Netanyahu Orders Walk Out Of Israeli Delegation During Iranian Leader’s UN Address
Source: CBS Local
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Jewish states delegation to walk out of Iranian President Hasan Rouhanis address to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday afternoon.
Despite the charm offensive by the new Iranian president, the policies of the regime toward Israel have not changed, Netanyahu said in a statement.
Netanyahu reiterated he is not buying the new Iranian leaders course for a moderate path, stating that Iran is still pursuing a nuclear weapon.
Netanyahu said the world should not be fooled by signs of moderation from Tehran. He said Irans new outreach to the West is merely a ploy to ease international sanctions while it secretly builds a nuclear weapon.
Read more: http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/09/24/netanyahu-orders-walk-out-of-israeli-delegation-during-iranian-leaders-un-address/
frylock
(34,825 posts)R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)area51
(11,916 posts)cosmicone
(11,014 posts)Did he also order the delegation to stomp their feet and cry at the top of their lungs while walking out?
former9thward
(32,062 posts)Except when then do. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/22/un.ahmadinejad/index.html
Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)msongs
(67,432 posts)R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)back then things were so simple
Autumn
(45,120 posts)I can understand why Iran wants a nuclear weapon.
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)Someone needs to sit on Netanyahu until he stops being such a dick.
Lancero
(3,011 posts)99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)1000words
(7,051 posts)Diplomacy at it's finest.
WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)Kidding, kidding, kidding.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)that's just well planned and sound nutritional advice
Arkana
(24,347 posts)Now that he can't use crazy Ahmadinejad as a shield, he has to take his ball and go home.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)Such a fucking asshole. The Israeli people need to vote these jerks out of office.
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)Especially from the peace-loving Netanyahu.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)Iran's new president Hassan Rohani delivered his address at the UN General Assembly Tuesday, insisting that his country posed no threat to the region or to the world.
The Iranian president listed what he did consider a threat, saying that the Israeli occupation of the West Bank is a form of "structural violence" in which Palestinians are "deprived of the right of return" and in which "intuitional aggression" is implemented against the Palestinian people.
Rohani referred to US President Barack Obama's address in saying that if the US "refrains from falling for war mongering pressure groups... and recognizes the principles of international law
then peace is in reach."
He added he was prepared to engage in "time-bound and results-oriented" nuclear talks and did not seek to increase tensions with the United States.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4433312,00.html
I suspect this why Israel walked
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Can't have that.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)but that's going to be pretty hard to spin into Rouhani wants to destroy Israel, but I can almost guarantee there'll be a valient effort
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)'nuff said.
ancianita
(36,130 posts)domestic politics to deal with, realities on the ground that he would be in a position to know. There are other messages to be sent to the proxies of Big Sovereigns. It's not all about pouty emo drama.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)You're spoiling the narrative. People that have rockets falling on their heads and bombs going off in nightclubs have no right to an opinion....unless the US is doing it.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)to rattle the war chains. If Iran does all that the rest of the world wants it to do, Israel will hate them even more. And probably take it out on the Palestinians. I would not be surprised if Israel didn't just bomb Iran for the hell of it to try to get something started.
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Ash_F
(5,861 posts)gopiscrap
(23,762 posts)Democracyinkind
(4,015 posts)They need Iran to be crazy and evil more than than anyone else, including the crazies in Qhom.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,362 posts)... it's time-honored UN tradition. Diplomatic Theatre. Nearly meaningless.
I'm sure Iran's delegation, along with others, will walk out when an Israeli gives a speech.