Stoking the flames of war.

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Why does Netanyahu refuse to seriously talk peace with the Iranians? It is mind boggling considering that the ME is in flames.

http://news.yahoo.com/israel-minister-criticizes-boycott-iran-speech-083029431.html

JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Israeli minister Wednesday criticized the prime minister's instruction to Israel's U.N. delegation to boycott the Iranian president's speech at the General Assembly, saying it created the impression that Israel was not interested in encouraging a peaceful solution to Iran's suspect nuclear program.

In a text message statement sent to reporters, Finance Minister Yair Lapid said Benjamin Netanyahu's instruction to Israeli delegates to leave the General Assembly during the speech was a "mistake."

"Israel should not seem as if it is serially opposed to negotiations and as a country that is uninterested in peaceful solutions," Lapid said. "Leaving the U.N. General Assembly and boycotting is irrelevant in current diplomacy, and is reminiscent of the way Arab countries have acted toward Israel."

Israel believes Iran is trying to develop a nuclear bomb, and Netanyahu has voiced skepticism at recent moderate gestures by Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, whom he has called "a wolf in sheep's clothing." Israeli officials fear Rouhani's outreach to the West could lead to an easing of international pressure on the country.

Netanyahu explained why he had instructed Israel's delegation to boycott Rouhani's speech.



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"As the prime minister of Israel, the state of the Jewish people, I could not allow the Israeli delegation to be part of a cynical public relations ploy by a regime that denies the Holocaust and calls for our destruction," he said.

The Iranian leader said in his speech that he is ready to restart negotiations over his country's nuclear program and called for moderation.

Netanyahu said Rouhani's address was filled with "hypocrisy" and that the world must keep up the pressure on Tehran's nuclear program.

 

[Lipush]

Why does Netanyahu refuse talk peace with Iraninans.

Is that a serious question?

As I said before. You can fill yourself with feathers, put a beak on.

It still won't make you a bird.

Why are you Anti-Israelis are so in a hurry to fall into empty words, all while the Iranians are helping the slaughter of thousands of Syrians, and keep opressing their own people?

 

[Connery]

Moved to proper forum

 

[Hossfly]

Why does Netanyahu refuse to seriously talk peace with the Iranians? It is mind boggling considering that the ME is in flames.

Israel minister criticizes boycott of Iran speech

JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Israeli minister Wednesday criticized the prime minister's instruction to Israel's U.N. delegation to boycott the Iranian president's speech at the General Assembly, saying it created the impression that Israel was not interested in encouraging a peaceful solution to Iran's suspect nuclear program.

In a text message statement sent to reporters, Finance Minister Yair Lapid said Benjamin Netanyahu's instruction to Israeli delegates to leave the General Assembly during the speech was a "mistake."

"Israel should not seem as if it is serially opposed to negotiations and as a country that is uninterested in peaceful solutions," Lapid said. "Leaving the U.N. General Assembly and boycotting is irrelevant in current diplomacy, and is reminiscent of the way Arab countries have acted toward Israel."

Israel believes Iran is trying to develop a nuclear bomb, and Netanyahu has voiced skepticism at recent moderate gestures by Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, whom he has called "a wolf in sheep's clothing." Israeli officials fear Rouhani's outreach to the West could lead to an easing of international pressure on the country.

Netanyahu explained why he had instructed Israel's delegation to boycott Rouhani's speech.



..View gallery."
Hasan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of …
Hasan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses the 68th United Nations General …

"As the prime minister of Israel, the state of the Jewish people, I could not allow the Israeli delegation to be part of a cynical public relations ploy by a regime that denies the Holocaust and calls for our destruction," he said.

The Iranian leader said in his speech that he is ready to restart negotiations over his country's nuclear program and called for moderation.

Netanyahu said Rouhani's address was filled with "hypocrisy" and that the world must keep up the pressure on Tehran's nuclear program.

To answer your first question: You don't negotiate with terrorists when they have vowed to exterminate you. You beat them to the punch. That tends to unboggle the mind. Easy, ain't it?