Obama Demands Israel Agree to Immediate Unconditional Ceasefire
If Prime Minister Netanyahu does not give in to the Obama administration pressure, it is quite possible that the administration will back a UN Security Council resolution
President Obama is seeking to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into agreeing to an immediate unconditional ceasefire in Gaza. In a phone call on Sunday, Obama reportedly told the Israeli prime minister that such a ceasefire was "a strategic imperative." Obama specifically referred to the ceasefire proposed by Secretary of State John Kerry, which Israel's security cabinet rejected unanimously last Friday.