Netanyahu to Obama: 'Israel Must Reserve the Right to Defend Itself'

In the Oval Office this morning, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu made clear that he’d take necessary action to defend his nation. “I think that above and beyond that are two principles, longstanding principles of American policy that you reiterated yesterday in your speech — that Israel must have the ability always to defend itself by itself against any threat; and that when it comes to Israel’s security, Israel has the right, the sovereign right to make its own decisions,” Netanyahu said to Obama in a joint availability.