Netanyahu calls Dempsey 'a great friend and a great protector of America and relations between Israel and the United States.'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey in Jerusalem Thursday morning and called his guest "a great friend and a great protector of America and relations between Israel and the United States."

"You've been a wonderful friend and a grand champion of America and of America-Israel relations. We appreciate it. I want to take this opportunity to also express our respect and deep admiration for America's fighting men and women. We know you're extended around the world, including in our region. We know we have no better friends than the American people, the American governments, the American fighting men and women. You fight for America, but you also fight for freedom."