Netanyahu among Time's 100 most influential people

[Scurrilous]

Prime minister described as 'iconic' leader who deserves credit for drawing world's attention to Iranian threat

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4217882,00.html

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"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.

Netanyahu was described as an "iconic, strong and determined leader who has excelled during a lifetime of service to the state of Israel."

"Bibi's accomplishments and service as a soldier, a diplomat, an economic reformer who took on the difficult and politically perilous task of challenging the status quo, and a two-time Prime Minister rank him among the world's great leaders," it was stated.

"Now, at a time of tremendous international instability and growing danger, Prime Minister Netanyahu, 62, has provided a compelling and reasoned exposition of one of the gravest threats facing the world today.

"He deserves credit for drawing attention to the threat Iran poses to Israel, to America, to the region, to its own people and to the free world.

"Confronting Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and sponsorship of terrorism is an urgent task for all of us. At this perilous moment, Prime Minister Netanyahu is the right leader for Israel — and the right partner for America."



"It should be noted that Netanyahu's profile was written by Eric Cantor - the majority leader in the US House of Representatives."

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Golda Meir would have kicked his ass to the curb.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golda_Meir

I couldn't imagine her screaming for war with Iran.

[Jefferson23]

2. lol@ eric cantor. n/t

[Scurrilous]

3. In ‘Time,’ Cantor joins himself at the hip with Netanyahu in defiance of Obama

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"Rep. Eric Cantor, the Jewish pro-Israel Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, wrote this essay for Benjamin Netanyahu on the occasion of the Israel's inclusion in the Time 100 most influential people list for 2012. Calling Netanyahu "the right leader for Israel", Cantor devoted half his essay to supporting the Israeli Prime Minister's dangerous and aggressive position on Iran.

At the moment when the Obama administration is beginning negotiations with Tehran under the cloud of Israeli criticism and threats of military action, Cantor's statement that Netanyahu is the "right partner for America" shows whose interests he's prioritizing."

http://mondoweiss.net/2012/04/in-time-cantor-joins-himself-at-the-hip-with-netanyahu-in-defiance-of-obama.html

[oberliner]

4. It should be noted that this article was written by Ira Glunts

Writes for Counterpunch and Electronic Intifada.

And Mondoweiss, of course.

[azurnoir]

5. more from Eric Cantor

Eric Cantor Assures Netanyahu the GOP Majority Will Undermine Obama on Israel

Earlier this week, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sharply criticized the Israeli government after it announced plans to build more than 1,000 Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem. “This kind of activity is never helpful when it comes to peace negotiations,” Obama said, while Clinton called the move “counterproductive.” Indeed, the Israelis in 2003 agreed to freeze all settlement activity to jumpstart the peace process and the Palestinians refuse to engage in direct talks in the absence of a freeze.

Clinton met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in New York for more than seven hours without producing any diplomatic breakthroughs, though veteran Middle East negotiator Aaron Miller said that the length of the meeting was a good sign that the two leaders were “ironing out differences.” Politico’s Laura Rozen reports that in an “unusual, if not unheard of” move, Netanyahu also met Wednesday with Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA). Cantor’s office stated that the presumptive Majority Leader would fight the Obama administration on behalf of Israel

http://www.alternet.org/rss/1/329624/eric_cantor_assures_netanyahu_the_gop_majority_will_undermine_obama_on_israel/

the article was written for thinkprogress by Ben Armbruster here is more of his work

http://thinkprogress.org/author/ben/

just in case there are any questions

[LeftishBrit]

6. That was a bizarre list of 100 people

I would not consider Netanayahu one of the world's most influential people, but at least I'd heard of him, unlike some of the others on the list.