Posted on 03/23/2015 5:10:11 AM PDT by HomerBohn
President Obama is considering cutting all ties with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s YNet News reported on Friday.
According to a source cited by the paper, the White House “is contemplating lowering its ties with Israel and putting Kerry as the sole liaison between the two states, as opposed to the open line Netanyahu now enjoys with Obama.”
“The president is pragmatic, if he were to think there was some gain to be made from talking directly with Netanyahu he would do so, but he just prefers not to waste his time,” the source said The report culminates weeks of mounting anger by the White House towards Netanyahu. Administration officials were very critical of Netanyahu’s historic speech earlier this month before a joint session of Congress on the Iranian nuclear threat, and there was even speculation that the White House was attempting to unseat the Israeli Prime Minister.
Following Netanyahu’s landslide electoral victory this week, it appeared as though the tension with the White House might dissipate. The White House took a conciliatory tone on the day of the win, and a Netanyahu loyalist made it clear that the new government would seek to renew trust with the United States. The peace was short-lived.
The White House quickly resumed hostilities towards Netanyahu in the days following the election. A White House official avoided congratulating the Israeli Prime Minister the day after the win. The White House also directly criticized Netanyahu’s Election Day comments about Arab voter turnout, calling them “cynical.” Then there were several reports that the White House was reconsidering its pro-Israel stance at the United Nations because of Netanyahu’s rescinding of support for Palestinian statehood at this time. Netanyahu, seemingly in response to the mounting White House hostility, abandoned his pre-election opposition to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, seeking again to renew the US-Israel relationship.
The White House rejected this overture, and said that it was “re-evaluating” its thinking about relations with Israel. The tension continued yesterday during a telephone call between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister.
According to the AP, Obama told Netanyahu that the US was indeed reassessing its thinking about the peace process. He also raised the issue of Netanyahu’s “anti-Arab rhetoric” during the election.
But not surprising. What percentage of American Jews support Likud?
He could nuke Tel Aviv and the NY Jews would still vote 90% for him if he had a D next to his name.
Pray America is waking
Why isn’t The Mossad taking out Israel’s enemies in the USA - namely Liberal Democrats...
(REHETORICAL Question for the NSA)
Yes, a faggot hIssy fit that is beyond dangerous.
His lips already are.....
“The president is pragmatic”
Yep, Obama is pragmatic.
I think this may be his undoing.
I can’t wait to see Obama’s face when BiBi wipes out all of their nuke factories and takes out the scientists involved and leaves them with squat...
It’s all process and it will not lead to peace.
> This is not a joking matter....obama is beyond just throwing a tantrum....this is going to get Israelis killed...
Not just Israel who the MB calls little Satan but afterwards the U.S. whom they call the Great Satan.
If only they were...
I wonder if they would take job applications? LOL
It is only a matter of time before he votes against Israel in the Security Council. It will happen.
If I were Netanyahu, I would refuse to take his calls.
This Muslim loving #$^@*&% has got to go!
When you’re up to it with the Communist Chinese (who ARE our biggest enemy), what difference does it make?
It is not only Bibi, it is the world leaders that matter
It reminds me of Dean Atcheson telling the world that South Korea was outside our area of protection (before the invasion) or the idiot who said (before the invasion) that Kuwait wasn’t our affair, and they would have to work out issues with Saddam Hussein on their own.
Nothing like a green light to invite aggression.
it may be that Bibi already refused an Obama call and Obama is making it seem he is the call refuser
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