US President Barack Obama called former Israeli president Shimon Peres over the weekend to wish him well after the recent heart attack he suffered, and the subject of Iran came up.
During the conversation, Obama Peres for their long friendship over the years, and Peres thanked Obama for choosing a diplomatic route, opposing war and violence: “Diplomacy is always the preferred route over war and violence and you proved that through diplomacy you can reach one-of-a-kind agreements. You handled regional and world crisis courageously. Your unmeasurable contribution to citizens of the world will live for many years.”
Peres complimented President Obama on establishing wide coalitions between varied governments and handling regional and international crisis through diplomacy and not war. Take that, Netanyahu!