Obama-Netanyahu meeting looks good, but what did they talk about? [VIDEO]
The optics were perfect, but the meaning was elusive.
The optics were perfect, but the meaning was elusive.
At about 3:15 P.M. yesterday, the government\’s 100th day in office, political correspondents\’ beepers went off. In an unprecedented move, the Prime Minister\’s Bureau was inviting the correspondents to a press conference at the Knesset that was slated to begin in 15 minutes. This was the start of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\’s panicked, disproportionate response to the criticism senior Kadima politicians had leveled at him three hours earlier.
With a presidential pledge to hang tough on Iran under his belt, Benjamin Netanyahu could be forgiven for thinking Barack Obama was an easy first date.\n\nWait until he hears about what happens when the relationship gets serious.
The pundits and papers are weighing in as Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu get set for their first White House meeting:
After finally leaving office this week, Ehud Olmert will have his hands full fighting the corruption charges against him.
Depending on one’s interpretation, Labor’s decision to join Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-led coalition grants Israel’s incoming government either a kosher seal of approval or a fig leaf to disguise a right-wing agenda.
Secular businessman Nir Barkat appeared to be the new mayor of Jerusalem, according to exit polls.
Ehud Olmert\’s departure opens up the possibility of radical new directions in Israeli policy vis-a-vis the Palestinians, Syria and Iran