Binyamin Netanyahu

Bibi Netanyahu, under the guise of supporting Iran’s reform movement just shot it in the foot : “Iran is silencing all sources of information,” said Netanyahu. “Using the power of the Internet and of Twitter against the Iranian regime is a tremendous thing that the United States can do.” The prime minister added that the “deep hatred among part of the Iranian nation against the regime” could serve as a “very important asset to Israel.” Yes, certainly let’s have Israel’s leader co-opt the reform movement for its own selfish political ends and let’s announce it to the world so that the mullahs can exploit ... Read Full Story

Binyamin Netanyahu From The Jerusalem Post: Israel’s most challenging strategic problem is the Iranian nuclear program, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told members of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Monday, during which he also painted a pessimistic view of the situation along Israel’s northern border. “In the last year, two things have happened: Iran has advanced its military nuclear program, and Iran has lost its legitimacy in the eyes of the international community,” Netanyahu told the committee, adding that preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear capabilities was Israel’s “central problem.” Read more …. My Comment: A sober assessment on the Middle East from an ... Read Full Story

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Obama insists Palestinians must have state, rejects Iran deadline Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu emerged from his first meeting with US President Barack Obama Monday confident that Israel has the right to defend itself from the threat of a nuclear Iran. Following four hours of talks with Obama, Netanyahu told Israeli reporters gathered across from the White House that there are no green, red or yellow lights from the US but rather a shared sense that Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapons capacity. Speaking side by side at the Oval Office earlier in the day, Obama stressed the importance the US ... Read Full Story

Articulo Indexado en la Blogosfera de Sysmaya Thanks to the Jerusalem Post Lets tally the diplomatic benefits that have accrued to Israel since Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahus November 25 announcement of a 10-month moratorium on new settlement construction. That statement followed t Thanks .. Read Full Story