White House rejects Netanyahu's criticism with withering response
Source: Reuters
The White House rejected criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a withering response on Monday, accusing him of refusing to acknowledge how much help the United States has been to Israel over the years.
Long-time strained relations between President Barack Obama and Netanyahu appeared to widen further after the Israeli leader's visit to the White House last week.
Netanyahu, on the CBS program "Face the Nation" on Sunday, said U.S. criticism of an Israeli move for a new Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem was "against American values."
At his daily briefing, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said: "It did seem odd for him to try to defend the actions of his government by saying our response did not reflect American values.
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Make7
(8,543 posts)[font style="color:#ffffff;"]http://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33222.pdf#page=2[/font]
Baitball Blogger
(46,757 posts)The warhawks on the right are going to try to spin this, and all it takes to sober up the Republican minions is the tax dollars that we have sent to Israel over the years.
whathehell
(29,090 posts)but Yahoo doesn't "do" appreciation, he does arrogance,
manipulation and "Gimme more".
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Cha
(297,602 posts)from their failures.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)Monk06
(7,675 posts)while black.
No accident he drops this bomb four weeks before an election. Can you imagine if the prime minister of the UK or the President of France tried to influence an American election this way?
Ambassadors would be called on the carpet in a New York minute.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)I'm sick of this asshole.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)... PO called him "Bibi."
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AnAzulTexas
(108 posts)maybe then they'll understand that they're the true underdogs on this little blue marble
Midnight Writer
(21,794 posts)in the 2012 election. It seems they were buddies in college days. But isn't a bit unseemly (as well as diplomatically foolish) for a foreign leader to inject himself into internal US politics?
Especially when you consider that Israel has little economic power of its own. When was the last time you purchased a product labeled "Made In Israel"? I am no expert, and I welcome anyone who can correct me on this, but it seems Israel's very existence is allowed by US assistance, both militarily and economically. We have paid a high price in both blood and treasure to support Israel in the past, so while they have every right to disagree with our policies, I for one am irritated by their political gamesmanship.
madokie
(51,076 posts)If either weren't any good I'd have tossed them years ago but in the construction business if you have a good tool you look past its past.
I want nothing to do with the the nutt who suffers from little man syndrome.
1monster
(11,012 posts)in Israel. Don't remember the brand name, but they were a pretty good product. Stopped buying them loads of years ago.
It is my understanding, though, that Irael has something to do with that make your own soda device that was being heavily advertised last year.
JI7
(89,263 posts)FlatStanley
(327 posts)The Nutless Yahoo knows Christians need the Jewish state for end times, so he knows he'll have unconditional support until mankind inadvertently ushers in end times.
Of course the ending won't be what the Bible teaches us.
madokie
(51,076 posts)is a fascist asshole. as long as the little man has any say there will be no peace in Palestine, the middle east or Israel for that matter.
whathehell
(29,090 posts)I can't stand that arrogant fuck.
albino65
(484 posts)Public Affairs Committee=Political Action Committee
ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)She was falling over her own feet trying to be BFF with Bibi yesterday. It was painful.