After Doing Everything Possible to Help Destabilize Egypt, Obama Called Benjamin Netanyahu to Feign Concern over the Attack Against the Israeli Embassy

President Obama on Friday talked with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about security at the Israeli Embassy in Cairo. Protesters on Friday broke into the building housing the embassy, setting fire to vehicles and Hebrew documents, following days of protests over the killing of five Egyptian police officers by Israeli forces, according to The Associated Press. Israel has called for the U.S.’s help in securing the embassy, which has been evacuated.
The White House readout is below:

The president spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today about the situation at the Israeli Embassy in Cairo. The president expressed his great concern about the situation at the embassy and the security of the Israelis serving there. He reviewed the steps that the U.S. is taking at all levels to help resolve the situation without further violence and to call on the government of Egypt to honor its international obligations to safeguard the security of the Israeli Embassy. The president and the prime minister agreed to stay in close touch until the situation is resolved.

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