Obama: 'No ally more important than Israel'

US President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, unseen, at the United Nations in New York on Sept. 21, 2011. (Photo: Reuters)

1 December 2011 /AP

President Barack Obama reassured Jewish supporters that his administration is committed to the security of Israel, saying: "We don't compromise when it comes to Israel's security."

Obama was speaking to a group of campaign contributors at the Upper East Side home of Jack Rosen, a prominent businessman and chairman of the American Jewish Congress. Obama commented after Rosen mentioned "concerns" within the Jewish community about the US-Israeli relationship.

Rosen added that America has never been as supportive of Israel's security as it has been under Obama.

Obama said no ally is more important than the state of Israel.

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