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Scurrilous

(38,687 posts) Thu Jan 19, 2012, 04:10 PM Jan 2012

Bibi Calls Times and Haaretz 'Main Enemies'

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"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s two greatest enemies are The New York Times and Haaretz, the editor of The Jerusalem Post said in a speech.

Steve Linde, addressing a conference in Tel Aviv of the Women’s International Zionist Organization, said Wednesday that Netanyahu made the remark to him about the newspapers at a private meeting “a couple of weeks ago” at the prime minister’s office in Tel Aviv.

“He said, ‘You know, Steve, we have two main enemies,’ ” Linde said, according to a recording of the WIZO speech provided to JTA. “And I thought he was going to talk about, you know, Iran, maybe Hamas. He said, ‘It’s The New York Times and Haaretz.’ He said, ‘They set the agenda for an anti-Israel campaign all over the world. Journalists read them every morning and base their news stories … on what they read in The New York Times and Haaretz.’ ”

Linde said he and other participants at the meeting asked Netanyahu whether he really thought that the media had that strong a role in shaping world opinion on Israel, and the prime minister replied, “Absolutely.”

Read more: http://www.forward.com/articles/149891/#ixzz1jw8hN2F1

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Bibi Calls Times and Haaretz 'Main Enemies' (Original Post) Scurrilous Jan 2012 OP

Well, he's denying it too: bemildred Jan 2012 #1

Ya but the whole thing is based on a recording of him saying that azurnoir Jan 2012 #2

No it's not oberliner Jan 2012 #3

I quoted Ha'aretz are you reinterpreting that for us? azurnoir Jan 2012 #4

You didn't understand what you were quoting oberliner Jan 2012 #5

I understood what I was posting from Ha'aretz azurnoir Jan 2012 #6

You didn't - and still don't oberliner Jan 2012 #7

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

1. Well, he's denying it too:

Reply to Scurrilous (Original post)

Thu Jan 19, 2012, 05:01 PM

Jan 2012

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/netanyahu-denies-calling-haaretz-and-new-york-times-israel-s-main-enemies-1.408167

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

2. Ya but the whole thing is based on a recording of him saying that

Reply to bemildred (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 19, 2012, 05:12 PM

Jan 2012

The JTA was basing its report on a recording of the meeting. According to the report, Linde told the conference:

“Netanyahu said, ‘You know, Steve, we have two main enemies'. And I thought he was going to talk about, you know, Iran, maybe Hamas. He said, ‘It’s The New York Times and Haaretz.’ He said, ‘They set the agenda for an anti-Israel campaign all over the world. Journalists read them every morning and base their news stories … on what they read in The New York Times and Haaretz.’ ”

According to the recording obtained by the JTA, Netanyahu told the participants of the media that he "absolutely" believed that media could have such strong effect on world opinion regarding Israel.

The Prime Minister's Office released a statement Thursday rejecting the claims. According to the statement, Netanyahu told the foreign affairs committee of the Dutch parliament during a visit to the Netherlands that he never called the two newspapers enemies of Israel, and that it was in fact Iran and its extensions that were the country's greatest adversaries.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/netanyahu-denies-calling-haaretz-and-new-york-times-israel-s-main-enemies-1.408167

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

3. No it's not

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 19, 2012, 07:36 PM

Jan 2012

It's based on a recording of someone else (Jerusalem Post editor, Steve Linde) claiming that Netanyahu said that.

There is no recording of Netanyahu saying it and Steve Linde has said that his remarks were based on his remembering a conversation they had weeks prior.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

4. I quoted Ha'aretz are you reinterpreting that for us?

Reply to oberliner (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 19, 2012, 08:13 PM

Jan 2012

so who do support here Netanyahu o r the editor of JPost? or are you just trying to be 'factual'

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

5. You didn't understand what you were quoting

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 19, 2012, 11:54 PM

Jan 2012

I am trying to be polite here.

There is no recording of Netanyahu saying this.

The recording is of the editor of JPost claiming that Netanyahu said those things.

Netanyahu has denied making the comments.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

6. I understood what I was posting from Ha'aretz

Reply to oberliner (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 12:11 AM

Jan 2012

and I also understood the intent of your post

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

7. You didn't - and still don't

Reply to azurnoir (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 12:19 AM

Jan 2012

You wrote as your subject line:

"Ya but the whole thing is based on a recording of him saying that"

That was in response to a post that said Netanyahu was denying making the comments.

You misunderstood the Ha'aretz post.

You thought it said that Netanyahu was recorded making those remarks.

That's why you wrote "the whole thing is based on a recording of him saying that"

The article doesn't make that claim and there isn't a recording of Netanyahu saying that.

I hope that clarifies this for you.

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