Posted on 12/05/2014 8:27:45 AM PST by SeekAndFind
For the first time in history, an American president is considering slapping sanctions on the state of Israel. The reason? Israel is building new housing on its own land.
The classified meetings were reportedly held several weeks ago and included officials from both the State Department and White House, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz, which first reported on the meetings.
The possibility of sanctioning Israel for its ongoing construction sends a signal that the Obama administration is willing to go further in its denunciations of Israel then any previous White House.
At the same time, the White House is vigorously pushing Congress against passing new sanctions on Iran.
When asked to address the reports Thursday afternoon, Harf declined to take a stance.
“I’m obviously not going to comment one way or another on reported internal deliberations,” she said. “We’ve made clear our position on settlement activity publicly and that hasn’t changed.”
When pressed to address whether the White House has reached a point at which it believes its harsh rhetoric against Israel is not enough, Harf again demurred, stating that she would not “address hypotheticals.”
A White House National Security Council (NSC) official also would not comment on the report when contacted Thursday by the Washington Free Beacon.
News of the supposed meeting leaked to the press though Israeli officials who were apparently apprised of the discussion.
Senior Israeli officials told Haaretz “that White House officials held a classified discussion a few weeks ago about the possibility of taking active measures against the settlements,” according to the report.
The discussion about levying sanctions on Israel reportedly began after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s October meeting at the White House and the subsequent battle between Washington and Jerusalem over settlement construction.
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uh oh, wrong corner!
I wish Obola would mull resignation.
Perhaps the Mossad will finally put Operation Oswald Echoes into action.
March 2015 is the rumor ... but whom knows ... Maybe Thunder and Lightening will strike.
How many tens of millions are unemployed and on welfare in the US or in Europe due to the axis powers of Islam, the EU and the Democrat Party?
Do it, make if front page news in the NY Times and the LA Times. The Rs need more Jewish voters.
Hmm. maybe the Mossad will pull out some Obama gay sex pix and slip them onto the Internet. Get that NSA? Just stirring the pot a little.
Punish our allies and reward our enemies. Yup. That’s Obama for ya.
Got to be $hitting me.
YEP
{{{HUGS}}} Nice Lady ... obama hates you!
USA has become the land of the gods)8
Ok now this is yet another reason you don’t take impeachment off the table.
Maybe Israel will consider sanctions against 0bama.
“Punish our allies and reward our enemies.”
In Obama’s world, that is the opposite of what he thinks.
(((no-to-illegals)))
Kindnesses Onyx ... I Salute You!
Exactly. And therein lies the problem.
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