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PM: US spying on Israel unacceptable
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Published: 23.12.13, 17:30
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1. US: ubiquitous, blatant, impudent spying on Israel
CJK   (12.23.13)
the ubiquitous, blatant, impudent spying by the united states on israel and her leaders is unforgivable. the obama regime, made up of a bunch of nobodies, has shown utter disrespect for many us allies, and in particular to israel. netanyahu should insist on reducing the enormous size of the us embassy in tel aviv and the consulate in jerusalem. there should also be a concerted effort to put out as much disinformation as possible for the spies to gather.
2. If US spies get caught
Raphael ,   Netanya   (12.23.13)
Will our government have the guts to exchange him against the freedom of Jonathan Pollard?
3. Israel needs to find new alliances
CJK   (12.23.13)
given the ubiquitous, blatant, impudent us spying on israel, carried out in the open, israel must find new alliances and stop relying so much on the us. at this point, the obama regime tries every trick to subvert the jewish state, whether through spying, through blackmail, or through direct interference through israeli press and ngo's, and even israeli politicians. the obama regime treats israel with utter contempt and desrespect, and all members of the national security council, including the president, are openly hostile to israel. at least with certain other countries, expectations by israel are more realistic. hence, relationships would be more healthy.
4. Your interference in American elections/justice/security?
miki ,   tampa   (12.23.13)
5. The real defintion of Chutzpah!
Mark Jeffery Koch ,   Cherry Hill, NJ USA   (12.23.13)
The Israeli government and it's spy agencies recruited Jonathan Pollard to spy on America and he gave a truckload (literally) of classified information to Israel that compromised our intelligence operations as well as highly technical information and yet Netanyahu complains???? That is the real definition of Chutzpah! Israel has tried to recruit Americans to spy on their own country on behalf of Israel and it is because of this that many, many Americans believe Jewish Americans are more loyal to Israel than they are to America. Shame on Netanyahu for his false outrage!
6. Miki # 4
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (12.23.13)
Well they didn't interfere good enough! Look at the hope and change we got stuck with. Somebody needed to interfere but nobody has the guts to publically broadcast Obama's speech after he was elected to the senate and he told the crowd he was Muslim and born in Kenya. It's out there but the media is controlled and won't show it.
7. Yo Netenyahu, you say "unacceptable"?
mark wilson ,   u.s.a   (12.23.13)
How come it was acceptable when Pollard the traitor spied on the U.S?
8. LOL
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9. I suspect everyone and...
Gideon Reader   (12.23.13)
everybody,...and I suspect no one and nobody. Cluseau is not that bad a model after all, ncest pas? Assume the worst always and smile as if all is well. There are no friends. Merely individuals and political entities that are more or less hostile as the clock ticks and as the earth rotates. Just interests that happen to coincide from time to time. But,...Smile. Always smile.
10. 5 shame on you for pretending you are someone you are not
CJK   (12.23.13)
you are most certainly not a friend of israel nor a friend of jewish americans. you are a propagandist working for the obama regime.
11. To nr 5 - You "forget" a small detail:
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (12.23.13)
Namely, that the Reagan Administration explicitly PROMISED to deliver this information to Israel in the 1980s, and backtracked on their promise to Israel, and that this piece of information had nothing remotely to do with American national security interests - the piece of information that Pollard had "stolen" from Uncle Sam was in fact no information on your country - the information involved Iran and the Arab states - enemies of Israel and the USA. So if someone wants to know REAL chutzpah, many individuals of American nationality need to look themselves in the mirror because the imprisonment of Jonathan Pollard defies all logic. He poses no threat to America and he handed over information to Israel regarding Iran and the Arab states. Many non-Jewish spies - Americans and non-Americans, have spied directly on America itself and they have stolen vital information that no doubt would jeopardize American national security. Yet, they received very mild sentences. How do you explain that? Implying that Jewish ethnicity would compel Jews to be less loyal to America than non-Jews is a disgusting and racist statement. Why don't you attack German Americans, Irish Americans, English Americans, Afro-Americans, Asian Americans or Italian Americans? In fact the vast majority of American Jews are indifferent to Israel and the overwhelming majority of the Israel supporters in the USA, are not even remotely Jewish - neither in ethnicity nor in religion. Spying on America is absolutely legitimate considering the fact that your country does the same in our country on our soil. It's called equality of all nations before the law and before God. While I am very pro-American and I admire your country, one thing I can't stand is hypocrisy used by other countries - USA, and other nations, against Israel.
12. #4 USA interference with the lives of the entire planet?
Daniel ,   Netherlands   (12.23.13)
You should ask yourself why the entire planet hates the USA?? Funny, the only one who is happy with you is one of the most brutal regimes of ayatollahs murdering in Syria. Good honeymoon with them! send me some childrens blood as souvenir from Syria
13. To nr 7
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (12.23.13)
Pollard didn't spy on the USA - he handed over a piece of information that the Reagan Administration had promised to deliver to Israel in the 1980s, but the Reagan Administration backtracked on its promise to Israel. The information didn't involve US national security - the information involved vital information (for both USA and Israel) on our mutual enemies - Iran and the Arab states. If you think Pollard giving Israel a piece of information which the Reagan Administration had already promised to deliver to Israel regarding Iran and the Arab states, will jeopardize US national security, many of your countrymen, you included, should have your heads examined.
14. #9 Gideon
Mirror Mirror ,   On the wall   (12.23.13)
The logic in your post indicates you are Jewish, no?
15. Payback: END Kerrys interference into
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (12.23.13)
Israels affaires ! END IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
16. Khomenei was right..the US IS the big satan !
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (12.23.13)
17. #3 - get real
spyguy ,   seattle usa   (12.23.13)
Please tell us EXACTLY who these "new alliances" might be. Are you thinking of China, which is already spying on Israel even more than the US and wants nothing more than to bleed Israel draw of resources then throw it away? If not China, then what about Liechtenstein? The BASIC REALITY is NONE of the nations with any power want anything to do with Israel. Once Israel and the US part ways, Israel will be all alone.
18. to #11 Alexander
Arn ,   Yehud   (12.24.13)
By using adjectives like chutzpah in relation to the US and Pollard you miss what is right in front of your eyes. The US will never release Pollard - certainly not while he lives with his memory intact.. His trial and subsequent incarceration and the material concealed even from Pollard's attorneys would expose just how low, evil and criminal was the American administration led by Weinberger and his henchmen. The American administration was Stalinist to the bone.
19. lip service. he probably called Obama in advance to
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approve the speech
20. Let's face it, it is more than justified...
Robert ,   Australia   (12.24.13)
....to spy on Israel as if these talk backs are anything to go by, she is everyones' enemy.
21. My advice to Pollards wife...
Mirror Mirror ,   On the wall   (12.24.13)
Dump him and get a new boyfriend. Pollard will never get out... Enjoy life while you still can...
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