Romney Campaign Press Release - Rep. Eric Cantor: Yet Another Instance of President Obama Steadily Distancing the U.S. From Israel

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor made the following statement today on the Democratic Party removing pro-Israel language from its platform:

"In 2008, the Democratic Party platform declared that Jerusalem 'is and will remain the capital of Israel.' Now, given Barack Obama's steady distancing of the U.S. from one of our most important allies, Jerusalem's status as Israel's capital has been excised from the Democrats' platform. In light of the Obama Administration's policies toward the Jewish state, the shifts in the Democratic Party platform regarding Israel should not come as a complete surprise. Just last week, the Obama campaign stated that the Democratic Party platform 'will represent where the President is and where he wants to take the country.' If that is true, I call upon all friends of Israel to condemn the President's abrupt break with our closest ally in the Middle East."