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60% of Israelis don't trust Obama - Israel News, Ynetnews
60% of Israelis don't trust Obama - Israel News, Ynetnews
60% of Israelis don't trust Obama War and Peace Index reveals 55% of Israeli Jews believe US president leans in favor of Palestinians, while only 5% say he supports Israeli position. Majority of respondents say Netanyahu's Washington visit was unsuccessful Ynet Even before Barack Obama's ...
Netanyahu: "What the hell do they want from me?"
thecable.foreignpolicy.com — Last night, shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told journalists that the Obama administration "wants... to see a stop to settlements -- not some settlements, not outposts, not natural growth exceptions," Israeli Prime ... (more) Netanyahu: "What the hell do they want from me?"
Some Israelis Insulted By Obama Picture | World Watch
Some Israelis Insulted By Obama Picture | World Watch
cbsnews.com — Israeli TV newscasters Tuesday night interpreted a photo taken Monday in the Oval Office of President Obama... talking on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an "insult" to Israel. They saw the incident as somewhat akin to an ... (more) Some Israelis Insulted By Obama Picture | World Watch
Is Obama Trying To Overthrow Bibi?
jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com — It seems to me that Obama is trying to force the collapse of Netanyahu's government. I base... this mostly on intuition. Of course, the Obama Administration would never claim to be interfering in the internal politics of another country, but it seems ... (more) Is Obama Trying To Overthrow Bibi?
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Obama’s Speech Anything But Music to Israeli Ears
Pajamas Media — The severe moral distortions in the Cairo address reinforce Israeli concerns. [image] With a newly released poll finding that 60 percent of Israelis “don’t trust … President [Obama] to consider and protect Israel’s interests during his efforts to improve relations between America and the Muslim world,” and that 55 percent of Israelis say Obama leans in favor of the Palestinians and only 5 percent that he favors Israel, there wasn’t much in Obama’s Cairo speech today to allay the concerns. True, he spoke ringing words about the Holocaust. Addressing the Muslim world as a ...

60% of Israelis and 75% of Israeli Jews don't trust Obama
Israel Matzav — ... support, because we are the only democracy in the region and America's most loyal ally, but that isn't an entitlement. We are aware that the Obama administration could well 'punish' us for failing to go along with its desires by cutting off support. And we are as opposed to Obama's actions as those kids are. According to a survey by the Left-leaning 'War and Peace Index,' the kids' hostility to Obama is shared - albeit with less vulgarity - by a majority of Israelis. 60% of Israelis don't trust Obama on Israel (and since that says Israelis - and not 'Jewish Israelis' - it is ...

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