21.05.2011                      17.Ijar, 5771                      Bechukotai; Tag 32 des Omer

Diplomatie:

Ahead of meeting with Obama, Netanyahu says 'there are things that can't be swept under the carpet'

Obama does not understand the reality of Israel's situation, senior Israeli official says on Friday.

Asked why he gave a strong rebuttal to U.S. President Barack Obama's speech on the Middle East, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters on Friday on board his plane to Washington: "There are things that can't be swept under the carpet."
As Netanyahu arrived in the U.S. ahead of his meeting with the American president later in the day, a senior Israeli official said that Obama does not understand the reality of Israel's situation….