Peres to tell AIPAC: Israel not 'rushing into war'
By Barak Ravid
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Shimon Peres will meet with President Barack Obama in the U.S. capital on Sunday.
Peres will also tell delegates of pro-Israel lobby AIPAC that Israel is not rushing into a war, but will defend itself if it has to.
Ahead of his meeting with the American leader, Peres will deliver a speech to AIPAC in which he will express his support for, and faith in, the friendship between Israel and the United States. He will also thank Obama for the political and security assistance he has given Israel during the three-and-a-half years of his presidency to date.
[img]www.haaretz.com/polopoly_fs/1.395776.1321374057!/image/725080375.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_295/725080375.jpg [/img] Israel President Shimon Peres.
Published 01:15 04.03.12 Latest update 01:15 04.03.12
Peres to tell AIPAC: Israel not 'rushing into war' The Israeli president will also thank Obama for the assistance he has given Israel during the three-and-a-half years of his presidency.
Peres will also dedicate a large portion of his speech to Iran, telling delegates that "Israel is not rushing into war.
We are a country that always seeks out peace and peace is always our preferred option, but our enemies should make no mistakes. We have fought six wars that were forced upon us and we have won them all. If another war is forced upon us, we will fight it and we will win it."
Peres will also talk about the importance of renewing negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Peace, he will say, is not just in Israel's interest, it is "a moral duty for the Jewish people."
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