Mitt Romney: Obama 'disrespected' Israel, threw it 'under the bus'

In a major address on Foreign Policy, President Obama tells Israel to pull back to their 1967 borders and endorsed Palestinians' demand for their own state based on the borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East war:

Fast forward to the 32:30 minute mark for the segment on Israel:


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts to the President:


First 2012er to react was Mitt Romney:

President Obama "disrespected" Israel and threw it "under the bus" in a wide-ranging speech on the Middle East on Thursday, GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney charged.

Romney strongly criticized Obama, who, in a speech at the State Department, called for Israel to return to its border lines as drawn before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

"President Obama has thrown Israel under the bus. He has disrespected Israel and undermined its ability to negotiate peace," Romney said in a statement.

"He has also violated a first principle of American foreign policy, which is to stand firm by our friends," added the former Massachusetts governor.

Romney led Republicans in criticizing the Obama speech, which touched on broader themes throughout the Middle East, including the popular movements for democratization, from Egypt to Yemen, during the first half of the year.

Find out what other Republican's had to say HERE.