Continuing his angry railing at the Iran nuclear framework deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded more sanctions against Iran to force them to agree to another, better deal.
Beyond that, Netanyahu demanded that any final deal with Iran on that nation’s civilian nuclear program require Iran to publicly and in a “clear and unambiguous” way endorse Israel’s present status.
Iran obviously isn’t going to do that, both because of their support for Palestinian statehood and the fact that the nuclear deal has nothing to do with Israel’s status as a Jewish-dominated state.
The “Palestinian question” is hugely controversial across the Middle East, and few states in the region would be willing to offer the sort of unqualified endorsement Netanyahu is seeking. Since Israel has threatened to Iran on a weekly basis for decades, they are even less inclined toward public support for Israel.
That Netanyahu even brought up such a silly demand at this stage reflects both his desire to sabotage the talks by imposing unacceptable demands, and an effort to tie the Israeli occupation of Palestine into the situation, in hopes of getting the US and other nations back to their usual passivity over that occupation as a tacit condition for getting the Israeli premier to stop griping about Iran.
What? Netanyahu still thinks he's part of the negotiating team to the Iran deal? Maybe nobody told him. Surely his antics make it clear to all the world that the guy is a megalomaniac and deserves no respect.
What next? Require Iran's foreign minister and supreme leader to recite the power of Pi, in unison, out to 27 decimal places, from memory?
Another spanner in the works from the American handler. The only reason this evil gnome continues to have an audience is because ¨he resonates¨ with a choice selection of your politicians. AND, their paymasters.
Such a silly demand? Well, let´s see if the silly people in Congress don´t adapt the same demand. Netanyahu is driving people in the world further and further away from supporting or even sympathizing with Israel.
Come to think of it, Iran should be forced to transfer one million dollars into my personal bank account in order for approval of the Iran deal!
I wish that something really nasty happens to this man, because he is possibly the most evil person on the planet today.
Followed closely by most of the republicans in congress.
Desperation.
Netanyahu is one of the most dangerous and lunatic people in ME. Israel with its stockpile of undeclared, illegal arsenal WMD should keep quite….
Lets hope UNSC will demand Israel opens for inspection its WMD…better, will be forced to destroy them..pedro cr
What does the recognition of right to exist mean? Israel exists .it is UN member . No country says it doesn't exist . No country even US doesn't say NK doesn't exist.
But for a peaceful existence, Israel needs to provide Iran with its borders so it can show Israel the certificate of the endorsement
Right to exist means "right to exist where we say so"- which means, including occupied areas. "As a Jewish State" means, "we get to kick all the non-Jews out of the country".
It'd be nice for Israel to provide Iran a map showing its borders- because it hasn't given anyone such a map. Israel actually declines to say where its borders actually are.
That might actulally be a reasonable request ….providing Israel simultaneously recognize Palestines right to exist and formally endorese a Two State Solution. Also he should allow the IAEA in to see how many centrifuges Israel has and allow the same exact inspections that Iran will now be subjected to. And after that submit his plan for witdrawal from the West Bank and the lifting of the economic blockade of Gaza.
well Israel is " white people " so they are allowed to have NW.
Not white people (the Russians are whiter), but the "chosen people."
Many Americans are now completely fed up with this guy.
Opposing his policies is different. Even thinking he's a warmonger and hatemonger is different.
This is tuning out. Just not listening anymore. Screw him. He's lost the audience.
WHAT….????? ENDORSE A ROGUE NUCLEAR STATE….. That would only encourage MORE nuclear rogue acquisitions…… Iran should endorse ALL IAEA compliant peaceful nuclear states. Not the outlaws using nuclear threats to cow those who disapprove of apartheid, genocide and occupations.
When and if israel stop supporting, harboring and helping saudis with their social political, religious supremecy idea where their creation of ISIS and other terrorist groups in Middle East is their way, this man can repeat his question, that is to say when palestinians demands are meet and implemented.
Until then he can go and do you know what.
By know, what is called international community, objectively needs to start planing for Israel being boycotted from all directions.
Ha Ha! Doesn't matter, if somehow Iran did endorse Israel, Bibi would up his demands, and then require Iran to admit Golda Meir was hot.
"then require Iran to admit Golda Meir was hot"
That truly made me laugh out loud. Good one.
For this deal to be complete, Iran must
(1) restore the Pahlavi dynasty;
(2) replace Ramadan with Passover; and
(3) accept Mossad inspection of all mosques to insure condition (2) is satisfied.
By the way, Bibi, did you know that Iran treats its Jews better than you do your Muslims?
<treats its Jews better than you do your Muslims>
Actually, better than Israel treats its Jews. Black Jews, anyway.
What Israel fear the most an Iran rapprochement with the West and equally worse, sanctions to be removed. Now Iran will be able to deal arms as they please upgrading their self defense capability. In other words, Israel worse fears is the fact that it will get much harder for them to use fear propaganda. As time will go by and Iran remains quiet without giving beer talks (but still an enemy of Israel), no one will believe the zionists anymore.
1984: West German intelligence sources claim that Iran’s production of a bomb “is entering its final stages.” US Senator Alan Cranston claims Iran is seven years away from making a weapon.
1992: Israeli parliamentarian Benjamin Netanyahu tells his colleagues that Iran is 3 to 5 years from being able to produce a nuclear weapon.
1995: The New York Times reports that US and Israeli officials fear “Iran is much closer to producing nuclear weapons than previously thought” – less than five years away. Netanyahu claims the time frame is three to five years.
1996: Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres claims Iran will have nuclear weapons in four years.
1998: Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld claims Iran could build an ICBM capable of reaching the US within five years.
1999: An Israeli military official claims that Iran will have a nuclear weapon within five years.
2001: The Israeli Minister of Defence claims that Iran will be ready to launch a nuclear weapon in less than four years.
2002: The CIA warns that the danger of nuclear weapons from Iran is higher than during the Cold War, because its missile capability has grown more quickly than expected since 2000 – putting it on par with North Korea.
2003: A high-ranking Israeli military officer tells the Knesset that Iran will have the bomb by 2005 — 17 months away.
2006: A State Department official claims that Iran may be capable of building a nuclear weapon in 16 days.
2008: An Israeli general tells the Cabinet that Iran is “half-way” to enriching enough uranium to build a nuclear weapon and will have a working weapon no later than the end of 2010.
2009: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak estimates that Iran is 6-18 months away from building an operative nuclear weapon.
2010: Israeli decision-makers believe that Iran is at most 1-3 years away from being able to assemble a nuclear weapon.
2011: IAEA report indicates that Iran could build a nuclear weapon within months.
2013: Israeli intelligence officials claim that Iran could have the bomb by 2015 or 2016.
ISRAEL:
Military Conflicts initiated by Israel: 30+
Number of Active Nuclear War Heads: 300+
Number of Nuclear Deterrents: 400+
Potential Nuclear Deterrent Manufacturing Capability: 1000+
Inspection Access to Nuclear Facilities by UN Weapons Inspectors: NO
Signed up to Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: NO
Ratification of Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: NO
International Transparency on Nuclear matters: NO
IRAN:
Military Conflicts initiated by Iran: 0
Number of Active Nuclear War Heads: 0
Number of Nuclear Deterrents: 0
Potential Nuclear Deterrent Manufacturing Capability: 0
Inspection Access to Nuclear Facilities by UN Weapons Inspectors: YES
Signed up to Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: YES
Ratification of Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: YES
International Transparency on Nuclear matters: YES
Why would Iran bother with building a Nuclear Bomb!!!!!!
Why didn't Iran just do what South Africa did!!!!!!!!!!!
Buy a Nuclear weapon from Israel………….WELL SIX OF THEM!
We continually here Netanyahu spout on that the Iranians would sell Nuclear Weapons to rogue groups and Governments, Could it be that he got that idea because HE DID IT HIMSELF!
The South African Government has said that the SIX nuclear weapons that it gave up were in fact supplied by Israel and that the signatory of the deal was in fact Netanyahu.
If that is true then Netanyahu is in fact the ONLY person on the planet to sell Nuclear weapons to another nation!
On that basis and that of the activities Israel took in the so called Iran (Israel) Contra Affair, why didn't Iran just buy them from Israel, it is not as if they hadn't dealt in illegal arms sales with each other before!
Mr. Netanyahu……….can you say "Masada (revisited) ???"
Looks like you won't stop till you get to that prime vacation spot for a nice (temporary) stay. You deserve it.