Netanyahu: Israel's greatest enemies are the NYT and Ha'aretz

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s two greatest enemies are The New York Times and Haaretz, the editor of The Jerusalem Post said in a speech.

Steve Linde, addressing a conference in Tel Aviv of the Women’s International Zionist Organization, said Wednesday that Netanyahu made the remark to him about the newspapers at a private meeting “a couple of weeks ago” at the prime minister’s office in Tel Aviv.

“He said, ‘You know, Steve, we have two main enemies,’ ” Linde said, according to a recording of the WIZO speech provided to JTA. “And I thought he was going to talk about, you know, Iran, maybe Hamas. He said, ‘It’s The New York Times and Haaretz.’ He said, ‘They set the agenda for an anti-Israel campaign all over the world. Journalists read them every morning and base their news stories … on what they read in The New York Times and Haaretz.’ ”

Linde said he and other participants at the meeting asked Netanyahu whether he really thought that the media had that strong a role in shaping world opinion on Israel, and the prime minister replied, “Absolutely.”

The Prime Minister’s Office could not be reached immediately for comment.

http://www.forward.com/articles/149891/

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

And here I thought Iran would top the list. But Iran got nothing on the NYT.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

The biggest threat to Israel is its own government.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The biggest threat to Israel is its own government.

Sounds about right.

[ScramJet 35]

Sounds about right.

Yup. Israel's stupidity and ignorance is their biggest threat

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Yup. Israel's stupidity and ignorance is their biggest threat

Its called freedom of the press. All true free world countries have it and all news papers have a love hate relationship.

I guesss USA is doomed also, look at Obamma, and the whole Republican party. I dont think they have gone anywhere or its been thier biggest threat.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Its called freedom of the press. All true free world countries have it and all news papers have a love hate relationship.

So you agree with Ben that the free press is Israel's greatest enemy?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Its called freedom of the press. All true free world countries have it and all news papers have a love hate relationship.

I guesss USA is doomed also, look at Obamma, and the whole Republican party. I dont think they have gone anywhere or its been thier biggest threat.

But Israel doesn't have Freedom of the Press:

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/31/world/la-fg-israel-free-speech-20110731

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/jul/21/freedom-of-speech-israel

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/07/201172094919929983.html

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from reading the articles they haven't enacted any them yet. but I think if they do it will be because of a one state solution. to limite the voice of the pals. until they get deported to new pal in afgan or Iran

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

from reading the articles they haven't enacted any them yet. but I think if they do it will be because of a one state solution. to limite the voice of the pals. until they get deported to new pal in afgan or Iran

Eric?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

They can keep posting the anti Israel spiel but in reality the US will never side with a bunch of 12th century nutters against Israel.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

They can keep posting the anti Israel spiel but in reality the US will never side with a bunch of 12th century nutters against Israel.

The US loved the Shah, until they broke up. It loved Qadaffi, until they broke up. It loved Saddam, until they broke up. It loved bin Laden, until they broke up. It loved Mubarak, until they broke up. In politics, love is conditional.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

from reading the articles they haven't enacted any them yet. but I think if they do it will be because of a one state solution. to limite the voice of the pals. until they get deported to new pal in afgan or Iran

Aha. So you're all for another round of ethnic cleansing.

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Aha. So you're all for another round of ethnic cleansing.

are you saying that to me or imply that I will do that to you? we don't do that you have a choice, live peacefully or be punished. pal just want to kill us. do you think your hate will stop if we give you back the land? please I would like to know.

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[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

are you saying that to me or imply that I will do that to you? we don't do that you have a choice, live peacefully or be punished. pal just want to kill us. do you think your hate will stop if we give you back the land? please I would like to know.

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I realize that English is not your first language, but the audience here is a bit more sophisticated than Captain Israel comic books.