Obama’s message: I represent American Jewish values better than Netanyahu

05/24/2015

Ed-note (Sabba) – This speech was not about jewish-american heritage but rather a clarification on his policy towards Iran and a further explanation on the so-called ‘disagreement’ with Netanyahu.

Obama starts by remembering the jewish holiday of Shavuot, where Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai (23-25MAY) but fails to even mention the Christian holiday of Pentecost (today, 24 May).

He acknowledges that Shavuot is the founding stone of our civilization (sic); he reiterates his own personal unbreakable bond with the jewish state, his unshakable commitment to israel’s security and reminds everyone that no administration has done more for the jewish state than his.

After such introduction, comes the “plat de resistance” at 12’45: IRAN. 

Obama states firmly that he is in total agreement with Netanyahu regarding Iran: Iran must not be allowed to get nuclear weapons. However, there is a debate on how to achieve this.

Obama wants a deal that will block every single one of Iran’s paths to get a nuclear weapon. But while he and Netanyahu agree on this, they disagree on tactics as to how to prevent Iran from joining the nuclear club.

No matter what the disagreement may look like, israel must know that America has its back and always will. The overall message we get from this speech is that Obama has israel’s interests at heart much more that Netanyahu has: indeed, Obama represents jewish values much better than Bibi himself.