Posted on 09/11/2012 1:53:19 PM PDT by smoothsailing
September 11, 2012
Bryan Preston
Haaretz reports:
The White House declined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request on Tuesday to meet U.S. President Barack Obama during a UN conference in New York at the end of the month.
An official in Jerusalem said that the prime minister’s office sent the White House a message stating that although Netanyahu will spend only two and a half days on U.S. soil, he is interested in meeting Obama and is willing to travel to the U.S. capital specifically for that purpose. The official added that the White House rejected the request and said that at this time Obama’s schedule does not allow for a meeting.
The White House’s response marks a new low in relations between Netanyahu and Obama, underscored by the fact that this is the first time Netanyahu will visit the U.S. as prime minister without meeting the president.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak reportedly tried smoothing things over, but Bibi is having none of it.
“The world tells Israel ‘wait, there’s still time’. And I say, ‘Wait for what? Wait until when?’ Those in the international community who refuse to put red lines before Iran don’t have a moral right to place a red light before Israel,” Netanyahu told reporters on Tuesday.
“Now if Iran knows that there is no red line. If Iran knows that there is no deadline, what will it do? Exactly what it’s doing. It’s continuing, without any interference, towards obtaining nuclear weapons capability and from there, nuclear bombs,” he said.
Relations between the US and Israel have been strained during the entire Obama term. Obama’s call for Israel to retreat to its 1967 borders was widely seen as a slap to our ally. Obama’s support for ousting the late Hosni Mubarak from the Egyptian presidency paved the way for what now looks like an Islamist takeover in Cairo, endangering the longstanding peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.
President Obama also has not visited Israel during his presidency. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney visited Israel in July 2012.
Update: President Obama may not have time to meet with the Prime Minister of Israel, but today he had time to meet with some other notable figures.
President Obama continues reaching out to non-traditional media to spread the campaign word, appearing this morning on 106.7 FM with DJ Laz AKA “the pimp with the limp,” who tweeted that he was getting “REAL Answers from @BarackObama.”
DJ Laz.
Is there something you’re not telling us, hmmmmmm?
Why would ANY DECENT JEW VOTE FOR HIM????????????
This administration doesn’t want to “hurt the feelings” of animals desecrating our flag while attempting to take over our embassy, but it will purposefully insult an ally.
Obama doesn’t like the English because he’s a Kenyan and he doesn’t like Israel because he’s a muslim. Period.
Why would any decent human being vote for him?
You just watch. Nothing from Mittens.
That's what this empty nation has become.
It will not change Jews from voting (D).
He really should. Drive Obama nuts. Remember how Obama rearranged his campaigning and fundraising and couldn't wait to get to New Orleans after Romney beat him to it? HA!
Not all of them, after all, they're mostly liberals.
But maybe enough to help swing Florida.
...On the other hand, while Obama is building roads to nowhere, he’s destroying the American military at the same time.
There’s one thing you don’t know about Barack Obama: He is true to his cause. He’s following the script that was clearly laid out for him. His calling is to weaken America in any way he can and to strengthen America’s enemies in any way he can.
How else do you explain they’re still calling the rise of Islamic regimes “the Arab Spring” when everyone knows the regimes rising there are far worse than those which were just overthrown?
Why is Obama cheering the Islamists everywhere across the Arab landscape? It leads you to ask yourself what side he’s on and whether he’s not playing for the opposing team.
Any American Jew that votes for Obama is not a Jew at all, but...rather a traitor to Israel and the USA!!! End of story!!! If these fools and idiots have not yet figured out that Obama hates them and Israel, they are lost to humanity forever!!! It’s called hanging the noose around one’s own neck!!! Buffoons....and that is being kind!!!
He refuses to meet with Netanyahu.
Israel gets most of their weapons from the U.S.
If Israel is attacked and obama doesn't help/weapons, they will have no choice in what to do in order to survive.
Run out of bullets, tanks and planes, and B-O-O-M....the big one, baby.
Bibi should recall his ambassador. That will get zero’s attention.
“DJ Laz!” said Obama.
“O-BAMA” said DJ Laz back, who is also known as the Pimp with the Limp.
When asked how he was, Obama said, “Blessed and highly favored.”
When Laz said that it was an honor to have Obama on, Obama replied, “I’m the one who should be humbled. You’re big time. You’ve got Pitbull and Flo Rida and all these guys just beating a path to your door. And so I’m hoping I can get a little of that magic from you in this interview.”
Lazaro Mendez, better known by his stage name DJ Laz is a Cuban-American rapper and DJ from Miami, Florida. He hosted the weekday morning “DJ Laz Morning Show” in Miami
He “avoided talking about 9/11 on 9/11’s anniversary, but made time to mock the Dolphins bad record,” noted the Miami Herald.
He “avoided talking about 9/11 on 9/11’s anniversary, but made time to mock the Dolphins bad record,” noted the Miami Herald.
link says the interview was pre-recorded
Netanyahu needs to come out and endorse Romney.
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