Posted on 08/14/2014 5:59:41 AM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Deputy Transportation Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) on Thurdsay responded to reports in the Wall Street Journal Wednesday night, which revealed that US President Barack Obama's administration blocked a weapons transfer to Israel.
According to the US and Israeli officials cited in the report, Obama halted a batch of Hellfire missiles that were requested in military-to-military channels as common in such transfers, and ordered future Israeli requests to be carefully scrutinized.
Lending her support to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Hotovely remarked that he "is acting correctly by not compromising on the personal security interests of the state, even if that doesn't find favor in the eyes of certain members of the American administration."
"Despite the arguments, some of which even cross the lines of professionalism, the United States and Israel have shared interests, particularly in light of the instability of the Middle East," added Hotovely.
While Hotovely spoke out in support of Netanyahu's refusal to compromise, Israel on Wednesday night agreed to a further five-day extension of the ceasefire with Hamas amid US pressure to do so, and despite the terror organization's breach of the ceasefire hours before and after the ceasefire went into effect.
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
Ok, so I totally did not mean to post the link in the title spot. This is the real title: “Hotovely: Netanyahu Not Compromising Despite US Antics” Sorry folks.
Israel should announce that they going to build their own version of Hellfire, compatible in every way with the original, but with their technology and parts.
Israel should move immediately to produce their own version of the Hellfire missile.
I’m sure that Rafael could quickly turn out large quantities of a much improved version...and also undersell to foreign markets like India.
Israel has a good friend in the nation of India. Closer technical cooperation is called for.
Don’t go wobbly, Bibi.
Great minds..lol
Once again in an overseas conflict El-Presidente has sided with evil.
I think of BB as the Churchill of the middle east. The Chamberlins get in control, mess it up, they call up BB, but stop him before he can finish the job. Then the cycle repeats itself.
But it is perfectly OK to send them into Iraq...
The Obama administration is hoping that 4,000 Hellfire missiles might turn the tide in Iraq as the Middle Eastern nation takes on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Officials were told by the State Department last week that the Obama administration is trying to complete the sale with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Shiite-led government.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3175285/posts
Aparently Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will see to it that the missiles will not "accidentally" slip into the wrong hands...
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Obama’s gun control is to allow a muslim crystal nacht in America.
Thanks Feinstein, Boxer and other idiots.
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