23-11-2024 04:05 PM Jerusalem Timing

Obama: Netanyahu Dispute Substantive, Not Personal

Obama: Netanyahu Dispute Substantive, Not Personal

US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that his disagreement with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over how to pursue a Middle East peace deal was substantive, not personal.

ObamaUS President Barack Obama said Tuesday that his disagreement with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over how to pursue a Middle East peace deal was substantive, not personal.

"This is a matter of figuring out how we get through a knotty policy difference that has great consequences for both countries and the region," Obama told reporters.