"The greatest danger is a nuclear Iran," and "You have made it clear that your intention is not to contain but to prevent" a nuclear-armed Iran, President Shimon Peres told his visiting counterpart, President Barack Obama, in a joint news conference.

The men held a joint news conference after they met in Jerusalem at the Presidential Residence.obama and peres in israel

Peres also said that Syrian weapons of mass destruction must not be allowed "to fall into the wrong hands."

Peres repeated his oft-stated message that peace can be achieved between Israel and its Arab enemies.

Obama did not make any meaningful policy-related statements in his reply to Peres. [Though he did quote the Talmud. See below video.]

via israelnn.com