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Obama to 'reassess' Israel relationship
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/19/politics/netanyahu-palestinian-two-state-solution/index.html
President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the United States would "reassess" aspects of its relationship with Israel after Netanyahu's provocative statements leading up to Tuesday's Israeli election.
The phone call Thursday was officially described as a message of congratulations on Netanyahu's victory, but it also carried a serious warning after the prime minister opposed the creation of a Palestinian state in the last days of his campaign.
....Earlier Thursday, Netanyahu walked back his disavowal of a two-state solution, a position he endorsed in an effort to appeal to right-wing voters... It took two days for Netanyahu's about face.... "I don't want a one-state solution. I want a sustainable, peaceful two-state solution," Netanyahu said Thursday in an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell.
Netanyahu also walked back another controversial campaign remark, in which he urged his supporters to go out to counteract the effect of Arab voters who he said were rushing to the polls "in droves."
"I wasn't trying to suppress the vote ... I was calling on our voters to come out," Netanyahu said. "I'm very proud to be the prime minister of all Israel's citizens."
One thing is for certain. Netanyahu is a lying, blustering POS who cannot be trusted to stand on anything he says. Obama is going to be dealing with him harshly for the rest of his term.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/19/politics/netanyahu-palestinian-two-state-solution/index.html
President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the United States would "reassess" aspects of its relationship with Israel after Netanyahu's provocative statements leading up to Tuesday's Israeli election.
The phone call Thursday was officially described as a message of congratulations on Netanyahu's victory, but it also carried a serious warning after the prime minister opposed the creation of a Palestinian state in the last days of his campaign.
....Earlier Thursday, Netanyahu walked back his disavowal of a two-state solution, a position he endorsed in an effort to appeal to right-wing voters... It took two days for Netanyahu's about face.... "I don't want a one-state solution. I want a sustainable, peaceful two-state solution," Netanyahu said Thursday in an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell.
Netanyahu also walked back another controversial campaign remark, in which he urged his supporters to go out to counteract the effect of Arab voters who he said were rushing to the polls "in droves."
"I wasn't trying to suppress the vote ... I was calling on our voters to come out," Netanyahu said. "I'm very proud to be the prime minister of all Israel's citizens."
One thing is for certain. Netanyahu is a lying, blustering POS who cannot be trusted to stand on anything he says. Obama is going to be dealing with him harshly for the rest of his term.
