In his first public comments since the election on the worsening US-Israeli relations, President Barack Obama said he believes he has to take Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu at his word when he say he opposes Palestinian statehood.
Netanyahu had claimed to be in favor of the two-state solution for many years, but publicly disavowed the position just days before last week’s election, which appears to have gained him considerable right-wing support.
Netanyahu followed up on the election and White House criticism by trying to backtrack once more, saying he’s still technically in support of a two-state solution, just not right now. The US has pushed for clarification.
Whatever ultimately comes of that, Republicans are slamming President Obama over his comments, with Sen. Chuck Grassley (R – IA) lamenting that the US-Israeli partnership should be assumed to be over, adding the extremely Twitter-friendly complaint “Obama shld reconsider bc Israel only friend of US”.
The ever-furious Sen. John McCain (R – AZ) also blasted Obama’s “temper tantrum,” insisting Netanyahu should be given the benefit of the doubt on whatever he claims his position to be at any given time.
Grassley probably requires some 'Freudian' interpretation…
If true, why would it be that "Israel [is the] only friend of US"? Is USg really pandering to Israel's interest at the expense of everyone else? What kind of loser would do that, or tolerate a 'friend' that demanded it? Or is it that he's parroting the brainwashed Jew schtick ~that everyone but Jews are inherently hostile? Or is it that Grassley himself is that loser who couldn't find better friends?
I think he put more than his own foot in his mouth, there…
It's a stunning admission that the U.S. policy of rampaging across the globe and smashing society after society has successfully alienated the entire world, which is starting to organize itself to resist and eventually put down the mad elephant, before it destroys everything.
…starting to think, now, that the purpose was to slip in the false assumption: 'Israel is a friend.'
The Republicans are known war mongers and will never criticize the Israelis for killing woman and children. Even our own, And lets not forget the crew of the USS Liberty.
Good. Use netenyahoo's words against him.
What friends do the US have! not israsel
Dear Bibi,
Payback's a bitch.
Yours truly, B.O.
Grassley wants us to assume that the so-called "Israeli/US Parnership" is over. Can we hope?
"…Israel only friend of US."
Now, I can't imagine why that would be!!! We've been so nice and respectful to the rest of the world, spreading "democracy" and "freedom" everywhere, especially in countries that normally hate us – why should they not love us?
You friggin' moron, Grassly. Perhaps if you and your neanderthal colleagues in Congress had considered what you were doing to our reputation and the relationships with others around the world BEFORE you all went and stirred up the natives we wouldn't be "friendless" because that's what we are…don't even consider assuming the Israelis are our friends….they aren't.
And I won't even dignify McCain's childish rants as relevant…just like him.
Barack Obama opposes a Palestinian State as well as murderer Bibi Netanyahu. So what is the bruha-ha- all about?
First Hitler took a page out of their book. Now they take the page back to their book and use it as written
the world of humans have gone insane and looking back in history humans , me included should never have
been any part of this world or universe. We are all insane!
israel is not a friend of the people only the crooks that run the country. We would have been rid of these vermin in Washington if not for the fraudulent elections in the us. The corporation control the election steal the election for whomever they want in. israel and the us need to be nuked. There are far too many sheeple running around and those of us that see the truth would be much better off without them.
This is not a first time this man changes his mind or tunes regarding the Palestinians rights, what is puzzling here is the USG flat refusal understanding the fact that Israel is and has been the the enemy of USA. People need to understand that all the wars in midde east conducted by USG is from the families of warmongering natures whom are somehow become or involved as assistance of secretary which is the second government ruling the USG. people have to realize that each and everytimd one of these people become assistance of secretary USG needs to start a war, Iraq war was produced, planed and orchestrated by Paul wolfowitz conducted by George W. Bush regime serounded by these kind of people, Victoria Nuland is the architect of Ukraine war. So was the Yugoslavian war orchestrated by Madeline Albright, another family member of warmongers, Bill Clinton assistance of secretary in 1990s.
The idea behind all that changes made by Israeli government is for Israel to become the ruler of Palestinians land and fir Israel to get bigger where israel/Netanyahu and people at state department seeking for Netanyahu's or any other Zionism dream to com through. Otherwise israel is in direct contact and cooperation with those, CCG and Saudis kingdome families, whom are the main supporters of ISIS.
Whom ever puts these people in charge of state departments and their social political, economical motives needs to be questioned by the American people not the senators that have political, economic interests or relations with these people.