Report: Obama Tells Netanyahu We Need Raid “Facts” ASAP

The Jerusalem Post is reporting that President Obama, in a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told him the U.S. needed the “facts” on the Israeli raid on a ship carrying Pro-Palestinian activists and supplies for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip:

Jerusalem Post: US President Barak Obama postpones Oval Office meeting with the prime minister, presses for IDF flotilla-raid details, expresses “deep regret at loss of life.”

US President Barack Obama spoke by telephone with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Monday after the latter cancelled a planned Oval Office meeting scheduled for Tuesday. . . .

The two leaders also agreed to reschedule their meeting at the first opportunity. “The president expressed deep regret at the loss of life in today’s incident, and concern for the wounded, many of whom are being treated in Israeli hospitals,” a statement put out by the White House read. “The president also expressed the importance of learning all the facts and circumstances around this morning’s tragic events as soon as possible.” . . . Read More