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Israel’s Ambassador to Washington Michael OrenWashington - Israel’s Ambassador to Washington Michael Oren said Sunday that the relations between the US and Israel were protecting the lives of American soldiers serving abroad, as Israel supplies Washington with intelligence and equipment necessary for their wellbeing.
Oren was responding to a statement to Congress made by the commander of the US Central Command, General David Patraeus, who spoke about the Arab nations’ response to the close ties between the two countries.
Speaking in an interview with CNN, Oren said that if Israel did not exist, extremists in the region would join Al-Qaeda in its anti-American sentiment. “The US is much safer thanks to Israeli-American cooperation,” he said.
The ambassador said Israel supplies the US with intelligence and equipment its troops use to fight terrorists.
He defined the countries’ relationship as “excellent”. Oren also accused the Palestinians of being unwilling to enter into negotiations and added that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did something no prime minister had done before him by freezing construction in all settlements for ten months.
Oren said Israel was waiting for the Palestinians to respond to this gesture, and that Israel was committed to discussing with them the core issues at stake.
The ambassador claimed that peace initiatives were more likely to succeed while Arab nations continued to view Iran as the central threat in the region, rather than Israel.
Regarding the dispute over Jewish construction in east Jerusalem, Oren said that Israel had always seen the city as its capital, and that “any Jew or Arab has the right to build legally in Jerusalem, as in any other city in the country”.
He added that Netanyahu was not always aware of every home approved for construction in the city. “He’s not the mayor, he has a country to run,” Oren said.
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Apr 04, 2010 at 02:10 PM Chaim Says:Report as Inappropriate
Sorry to say, what Mr Oren forgot is why was the USA not safe in the first place? I think supporting Israel had something to do with it.
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Apr 04, 2010 at 02:25 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
stop giving excuses to America for jews living..They only remeber us when we are dead. Am Yisrael Chai!!!!!
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Apr 04, 2010 at 02:32 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sorry to say, what Mr Oren forgot is why was the USA not safe in the first place? I think supporting Israel had something to do with it. ”
Good point; Israel got to remember that the U.S. did lot more for Israel than Israel for the U.S.
Israel has to stop being so chutzpahdig, the chillul hashem is big enough.
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Apr 04, 2010 at 02:55 PM David Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sorry to say, what Mr Oren forgot is why was the USA not safe in the first place? I think supporting Israel had something to do with it. ”
Wow, we even have Jews believing the anti-semitic lies that its b/c America supports Israel therefore the extremists hate America.
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Apr 04, 2010 at 03:15 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Chaim - Go back into your anti semetic Neturei Karta hole. Do you think for one second if there were no Israel, the arabs would love us. Maybe you could intermarry with them. They are such wonderful peace loving people if not for the Israeli's. Yes we know you are not an anti semite. You love the jews its just the Israeli's you hate. Didn't we hear that one before?
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Apr 04, 2010 at 03:15 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
To Chaim
Not according to Bin Laden who calls the Americans the Satan
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Apr 04, 2010 at 03:16 PM Maier Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sorry to say, what Mr Oren forgot is why was the USA not safe in the first place? I think supporting Israel had something to do with it. ”
Until recently, Al Qeida wasn't involved in the palestinian - Israeli conflict. They are upset about foreign (US) troops in their holy land, saudi arabia. That has to do with oil, not Jews or Israel.
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Apr 04, 2010 at 03:32 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sorry to say, what Mr Oren forgot is why was the USA not safe in the first place? I think supporting Israel had something to do with it. ”
Yes Chaim. Israel has nothing to do with this. When they say it is all because of the close relationship between the US and Israel, thats only their excuse. It is the western lifestyle they're against. How many times have you heard they want to kill all non muslems
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Apr 04, 2010 at 04:04 PM wow Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Chaim - Go back into your anti semetic Neturei Karta hole. Do you think for one second if there were no Israel, the arabs would love us. Maybe you could intermarry with them. They are such wonderful peace loving people if not for the Israeli's. Yes we know you are not an anti semite. You love the jews its just the Israeli's you hate. Didn't we hear that one before? ”
U sound like a bull seeing a red towel.
What u forgot is, that sometimes the truth hurts...
Obviously, u can't face the truth...
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Apr 04, 2010 at 04:19 PM esther Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Good point; Israel got to remember that the U.S. did lot more for Israel than Israel for the U.S.
Israel has to stop being so chutzpahdig, the chillul hashem is big enough. ”
maybe it's more convincing in the original hungarian.
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Apr 04, 2010 at 04:47 PM pesach Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ maybe it's more convincing in the original hungarian. ”
Kabel es ho'emes memi she'omroy and stop barking...
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Apr 04, 2010 at 05:28 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sorry to say, what Mr Oren forgot is why was the USA not safe in the first place? I think supporting Israel had something to do with it. ”
USA is not safe, simply since the Arabs want to kill all non-muslims, so take your head out of your gemora and look outside of lakewood you will notice there is a world out there.
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Apr 04, 2010 at 05:55 PM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
Bin Laden was not upset about US support of Israel. Bin Laden was CIA trained in the cold war, when they fought the Russians. He was upset that the US withdrew and didn't finish the job. The Israel exuse is part of the Arab propoganda.
Iran isn't upset about US support for Israel. This was still over the removal of the Shah in Iran and dates back to Carter and the US hostages.
In Iraq, the CIA trained Hussein against Iran. The US supported both sides of the Iraq- Iran war and got Hussein upset
US and Saudi relations have been strong because they need US support to ensure that the fundamentalist don't try to take out the Saudi Kingdom and Egypt relies on the US aid, as a result of peace with Israel.
The Jordanians know the trouble of having the Palestinians in their territory and when they were in their terrority, killed Palestinians in what is known as Black September.
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Apr 07, 2010 at 01:10 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sorry to say, what Mr Oren forgot is why was the USA not safe in the first place? I think supporting Israel had something to do with it. ”
That's naive! Do you honestly believe the islamic jihadists would not hate America if Israel didn't exist. You are ignoring history and what the jihadists actually say.
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Apr 07, 2010 at 01:26 AM Milhouse Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Good point; Israel got to remember that the U.S. did lot more for Israel than Israel for the U.S.
Israel has to stop being so chutzpahdig, the chillul hashem is big enough. ”
Like what? Forcing Israel to withdraw from the Sinai in 1956? Reneging in 1967 on its commitment to keep the Straits of Tiran open? You have the arms airlift in 1974, but that came at the price of letting the Third Army go, and withdrawing to the Mitla/Gidi line. Then there came Camp David when the US forced a worthless deal on Israel; in compensation, the US committed itself to give Israel money, but then started attaching all kinds of conditions to it. Then in the Gulf War the US forced Israel to sit on its hands. And of course the last 15-20 years speak for themselves. So what exactly, besides the 1974 airlift, has the US done for Israel, compared to what Israel has done for the USA?
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Apr 07, 2010 at 03:01 AM Anonymous Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Sorry to say, what Mr Oren forgot is why was the USA not safe in the first place? I think supporting Israel had something to do with it. ”
Uh, nothing to do with it. There are a whole bunch of nut cases and I am sure that the terrorists would find any excuse anyway...
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Apr 07, 2010 at 07:59 AM Milhouse Says:Report as Inappropriate
“ Bin Laden was not upset about US support of Israel. Bin Laden was CIA trained in the cold war, when they fought the Russians. He was upset that the US withdrew and didn't finish the job. The Israel exuse is part of the Arab propoganda.
Iran isn't upset about US support for Israel. This was still over the removal of the Shah in Iran and dates back to Carter and the US hostages.
In Iraq, the CIA trained Hussein against Iran. The US supported both sides of the Iraq- Iran war and got Hussein upset
US and Saudi relations have been strong because they need US support to ensure that the fundamentalist don't try to take out the Saudi Kingdom and Egypt relies on the US aid, as a result of peace with Israel.
The Jordanians know the trouble of having the Palestinians in their territory and when they were in their terrority, killed Palestinians in what is known as Black September. ”
"Bin Laden was CIA trained in the cold war." No matter how many times Democrats repeat this lie, it remains a lie.
"He was upset that the US withdrew and didn't finish the job. " Huh? Finish the job how? Once the Soviets were gone, the job was over. What more did he expect the USA to do?
"Iran isn't upset about US support for Israel. This was still over the removal of the Shah in Iran and dates back to Carter and the US hostages."
They also claim to be upset over the help the CIA gave the Shah's propaganda effort to regain public support after the 1953 coup that briefly ousted him, and over the fact that the USA was a close ally of the Shah from then until they threw him out again. And of course one of the things they had against the Shah was that he was a friend of Israel.