• Israeli prime minister Netanyahu says sanctions on Iran 'better work soon'
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[QUOTE](CNN) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has suggested that time is running out for Western sanctions on Iran to have a meaningful effect on Tehran's nuclear program. The sanctions "are certainly taking a bite out of the Iranian economy," Netanyahu said in an interview broadcast Tuesday on CNN's "OutFront." But "they haven't rolled back the Iranian program -- or even stopped it -- by one iota," he added. "I hope that changes, but so far, I can tell you, the centrifuges are spinning," he said. "They were spinning before the talks began recently with Iran, they were spinning during the talks, they're spinning as we speak." Key world powers met with Iran earlier this month about Tehran's intentions for its nuclear program and announced that the next meeting would take place in late May. The United States and European nations have imposed tough economic sanctions on Iran in an effort to pressure it into accepting international demands to restrict its nuclear program. "If the sanctions are going to work, they better work soon," Netanyahu said. Iran insists that its nuclear program is for energy and medical purposes. U.N. and Western leaders suspect it of having military aims, including a possible nuclear weapon. Last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, noted what it called a sharp and troubling increase in Iran's uranium enrichment capabilities. The talks with Tehran this month involved the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- the United States, France, Russia, China, and Britain -- as well as Germany. That group has spearheaded diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to rein in its nuclear program, but Israel has criticized the initiative as giving too much ground to Tehran and demanded that it stop all enrichment activities. Netanyahu said that if the combination of sanctions, diplomacy and "other pressures" succeeds in stopping Iran's nuclear program, "I will be the happiest person in the world." On the subject of the Middle East peace process, Netanyahu said he supported the Palestinians' right to establish a contiguous state. That was despite his government's announcement earlier Tuesday that it had decided to legalize the status of three settlement posts that were built in the West Bank during the 1990's, a move that angered the Palestinians. "The continuation of settlement activities is destroying the path of peace and path of two state solution," Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, said Tuesday. Netanyahu said Tuesday that he believed he could deliver a peace agreement, if he had "a serious partner on the other side, willing to make the necessary compromises." Asked about the U.S. presidential election this year, he chose his words carefully. "I respect Mitt Romney as I respect Barack Obama, the president of the United States," Netanyahu said. He insisted he didn't want to be drawn into a discussion about the race for the White House. "I have enough politics here," he said. "I don't want to get into American politics."[/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/world/meast/israel-netanyahu-interview/index.html?hpt=wo_bn8[/url]
Can't Israel just move their whole country somewhere else? They obviously don't like the neighborhood.
[QUOTE=Clavus;35814640]Can't Israel just move their whole country somewhere else? They obviously don't like the neighborhood.[/QUOTE] [img]http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/068/946/62223.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Clavus;35814640]Can't Israel just move their whole country somewhere else? They obviously don't like the neighborhood.[/QUOTE] It might have something to do with the Neighborhood hating them.
They do realize that if they wanted the plan to work, they shouldn't have announced they aren't going to use the sanctions for long?
[QUOTE]"They were spinning before the talks began recently with Iran, they were spinning during the talks, they're spinning as we speak."[/QUOTE]can i take a ride
[QUOTE=Clavus;35814640]Can't Israel just move their whole country somewhere else? They obviously don't like the neighborhood.[/QUOTE] Because they are God's chosen people.
[QUOTE=The Pretender;35816486]It might have something to do with the Neighborhood hating them.[/QUOTE] maybe Israel should be better neighbors then
lets move Israel to Antarctica. Maybe penguins won't hate them.
Netanyahu is either pulling his hair out from stress or has developed schizophrenia. They really have no idea what they're doing right now. What's the bet that they'll call early elections? They've had 3 out of 4 years, that's good enough.
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;35818706]maybe Israel should be better neighbors then[/QUOTE] I say we build a wall around Israel that has spikes on both sides.
Better yet, Sanction on Israel.
[QUOTE=The Pretender;35816486]It might have something to do with the Neighborhood hating them.[/QUOTE] For good reason.
I love the hate there is for Israel.
I don't even know why the fuck we put up with all the shit Israel does. They're a corrupt state and what they do on a daily basis would get any other country in deep shit. And they sell NATO designs and military secrets to China.
[QUOTE=Dysgalt;35818888]I say we build a wall around Israel that has spikes on both sides.[/QUOTE] They're already building up parts of a wall in some places, so that may actually work
[QUOTE=MoarFunz;35820483]I love the hate there is for Israel.[/QUOTE] And so do the Israeli military commanders, because with every armed conflict they engage in they can expand their borders..
[QUOTE=ghosevil;35826342]And so do the Israeli military commanders, because with every armed conflict they engage in they can expand their borders..[/QUOTE] Same could be said of all nations.
[QUOTE=Nikota;35825416]I don't even know why the fuck we put up with all the shit Israel does. They're a corrupt state and what they do on a daily basis would get any other country in deep shit. And they sell NATO designs and military secrets to China.[/QUOTE] Because of imperialism. If having political influence in the middle east is more important to you than human rights or honesty then you're not going to risk the former by calling Israel out on the latter. And in the US government that kind of mentality is dominant among politicians. Also note that the other big ally there is Pakistan who is only slightly more helpful than the countries that hate us.
[QUOTE=Aredbomb;35826636]Because of imperialism. If having political influence in the middle east is more important to you than human rights or honesty then you're not going to risk the former by calling Israel out on the latter. And in the US government that kind of mentality is dominant among politicians. Also note that the other big ally there is Pakistan who is only slightly more helpful than the countries that hate us.[/QUOTE] How exactly is Israel a boon to political influence in the Middle East when almost the entire Middle East hates them with a passion? In fact, if the USA denounced Israel and dropped its support for them, its political influence in the Middle East would grow DRAMATICALLY and half the Islamic terror groups in the world would take the USA off their shit list.
[QUOTE=Aredbomb;35826636]Because of imperialism. If having political influence in the middle east is more important to you than human rights or honesty then you're not going to risk the former by calling Israel out on the latter. And in the US government that kind of mentality is dominant among politicians. Also note that the other big ally there is Pakistan who is only slightly more helpful than the countries that hate us.[/QUOTE] You have no idea what Imperialism is, do you? How about good relations and not pissing everyone off further is better than lecturing bullshit for no purpose other than feeling better about yourself. Calling them out won't stop anything, in any country at all, it'll just turn them against us. The US has good relations with most countries in the Middle East despite the apparent Us and Them attitude. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Afghanistan obviously, the only real antagonistic country is Iran. It's not about political influence, it's about having friends and preventing them from killing each other, the big picture that most fail to see beyond crying about how terrible Israel is without even being able to find it on a map.
May is the last month for the round of talks right? After that israel takes unilateral action ? :v:
[QUOTE=The Pretender;35816486]It might have something to do with the Neighborhood hating them.[/QUOTE] It might have something to do with them treating the Palestinians like shit and colonising them. Only like 12% of the country's population consisted of Israeli jews when the country was founded. If the Israelis started honoring promises and being nice to the Arabs they might actually see a increase in their popularity in the Middle East.
And back then the americans didn't treat the natives like shit no no, how could a nation be perfect?
[QUOTE=DiCiSpitfire;35832328]And back then the americans didn't treat the natives like shit no no, how could a nation be perfect?[/QUOTE] We get it. History is riddled with the hypocrisy of greedy men. We're making history right now, and a religious population who has succeeded in completely uprooting an opposite religious population is continuing to bring bullshit to a boil and dumping it all over the region. ALL because of the idea of a "holy land" and that's total garbage- and you posting like no one should speak out against this farce of a country is as well.
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