Tehran Times - Iran's Leading International Daily. Netanyahu was preaching to the choir. Op-ed: Despite his attempts to butter up the American public with Biblical references and home-grown phrases, Netanyahu failed to find new buyers for his aging snake oil; if not for disingenuous GOP applause, his speech would have fallen on deaf ears.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s much anticipated joint session address to the US Congress went off exactly as planned: A room packed full of pro-Israel supporters applauded dotingly as Netanyahu made make the same claims and deliver the same sound bites he’s been spouting for years. He did not fail to come through for his American supporters. Netanyahu in 1993: Iran will have bomb by 1999. The prime minister has been warning for over 20 years that Tehran is close to achieving its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
"The most dangerous threat to Israel's existence does not lie in the Arab countries – but in Iran," then-MK Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in a Yedioth Ahronoth column in February 1993. Follow Ynetnews on Facebook and Twitter "The rulers of Iran have said repeatedly that they will have an Islamic bomb and that its first target is Israel," he argued in a piece titled "The greatest danger," claiming that Iran will develop its first nuclear bomb by 1999 – 16 years ago. Prime Minister Netanyahu (Photo: AP) Nucléaire iranien: Netanyahu ne propose pas "d'alternatives viables", déclare Obama. Moyen-Orient - Le discours de Netanyahou agace Washington et divise Israël. REVUE DE PRESSE - "La réponse un peu courte d'Obama à Netanyahou"
Netanyahu makes his case on Iran deal, but to audiences with limited leverage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was speaking to any number of audiences Tuesday with his landmark speech to Congress warning against a “bad deal” with Iran.
Most of those listening, however, have only glancing authority to stop the deal or influence negotiations now nearing a deadline. Neither the wildly supportive Republicans who gave him multiple standing ovations nor the Democrats who showed up — but didn’t always stand up — have a direct say. Nor does a divided Israeli electorate that may or may not return Netanyahu to power in two weeks. President Obama, who does have a direct voice in the matter, didn’t like what he heard from the Israeli prime minister. After reading a transcript of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks to Congress, President Obama said the prime minister did not offer "any viable alternatives" to a nuclear deal with Iran and the U.S. will continue with the talks. Seated in the Oval Office with his new defense secretary, Ashton B. Netanyahu s’est-il isolé à Washington ? Le discours du Premier ministre israélien Benyamin Netanyahu devant le Congrès américain pour fustiger le rapprochement diplomatique avec l’Iran a suscité bon nombre de commentaires à travers le monde ce mardi.
Retour sur un discours qui n’a pas fait l’unanimité. Sa venue à Washington était très controversée. À deux semaines des élections législatives en Israël, le chef du gouvernement de l’Etat hébreux s’est invité au congrès américain pour tenter de freiner les négociations avec Téhéran, qui se poursuivent actuellement en Suisse. Arrivé sur une standing ovation au Congrès, le chef du Likoud (droite israélienne) a prononcé un discours offensif de quarante minutes et n’a cessé de marteler que le « très mauvais accord » qui pourrait être trouvé entre les grandes puissances (Etats-Unis, Chine, Russie, France, Royaume-Uni et Allemagne) avec l’Iran à Genève serait une « menace pour Israël, mais aussi pour la paix dans le monde entier ».
Reprise des négociations. Benjamin Netanyahu responds to Obama: We did indeed present practical alternative to Iran deal - Israel News. Iran and Obama dismiss Netanyahu speech to US Congress. Tehran has called the speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the US Congress on Iran's nuclear talks deceitful and a desperate attempt to impose an irrational agenda.
In his speech to Congress, Netanyahu said that the world must stand together to stop Iran from gaining access to a nuclear weapon. Iran denies accusations it wishes to produce such a weapon and is currently in talks with the US and other powers over its nuclear programme. Massoumeh Ebtekar, Iran's vice president, said on Tuesday that Netanyahu was trying to derail the negotiations. "I don't think it carries much weight. Well, they're [Israeli government] making their efforts to somehow derail the deal... ," Ebtekar said. "But I think the more logical lobbies in both sides are looking forward to a solution. " US President Barack Obama dismissed Netanyahu's speech, saying the Israeli leader did not offer any alternatives.