Obama pledges to support Israel
Published:Wednesday | June 4, 2008 | 4:41 PM
US Senator Barack Obama has pledged unwavering support for Israel in his first foreign policy speech since declaring himself the Democratic nominee for president.
He reportedly told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), a prominent Jewish lobby, that Israel\'s security was sacrosanct and non-negotiable.
He also said he would do everything to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
As the Democrats\' primary season ended, Obama received the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
His rival, Hillary Clinton, has still to concede.
She told Aipac that she was honoured to consider Obama a friend and that he would be a good friend of Israel.