23 feb 2015
Benyamin Mileikowsky (aka Netanyahu) was born to Benzion Mileikowsky (later changed names to Netanyahu), a polish immigrant.
His American father became secretary to terrorist leader Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky (aka Zeev Jabotinsky) founder of "revisionist" Zionism and supported groups like Irgun terrorist organization during the mandate in Palestine. His son continues to idolize these early Jewish terrorists.
Both Benjamin and his brother served in units of the Israeli forces responsible for assassinations on foreign lands (in violations of international law) and committed other war crimes.
Benjamin Miliekowsky (Netanyahu) is known both among Israelis and globally as a consummate liar who refused to accept the Oslo accords (even though they were partial to Israel) and has gotten rich off of his political activities.
His American father became secretary to terrorist leader Vladimir Yevgenyevich Zhabotinsky (aka Zeev Jabotinsky) founder of "revisionist" Zionism and supported groups like Irgun terrorist organization during the mandate in Palestine. His son continues to idolize these early Jewish terrorists.
Both Benjamin and his brother served in units of the Israeli forces responsible for assassinations on foreign lands (in violations of international law) and committed other war crimes.
Benjamin Miliekowsky (Netanyahu) is known both among Israelis and globally as a consummate liar who refused to accept the Oslo accords (even though they were partial to Israel) and has gotten rich off of his political activities.
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Here is a video of him thinking the camera was off explaining his true contributions during his first stint as Israeli prime minister in the 1990s.
This is, after all, the same terrorist who gave a speech to dozens of Likud Party members in Eilat in which he admitted this is his strategy. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz (15 July 2001): "...giving his audience a bit of advice on how to deal with foreign interviewers (Netanyahu said): 'Always, irrespective of whether you're right or not, you must always present your side as right.' In 2011, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, described Netanyahu as a liar in a private exchange with US President Barack Obama at the G20 summit (it was inadvertently broadcast to journalists). "I cannot stand him. He's a liar," Sarkozy told Obama. |
The US president Obama responded by saying: "You're fed up with him? I have to deal with him every day."
Act to Cancel Netanyahu's visit to Congress
Rajai Masri wrote "The world, as I am sure you would agree with me, is made up of a cluster of Zones termed Spheres of Influence. No small fish, like a miniscule Jordan for example, can ever survive without falling under one of these spheres of influence.
Israel with the vanity of access to the Exceptional powers, resources and reaches of the world Jewry imagines that through the fragmentation of the Middle Eastern region into sectarian and ethnic constituency. Given Israel’s exceptional military prowess, it could ultimately dominate the whole Middle East and render, in the example of Sparta in the old history, the fragmented entities of the Middle East vassal clients rendering the region Israel’s Sphere of Influence."
I would agree and add that Israel (Netanyahu's last tirade) fixation on Hizbollah, Syria, Hamas, and Iran only shows who actually stands in resistance to this blood-drenched scenario planned by the Zionist movement. As I always said, Zionism as a racist movement built with ethnic cleansing will lose either way it chooses: by being forced with BDS and world outrage as happened in South Africa or violently in conflict. Most of humanity prefers the non-violent pressure and we must act to pressure.
Act to Cancel Netanyahu's visit to Congress
Rajai Masri wrote "The world, as I am sure you would agree with me, is made up of a cluster of Zones termed Spheres of Influence. No small fish, like a miniscule Jordan for example, can ever survive without falling under one of these spheres of influence.
Israel with the vanity of access to the Exceptional powers, resources and reaches of the world Jewry imagines that through the fragmentation of the Middle Eastern region into sectarian and ethnic constituency. Given Israel’s exceptional military prowess, it could ultimately dominate the whole Middle East and render, in the example of Sparta in the old history, the fragmented entities of the Middle East vassal clients rendering the region Israel’s Sphere of Influence."
I would agree and add that Israel (Netanyahu's last tirade) fixation on Hizbollah, Syria, Hamas, and Iran only shows who actually stands in resistance to this blood-drenched scenario planned by the Zionist movement. As I always said, Zionism as a racist movement built with ethnic cleansing will lose either way it chooses: by being forced with BDS and world outrage as happened in South Africa or violently in conflict. Most of humanity prefers the non-violent pressure and we must act to pressure.
Leaked cable reveals that Israeli intelligence thought Iran was much further from building nuclear weapons in 2012 than prime minister claimed in address to Congress.
Israel's intelligence agency said in a 2012 secret report that Iran was not quickly progressing towards building nuclear bombs, according to a Guardian article published on Sunday.
According to the report, two weeks after Benjamin Netanyahu's 2012 claim in Congress that Iran was a year away from a bomb, Mossad shared with South Africa that Iran was “not performing the activity necessary to produce weapons”.
The Guardian said the reports was one of hundreds of documents and cables leaked from the world's intelligence services, dating from as far back as 2006 to as recently December 2014.
The alleged Mossad report from October 2012 said Iran “does not appear to be ready” to enrich uranium at a high enough level to produce nuclear weapons, but that it was moving towards technology "which will reduce the time required to produce weapons ".
The report would, if authenticated, reveal a gap between public statements by Israel's top leaders and intelligence assessments.
The Guardian noted that Mossad and Netanyahu have had disagreements before; Meir Dagan, who ended his tenure as Mossad chief in 2010, said he had opposed an order by Netanyahu to prepare an attack on Iran.
The report in question is part of a large trove of secret communications leaked to Al Jazeera, which claimed to also possess documents showing that Mossad stole blueprints for anti-tank missiles from South Africa in 2010 and that this led to a cover-up.
The revelations come at a politically sensitive moment as the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany face a March 31 deadline to reach a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear programme in return for an easing of economic sanctions.
Iran denies seeking an atomic bomb, insisting that its nuclear programme is purely for peaceful energy purposes.
An Israeli government official told the Guardian that there was no contradiction between Netanyahu's statements and the report, claiming both state Iran was enriching uranium to produce weapons.
The leaked documents dating from 2006 to late 2014 consist mainly of communications between South Africa's intelligence agency and other agencies around the world, such as Britain's MI6, Russian intelligence and the CIA.
Israel's intelligence agency said in a 2012 secret report that Iran was not quickly progressing towards building nuclear bombs, according to a Guardian article published on Sunday.
According to the report, two weeks after Benjamin Netanyahu's 2012 claim in Congress that Iran was a year away from a bomb, Mossad shared with South Africa that Iran was “not performing the activity necessary to produce weapons”.
The Guardian said the reports was one of hundreds of documents and cables leaked from the world's intelligence services, dating from as far back as 2006 to as recently December 2014.
The alleged Mossad report from October 2012 said Iran “does not appear to be ready” to enrich uranium at a high enough level to produce nuclear weapons, but that it was moving towards technology "which will reduce the time required to produce weapons ".
The report would, if authenticated, reveal a gap between public statements by Israel's top leaders and intelligence assessments.
The Guardian noted that Mossad and Netanyahu have had disagreements before; Meir Dagan, who ended his tenure as Mossad chief in 2010, said he had opposed an order by Netanyahu to prepare an attack on Iran.
The report in question is part of a large trove of secret communications leaked to Al Jazeera, which claimed to also possess documents showing that Mossad stole blueprints for anti-tank missiles from South Africa in 2010 and that this led to a cover-up.
The revelations come at a politically sensitive moment as the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany face a March 31 deadline to reach a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear programme in return for an easing of economic sanctions.
Iran denies seeking an atomic bomb, insisting that its nuclear programme is purely for peaceful energy purposes.
An Israeli government official told the Guardian that there was no contradiction between Netanyahu's statements and the report, claiming both state Iran was enriching uranium to produce weapons.
The leaked documents dating from 2006 to late 2014 consist mainly of communications between South Africa's intelligence agency and other agencies around the world, such as Britain's MI6, Russian intelligence and the CIA.
The Moroccan Committee for the defense of the nation’s causes Monday voiced its firm condemnation of the crimes and violations of human rights committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people.
The Pro-Palestine Moroccan committee pointed out the various and complex hurdles marking the contemporary history of the Muslim and Arab nations, materializing most notably in anti-Arab instigation for bloodshed and blockade policies.
The statement cited Palestinians’ ongoing fight for freedom as the most authentic instance of Arabs’ and Muslims’ struggle for survival in the midst of an ongoing regional and socio-political unrest.
The committee spoke out against Israeli intentions to tighten the noose around Palestinians’ necks via daily abduction campaigns, violations of religious freedom, and state vandalism on the Islamic sanctuaries and holy al-Aqsa Mosque, along with the notorious blockade imposed on the starved Gaza Strip.
Such tactics aim at dashing the hopes of the Palestinian resistance, which has always fascinated Palestinians and Arabs and has made proof of an unbreakable will to face up to the Israeli usurpers, the statement added.
The committee reiterated its firm condemnation of the felonies committed by the Israeli war machine, most notoriously through preplanned genocides and blockade policies.
The anti-Israel group urged the international institutions to take up their allotted responsibilities and work on rebuilding the war-battered Gaza at the soonest time possible.
The Pro-Palestine Moroccan committee pointed out the various and complex hurdles marking the contemporary history of the Muslim and Arab nations, materializing most notably in anti-Arab instigation for bloodshed and blockade policies.
The statement cited Palestinians’ ongoing fight for freedom as the most authentic instance of Arabs’ and Muslims’ struggle for survival in the midst of an ongoing regional and socio-political unrest.
The committee spoke out against Israeli intentions to tighten the noose around Palestinians’ necks via daily abduction campaigns, violations of religious freedom, and state vandalism on the Islamic sanctuaries and holy al-Aqsa Mosque, along with the notorious blockade imposed on the starved Gaza Strip.
Such tactics aim at dashing the hopes of the Palestinian resistance, which has always fascinated Palestinians and Arabs and has made proof of an unbreakable will to face up to the Israeli usurpers, the statement added.
The committee reiterated its firm condemnation of the felonies committed by the Israeli war machine, most notoriously through preplanned genocides and blockade policies.
The anti-Israel group urged the international institutions to take up their allotted responsibilities and work on rebuilding the war-battered Gaza at the soonest time possible.
22 feb 2015
Hundreds of Palestinians flee as Israeli dams pour into Gaza Valley
Aida refugee camp, north Bethlehem city, has drowned after the Gilo settlement opened its barrages, throwing all excess rain and melted snow water onto the camp. Meanwhile, hundreds of Palestinians were evacuated from their homes, Sunday morning, after Israeli authorities opened a number of dams near the border, flooding the Gaza Valley, in the wake of a severe winter storm.
Aida camp is adjacent to a portion of the Israeli apartheid wall, which is backed by the Gilo settlement, to the northwest, that opened its barrages and flooded the homes of refugees.
Sami Hmedan, in charge of water pumps in the camp, said that Israeli occupation authorities opened the barrage water with disregard to the Palestinians and without any official concerns.
The water has accumulated in the street and the main electricity station of the camp and, so, has hindered the life and movement there, according to the PNN.
The residents said that they have received numerous promises by officials to solve the problem and have made different arrangements. However, these promises have so fruited nothing.
Head of Lajee center, Salah Ajarma, said that an appeal was presented to the Bethlehem municipality and the water department, while awaiting action.
Ajarma added that the department of public works promised to repair the area, pointing out its danger on the homes and children's lives.
Aida camp is constantly raided by Israeli soldiers, with their successive assaults and kidnapping campaigns, while being forced to tolerate narrow space, overpopulated homes and unemployment, to begin with, in addition to regular sewage and flooding problems.
Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Interior has stated that civil defense services and teams from the Ministry of Public Works had evacuated more than 80 families from both sides of the Gaza Valley (Wadi Gaza), after their homes flooded as water levels reached more than three meters.
Gaza has experienced flooding in recent days amid a major storm that saw temperatures drop and frigid rain pour down, Ma'an News Agency reports.
The storm displaced dozens and caused hardship for tens of thousands, including many of the approximately 110,000 Palestinians left homeless by Israel's assault, last summer.
The suffering in Gaza is compounded by the fact that Israel has maintained a complete siege over the region for the last eight years, severely limiting electricity and the availability of fuel for generators. It has also prevented the displaced from rebuilding their homes, as construction materials are largely banned from entering.
Gaza civil defense services spokesman Muhammad al-Midana warned that further harm could be caused if Israel opens up more dams in the area, noting that water is currently flowing at a high speed from the Israel border through the valley and into the Mediterranean sea.
Evacuated families have been sent to shelters sponsored by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, in al-Bureij refugee camp and in al-Zahra neighborhood, in the central Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Valley (Wadi Gaza) is a wetland located in the central Gaza Strip between al-Nuseirat refugee camp and al-Moghraqa. It is called HaBesor in Hebrew, and it flows from two streams -- one whose source runs from near Beersheba, the other from near Hebron.
Israeli dams on the river which collect rainwater have dried up the wetlands inside Gaza, and destroyed the only source of surface water in the area.
Locals have continued to use it to dispose of their waste for lack of other ways to do so, however, creating an environmental hazard.
See also: Half of Gaza Beaches Unfit for Swimming
This is not the first time Israeli authorities have opened the Gaza Valley dams, Ma'an further reports.
In Dec. 2013, Israeli authorities also opened the dams amid heavy flooding in the Gaza Strip. The resulting floods damaged dozens of homes and forces many families in the area from their homes.
In 2010, the dams were opened as well, forcing 100 families from their homes. At the time, civil defense services said that they had managed to save seven people who had been at risk of drowning.
Aida refugee camp, north Bethlehem city, has drowned after the Gilo settlement opened its barrages, throwing all excess rain and melted snow water onto the camp. Meanwhile, hundreds of Palestinians were evacuated from their homes, Sunday morning, after Israeli authorities opened a number of dams near the border, flooding the Gaza Valley, in the wake of a severe winter storm.
Aida camp is adjacent to a portion of the Israeli apartheid wall, which is backed by the Gilo settlement, to the northwest, that opened its barrages and flooded the homes of refugees.
Sami Hmedan, in charge of water pumps in the camp, said that Israeli occupation authorities opened the barrage water with disregard to the Palestinians and without any official concerns.
The water has accumulated in the street and the main electricity station of the camp and, so, has hindered the life and movement there, according to the PNN.
The residents said that they have received numerous promises by officials to solve the problem and have made different arrangements. However, these promises have so fruited nothing.
Head of Lajee center, Salah Ajarma, said that an appeal was presented to the Bethlehem municipality and the water department, while awaiting action.
Ajarma added that the department of public works promised to repair the area, pointing out its danger on the homes and children's lives.
Aida camp is constantly raided by Israeli soldiers, with their successive assaults and kidnapping campaigns, while being forced to tolerate narrow space, overpopulated homes and unemployment, to begin with, in addition to regular sewage and flooding problems.
Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Interior has stated that civil defense services and teams from the Ministry of Public Works had evacuated more than 80 families from both sides of the Gaza Valley (Wadi Gaza), after their homes flooded as water levels reached more than three meters.
Gaza has experienced flooding in recent days amid a major storm that saw temperatures drop and frigid rain pour down, Ma'an News Agency reports.
The storm displaced dozens and caused hardship for tens of thousands, including many of the approximately 110,000 Palestinians left homeless by Israel's assault, last summer.
The suffering in Gaza is compounded by the fact that Israel has maintained a complete siege over the region for the last eight years, severely limiting electricity and the availability of fuel for generators. It has also prevented the displaced from rebuilding their homes, as construction materials are largely banned from entering.
Gaza civil defense services spokesman Muhammad al-Midana warned that further harm could be caused if Israel opens up more dams in the area, noting that water is currently flowing at a high speed from the Israel border through the valley and into the Mediterranean sea.
Evacuated families have been sent to shelters sponsored by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, in al-Bureij refugee camp and in al-Zahra neighborhood, in the central Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Valley (Wadi Gaza) is a wetland located in the central Gaza Strip between al-Nuseirat refugee camp and al-Moghraqa. It is called HaBesor in Hebrew, and it flows from two streams -- one whose source runs from near Beersheba, the other from near Hebron.
Israeli dams on the river which collect rainwater have dried up the wetlands inside Gaza, and destroyed the only source of surface water in the area.
Locals have continued to use it to dispose of their waste for lack of other ways to do so, however, creating an environmental hazard.
See also: Half of Gaza Beaches Unfit for Swimming
This is not the first time Israeli authorities have opened the Gaza Valley dams, Ma'an further reports.
In Dec. 2013, Israeli authorities also opened the dams amid heavy flooding in the Gaza Strip. The resulting floods damaged dozens of homes and forces many families in the area from their homes.
In 2010, the dams were opened as well, forcing 100 families from their homes. At the time, civil defense services said that they had managed to save seven people who had been at risk of drowning.
Hundreds of Palestinians were evacuated from their homes Sunday morning after Israeli authorities opened a number of dams near the border, flooding the Gaza Valley in the wake of a recent severe winter storm.
The Gaza Ministry of Interior said in a statement that civil defense services and teams from the Ministry of Public Works had evacuated more than 80 families from both sides of the Gaza Valley (Wadi Gaza) after their homes flooded as water levels reached more than three meters.
Gaza has experienced flooding in recent days amid a major storm that saw temperatures drop and frigid rain pour down.
The storm displaced dozens and caused hardship for tens of thousands, including many of the approximately 110,000 Palestinians left homeless by Israel's assault over summer.
The suffering is compounded by the fact that Israel has maintained a complete siege over Gaza for the last eight years, severely limiting electricity and the availability of fuel for generators. It has also prevented the displaced from rebuilding their homes, as construction materials are largely banned from entering.
Gaza civil defense services spokesman Muhammad al-Midana warned that further harm could be caused if Israel opens up more dams in the area, noting that water is currently flowing at a high speed from the Israel border through the valley and into the Mediterranean sea.
Evacuated families have been sent to shelters sponsored by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, in al-Bureij refugee camp and in al-Zahra neighborhood in the central Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Valley (Wadi Gaza) is a wetland located in the central Gaza Strip between al-Nuseirat refugee camp and al-Moghraqa. It is called HaBesor in Hebrew, and it flows from two streams -- one whose source runs from near Beersheba, and the other from near Hebron.
Israeli dams on the river to collect rainwater have dried up the wetlands inside Gaza, and destroyed the only source of surface water in the area.
Locals have continued to use it to dispose of their waste for lack of other ways to do so, however, creating an environmental hazard.
This is not the first time Israeli authorities have opened the Gaza Valley dams.
In Dec. 2013, Israeli authorities also opened the dams amid heavy flooding in the Gaza Strip. The resulting floods damaged dozens of homes and forces many families in the area from their homes.
In 2010, the dams were opened as well, forcing 100 families from their homes. At the time civil defense services said that they had managed to save seven people who had been at risk of drowning.
The Gaza Ministry of Interior said in a statement that civil defense services and teams from the Ministry of Public Works had evacuated more than 80 families from both sides of the Gaza Valley (Wadi Gaza) after their homes flooded as water levels reached more than three meters.
Gaza has experienced flooding in recent days amid a major storm that saw temperatures drop and frigid rain pour down.
The storm displaced dozens and caused hardship for tens of thousands, including many of the approximately 110,000 Palestinians left homeless by Israel's assault over summer.
The suffering is compounded by the fact that Israel has maintained a complete siege over Gaza for the last eight years, severely limiting electricity and the availability of fuel for generators. It has also prevented the displaced from rebuilding their homes, as construction materials are largely banned from entering.
Gaza civil defense services spokesman Muhammad al-Midana warned that further harm could be caused if Israel opens up more dams in the area, noting that water is currently flowing at a high speed from the Israel border through the valley and into the Mediterranean sea.
Evacuated families have been sent to shelters sponsored by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, in al-Bureij refugee camp and in al-Zahra neighborhood in the central Gaza Strip.
The Gaza Valley (Wadi Gaza) is a wetland located in the central Gaza Strip between al-Nuseirat refugee camp and al-Moghraqa. It is called HaBesor in Hebrew, and it flows from two streams -- one whose source runs from near Beersheba, and the other from near Hebron.
Israeli dams on the river to collect rainwater have dried up the wetlands inside Gaza, and destroyed the only source of surface water in the area.
Locals have continued to use it to dispose of their waste for lack of other ways to do so, however, creating an environmental hazard.
This is not the first time Israeli authorities have opened the Gaza Valley dams.
In Dec. 2013, Israeli authorities also opened the dams amid heavy flooding in the Gaza Strip. The resulting floods damaged dozens of homes and forces many families in the area from their homes.
In 2010, the dams were opened as well, forcing 100 families from their homes. At the time civil defense services said that they had managed to save seven people who had been at risk of drowning.
UN report says Tehran was continuing to withhold full cooperation regarding allegations of explosives tests and other activity that could be used to develop nuclear bombs.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he found it "astonishing" that Iran nuclear negotiations were continuing even after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found that Tehran was hiding military components of its atom program.
A confidential document by the IAEA, distributed among its member states on Thursday and obtained by Reuters, said Tehran was continuing to withhold full cooperation in two areas of a long-running IAEA investigation that it had committed to giving by August last year.
"Iran has not provided any explanations that enable the agency to clarify the outstanding practical measures," the IAEA said, referring to allegations of explosives tests and other activity that could be used to develop nuclear bombs.
"Not only are they continuing (the talks), there is an increased effort to reach a nuclear agreement in the coming days and weeks," Netanyahu said.
"Therefore, the coming month is critical for the nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers because a framework agreement is liable to be signed that will allow Iran to develop the nuclear capabilities that threaten our existence," he added.
Netanyahu reiterated that the deal being formulated between Iran and world powers was "dangerous" for Israel. "Therefore I will go to the US next week in order to explain to the American Congress, which could influence the fate of the agreement, why this agreement is dangerous for Israel, the region and the entire world," he said.
In Geneva, US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif will try to narrow gaps in another round of nuclear talks on Sunday as they press to meet a March 31 deadline for a political framework agreement.
The talks will be joined for the first time by US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, who agreed to attend after Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said he would take part. A close aide and the brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hossein Fereydoon, will also be part of the meetings, Iranian media reported. Kerry was due to arrive in Geneva in the early afternoon, then immediately meet with the US delegation, which has been in Geneva since Friday. After that he planned to meet Zarif and the Iranian delegation.
The Secretary of State said on Saturday the presence of Moniz reflected the highly technical nature of the current talks and in no way meant "that something is about to be decided." However, Kerry said the sides were working with urgency to meet the March 31 target for a political agreement, which would give impetus for further talks.
"There is still a distance to travel," Kerry said in London where he met British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. The negotiations between Iran and "P5+1" powers - the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China - have reached a sensitive stage with gaps remaining, mainly over Iranian uranium enrichment and the pace of removing sanctions. Kerry said US President Barack Obama was not inclined to extend the talks again.
The parties already missed a November 2014 target date. Obama believed it was "imperative to be able to come to a fundamental political outline and agreement within the time space that we have left," Kerry said. "If that can't be done, it would be an indication that fundamental choices are not being made that are essential to doing that," Kerry added, also emphasizing that Obama was prepared to halt the talks if he thought they were not being productive.
The recent UN report also said that Iran had refrained from expanding tests of more efficient models of a machine used to refine uranium under a nuclear agreement with the six world powers. Development of advanced centrifuges is feared to lead to material potentially suitable for manufacture of nuclear bombs.
‘IAEA report verifies Iran transparency’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he found it "astonishing" that Iran nuclear negotiations were continuing even after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found that Tehran was hiding military components of its atom program.
A confidential document by the IAEA, distributed among its member states on Thursday and obtained by Reuters, said Tehran was continuing to withhold full cooperation in two areas of a long-running IAEA investigation that it had committed to giving by August last year.
"Iran has not provided any explanations that enable the agency to clarify the outstanding practical measures," the IAEA said, referring to allegations of explosives tests and other activity that could be used to develop nuclear bombs.
"Not only are they continuing (the talks), there is an increased effort to reach a nuclear agreement in the coming days and weeks," Netanyahu said.
"Therefore, the coming month is critical for the nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers because a framework agreement is liable to be signed that will allow Iran to develop the nuclear capabilities that threaten our existence," he added.
Netanyahu reiterated that the deal being formulated between Iran and world powers was "dangerous" for Israel. "Therefore I will go to the US next week in order to explain to the American Congress, which could influence the fate of the agreement, why this agreement is dangerous for Israel, the region and the entire world," he said.
In Geneva, US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif will try to narrow gaps in another round of nuclear talks on Sunday as they press to meet a March 31 deadline for a political framework agreement.
The talks will be joined for the first time by US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, who agreed to attend after Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said he would take part. A close aide and the brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hossein Fereydoon, will also be part of the meetings, Iranian media reported. Kerry was due to arrive in Geneva in the early afternoon, then immediately meet with the US delegation, which has been in Geneva since Friday. After that he planned to meet Zarif and the Iranian delegation.
The Secretary of State said on Saturday the presence of Moniz reflected the highly technical nature of the current talks and in no way meant "that something is about to be decided." However, Kerry said the sides were working with urgency to meet the March 31 target for a political agreement, which would give impetus for further talks.
"There is still a distance to travel," Kerry said in London where he met British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. The negotiations between Iran and "P5+1" powers - the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China - have reached a sensitive stage with gaps remaining, mainly over Iranian uranium enrichment and the pace of removing sanctions. Kerry said US President Barack Obama was not inclined to extend the talks again.
The parties already missed a November 2014 target date. Obama believed it was "imperative to be able to come to a fundamental political outline and agreement within the time space that we have left," Kerry said. "If that can't be done, it would be an indication that fundamental choices are not being made that are essential to doing that," Kerry added, also emphasizing that Obama was prepared to halt the talks if he thought they were not being productive.
The recent UN report also said that Iran had refrained from expanding tests of more efficient models of a machine used to refine uranium under a nuclear agreement with the six world powers. Development of advanced centrifuges is feared to lead to material potentially suitable for manufacture of nuclear bombs.
‘IAEA report verifies Iran transparency’
As a reaction to the highly unanticipated speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress, next month, the White House is reportedly planning a series of procedures in reaction to the unwelcome visit.
A source in the White House reported to the Associated Press that one of the possible procedures being considered is a boycott of the pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC, which is holding its annual meeting while Netanyahu is in Washington.
The procedures, PNN reports, could also involve a presidential interview with a prominent journalist known for coverage of the rift between Obama and Netanyahu, and multiple Sunday show television appearances by senior national security officials to talk about the US stance on Iran's nuclear program.
The White House is also considering stiff strategies, including dispatching Cabinet members out of the country and sending a lower-ranking official to represent the administration at the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Netanyahu's plan for a March 3 address to a joint meeting of Congress has further strained already tense ties between the US and Israel. Congressional Republicans orchestrated Netanyahu's visit without consulting the White House or State Department, a move the Obama administration blasted as a break in diplomatic protocol. Some Democratic lawmakers say they will boycott the speech.
Iranian Vice President Ali Akbar Saleh will meet Ernest Moniz, United States Secretary of Energy in Geneva, where discussion between Iranian and American experts about the Iranian nuclear program will take place for two days.
Iranian and American Foreign Ministers Mohammad Jawad Thareef and John Kerry will join the meeting in Geneva, on Sunday.
A source in the White House reported to the Associated Press that one of the possible procedures being considered is a boycott of the pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC, which is holding its annual meeting while Netanyahu is in Washington.
The procedures, PNN reports, could also involve a presidential interview with a prominent journalist known for coverage of the rift between Obama and Netanyahu, and multiple Sunday show television appearances by senior national security officials to talk about the US stance on Iran's nuclear program.
The White House is also considering stiff strategies, including dispatching Cabinet members out of the country and sending a lower-ranking official to represent the administration at the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Netanyahu's plan for a March 3 address to a joint meeting of Congress has further strained already tense ties between the US and Israel. Congressional Republicans orchestrated Netanyahu's visit without consulting the White House or State Department, a move the Obama administration blasted as a break in diplomatic protocol. Some Democratic lawmakers say they will boycott the speech.
Iranian Vice President Ali Akbar Saleh will meet Ernest Moniz, United States Secretary of Energy in Geneva, where discussion between Iranian and American experts about the Iranian nuclear program will take place for two days.
Iranian and American Foreign Ministers Mohammad Jawad Thareef and John Kerry will join the meeting in Geneva, on Sunday.
21 feb 2015
State Comptroller Yosef Shapira and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
After Likud demanded State Comptroller to push release of his report on housing crisis to after elections, Zionist Camp leader says PM is 'looking for new victims and this time he's sinking his teeth into the State Comptroller'.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rivals, the Zionist Camp, slammed on Saturday the prime minister's attempts to prevent the release of the State Comptroller's report on the housing crisis in Israel in about two weeks.
The Likud party demanded the report to be released after elections, while State Comptroller Yosef Shapira said the time of the report's release was set long before early elections were called. On Friday, a senior Likud official told Ynet that the party's attack on the Comptroller is in order to, at the very least, tone down the report.
"We already know that we can't prevent the release of the report. But our criticism of the Comptroller has two purposes: One – to undermine his authority and credibility among the public, in order to soften the public's perception on the report's findings. The second purpose is to place public pressure on the Comptroller, so that he might soften the report's content and its wording before it is distributed to the public," the Likud source said.
Zionist Camp leader Isaac Herzog criticized Netanyahu at a cultural event in Tel Aviv on Saturday morning.
"Bibi refuses to take responsibility and answer to the public over the Prime Minister's Residence. He blames the media, the superintendent and previous governments of everything. The more Netanyahu loses in polls, the more lies and spins he makes up. He's looking for new victims and this time he's sinking his teeth into the State Comptroller - it won't help him. The housing report will expose an echoing failure and a serious disregard of the public's needs. Bibi, you failed - go home," Herzog said.
Zionist Camp candidate Eitan Cabel (Labor) took to Facebook on Saturday night to join his party leader's criticism.
"Forget about bottles and garden furniture - the Comptroller's report on housing which will be released soon is the real incitement against Bibi. This man has to go not because of his Hollywood mansion in Caesarea, but because of the hundreds of thousands of Israelis who can't afford to buy even a humble apartment! This time we can understand where the panic that has taken a hold of him is coming from: It's no longer the 'leftist media' - it's the State Comptroller. The man he (Netanyahu) himself pushed to appoint and all of a sudden was turned into the nation's enemy."
"The six years of Bibi in power have been the golden age for contractors and tycoons, and a long-lasting nightmare for the rest of Israelis, who just want to buy an apartment, or who are groaning under the burden of their mortgage. Even he (Netanyahu) knows that this time he can no longer throw responsibility at others - not on Menny Naftali, not on Herzog and not even on the Iranians... under Netanyahu's rule, housing in Israel changed from a basic right to a privilege enjoyed by millionaires, and to a milk cow for a handful of contractors and close associates who are laughing all the way to the bank. Only a sucker votes Netanyahu," Cabel concluded.
The Comptroller plans to publish the report dealing with the rising housing prices in early March, it was reported Thursday. The report will refer to the years 2006-2014, a period during which both Ehud Olmert and Benjamin Netanyahu served as prime ministers. Among other things, the report will examine the manner in which different governmental offices handled such issues, looking into the conduct of the Prime Minister's Office, the Israel Land Administration, the Construction Ministry, the Center for Local Government and the Budgets Department at the Finance Ministry.
According to the latest review of the governmental appraiser, the housing prices in Israel rose in the third quarter of 2014 by 4 percent, compared to the same period last year.
The State Comptroller's Office said in response: "The Comptroller is not a player in the political arena. When a special report is prepared, it is to be published. It should be noted that the publication date was set long ago. It is the Knesset elections which were moved up earlier. The audit process is carried out professionally and according to practical considerations only, and it would be inappropriate for the work done by the Comptroller and his office to be affected by a political schedule."
The statement continued by saying: "The report on the housing crisis deals with an important issue which has been on the public agenda for a long period of time, and the lack of apartments is severely hurting weakened populations. The State Comptroller asks that the reports not be used in a cynical and political manner, and stresses that he serves the entire public, as required by the Basic Law on the State Comptroller and the State Comptroller Law."
After Likud demanded State Comptroller to push release of his report on housing crisis to after elections, Zionist Camp leader says PM is 'looking for new victims and this time he's sinking his teeth into the State Comptroller'.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rivals, the Zionist Camp, slammed on Saturday the prime minister's attempts to prevent the release of the State Comptroller's report on the housing crisis in Israel in about two weeks.
The Likud party demanded the report to be released after elections, while State Comptroller Yosef Shapira said the time of the report's release was set long before early elections were called. On Friday, a senior Likud official told Ynet that the party's attack on the Comptroller is in order to, at the very least, tone down the report.
"We already know that we can't prevent the release of the report. But our criticism of the Comptroller has two purposes: One – to undermine his authority and credibility among the public, in order to soften the public's perception on the report's findings. The second purpose is to place public pressure on the Comptroller, so that he might soften the report's content and its wording before it is distributed to the public," the Likud source said.
Zionist Camp leader Isaac Herzog criticized Netanyahu at a cultural event in Tel Aviv on Saturday morning.
"Bibi refuses to take responsibility and answer to the public over the Prime Minister's Residence. He blames the media, the superintendent and previous governments of everything. The more Netanyahu loses in polls, the more lies and spins he makes up. He's looking for new victims and this time he's sinking his teeth into the State Comptroller - it won't help him. The housing report will expose an echoing failure and a serious disregard of the public's needs. Bibi, you failed - go home," Herzog said.
Zionist Camp candidate Eitan Cabel (Labor) took to Facebook on Saturday night to join his party leader's criticism.
"Forget about bottles and garden furniture - the Comptroller's report on housing which will be released soon is the real incitement against Bibi. This man has to go not because of his Hollywood mansion in Caesarea, but because of the hundreds of thousands of Israelis who can't afford to buy even a humble apartment! This time we can understand where the panic that has taken a hold of him is coming from: It's no longer the 'leftist media' - it's the State Comptroller. The man he (Netanyahu) himself pushed to appoint and all of a sudden was turned into the nation's enemy."
"The six years of Bibi in power have been the golden age for contractors and tycoons, and a long-lasting nightmare for the rest of Israelis, who just want to buy an apartment, or who are groaning under the burden of their mortgage. Even he (Netanyahu) knows that this time he can no longer throw responsibility at others - not on Menny Naftali, not on Herzog and not even on the Iranians... under Netanyahu's rule, housing in Israel changed from a basic right to a privilege enjoyed by millionaires, and to a milk cow for a handful of contractors and close associates who are laughing all the way to the bank. Only a sucker votes Netanyahu," Cabel concluded.
The Comptroller plans to publish the report dealing with the rising housing prices in early March, it was reported Thursday. The report will refer to the years 2006-2014, a period during which both Ehud Olmert and Benjamin Netanyahu served as prime ministers. Among other things, the report will examine the manner in which different governmental offices handled such issues, looking into the conduct of the Prime Minister's Office, the Israel Land Administration, the Construction Ministry, the Center for Local Government and the Budgets Department at the Finance Ministry.
According to the latest review of the governmental appraiser, the housing prices in Israel rose in the third quarter of 2014 by 4 percent, compared to the same period last year.
The State Comptroller's Office said in response: "The Comptroller is not a player in the political arena. When a special report is prepared, it is to be published. It should be noted that the publication date was set long ago. It is the Knesset elections which were moved up earlier. The audit process is carried out professionally and according to practical considerations only, and it would be inappropriate for the work done by the Comptroller and his office to be affected by a political schedule."
The statement continued by saying: "The report on the housing crisis deals with an important issue which has been on the public agenda for a long period of time, and the lack of apartments is severely hurting weakened populations. The State Comptroller asks that the reports not be used in a cynical and political manner, and stresses that he serves the entire public, as required by the Basic Law on the State Comptroller and the State Comptroller Law."