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different president not to be strong on israel or not is not going to back israel to the same extent that his predecessor both the republican president bush the democratic president bill clinton supported israel and the israeli public and the israeli government grew to distrust the current american president right. the last word in the. thirty seconds. i don't think this is a question of american lack of support or waning support for israel the fact is the obama administration has done as much if not more than any other and has pulled back and not enforce any type of settlement freeze has pulled back and not had any kind of stick and carrot and stick scenario the problem is the status quo is untenable and the republican candidates pushing an idea that it is is not helpful for israel and it's not helpful for the united states and it's not helpful for the for global peace it's not something that we should look towards as a model. of what we should do going forward the relationship between israel and germany a very interesting conversation folks here many thanks to my guests today washi
different president not to be strong on israel or not is not going to back israel to the same extent that his predecessor both the republican president bush the democratic president bill clinton supported israel and the israeli public and the israeli government grew to distrust the current american president right. the last word in the. thirty seconds. i don't think this is a question of american lack of support or waning support for israel the fact is the obama administration has done as much...
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the main point of my book that israel must make decisions according to israel. we do not have to think or to try to satisfy anyone. even if it means telling our allies or the american president or the e.u. or the u.n., we do not agree with you. i'll give you two examples. i'm going to do with the issue of iran. because if i could not do it will be the first question. but before iran, let's speak about iraq. in the early 80s, decided to attack a nuclear reactor in iraq. it wasn't popular here in the u.s., but we did it and we were condemned by the u.s., the state department. we were condemned by the u.n. years later, people appreciated the grave issue he took was for the benefit of the american people. because then you invade iraq come you are able to go into iraq without the risk of the iraqi nuclear. thus go back to 1973. i'm sure some jewish people and the audience and for us, the jewish people yom kippur is the holiest day of the year, where we go to the shore, we pray 1973 turn yom kippur. even though i thought i knew everything before i wrote the book. when
the main point of my book that israel must make decisions according to israel. we do not have to think or to try to satisfy anyone. even if it means telling our allies or the american president or the e.u. or the u.n., we do not agree with you. i'll give you two examples. i'm going to do with the issue of iran. because if i could not do it will be the first question. but before iran, let's speak about iraq. in the early 80s, decided to attack a nuclear reactor in iraq. it wasn't popular here in...
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iran the israel lobby really. has a lot of things were able to do with indian party stands nuclear am now it's a much more so you know i mean probably this is my biggest problem israel is its clandestine nuclear weapons program and it was the israel lobby that made a horrible policy of strategic ambiguity possible you know the israel lobby nixon and kissinger were trying to shut down that nuclear program by denying jet fighters the israel lobby was going to work while they were trying to shut it down there too early in the morning will raise it in the morning and gentlemen i am pained here were resulting weapons and you know jim bianco when he will not let a room that he still black want to go back to ruthie ruthie do you think that netanyahu alienates american jews. absolutely not i don't think. american jews i would like to say however that this so-called israel lobby that so printed is exactly something i will put that it's i'll put obama in the white house so you should be thrilled that the israel lobby the je
iran the israel lobby really. has a lot of things were able to do with indian party stands nuclear am now it's a much more so you know i mean probably this is my biggest problem israel is its clandestine nuclear weapons program and it was the israel lobby that made a horrible policy of strategic ambiguity possible you know the israel lobby nixon and kissinger were trying to shut down that nuclear program by denying jet fighters the israel lobby was going to work while they were trying to shut...
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american and israeli issue and israel within a status of a process ok grant jump in and clearly the israel lobby within really dominates washington is a pac and it has a direct lineage back to the israeli ministry of foreign affairs or its founder worked and so this lobby has been competing with law enforcement agencies and the foreign agents registration act to keep from being actually considered part of the israeli government all of these trade agreements and military agreements were not really motivated by u.s. needs they were lobbying initiatives for memorandums of understanding and all sorts of military aid the iran contra scandal in fact it was borne out of the lead in this where a bunch of israeli arms dealers are trying to find out how they could get back into iran and then run the mossad torture camps and sell more arms back into iran so none of these were really. true that is and is really around me and i this point in time is extremely dangerous and believe me the cia and f.b.i. worry more about counterintelligence against israeli mossad than they do cooperating with it and whet
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under israel's control. no u.s. government, no u.s. president has fully recognized jerusalem as israel's capital, nor has it moved the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. listen to this exchange that i had with mitt romney in the interview we conducted earlier in the day over at the king david hotel inerusalem. you consider jerusalem where we're sitting, the king david hotel here in jerusalem, do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has a capacity to choose its own capital city, and jerusalem is israel's capital. >> reporter: if you become president of the united states, would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> i think it's long been the policy of our country to ultimately have our embassy in the nation's capital, jerusalem. the decision to actually make the move is one, if i were president, i would want to take in consultation with the leadership of the government which exists at that time. so i would follow the same policy we have in the past
under israel's control. no u.s. government, no u.s. president has fully recognized jerusalem as israel's capital, nor has it moved the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. listen to this exchange that i had with mitt romney in the interview we conducted earlier in the day over at the king david hotel inerusalem. you consider jerusalem where we're sitting, the king david hotel here in jerusalem, do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has a...
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norman was born in the states i was born in israel but i left israel. seven eighteen years ago and never visited it since since then. so it is very problematic now why is it problematic because we definitely we can definitely understand boycott on products yet artists and. professors or intellectuals or writers are not out to cargo's and this is something that must. become clear to people in the bidi movement if we want to envisage a future of freedom democracy tolerance pluralism you want to fight for palestinians in the occupied territories in gaza who come to visit conferences abroad we cannot at the same time. as we know as we know and we despise israel for doing it. just. like ten days ago was announced as a persona non grata by israel. bar and boy was a persona non-grata for playing wagner's ok i mean i mean i didn't like it when i guess what you're saying is it's a very blunt object here and it's not being very focused ok eric if i can go to you how do you feel about that i mean you know what degree do you boycott to make a political point in mak
norman was born in the states i was born in israel but i left israel. seven eighteen years ago and never visited it since since then. so it is very problematic now why is it problematic because we definitely we can definitely understand boycott on products yet artists and. professors or intellectuals or writers are not out to cargo's and this is something that must. become clear to people in the bidi movement if we want to envisage a future of freedom democracy tolerance pluralism you want to...
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for security for israel it is not israel's fault. there are clearly political pressures within the democracy of israel that i believe pull them away from what is the most s effective international advocacy. i am pleased to do countering. in the end, it is israeli government. the obama administration has taken no negative actions against the israeli government, unlike the bush administration. what we have though is i think a much more effective way of defending them and the results are very clear. >> that's good. i want to point out for the record. it is wonderful to have barney frank defending yitzhak shamir, benjamin netanyahu and rick santorum. i applaud that. >> i was amraapplauding -- >> both of us prefer benjamin netanyahu to rick santorum. >> bill, let me begin the formal questioning with you. each election we hear that this -- this is the year that jews are going to shift their traditional democratic loyalty to the republican party. in, in ajcs just released survey of american jewish opinion, if the election was held today the
for security for israel it is not israel's fault. there are clearly political pressures within the democracy of israel that i believe pull them away from what is the most s effective international advocacy. i am pleased to do countering. in the end, it is israeli government. the obama administration has taken no negative actions against the israeli government, unlike the bush administration. what we have though is i think a much more effective way of defending them and the results are very...
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to the state of israel i think they're all playing the same game i don't think. they they take this seriously in terms of thinking that there is really a threat i think they see this is a tremendous opportunity to blow it way out of proportion so that we continue talking about this as opposed to talking about the racism and the oppression and the brutal killing of palestinians by israel every single day and again like i said earlier if we look at the newscasts if we look at the news shows in the newspapers this is the subject that everybody talks about and again when when when somebody like this comes out from a think tank and talks and hypes the conversation even more we're farther away from talking about once again the real issue which are israel's crimes against the palestinians so i think this is all part of the same charade i think it's all part of the same plan well you know it's i'm not sure if i should close and knows it's a game ok because we had him on the program you're he's quite serious about the threat of iran ok and even he truly believes that they
to the state of israel i think they're all playing the same game i don't think. they they take this seriously in terms of thinking that there is really a threat i think they see this is a tremendous opportunity to blow it way out of proportion so that we continue talking about this as opposed to talking about the racism and the oppression and the brutal killing of palestinians by israel every single day and again like i said earlier if we look at the newscasts if we look at the news shows in...
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israel god as i said the west bank and in defense of war jordan as we know attacked israel from jerusalem without any provocation israel had a right to attack in egypt because they blocked them they did a blockade but beyond that in the years from one nine hundred sixty seven to one thousand nine hundred three when israel was ruling the west bank of israel was. administering the west bank what was the relationship between palestinians so first of all there was hardly a checkpoint the two economies melded everything in palestinian society was growing in the one nine hundred seventy s. the fourth group fastest growing economy in the world was in the west bank and gaza israel did let me finish please all the universes eleven universities were open for palestinians by the palestinians by israel i want to say one significant thing polls were taken in one thousand nine hundred sixty one thousand nine but the most important palestinian posters here palestinians to rate for places in the world in democracy and human rights and in those early years after the beginning of the oslo accords from one
israel god as i said the west bank and in defense of war jordan as we know attacked israel from jerusalem without any provocation israel had a right to attack in egypt because they blocked them they did a blockade but beyond that in the years from one nine hundred sixty seven to one thousand nine hundred three when israel was ruling the west bank of israel was. administering the west bank what was the relationship between palestinians so first of all there was hardly a checkpoint the two...
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israel. memorial day and the country's 64th anniversary as a nation. what does israel as a nation mean? what will they do about iran? and benjamin netanyahu made some news on the palestinian question. here he is on iran. thank you so much for inviting us and letting us come and see your home. >> well, welcome to jerusalem. take a look around. >> we came here to your courtyard. i know we had to move -- there was a table here earlier. when we got here, there were two coffee cups on it. i guess it was yours and tony blair. you were talking this morning. but how important is this space for you? this is sort of your -- this is your get away space, right? >> no this is my prison courtyard because the prime minister of israel like -- i suppose the president of the united states, and maybe the pope, one or two other people. >> so you feel like you're under house arrest? >> for good reason, but i suppose so. but it doesn't mean there's not an endless number of people want to get into the prison cell a
israel. memorial day and the country's 64th anniversary as a nation. what does israel as a nation mean? what will they do about iran? and benjamin netanyahu made some news on the palestinian question. here he is on iran. thank you so much for inviting us and letting us come and see your home. >> well, welcome to jerusalem. take a look around. >> we came here to your courtyard. i know we had to move -- there was a table here earlier. when we got here, there were two coffee cups on...
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that's giet who hates israel. basically the parameters for debate in the united states will israel range from i unequivocally support them and might bomb iran to i unequif quickly support them and will definitely bomb iran. there are prominent politicians willing to criticize the israeli p government even saying thick israel is about to be destroyed. or netanyahu's words on iran sound like a calculated preparation for a reckless adventure. or israel is making a mistake -- i would love to play sound bites of those quotes because they are in hebrew because in israel you are allowed to criticize israel add still [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight she's tremendous actress is. her new nilsome called "game change." >> are you 100% committed to going forward with this project. >> absolutely. i have or servant's heart and if you really think i can help this ticket and this country then absolutely i'll do this with you. >> your private life be subjected to harsh often unfair attacks. nothing can p
that's giet who hates israel. basically the parameters for debate in the united states will israel range from i unequivocally support them and might bomb iran to i unequif quickly support them and will definitely bomb iran. there are prominent politicians willing to criticize the israeli p government even saying thick israel is about to be destroyed. or netanyahu's words on iran sound like a calculated preparation for a reckless adventure. or israel is making a mistake -- i would love to play...
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israel does not recognize hamas, hamas does not recognize israel's right to exist. can you see a day where that changes that israel sits down with hamas or even recognizes hamas? >> well, this is really a political echelon, but i don't see the near time, a day that there will be in the near future for this type of reconciling. >> prime minister netanyahu spoke about that. what would a ground operation have looked like from that perspective? >> a lot of forces, maybe tens of thousands, going deeply into the rocket areas, where the storages are, looking for the tunnels, we have bombed something like that 140 tunnels in this current operation out of 400. so going deeply into those places, in the civilian areas, where the weaponry and the ammunition is really hidden there, this is something you can only do on ground operation ope >> do you have any type of rockets, how many they still have left? >> a small number to our estimation. >> dozens? >> yeah, even less than dozens, but keep in mind that iran will try to smuggle more rockets of this kind, since they damaged this
israel does not recognize hamas, hamas does not recognize israel's right to exist. can you see a day where that changes that israel sits down with hamas or even recognizes hamas? >> well, this is really a political echelon, but i don't see the near time, a day that there will be in the near future for this type of reconciling. >> prime minister netanyahu spoke about that. what would a ground operation have looked like from that perspective? >> a lot of forces, maybe tens of...
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israel should sign the n.p.t. the emperor of ration treaty just as we have and should reveal what it has. called into the nations only nations and countries can be members of the n.p.t. so you cannot on the one hand demand that israel should sign the n.p.t. on the other hand deny israel's right to exist and i've said to them that i believe that this is something which is unacceptable a second point has been israel has been sr done it's be recognized as a jewish state. and they have said to me look we didn't say that france in its title doesn't say the christian state or from us or the christian state of britain or the catholic state of germany and so forth. and i said to them that why do you say the islamic republic of iran if you raise the word islamic we will raise the word jewish and they say no that's different why is it different this is the kind of. discussion we have had to put it that way sometimes very very. heated discussion in your opinion would it be good or bad for israel if assad regime forces. let m
israel should sign the n.p.t. the emperor of ration treaty just as we have and should reveal what it has. called into the nations only nations and countries can be members of the n.p.t. so you cannot on the one hand demand that israel should sign the n.p.t. on the other hand deny israel's right to exist and i've said to them that i believe that this is something which is unacceptable a second point has been israel has been sr done it's be recognized as a jewish state. and they have said to me...
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is occupying somebody else's country israel is bombing somebody else's country and israel won't concede land that it's trying to colonize in somebody else's country as a condition of peace talks israel is eating up other people's our economy and of running out of time but it's a very much fascinating discussion many thanks today to my guests are you guys are among an impish grin thanks to our viewers for watching us to see you next time remember across tough rules. and. she didn't sorrow. for escape. barely surviving longing for a godsend. they live in a search for gold. why doesn't it bring them wealth. please please please please. please. please. let mission and free accreditation free in-store charge is free to make amends free. three stooges free. download free blogs just plug in video for your media projects free medio dot r.t. dot com.
is occupying somebody else's country israel is bombing somebody else's country and israel won't concede land that it's trying to colonize in somebody else's country as a condition of peace talks israel is eating up other people's our economy and of running out of time but it's a very much fascinating discussion many thanks today to my guests are you guys are among an impish grin thanks to our viewers for watching us to see you next time remember across tough rules. and. she didn't sorrow. for...
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and israel. and then, she will then go to egypt and talk with egypt's president mohamed mursi and egypt is taking the lead in this negotiation with hamas. so u.s. believes that egypt is playing a very concrete and positive role, and so it looks like all sides are prepared to give some more time for diplomacy to be worked out. >> christiane, what's your sense of the american role in this decision to halt the ground invasion? obviously, like you said, it would have been very unseemly had it been done while hillary clinton was on the ground there. but is she going because there has been progress? or is she going because she needs to break some sort of stalema stalemate? >> well, probably to lend support, and to, you know, put the u.s. point of view, and to, as they say, look face-to-face at the counterparts and be there in the room with them. this is a very critical time. everybody in this region knows it. of course, everybody in the u.s. knows, too, that the last thing you want is to see a massive
and israel. and then, she will then go to egypt and talk with egypt's president mohamed mursi and egypt is taking the lead in this negotiation with hamas. so u.s. believes that egypt is playing a very concrete and positive role, and so it looks like all sides are prepared to give some more time for diplomacy to be worked out. >> christiane, what's your sense of the american role in this decision to halt the ground invasion? obviously, like you said, it would have been very unseemly had it...
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which are lopsided because they recognize israel's right to exist israel merely recognizes the p.l.o. as a legitimate interlocutor but hasn't recognize a palestinian state but hamas to become part of the diplomatic game from the palestinian national interest point of view unless it is going to damage the ability of the p.l.o. to function diplomatically has to. agree to abide by the by the basic decisions of the p.l.o. that have already been made that the commitments that have been made to a two state solution is there a sense that they are going to do this and they will know i don't think so i think there is a sense that they are hoping that the changes in the arab world qatari sponsorship of friendship with president morsi of egypt the islamist president there are changes in support of turkey changes in syria that they are banking on the idea that there is some kind of the arab spring or some kind of an islamic awakening and that they are on this riding this green tide to a new future of islamist domination of arab politics which i think is not going to happen although i think it's
which are lopsided because they recognize israel's right to exist israel merely recognizes the p.l.o. as a legitimate interlocutor but hasn't recognize a palestinian state but hamas to become part of the diplomatic game from the palestinian national interest point of view unless it is going to damage the ability of the p.l.o. to function diplomatically has to. agree to abide by the by the basic decisions of the p.l.o. that have already been made that the commitments that have been made to a two...
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of israel. there should not be one scintilla of wiggle room when it comes to republican or democrat and the state of israel and its security. there is a second subject i want you to talk about. it's the 2007 commitment the united states made to israel for a ten-year, $30 billion investment in the state of israel and its ability to defend itself. president obama has recommended this year in his budget $3.1 billion of that commitment and we need to see to it that commitment is met. you know, there are a lot of people who question in difficult times spending american taxpayer money on foreign assistance. but when you talk about the state of israel, it's not assistance. it's an investment in the security of peace, freedom, and liberty worldwide. ask yourself this question -- how much money would it cost the united states of america if there wasn't an israel to be able to have a presence in the middle east? ten times more than the investment we make in israel. when we went into afghanistan after the
of israel. there should not be one scintilla of wiggle room when it comes to republican or democrat and the state of israel and its security. there is a second subject i want you to talk about. it's the 2007 commitment the united states made to israel for a ten-year, $30 billion investment in the state of israel and its ability to defend itself. president obama has recommended this year in his budget $3.1 billion of that commitment and we need to see to it that commitment is met. you know,...
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iraq israel and turkey we have very good relations with three of those countries turkey iraq and israel they have very vested interests in a solution that doesn't make that part of the world worse i think primarily what u.s. policy be doing is working with those three countries working on getting them on a common agenda and doing what is best possible for the region and for the people of syria but i think this discussion about a direct military intervention by a coalition of the willing is premature and and again very likely to lead to a really really difficult situation that make things look like somalia and other countries are just bad and i just remind people you know the closest we've had to this is bosnia and if you remember about the one thing about the european intervention in bosnia the europeans went in basically after the killing stopped. i mean after the worst genocide was over after the sides had had split off and after everybody was exhausted then they went in and going in on the front ends a very difficult and very different scenario very interesting james i got to you in
iraq israel and turkey we have very good relations with three of those countries turkey iraq and israel they have very vested interests in a solution that doesn't make that part of the world worse i think primarily what u.s. policy be doing is working with those three countries working on getting them on a common agenda and doing what is best possible for the region and for the people of syria but i think this discussion about a direct military intervention by a coalition of the willing is...
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israel's not so sure. and so israel will have a tighter time table and it's going to have a higher bar for iranian action. so we'll see if thisdy low massey works. no one's ever gone broke being a pessimist on middle east did he employ massey, so you won't count on it, but it could be that israel will want to tell the president, look, we're not out to mess up your re-election. you're concerned that gas prices will shoot up. this will choke off a very weak recovery and could imperil your re-election at the time that europe is going head long into a recession. we get that. we're not on you ut to mess tha. so this is a huge issue. the other element so that the iran diplomacy, there is an asymmetry here. on the issue of egypt/israel peace, the differences are clear that the united states is hoping for the best. israel fears worst. the u.s. believes people are flooding the square yelling for democracy and economic empowerment, how can we not be for it. israel's fear is that muslim brotherhood government will sa
israel's not so sure. and so israel will have a tighter time table and it's going to have a higher bar for iranian action. so we'll see if thisdy low massey works. no one's ever gone broke being a pessimist on middle east did he employ massey, so you won't count on it, but it could be that israel will want to tell the president, look, we're not out to mess up your re-election. you're concerned that gas prices will shoot up. this will choke off a very weak recovery and could imperil your...
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any michigan cscues in israel? >> well, the israeli leadership seems to be very pleased with what's happened so far, although there were a couple of members of the opposition who -- members, leaders of the labor party who were pretty upset with mitt romney because he at the very last minute canceled his meetings with them. he sthad suspected benjamin netanyahu was behind that cancellation so they made a statement saying they were not pleased at all that mitt romney canceled the meeting. then there was a bit of a kroers over this planned dinner that romney was going to have just before he got there. he with us going to have a big dinner that was for fund-raising but it actually was going to be on a day when jews were fasting, a very important jewish holiday known as tisha b av. talking very strongly about a relationship he says has to be strong between eaisrael and the united states as well as slamming i rehab saying he backs israel whatever decisions it might make to defend itself. rob? >> sara, as we know, it's no
any michigan cscues in israel? >> well, the israeli leadership seems to be very pleased with what's happened so far, although there were a couple of members of the opposition who -- members, leaders of the labor party who were pretty upset with mitt romney because he at the very last minute canceled his meetings with them. he sthad suspected benjamin netanyahu was behind that cancellation so they made a statement saying they were not pleased at all that mitt romney canceled the meeting....
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and israel has shown remarkable restraint but now what israel has done is to capitated the military command of hamas and it attacked the missile storage spots and that's what they've done so far the next step is up to hamas unfortunately i'm told by the i.d.f. in the last twenty four hours two hundred forty five missiles have been launched that israel so if they continue to do that i'm sure there will be additional attacks up to and including a ground assault if that's the only way for israel to defend itself ok norman where do you came in on this i mean another ground assault you've written a book about the last one. i don't think there will be a ground assault with i do think it's true that it's pretty similar in the build up to what happened in two thousand and eight two thousand and nine back then israel was worried about what it called the parents capacity means its ability to terrorize people in the region after the defeat it suffered in two thousand and six by the party of god that has eleven and now israel has been suffering one foreign relations debacle after another first
and israel has shown remarkable restraint but now what israel has done is to capitated the military command of hamas and it attacked the missile storage spots and that's what they've done so far the next step is up to hamas unfortunately i'm told by the i.d.f. in the last twenty four hours two hundred forty five missiles have been launched that israel so if they continue to do that i'm sure there will be additional attacks up to and including a ground assault if that's the only way for israel...
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into israel. that was something they really wanted. and of course israel does not want to see hamas resupplied through the tunnel network. that is still to be worked out. i asked him whether or not he got weapons and whether hamas was getting weapons from iran, and he gave me a non-confirmation confirmation. it's an open secret that they come through those tunnels. so that has to be taken in hand. we're not sure how that's going to happen, but obviously there is some egyptian role in that as well. but, yes, egypt is the guarantor of this cease-fire. neither side trusts each other. and both sides are going to be able to appeal to the guarantor, egypt, the united states and other regional powers who've been helping, but the lead is egypt. and interestingly, you know, wolf, this is the first time israel's gone into an agreement with an islamist government, that is the new government of egypt. >> christiane amanpour reporting for us from cairo. thank you, christiane. we have reaction to the new cease-
into israel. that was something they really wanted. and of course israel does not want to see hamas resupplied through the tunnel network. that is still to be worked out. i asked him whether or not he got weapons and whether hamas was getting weapons from iran, and he gave me a non-confirmation confirmation. it's an open secret that they come through those tunnels. so that has to be taken in hand. we're not sure how that's going to happen, but obviously there is some egyptian role in that as...
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the united states and our great ally israel. this commitment, this commitment to an even stronger u.s./israeli relationship is one that is shared by the president by me, as secretary of defense, and by my entire military and civilian leadership at the department of the defense. the strength of that shared commitment is reflected in the size and the make up of this audience your presence here today is a testament to the broad and unshakeable support that the american people and the american leaders of all be backgrounds have for israel. i'm told that there are more than 1,500 students from hundreds of campuses attending. my wife and i as some of you may know developed a policy institute, the purpose of which is to inspire public service and that is exactly wh lly what aip here. as current and future leaders come together. you send a strong and an unmistakable signal to the entire world, the united states and israel stand together, our shared values, our shared interests, and our shared desire to work together are absolutely essen
the united states and our great ally israel. this commitment, this commitment to an even stronger u.s./israeli relationship is one that is shared by the president by me, as secretary of defense, and by my entire military and civilian leadership at the department of the defense. the strength of that shared commitment is reflected in the size and the make up of this audience your presence here today is a testament to the broad and unshakeable support that the american people and the american...
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hear israel or says documents all. going on israeli territory but how many israelis have been killed how many israelis have been killed sitting here right now how bad is that he said one hundred and twenty palestinians let's have a listen was he being killed in the last week. ok greg go ahead because it's a weekend here on i want to be fair gemma's and doesn't want to hear it is since. ok hamas does not care about how many palestinian civilians are killed because they don't do anything in terms of building infrastructure protect they and their for israel you want to kill israeli as they really are some schoolyards. in why israel cares about civilians. still i mean it's not really been mentioned here gentlemen gentlemen nothing's been mentioned here they did the gaza strip is under siege go ahead i would still like to know which arabic newspaper reflects this absolutely ridiculous distorted version of recent history we are now being served up. secondly. is as are the claims that greg norman is making about how mass some
hear israel or says documents all. going on israeli territory but how many israelis have been killed how many israelis have been killed sitting here right now how bad is that he said one hundred and twenty palestinians let's have a listen was he being killed in the last week. ok greg go ahead because it's a weekend here on i want to be fair gemma's and doesn't want to hear it is since. ok hamas does not care about how many palestinian civilians are killed because they don't do anything in terms...
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it is closer to israel. it is for the same reason that the peninsula is three times bigger than the state of israel and has become the black hole in the triangle between israel and egypt. it is full of hezbollah malicious. -- militias. they write poems and songs. it is a different situation there. it is a pity. in most parts of egypt, it has become an absentee emblem. there is a possibly to work out a new arrangement. we have an understanding going for over a decade. it there are the mechanisms through the nfl. it allows to change the deployment of each of them along the border with mutual concerns. we will probably have a better chance of a flare-up. >> i want to end a discussion by asking each of you to give us one prediction about the middle east and what will be talking about at next year's policy conference. you have about 30 seconds. >> i think there are a lot of debate about policy and which way we ought to go, particularly with respect to iran. it is important that you remember the facts. there is no
it is closer to israel. it is for the same reason that the peninsula is three times bigger than the state of israel and has become the black hole in the triangle between israel and egypt. it is full of hezbollah malicious. -- militias. they write poems and songs. it is a different situation there. it is a pity. in most parts of egypt, it has become an absentee emblem. there is a possibly to work out a new arrangement. we have an understanding going for over a decade. it there are the mechanisms...
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i think that you know folks that advocate for these strikes by israel understand that israel can't take out iran's nuclear capability they can maybe delay it by a year maybe two years but what that is going to create is this long term military confrontation and the u.s. is going to be a part of it. some of the reports are saying the motive behind israel saying that they're only going to give us this small amount of time is that they're worried that president obama is going to try to prevent an attack on iran and why would it be and the u.s. in the u.s. interest to prevent an attack i mean especially when it comes to oil prices. a war with iran would make the last ten years of military adventurism look like a cakewalk in comparison it would drive oil prices up you know who knows one hundred fifty two hundred two hundred fifty dollars a barrel send shock waves through our economy and shock waves through the european economy. and like i said this would be a long term confrontation that we would really have a difficult time digging ourselves out of a lot of people say that you know you you
i think that you know folks that advocate for these strikes by israel understand that israel can't take out iran's nuclear capability they can maybe delay it by a year maybe two years but what that is going to create is this long term military confrontation and the u.s. is going to be a part of it. some of the reports are saying the motive behind israel saying that they're only going to give us this small amount of time is that they're worried that president obama is going to try to prevent an...
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saying it's go to war go to war go to war as a path representing the interests of israel. and my opinion not at all and i think that you started with a brilliant question and it was something i wanted to bring up myself israeli public is not marching to war we're iraq meaning our defense minister and that's and yeah ok and then you have apac also which seems to be in the war camp here in israel those of us who live here who are citizens who you know are have a future a vested interest in this please we're not in a rush to go to war so ok we'll do in order i mean if i can add on to the public in israel and then in the washington post there's a full page of major figures that were in the military intelligence sectors of the united states asking on virtually begging obama not to go to war to reconsider what is being floated into the public sphere for a drumbeat against iran i mean let's add those two together still continues to really pressure politicians in the united states to go to war almost to the point it's not it's not if it's when. you know i wouldn't agree with the c
saying it's go to war go to war go to war as a path representing the interests of israel. and my opinion not at all and i think that you started with a brilliant question and it was something i wanted to bring up myself israeli public is not marching to war we're iraq meaning our defense minister and that's and yeah ok and then you have apac also which seems to be in the war camp here in israel those of us who live here who are citizens who you know are have a future a vested interest in this...
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because of the american israel. lobby but because american congressmen feel that american israel have common enemies that's the biggest single reason and because they think they have common interests and values so that hasn't changed and in fact i just dispute the perception that again you can tell always tell a story about a couple of people who are high profile leftwing careerists there's an interesting contrast actually with the so-called bravery of someone like peter beinart who's going against the jewish establishment in fact he's been lionized and so has dr finkelstein very often for his so-called decisive and courageous stand against the american jewish community in fact on the upper west side of new york such people are lionized that's true it's been true a long time when my grandparents lived in new york. there were also people who were very sympathetic in the jewish community to stalin's russia in the early years didn't really mean it as being equated to stalin no norman everyone's going to actually i'm go
because of the american israel. lobby but because american congressmen feel that american israel have common enemies that's the biggest single reason and because they think they have common interests and values so that hasn't changed and in fact i just dispute the perception that again you can tell always tell a story about a couple of people who are high profile leftwing careerists there's an interesting contrast actually with the so-called bravery of someone like peter beinart who's going...
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clearly throughout israel. but the fact is, you have this densely populated area and people -- civilians dying because they are living, you know, side by side in the same buildings as hamas leaders that you take out? >> that is the fault of hamas. hamas has put its fighters in the very midst of a densely populated area because they not only have a military strategy of trying to kill the maximum number of israeli citizens, they have a media strategy. they want us to fire back at them and if we injure pll civilians or -- palestinian civilians or kill them tragically, they can use that sensationalize, put the pictures on the newspaper and delegitimize us and deny us the right to defend ourselves. if we injure or god forbid kill palestinians for us that's a tragedy. if they kill israelis for them that's a victory. it's completely different set of rules for hamas and for israel. this time, we were able to reduce in this round of fighting -- the last round was in 2008 -- 2009, a higher level of civilian casualties. w
clearly throughout israel. but the fact is, you have this densely populated area and people -- civilians dying because they are living, you know, side by side in the same buildings as hamas leaders that you take out? >> that is the fault of hamas. hamas has put its fighters in the very midst of a densely populated area because they not only have a military strategy of trying to kill the maximum number of israeli citizens, they have a media strategy. they want us to fire back at them and...
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is israel's problem. but she will fight monday at tom on the need for case or a container, it will become your problem. so i think it should be a joint effort of the western society, meaning the u.s., israel, canada, but it will only be a leadership decision. [inaudible] >> i do not know. >> the u.s. is israel's only friend. i think people are pretty disgusted with the kind of undemocratic behavior going on there. >> well, if you show me a stronger democracy in the middle east, or a stronger ally of the united states in the region, i will agree with you. but i don't agree with you because the cheapest aircraft today of the united states and the middle east is in that region. we are in the front by not presenting the same principle. if israel will not be there come you'll find those forces coming to your shows. >> you know, i share your concerns about iran. i worry about it all the time. i think it's real. but growing up jewish, i learned that being jewish also miscarrying about the stranger from the bible
is israel's problem. but she will fight monday at tom on the need for case or a container, it will become your problem. so i think it should be a joint effort of the western society, meaning the u.s., israel, canada, but it will only be a leadership decision. [inaudible] >> i do not know. >> the u.s. is israel's only friend. i think people are pretty disgusted with the kind of undemocratic behavior going on there. >> well, if you show me a stronger democracy in the middle...
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breaking news right now from israel. this morning, israeli television is reporting that three israelis were killed in rocket strikes in the southern region of that country. this comes as the israeli military has launched an aggressive campaign to cripple hamas after repeated rocket attacks. as many as 750 this year launched from gaza into southern israel. last night president obama spoke on the phone with prime minister benjamin netanyahu acknowledging israel's right to defend itself following but also urging netanyahu to avoid civilian casualties. hours earlier the israeli government posted this video from youtube showing an air strike yesterday in gaza that killed ahmed al jabari, he is the top military member of hamas. that was a widespread campaign against hamas targets that the israeli military had said it will broaden in the coming days. this morning israeli defense forces, the idf, dropped leaflets over gaza warning residents there to stay away from hamas operatives. >>> also on twitter, a clear message from the i
breaking news right now from israel. this morning, israeli television is reporting that three israelis were killed in rocket strikes in the southern region of that country. this comes as the israeli military has launched an aggressive campaign to cripple hamas after repeated rocket attacks. as many as 750 this year launched from gaza into southern israel. last night president obama spoke on the phone with prime minister benjamin netanyahu acknowledging israel's right to defend itself following...
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our solidarity has to be with israel. this is a point where israel has been under attack for a long period of time and nothing has solved it. also, during this period of time, i think the importance of achieving a two-state solution really cannot be underestimated. there's going to be no more better partner than mahmoud abbas and i think to a great extent, the inability to enable israel and the palestinians to come together, perhaps this will provide that opportunity. perhaps the secretary of state will play a very dominant role. after all, her husband came the closest of anybody to establishing a two-state solution. so she knows exactly where all of this stands and what might be able to solve what has been an historic and very difficult situation. >> part of the problem for mahmoud abbas is that he's being increasingly seen to be marginalized. hamas seem to be the emerging power there with more control perhaps over the body of palestinians, and he is seen as somebody slightly out of touch from where the real action is. n
our solidarity has to be with israel. this is a point where israel has been under attack for a long period of time and nothing has solved it. also, during this period of time, i think the importance of achieving a two-state solution really cannot be underestimated. there's going to be no more better partner than mahmoud abbas and i think to a great extent, the inability to enable israel and the palestinians to come together, perhaps this will provide that opportunity. perhaps the secretary of...
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and israel's opposition to a full u.n. membership for the palestinian authority but unlike at the u.n. the u.s. doesn't have a veto in the general assembly could it still do something to de rail this attachment well those two parts to that i think what the hope. is that the palestinian diplomatic initiative of the past couple of years has borne enormous fruit pretty well every country in latin america now recognizes palestine most african countries will take many salvation in southeast asian countries also recognize palestine this could be an overwhelming vote in the general assembly that doesn't grant money. to the. security forces will make it clear it will use its power of veto the security council and the british government's position is still i believe they're going to abstain on the a c. how you abstain for or against palestine i don't know but that's the position they're taking so i think what we'll get from this is a vote by the general assembly and from that some kind of in hearts to observe a status of the moment
and israel's opposition to a full u.n. membership for the palestinian authority but unlike at the u.n. the u.s. doesn't have a veto in the general assembly could it still do something to de rail this attachment well those two parts to that i think what the hope. is that the palestinian diplomatic initiative of the past couple of years has borne enormous fruit pretty well every country in latin america now recognizes palestine most african countries will take many salvation in southeast asian...
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he was born in israel. sergeant, what is a michigander doing here in israel? >> i have close ties to the united states and israel and i felt like serving the military here because there's a huge security need and i felt like i had to do my part. >> what is your role? what role do you play? >> i am an interceptor which means i am directly involved with the interception of rockets that directly threaten civilian rights. >> do you think you can protect the people there are so many aimed this way. >> so far we have been doing a great job and we are constantly improving. i feel very confident in what we are doing. >> do you ever get a sense that this is a never ending war? >> i have hope. i want to believe that eventually it will end. >> what do you say when you hear criticism of israel. >> we are not attacking or anything of that sort. we are constantly defending from rockets being shot at us. they are constantly being shot at us. i am defending innocent civilians. i feel confident in what i am doing and morally i feel c competent in what i am doing. >> they are n
he was born in israel. sergeant, what is a michigander doing here in israel? >> i have close ties to the united states and israel and i felt like serving the military here because there's a huge security need and i felt like i had to do my part. >> what is your role? what role do you play? >> i am an interceptor which means i am directly involved with the interception of rockets that directly threaten civilian rights. >> do you think you can protect the people there are...
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i define pro-israel of helping israel live out the principleses of its declaration of independence. just like that is how i define pro-american. i think that is the fundamental shift that i'm trying to argue for in this book. that we need to have the same conception of israel that its founders did and be willing to say publicly when israel's government is, in fact, violating those founding principleses just as we would with our own government. >> but you don't believe that the government of benjamin netanyahu has those kinds of commitments to the founding vision. >> if they do, i haven't seen it public-- publicly expressed. i think this is a government whose security fears and there are legitimate security fears if, whose security fears i fear are blinding it to the reality that making the occupation permanent is the worse thing for israeli security. >> rose: they legitimate security fears. how can the world and israel's friends and israel's friends in at rab world as well convince everybody that israel's security is such an essential element of this, that somehow there must be a fo
i define pro-israel of helping israel live out the principleses of its declaration of independence. just like that is how i define pro-american. i think that is the fundamental shift that i'm trying to argue for in this book. that we need to have the same conception of israel that its founders did and be willing to say publicly when israel's government is, in fact, violating those founding principleses just as we would with our own government. >> but you don't believe that the government...
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first assumption israel is our ally that's what comes first so if israel is fighting if there's any military. attack going on we don't talk about the fact that the israeli military is by far the strongest in the region we don't talk about the four point one billion dollars in military aid the u.s. has spent this year we only talk about israel as being the victims and that has its origins back in the cold war you know in the cold war days israel after sixty seven was seen as a great ally of the united states and it was it played a cat's paw role of representing u.s. interests in many parts of the world certainly in the middle east but not only there also as far afield as and gold and mozambique and nicaragua south africa and el salvador in all these places where israel backed up the u.s. provided arms to u.s. backed dictators etc and in that context the work of pro israeli lobbies the traditional jewish lobby the newer christian zionist lobbies all of that influence began to to join it intersected with the strategic value that israel was starting to have for the pentagon for the cong
first assumption israel is our ally that's what comes first so if israel is fighting if there's any military. attack going on we don't talk about the fact that the israeli military is by far the strongest in the region we don't talk about the four point one billion dollars in military aid the u.s. has spent this year we only talk about israel as being the victims and that has its origins back in the cold war you know in the cold war days israel after sixty seven was seen as a great ally of the...
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position within the un to force israel to withdraw the second. and ultimately take down the wall and recognize the rights of palestinian people you don't achieve good relations with your neighbor by surrounding yourself with barbed wire and machine gun emplacements you achieve security to a neighbor by being friends jeremy corbyn thank you. in japan the average height for men is one hundred eighty two centimeters ten centimeters shorter because of that some employers refused to hire me one of them even told me directly that i was too short to deal with the clients could you just already spend three months in this hospital and plans to stay for another four to add the coveted seven santa majors to his stature invented by the famed soviet orthopedist gives really bizarre from the nineteen fifties these frames for initially used to treat fractures in deformities by cutting bones and slowly pulling them up for their for stimulating tissue regeneration it was out of was able to receive arms and legs and people who thought they were crippled for life t
position within the un to force israel to withdraw the second. and ultimately take down the wall and recognize the rights of palestinian people you don't achieve good relations with your neighbor by surrounding yourself with barbed wire and machine gun emplacements you achieve security to a neighbor by being friends jeremy corbyn thank you. in japan the average height for men is one hundred eighty two centimeters ten centimeters shorter because of that some employers refused to hire me one of...
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signal to israel which was. wrong with. the. legal under international law what's wrong with the president stopping raining international law doesn't make any sense look i understand that you do not you do not you do not agree with the policies of the current israeli government and i appreciate that but do these really public these signals lack of sufficient support on the part of the american president signaled. different president not to be strong. or not is not going to back to the same extent that his predecessor both the republican president bush the democratic president bill clinton supported israel and the israeli public really government grew to distrust the current american president right now the last word in the. second. i don't think this is a question of american lack of support or waning support for israel the fact is the obama administration has done as much if not more than any other and has pulled back and not enforce any type of settlement freeze has pulled back and not had any kind of stick an
signal to israel which was. wrong with. the. legal under international law what's wrong with the president stopping raining international law doesn't make any sense look i understand that you do not you do not you do not agree with the policies of the current israeli government and i appreciate that but do these really public these signals lack of sufficient support on the part of the american president signaled. different president not to be strong. or not is not going to back to the same...
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a strong support from israel israel was tempted to move forward with the peace process as happened with the first i'm sorry with the second rubin government in the early ninety's this is exactly what happened with the. government in the late ninety's when american support for israel was strong and was unquestionable israel war much more willing to take risks for peace or for change as a real sharon did with the strong support he got from president bush that made him withdraw really settlements and troops from the gaza strip so this. would see this humiliation be that he was. sorry you want to jump in there but i mean sure i mean i agree with you but how is barak obama gun something different i mean the problem was there was i don't see that. explaining to you when when barack obama started his. united states president his first action was to try and pressure israel into freezing settlements this signal to israel what's wrong with that when he when wrong with. the. legal under international law what's wrong with the president stopping raining international law doesn't make any sense look
a strong support from israel israel was tempted to move forward with the peace process as happened with the first i'm sorry with the second rubin government in the early ninety's this is exactly what happened with the. government in the late ninety's when american support for israel was strong and was unquestionable israel war much more willing to take risks for peace or for change as a real sharon did with the strong support he got from president bush that made him withdraw really settlements...
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the up coming china israel festival israel and the gardens in june 10th. >>> it's free to the public all day long from 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 5:00 p.m. are sought a permit expires at circassia to go home. greta of some a lot to have more formation of this really centered out to the government invest. >>> the easiest thing is to go to the web site of the jewish federation and to find the israel center and the flair of the israel gardens look this up and run a minimalist to be updated almost weekly with any activities that are coming up in the area. it's wonderful. and to get more information but the israeli china festival. greta just to chicago the israel consulate in san to discount comes right up. clinton is real cuts cultural trend festival page or going to be sure in israeli films with chinese subtitles the great theater in chinatown and the will be exhibitions of translated literature for a graphic having to with applications primarily in chinatown but also other places in san francisco. and there's so it's excellent is really selection that freeman at the end of july will have
the up coming china israel festival israel and the gardens in june 10th. >>> it's free to the public all day long from 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 5:00 p.m. are sought a permit expires at circassia to go home. greta of some a lot to have more formation of this really centered out to the government invest. >>> the easiest thing is to go to the web site of the jewish federation and to find the israel center and the flair of the israel gardens look this up and run a minimalist to be...
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-israel alliance. the next snapshot took place a couple months ago when i was invited by the assembly of the state of colorado, a very nice day. and there are parts of colorado with large jewish constituencies. and there are parts of colorado with no jewish constituencies at all. i was invited by both houses because in both the congress and the senate and because they were passing a resolution on the state of israel. they were completely an exuberant and unequivocal in their support for israel, their love for israel. they of asking unanimously -- both asked unanimously. a few weeks ago, sally and i made a visit to the nicety of cincinnati. -- nice city of cincinnati. don't laugh. it was recently voted the most fun city. on sunday, i like to go to church at talk of various congregations. it was the church of new drizzle on -- jerusalem. it was an african-american baptist church. i was greeted with such outstanding warmth and unreserved love, true love. people were embracing me as the ambassador of israe
-israel alliance. the next snapshot took place a couple months ago when i was invited by the assembly of the state of colorado, a very nice day. and there are parts of colorado with large jewish constituencies. and there are parts of colorado with no jewish constituencies at all. i was invited by both houses because in both the congress and the senate and because they were passing a resolution on the state of israel. they were completely an exuberant and unequivocal in their support for israel,...