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08/02/2012 07:12 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Panetta Calls Netanyahu, Barak “Piggish, Ungrateful” [ link to www.richardsilverstein.com] There are those Israelis and other serious Middle East observers who don’t believe Israel will attack Iran. They’re far too optimistic in my view. It foolish to talk in such definitive terms as Larry Derfner does in the 972 Magazine post linked above. Leon Panetta , Tom Donilon and members of the Joint Chiefs don’t flock to Tel Aviv for its sunny beaches. They come because they’re damn scared Israel will take matters into its own hands and they want to do everything possible to avoid such a potential catastrophe.
Maariv conveys the gist of the conversation via Israeli sources and the language used is almost unprecedented in its harshness:
Panetta Expresses Frustration Behind Closed Doors: “Israel is Ungrateful.”
In meetings with the defense minister and prime minister, they criticize the U.S.’ “restrained” policy toward Iran. Israeli sources say: Washington is talking about Israel as being “piggish.”
…Panetta expressed frustration with Barak and Netanyahu’s expression of a lack of faith in America’s commitment to stopping the Iranian nuclear program. The Americans talk of Israel’s ungratefulness for our unceasing support for Israel’s security. |
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08/02/2012 07:14 PM
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Report Copyright Violation | Re: Panetta Calls Netanyahu, Barak “Piggish, Ungrateful” Hog-an-yahoo needs to "join his ancestors".  |
