Livni Blames Netanyahu for ANTI-SUSAN RICE AD

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Former Justice Minister claims Rabbi Shmuley Boteach's ad reflects the atmosphere in America caused by Netanyahu speech.

Former Justice Minister MK Tzipi Livni on Sunday evening weighed in on the ad in the New York Times which accused President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser Susan Rice of ignoring genocide. The ad, which appeared in Saturday's New York Times, was taken out by well-known pro-Israel advocate Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, and was denounced by a host of Jewish organizations in the United States. In a post on her Facebook page, Livni linked between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s upcoming Congress speech and the ad which, she claimed, was funded by people close to Netanyahu. “We cannot be indifferent. The relations with the United States are integral to Israel's security, and harming these relations hurts Israel's security,” she warned.


“The ad against national security adviser Susan Rice, published in the New York Times which was funded by her political opponents and those close to Netanyahu, is despicable, vile and crosses red lines, and especially - it reflects the murky atmosphere created in the United States thanks to Netanyahu’s ‘generosity,’” Livni continued. “Netanyahu, by politically sneaking into Congress for a speech, turned the U.S.-Israel relationship into a partisan issue that is harmful to Israel and its security. Netanyahu is selling our relations with our closest ally for a campaign speech and for his political survival,” she charged.

The ad in the New York Times appeared to be a reaction to comments Rice made in a recent interview with Charlie Rose, where she argued Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's speech before Congress could be disastrous to U.S.-Israel relations. White House spokesman Josh Earnest later backed the comments, but House Speaker John Boehner rejected Rice’s assertion, saying he “couldn't disagree more” with what she said.


http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/191993#.VPQwhUIwJid



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There are Lies, Damn Lies, and Ron Dermer

Two incendiary Likudist media provocations today: the first is yet another in a series of Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s New York Times ads touting Sheldon Adelson’s anti-Muslim agenda. Previous ads in the series have attacked Iran, Hamas and the UN with equal vitriol. I’ve written about a few of them before here. But today’s ad is truly extraordinary. It essentially accuses Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the UN, and by extension Barack Obama, of being willing collaborators in a future genocide against not just Israel, but the entire Jewish people. As I’ve noted before in posts on these ads, the ad copy makes no pretence of truth or accuracy. It is shameless, hucksterism for Likudist values. In case anyone needs to read Boteach’s accusations against Rice in long-form, he’s elaborated on his diatribe here.


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Further, none of these groups attacked any of Boteach’s previous disgusting Islamophobic ads. As long as Boteach smears Muslims it’s fine with the Jewish elites. But when he smears a U.S. president and high administration official, then it goes too far. I’ve got news for them all. Boteach and Adelson are a menace to American Jewry. If they don’t take a stronger stance against them, pretty soon they’ll have bought there way into positions of even greater power and influence here in America. You think the last election cycle, when Adelson pumped over $100-million into the presidential campaign, was bad? Try $200-or even $300-million in 2016. And Adelson the gambling magnate will put it all down on one number: Israel. Adelson’s next president, if his money has any say in the matter, will turn the adminsitration into an annex of the Likud party. All administration personnel having anything to do with the Middle East will be vetted by Adelson and Bibi and their political minions.

More must be done to inoculate the American people against the hate and lies spewed by the Adelson-Boteach cabal.

http://www.richardsilverstein.com/2015/03/01/there-are-lies-damn-lies-and-ron-dermer/

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1. Of course, Zipper doesn't actually disagree with mr. Bibbles and Rabbi Botox...

“The prime minister is not mistaken: The deal is a bad one,” Livni said during an interview with Channel 2 News. “It will turn an interim arrangement into a permanent settlement.”

The justice minister went on to assert that easing sanctions on Iran at the present juncture would only serve to boost the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions, and added that, rather than conceding to Iran, the West should pressure it in order to achieve a more secure agreement in the future.

“It was very hard to put all these sanctions into place,” Livni said. “Now, when we have finally reached a stage where Iran feels the pressure and is seated at the negotiating table, we should use that advantage in order to reach a good deal.”



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Her statement here is just trying to score points for the election. Kinda weird to see israeli politicians campaigning in the US. usually it's the other way around.

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2. Thanks for the info.

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