days ahead. ".

Lets Get Real: 

A Middle East War is about to happen, and Obama has his joke VP on the phone to Israel.  This shows how icy the relationship is between the US and Israel.   What is odd about this statement is the comment that President Morsi of Egypt has a central role in preserving regional peace, the same leader that POTUS refused to call an ally.   One of the threats to Middle East peace is the Muslim Brotherhood, the Obama Administration should be looking for liberal or secular allies in Egypt, not building up Muslim Brotherhood Morsi.   If you are an Israeli you have to get the fact that POTUS does not have your back, you use Biden, why not slap Israel, if that is the level of respect you have for Israel.