American Presidents & Israel:
Barack Obama Administration
(2009 - 2017)
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Reference
- For Obama, Israel was ‘No Promised Land’ (Review of A Promised Land)
- Principles for Middle East Peace (December 29, 2016)
- Jews in the Barack Obama Administration
- Quotes on Israel
- Photos with Israeli leaders
- Iran Nuclear History
- 2008 Presidential Campaign
- 2012 Presidential Campaign
- US–Israel Relations and Obama’s Mixed Legacy Followed by the Uncertainty of Trump
2016
- Secretary of State John Kerry's Final Speech on Middle East Peace (December 28)
- Statement by the President on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 71st Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau(January 27)
- Statement by the President on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day (May 4)
- Statement by the President on the Death of Shimon Peres (September 28)
- Final Address to the United Nations General Assembly (September 20)
- Obama Signs 10-Year $38 Billion Security Assistance MOU (September 14)
2015
- Statement by the President on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau(January 27)
- Speech at American University Regarding the Iran Nuclear Agreement (August 5)
- Address to the United Nations General Assembly (September 28)
- Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: United States Support to United Nations Peace Operations (September 28)
- Presidential Memorandum Preparing for Implementation of the JCPOA (October 18)
- Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel Before Bilateral Meeting (November 9)
- Remarks by President Obama and President Reuven Rivlin of Israel Before Bilateral Meeting (December 9)
2014
- Summary of Technical Understandings Related to the Implementation of the Joint Plan of Action on the Islamic Republic of Iran's Nuclear Program (January 16)
- Obama Adviser on Emergency Aid to Israel
- Statement on ISIS (September 10)
- Address to the UN General Assembly (September 24)
2013
- Remarks at Joint Press Conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (March 20)
- Remarks at Joint Press Conference with Israeli President Shimon Peres (March 20)
- Upon Arriving in Israel for first Presidential Visit (March 20)
- Speech in Jerusalem to the Israeli People (March 21)
- Remarks at Joint Press Conference with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (March 21)
- Speech at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum (March 22)
- Proclamation of Jewish American Heritage Month 2013 (April 30)
- Authorizing the Implementation of Sanctions from Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 with Respect To Iran (June 3)
- Extending Waiver to Postpone Stipulations of Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act (June 6)
- Remarks to the Nation on Syria Crisis (September 10)
- Speech at Opening of the United Nations General Assembly (September 24)
- Remarks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Bilateral Meeting (September 30)
- Statement On First Step Agreement on Iran's Nuclear Program (November 23)
2012
- Remarks With Jordan's King Abdullah on the Middle East (January 17)
- Statement On International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27)
- Statement On Syria (February 4)
- Blocking Property of the Government of Iran and Iranian Financial Institutions (February 6)
- Speech At the 2012 AIPAC Policy Conference (March 4)
- Remarks With Israeli PM Netanyahu After Bilateral Meeting (March 5)
- Statement On Call with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (March 19)
- Speech On Yom HaShoah (April 19)
- Statement At the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (April 23)
- Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Persons with Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Iran (April 23)
- Speech Marking American Jewish Heritage Month (May 1)
- Prohibiting Transactions with, and Barring Entry to, Iran Sanctions Evaders (May 1)
- Extending Waiver to Postpone Stipulations of Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act (June 1)
- Signing US-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (July 27)
- Authorizing Additional Sanctions with Respect to Iran (July 31)
- Statement At the Opening of the United Nations General Assembly (September 25)
- Authorizing the Implementation the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (October 9)
- Readout of Call to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Operations in Gaza (November 21)
2011
- Statement On Special Tribunal for Lebanon (January 17)
- Remarks On International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27)
- Remarks On President Mubarak Stepping Down in Egypt (February 11)
- Remarks On Anniversary of Hariri Assassination (February 13)
- Obama Vetoes Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements (February 18)
- Declaring May 2011 Jewish American Heritage Month (April 29)
- Remarks On the "Arab Spring" - Middle East and North Africa (May 19)
- Statement Outlining Stance on Israel's Security and Peace Process (May 19)
- Statement With Israeli PM Netanyahu After Bilateral Meeting (May 20)
- Speech At the 2011 AIPAC Policy Conference (May 22)
- Authorizing the Implementation of Sanctions on Iran (May 23)
- United States Will Not Attend Durban III (June 1)
- Obama Postpones Moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (June 3)
- Waiver to Not Cut Aid to the Palestinian Authority (August 30)
- Remarks On Israel at the Opening of the United Nations General Assembly (September 21)
- Statement With Israeli PM Netanyahu before Meeting at United Nations (September 21)
- Statement On Resumption of Negotiations and Palestine UN Membership (September 23)
- Imposing Sanctions Against Business with Iran (November 21)
- Remarks At White House Hanukah Reception (December 8)
- Remarks At General Assembly of the Union of Reform Judaism (December 16)
2010
- Words On the 65th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau (January 27)
- Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act (January 28)
- Waives Statutory Provisions on the PLO Office (April 7)
- Waives Restrictions on Funds to the Palestinian Authority (April 7)
- Letter to Chairman of Conference of Presidents (April 20)
- Renewal of Syria Sanctions (May 3)
- Statement on U.S. National Security Strategy (May 26)
- Extending Waiver to Postpone Stipulations of Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act (June 2)
- Remarks With Israeli PM Netanyahu After Meeting (July 6)
- Speech With Middle East Leaders on the Resumption of Direct Negotiations (September 1)
2009
- Pledges to Prevent Hamas Smuggling (January 21)
- President Obama’s First Remarks on Israel and the Palestinians (January 22)
- Waives Statutory Provisions on the PLO Office (April 9)
- President Obama’s Remarks at the Holocaust Days of Remembrance Ceremony (April 23)
- Statement On the 61st Anniversary of Israel’s Independence (April 28)
- Proclamation of Jewish American Heritage Month (May 12)
- Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu (May 18)
- Remarks by President Obama and President Abbas (May 28)
- Remarks by President Obama at Cairo University (June 4)
- Extending Waiver to Postpone Stipulations of Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act (June 5)
- Remarks by President Obama at Trilateral Meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu and PA President Abbas (September 22)
- Waives Statutory Provisions on the PLO Office (October 8)
- Statement To the Israeli Public (October 20)
- Extending Waiver to Postpone Stipulations of Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act (December 3)
- Iran Refined Pertroleum Sanctions Act (December 15)
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