Obama threatens Netanyahu with US veto
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Obama
intends to destroy the most sacred of holy relationships between Israel
and the United States and he intends to use the US veto against Israel
at the UN. Without the power of the US veto, Israel would not be able to
stay.
US
President Barack Obama has threatened to lift the ban on the veto given
to Israel, a decision that many view as a threat to Israel's existence,
Israeli news sites reported today.
The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported
that Netanyahu supporters are worried at what they feel is Obama's
betrayal of Israel at the United Nations. The Israeli newspaper went on
to describe the current tensions as "quite shocking and something that
negatively affects relations between Tel Aviv and Washington".
Maariv quoted
an Israeli politician as saying: "Obama intends to abandon Israel as it
faces the UN Security Council in an effort to block Israel's decision
to build on Palestinian territory that has been occupied since 1967."
It
was also reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told only a
small number of his confidants about the true nature of this impending
threat including Jewish Home members Naftali Bennett and Uri Ariel among
others in his circle.
According
to the newspaper, Netanyahu told his political circle that Obama plans
to abandon Israel at the United Nations and that this will have many
consequences. "This step was what Israel feared the moment Obama was
re-elected and here it is happening today," Netanyahu added.
The
paper said: "Obama intends to destroy the most sacred of holy
relationships between Israel and the United States and he intends to use
the US veto against Israel at the UN. Without the power of the US veto,
Israel would not be able to stay."
It
is unknown whether or not a proposal is even on the Security Council's
table or if any discussions are being had that could potentially block
Israel's decision to build settlements in the occupied territories.
The
report went on to say: "There should, in fact, be nothing that
threatens the nature of the relationship between the United States and
Israel. If Israel cannot rely on the United States, this would require a
change in the foundational structure of Israel's security and
international relations platform. The power of the US veto is what has
ensured Israel's stability in the region thus far and it remains
essential to its position within the region, as it has been in past
agreements with Egypt following the 1973 war."
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