Israel Defense Minister Quotes Obama in Defending Attacks

Defense Minister Ehud Barak invokes the president-elect while addressing the Gaza crisis on the floor of the Knesset Monday.

Tells the plenum: "Obama said that if rockets were being fired at his home while his two daughters were sleeping, he would do everything he could to prevent it."

Goes on to say that Israel is engaged in a "war to the bitter end" with Hamas.