President Obama did n't personally address the last week 's meeting of ' J Street , ' Washington 's most influential left-wing Jewish group . He sent chief of staff instead to read a speech to thousands of activists while he attended a science fair and an investment summit . Denis McDonough insisted the US will remain friendly to Israel . But he slammed Bibi Netanyahu for saying before annual election that there would n't be a Palestinian state while he was prime minister . Hundreds of college students in the audience cheered at McDonough 's mention of a 'two-state solution ' to the Arab-Israeli conflict .
President Obama did n't personally address the annual meeting of ' J Street , ' Washington 's most influential left-wing Jewish group . He sent chief of staff instead to read a speech to thousands of activists while he attended a science fair and an investment summit . Denis McDonough insisted the US will remain friendly to Israel . But he slammed Bibi Netanyahu for saying before last week 's election that there would n't be a Palestinian state while he was prime minister . Hundreds of college students in the audience cheered at McDonough 's mention of a 'two-state solution ' to the Arab-Israeli conflict .