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In an Email, Hillary said this of Israel " “They always sound cocky – in the air or on the ground"
Regardless of one's views concerning Hillary's speech to AIPAC, or whether one agrees with her or with Bernie's position on Israel, perhaps AIPAC should also consider Hillary's trustworthiness.
Hillary Clinton accused the Jewish state of “always” sounding “cocky” during a major 2010 feud between the
Obama Administration and Israel over Jerusalem construction, according to an email she sent to an aide.
Clinton was secretary of state at the time.
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A week before the email – which is dated March 22, 2010 – she had scolded Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in a 43-minute phone call, after an Israeli announcement that 1,600 new housing units were being built in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood in Jerusalem. The announcement came just as Vice President Joe Biden was visiting Israel.
The email was a response to aide Jake Sullivan, who informed Clinton that Kim Ghattas, a BBC reporter, told him that the Israelis were “sounding a bit cocky” during a press briefing. Ghattas took this is a sign that it was unlikely that the United States would be able to move them toward an agreement.
Clinton responded thus:
“They always sound cocky – in the air or on the ground.”
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/201305#.VxVqg3r_nIW
Obama Administration and Israel over Jerusalem construction, according to an email she sent to an aide.
Clinton was secretary of state at the time.
snip
A week before the email – which is dated March 22, 2010 – she had scolded Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in a 43-minute phone call, after an Israeli announcement that 1,600 new housing units were being built in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood in Jerusalem. The announcement came just as Vice President Joe Biden was visiting Israel.
The email was a response to aide Jake Sullivan, who informed Clinton that Kim Ghattas, a BBC reporter, told him that the Israelis were “sounding a bit cocky” during a press briefing. Ghattas took this is a sign that it was unlikely that the United States would be able to move them toward an agreement.
Clinton responded thus:
“They always sound cocky – in the air or on the ground.”
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/201305#.VxVqg3r_nIW