AJC Welcomes Petraeus Remarks on Israel

NEW YORK, March 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC warmly welcomed remarks by CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus in which he denied that the perceived pro-Israel slant of U.S. foreign policy endangers the lives of American troops serving in his area of responsibility, which includes Iraq and Afghanistan.

"We thank General Petraeus for making it crystal clear that the widespread interpretation of his recent remarks about the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the safety of our troops was based on a willful distortion," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "General Petraeus flatly denied saying that the alliance between the U.S. and Israel places our troops at greater risk. We trust that this statement from one of the most admired and respected American military leaders will put an end to this malicious assertion."

General Petraeus made his remarks yesterday at a press briefing in Manchester, New Hampshire. Video of his remarks can be seen here.

SOURCE American Jewish Committee

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