Posted on 11/05/2026 8:24:40 AM PST by yesthatjallen
(Nov. 5, 2026 / JNS) Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon pushed back on Wednesday against attempts to blame the Jewish state for the Iran war and rising oil prices.
His remarks, made in an interview with i24News, came after U.S. Vice President JD Vance cited the conflict and U.S.-Israel relations in explaining Republican losses in the midterm elections.
“I think it’s unfortunate that many made the link between rising prices, mainly oil prices, and the situation here in Israel,” Danon said.
“The decision to attack Iran was the decision of the United States. It wasn’t our decision,” he said. Jerusalem supported the U.S. effort, he added, and “we think it was the right decision.”
“It’s very easy to always blame Israel for everything, but that is not the case,” Danon said.
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ENOUGH WITH THESE PETTY ARGUMENTS OVER SIDE ISDUES. THE WAR IS HERE! Stop it!
“The decision to attack Iran was the decision of the United States. It wasn’t our decision”
I thought I had read that Netanyahu had talked Trump into bombing Iran.
"President Donald Trump received a direct, high-level briefing from Israeli intelligence officials, including Mossad Chief David Barnea, before launching the war against Iran.
This briefing took place on February 11, 2026, in the White House Situation Room during a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mossad Chief David Barnea and other Israeli military officials appeared on video screens behind Netanyahu, who made a "hard sell" for the war, claiming Iran was ripe for regime change and that Mossad operations could trigger an uprising to topple the government.
While Trump received this direct intelligence assessment from the Mossad chief, U.S. intelligence agencies (including the CIA and military leadership) simultaneously warned that the Israeli predictions were overly optimistic and that a major war would not result in regime change."
Where did I defend the IRGC? I specifically said Trump took a half assed approach to dealing with them. Maybe you should defend Stalin too some bullshit reason that has nothing to do with what you actually wrote.
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