Netanyahu lectures Obama in Oval Office

Yahoo ^ | 5/20/11 | Stephen Collinson - AFP

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu lectured President Barack Obama in his own office, warning him not to chase "illusions" of Middle East peace and opening a deep rift in US-Israel ties.

In a dramatic Oval Office appearance on Friday, after 90 minutes of talks, Prime Minister Netanyahu emphatically vowed Israel would never return to its 1967 borders and laid down a set of non-negotiable conditions for peace talks.

The exchange, which left hopes for Obama's peace drive more remote than ever, came a day after the US president called on Israel to accept a return to territorial lines in place before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, with mutual land swaps with Palestinians .. .

But Netanyahu seized on the notion that he was being asked to return solely to Israel's 1967 footprint, which he said was nine miles wide in places and half the size of the "Beltway" highway surrounding Washington.

"While Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines -- because these lines are indefensible," Netanyahu said, looking Obama squarely in the eye.

Israelis argue that returning to the former border configuration would leave Israeli population centers vulnerable and mean uprooting hundreds of thousands of settlers from homes in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

Netanyahu did not however mention the second part of Obama's stipulation -- namely that land swaps between Israel and the Palestinians, would change those 1967 lines to ensure two secure, contiguous states.

The White House insisted that it had never said that Israel should return to a narrow definition of its 1967 territorial lines.

Asked whether Netanyahu was willfully misinterpreting Obama's remarks, White House spokesman Jay Carney said such an observation was "interesting."

Privately, White House officials appeared infuriated by Netanyahu's combative approach, ..

[miele man]

and he never once looked at a teleprompter or said “uh”.

[Deo volente]

"Sometimes that shark he looks right into ya. Right into your eyes. And, you know, the thing about a shark... he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be living... until he bites ya..."
Jaws, 1975

[Kickass Conservative]

Since the Natural Born Citizen thing doesn't seem to be an issue with most of the people in this Country, I Vote Bibi.

Netanyahu / West 2012...

[Kickass Conservative]

In this case, it's Man bites Shark. Film at eleven.

[Georgia Girl 2]

It was a teachable moment for Barry.

[newzjunkey]

The White House insisted that it had never said that Israel should return to a narrow definition of its 1967 territorial lines.

So we didn't hear what we really heard, WH? Seriously, these people are just P.O.'d it makes Obama look bad. Netanyahu messed with the optics! Damage control afoot. Imagine if this happened under W! Democrats would be cheering the foreign leader.

How does Palestine have a "contiguous" territory including the West Bank, Golan Heights and Gaza Strip without bisecting Israel?

[susannah59]

I only see one leader in that picture.

[mel]

You, you took the words right out of my mouth.
Amazing the difference in the tone and mannerisms of the 2 men.
Would love to see what that body language expert on BOR has to say about Obummer

[taraytarah]

Bibi should have brought the keyboard, if you know what I mean.

[shove_it]

0bummer was trying to get the guts to flip up his middle finger but was scared shitless that BiBi would cold cock him if he did.

[3boysdad]

I can’t re-paste the photo, but I think a good caption would be, “Shut up you muslim imbicile, and quit pointing your finger at me before I snap it off! Who do you think you’re talking to, Bill O’Rielly?!”

[Shelayne]

I laughed so loud at your caption that my husband asked me what was so funny. I showed him, and he LOL’d, too.

Thanks for belly laugh! :^D

[onyx]

BTTT

The White House is furious!

The Marxist got WHACKED by the leader of the Free World until Sarah Palin is elected.

:)

[onyx]

LOLOLOL.

[onyx]

SMACKDOWN

[chiefqc]

Bibi to himself, “What is this guy a f-ing idiot or just plain stupid, do I look like I just fell off the turnip truck?’

[rcrngroup]

Normally I can't stand YahooNews.com any more than any other MSM (marxist stream media) but in this case, I loved how Yahoo News reported this in such a way to highlight Bibi's smackdown of the RAT bastard muzzlim commie pig-in-chief 0dumbo, as follows......

Netanyahu lectures Obama in Oval Office

Privately, White House officials appeared infuriated by Netanyahu's combative approach, which even included a lecture for Obama on the historic struggles of the Jewish people.

But Netanyahu seized on the notion that he was being asked to return solely to Israel's 1967 footprint, which he said was nine miles wide in places and half the size of the "Beltway" highway surrounding Washington.

"While Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines -- because these lines are indefensible," Netanyahu said, looking Obama squarely in the eye.

I LOVE IT! Go Bibi! Smackdown this commie pig SOB 0dumb0!

[rcrngroup]

I would guess and say this turned into a lecture....and at the conclusion, Obama had a four-star headache. He won’t ever talk about the Mideast ever changing again, and that’s probably the last Middle East speech of his administration. There’s only three worldly leaders that will counter the President with a five-star performance: Netanyahu, the Chinese Premier, and Putin. It’s best to limit them to fifteen minutes with the President because that’s likely all he can take.

Those are great statements and I think you hit all the right nails on the head (to bad it isn't 0dumbo's head).

.....at the conclusion Odumbo had a four-star headache". Ohhh I loved that line!

.....he won't ever talk about the ME changing and that's probably the last ME speech of his administration". Another zinger! The commie pig campaigner-in-chief will stick to hand selected, screened town halls to tout his lies.

....There’s only three worldly leaders that will counter the President with a five-star performance: Netanyahu, the Chinese Premier, and Putin". That is a very great statement and I think you are dead on accurate. The sniveling socialist leaders in EU would pee their panties to ever confront 0dumbo. But Putin, the Chinese leader & Netanyahu aren't intimated in the least by a puny Chicago punk gangster & wannabee thug like 0dumbo!!!

Great comments! I think I am going to pass this along to my socialist over-educated, liberal genetically deficient dimturd Phd boss (UW-Madistan)

[rcrngroup]

I loved it! In fact, 0dumbo isn’t even a man-child, he is a boy-child, like a 5 yr old boy sitting in kindergarten while the teacher shows them how to finger paint. I loved it! Bibi owned this RAT bastard commie pig-in-chief and everyone knows it, even the liberal marxist press and especially the Arab world. Ohhhh I would love to see the looks on the faces of the muzzzie “leaders” as one of their own muzzzie kindred brethren (0dumbo) was taken to the woodshed and spanked by a conservative JEW no less!

[rcrngroup]

0bummer was trying to get the guts to flip up his middle finger but was scared shitless that BiBi would cold cock him if he did.

Or as we say.... cold clock him! LOL!!!