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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: combjelly who wrote (555198)3/15/2010 4:51:00 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 1577830
 
This keeps growing bigger by the day. I don't think the Israelis have an accurate pulse on American sentiment these days. The Bushies spoiled them. Most Americans want Israel to grow and prosper but at the same time, she has become a somewhat costly ally......not just in terms of the dollars we contribute to the country's well being....but more so in terms of global politics. Netayahoo looks to be boxing himself into a corner.


' Israel should be careful'

By JPOST.COM STAFF
15/03/2010 09:34

Former envoy stresses Israel's dependence on US, says ball in Netanyahu's court.

Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin S. Indyk told Channel 2 Monday that while he didn’t agree with Israeli envoy Michael Oren’s assessment that the crisis was the worst since 1975, it was heading in that direction.

Indyk warned Israel to take more care in the way it treats its longtime ally, and said the ball was now "in [Prime Minister Binyamin] Netanyahu’s court.”

“People should understand that an accumulation of these kinds of incidents has being going on a long time,” he said, referring to Israel's announcement of the planned expansion of east Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo during US Vice President Joe Biden's visit last week. “It’s really important to find a way to prevent those that don’t want see this peace process move forward.”

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