Posted on 11/30/2010 3:00:12 PM PST by jerry557
A raft of controversial diplomatic secrets published by the WikiLeaks group has not damaged Israel and in fact strengthened its position, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday.
A collection of over 250,000 classified U.S. dispatches released by WikiLeaks caused global diplomatic turmoil and discomfort for the United States, which had warned allies ahead of publication to prepare from embarrassment.
Revelations that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton questioned the mental health of Argentina's president and that America asked its diplomats to snoop on the United Nations may prove awkward for Washington.
But for Israel, the outcome is positive, Netanyahu said.
"Israel has not been damaged at all by the WikiLeaks publications," the prime minster told a group of editors in Tel Aviv. "The documents show many sources backing Israel's assessments, particularly of Iran."
One result of the Wikileaks cables was to expose Arab fears of growing Iranian power, and it emerged that Saudi Arabia had asked the U.S. to launch a military strike to prevent the Iranians from gaining a nuclear bomb.
Israel has for years warned of the danger from the Iranian nuclear program – which Iran claims is for peaceful purposes – to the entire region. These warnings had been vindicated, Netanyahu said.
"Our region has been hostage to a narrative that is the result of 60 years of propaganda, which paints Israel as the greatest threat," Netanyahu said.
"In reality leaders understand that that view is bankrupt. For the first time in history there is agreement that Iran is the threat," he said.
"If leaders start saying openly what they have long been saying behind closed doors, we can make a real breakthrough on the road to peace."
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
So, this kinda puts the screws to Obama...Yes???
Well nothing so far is damaging to Israel. So far it has backed up all Israeli claims concerning Iran and Hezbollah.
It even shows several Arab nations agree with Israel that Iran is a serious threat. It makes sense these nations would not publically admit this because their populations would become unstable if their government sided with Israel on anything.
Was the Interpol warrant issued right after that particular leak was discovered?
I believe Interpol was dispatched to get him because he threatened a big bank.
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