So far the only thing Obama has done is call for Israel to “restrain” itself in their pursuit of Palestinian terrorists.
Via PJ Media:
Two members of Congress met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today to convey their condolences for the killings of three teens and to express their support for Israel.
Eyal Yifrach, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Frenkel, 16, were kidnapped from the kibbutz Kfar Etzion in the West Bank on June 12. Naftali was a dual citizen with an American passport. Their bodies were discovered this week.
The visit from Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, and Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.), ranking member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, comes as the White House said Wednesday that President Obama had not called Netanyahu.
“I don’t have any calls to read out at this point, or any calls to give you an indication that we’re planning — but as we consider calls like that, we always have a discussion about whether to read them out and if we’re in a position to do so, I’ll make sure that you guys are informed,” press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters.
Update: Priorities.
President Obama praised the U.S. men’s national soccer team for capturing the attention of the entire nation during a phone call to stars Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey.
In a video of the phone call posted by the White House on Thursday, Obama praised the team, which advanced to the round of 16 before being eliminated in an overtime loss to Belgium.
“I just wanted to call and say you guys did us proud,” Obama said. “You guys just did great, and as somebody whose first sport was soccer – although I wasn’t ever that good – to see the way you guys captured the hearts and imaginations of the whole country is unbelievable.”