Obama accused of 'betraying' Israel
US President Barack Obama has been accused of "betraying" key ally Israel by pushing it for a peace agreement with the Palestinians.
Top Republican contenders for the White House in 2012 presidential election accused Obama on a day that he called on Israel to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories to the 1967 borders. Republican Representative Michele Bachmann, who has been mentioned as a possible 2012 candidate, charged that Obama "has betrayed our friend and ally Israel." "President Obama has thrown Israel under the bus," said former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney on Thursday. "He has disrespected Israel and undermined its ability to negotiate peace. He has also violated a first principle of American foreign policy, which is to stand firm by our friends," AFP quoted Romney as saying.
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