Posted on 10/30/2014 5:55:44 AM PDT by xzins
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's under fire because he won't compromise the safety of Israel.
"When there is pressure on Israel to give up on its security, the easiest thing is to give up," Arutz Sheva quoted Netanyahu's response at the Knesset.
"As prime minister, I stand for the security of Israel," he continued. "The life of every single citizen and soldier matters to me, and I am not prepared to make comprises that will endanger our country."
"Our interests are not on the minds of those who attack us -- or me -- personally," he said. "The attack on me comes because I defend the State of Israel and despite all the attacks, I will continue to defend our country and the citizens of Israel."
He added that he respects and values Israel's relations with the United States.
"The strategic alliance between the countries continues and will continue," he said.
Those were his first public remarks after The Atlantic quoted a senior Obama administration official calling Netanyahu a word that starts with "chicken."
The official told The Atlantic the good thing about Netanyahu was that he was afraid to launch wars, but the bad thing was he won't reach an accommodation with the Palestinian Authority or Sunni Arab states. Another White House official called Netanyahu a coward on a nuclear Iran and said he won't launch a pre-emptive strike.
Israeli Economy and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett called on the Obama administration to "immediately reject these gross comments."
"The prime minister of Israel is not a private person. He is the leader of the Jewish state and the entire Jewish people. Cursing the prime minister and calling him names is an insult not just to him but to the millions of Israeli citizens and Jews across the globe," Bennett wrote.
"The leader of Syria, who slaughtered 150,000 people, was not awarded the name 'chickens---,'" Bennett continued. "Neither was the leader of Saudi Arabia who stones women and homosexuals or the leader of Iran who murders freedom protestors."
"If what appears in the press is true, then it seems that the current U.S. administration is throwing Israel under the bus," Bennett wrote.
"Israel is the only democratic state in the Middle East and has been fighting 66 years to survive," he continued.
"Israel is at the forefront of the free world's fight against the Islamic terror of ISIS, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iran. Instead of attacking Israel and putting it at risk, the world should be strengthening and supporting it."
God cursed the Koran upon its inception.
Show, where God- cursed the 28 years of the liar. Supposedly, talking with Gabriel. Show the lie, from inception.
You have said it.
Is there something wrong with our historic support of Israel and how that support is now being undermined by the Obama Administration?
Those who have had to force entry into a hostile world know the value of a forward staging area. Remember how costly D-Day was. What if that Normandy coast had already been friendly territory?
Israel's presence and friendship with the US is a crucial defense element in the middle east. And the Middle East has hated the US since the time of Adams and Jefferson. It's smart to support Israel.
It's also wise, since God's hand is uniquely upon Israel. “The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.”
Sadly, since they represent the USA, that’s going to fall on us.
Look at how many times in the OT, the nation of Israel paid for the sins of their leaders, and they didn’t even elect them.
Our nation did, although I am not included in that number and I’m sure you aren’t either.
LOL! Well done. :)
I pray that the presence of sincere Christians in this country grants us a period of time to repent. How long a period, I don’t know.
In the beginning Lenin was surprised and perplexed by his success.
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That wouldn't surprise me.
If it wasn’t Kerry himself, then he had another senior official say it so as to give himself a layer of protection and deniability.
I think we’ve already had more than enough time to repent.
Things started falling apart decades ago and the church has not stepped up to the plate yet.
On the contrary, all we’ve seen is a rise in prosperity gospel thinking, which I don’t consider the church, but that’s a whole ‘nother issue.
If these are indeed the end times, then I don’t see that even repentance is going to change things. For the end to happen, certain situations and scenarios have to be in place and work out.
No generation wants to be the one to see that, but it has to happen some time, and if that’s us, then we do need to pray for strength and wisdom for ourselves and as much fruit in seeing people come to Christ as possible.
Agreed.
He’s an embarrassment.
We can never overlook the fact that He’s a forgiving God.
When Ninevah repented, He forgave.
BunnyHop John is a pleasant reminder of a great political victory.
And He postponed.
Anyway, you are certainly correct. He could relent, IF we repent and turn to Him.
But someday, it will all happen and I just can’t shake the feeling that it’s going to be soon enough.
Does anyone else notice a problem here? It almost seems the administration was trying to bate Bebe into action.
This was well orchestrated but to what end I can't figure out.
Ho hum just another days act of treason, nothing to see here move it along. You know what amazes me is this radical Muslim posing as our President has so far committed 6 acts of blatant treason, now he’s going for #7 by rewarding 34 million foreign invaders and blatant enemies of the USA with full citizenship, and please - any foreigner who comes to this country with the express purpose of breaking it’s laws IS an enemy. So this is the 7th act of treason. Question: Why does this code below exist if it is never enforced?
18 U.S. Code § 2381 - Treason
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
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