"Last night I reminded [Romney] that cooperation with Israel has never been stronger," Obama retorted in front of a crowd of supporters.
he night before, the two presidential candidates repeatedly spoke of their support for Israel and their intention never to let Iran acquire nuclear weapons, in the final debate before the election.
During the debate, Obama said that when it came to the relationship with Israel and other allies, “Our alliances have never been stronger, in Asia, in Europe, in Africa, with Israel, where we have unprecedented military and intelligence cooperation, including dealing with the Iranian threat
Pointing to his own record of support for Israel in order to questionthose of his Republican rival, US President Barack Obama asserted that cooperation between Washington and Jerusalem has never been
stronger than during his presidency, speaking at a campaign rally in Florida Tuesday.
Recalling statement by Mitt Romney from earlier this year in which the Republican presidential candidate said of his positions on Israel, "I think by and large you could just look at the things the president's done and do the opposite.
Both candidates said they would stand by Israel if it was attacked by Iran.
“If Israel is attacked, America will stand with Israel,” US President Barack Obama said when asked that question by moderator Bob Schieffer.
GOP challenger Mitt Romney echoed Obama, saying, “if Israel is attacked, we have their back, not just diplomatically, not just culturally, but militarily.”

Hilary Leila Krieger contributed to this report.