Netanyahu: Between Barack and a hard place

President Barack Obama’s re-election has left Israel’s prime minister in a bind.

Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly has clashed with Obama and was widely seen as backing Republican challenger Mitt Romney in the American election. Yet in the coming months, Netanyahu will need American support more than ever as the Palestinians seek upgraded recognition at the UN and the world grapples with the Iranian nuclear program.

“It seems like it is not such a good morning for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,” Israeli Cabinet minister Eli Yishai told reporters early Wednesday as news of Obama’s victory emerged.

The concern reflected the widespread perception in Israel that poor personal chemistry between the two leaders could affect the broader relationship between their governments, particularly if Netanyahu is re-elected in upcoming parliamentary elections. The Israeli leader is the front-runner in the Jan. 22 race, according to opinion polls.

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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1032940722 Sharon Jones

I hate obana
- Da Prof
  
  Try to spell it right next time.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Victor-Barney/100000502045724 Victor Barney
    
    Like "Da?"
  - aceituna
    
    Obamabicil???
ROBERT

"POOR PERSONAL CHEMISTRY"? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? oBAMA HATES ISRAEL AS EVERY "GOOD MUSLIM" DOES, GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOU BUTT.
http://www.facebook.com/dan.stewart.908347 Dan Stewart

obummer, being a devout muslim, will try to destroy Israel along with the US. If Netanyahu is smart, he will not share his plans with the bummer because said plans will immediately be passed to the muslims. How the bummer got re elected I don't get, except to say that half of the US population is dumber than rocks
Evermyrtle

Israel needs to do, what they have to do to protect themselves from Iran and the USA whose acting president hates them.
- Da Prof
  
  If you put it the other way – "Iran has to do whatever they can to protect themselves from Israel and the US and France and Britain and the Sunnite Arab nations, etc." -, it makes a little more sense.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Victor-Barney/100000502045724 Victor Barney
    
    You must of have been an A*student in this Dewey inspired school system, I bet?
  - tagdogs
    
    Are you really that stupid? I don't recall Israel ever saying they want to wipe Iran off the face of the earth. You need to pull your head out of your backside.
  - Evermyrtle
    
    Israel and the USA have not threatened to wipe Iran off of the map as Iran has promised to do to Israel an the USA, but the USA is not Israel's friend.
    - http://missionoutreach.org Ray Downen
      
      The U.S.A. government is not Israel's friend. But many in the U.S.A. are certainly friends of Israel. The U.S.A. government is not a friend of patriotic citizens of the U.S.A.
  - zappo777
    
    what kind of disease you have will be expelled in gohanna!!!! you can burn your HATRED of in the lake of fire!!!
Evermyrtle

Israel needs to do whatever they have to do to protect themselves, from Iran and the USA. Not our, but the acting president hates Israel as much as he hates Christians and they had better realize that fact, and act.
Dennis

This is a load of rubbish.Obamas mother is a jewess which actually makes him a jew.We have always backed Israel even though its completely destroying this country.Obama and his administration are in the pocket of the jews as our leaders always have been.This is what wll bring down this country one day.Mark my words.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Victor-Barney/100000502045724 Victor Barney
  
  And KARL MARX WAS 100% JEW! So…?
- Mex Seiko
  
  Not even G.W. Bush was a strong supporter of Israel. He walked holding Saudi hand and supported the eviction of West Bank Jews. Forced out of their homes. It happened at the same time we were evacuating Katrina victims. Obama's repeatedly showing disrespect of Bibi sends a clear wink to his brothers in the ME. He was gun running in Libya when it backfired, because Al Qaeda can take Americans only so much.
- http://missionoutreach.org Ray Downen
  
  Obama has proved repeatedly that he is no friend of Israel. He was raised as a Muslim and attended college as a foreign (foreign to the U.S.A.) student. His actions have been anti-U.S.A. and anti-Israel from his first day in office.
- mallen11
  
  Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
  Zech. 2:8 For thus says the LORD of hosts (armies in Hebrew), “After glory He has sent me against the nations which plunder you, for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye”.
  (They are still God’s chosen people and heirs of His promises.)
  Jeremiah 31:10 Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, and declare in the coastlands afar off,
  And say, “He who scattered Israel (5th Cycle of Discipline 70 AD) will gather him and keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock (During the Millennium).” (Jesus Christ will return the Jews to their promise land: Israel. Not man.)
  Ezekiel 11:17-20 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries among which you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”’ When they come there, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations from it. And I will give them one heart, and put a new spirit within them. And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk in MY statutes and keep MY ordinances and do them. Then they will be MY people, and I shall be their God.
  Isaiah 66:22 For just as the new heavens and the new earth which I make will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “So your offspring and your name will endure.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Victor-Barney/100000502045724 Victor Barney

Personally, I don't see Benjamin Netanyahu backing DOWN from Obama! Just saying & I'm not even Jewish!
Mex Seiko

With Ezekiel 37 behind us, Ezekiel 38-39 is brewing ahead. Putin (Gog?) has more flexibility, courtesy of POTUS elect, via Medvedev, while Iran is still filing its teeth.
- Steve03
  
  We've skipped Ezekiel 23? It's the best part of the book!
  - Mex Seiko
    
    Do tell! What makes it the "best part?"
    - Steve03
      
      Tolle lege!
      - Mex Seiko
        
        I did, but I want your opinion. Why do you think it's the best part of Ezekiel?
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Victor-Barney/100000502045724 Victor Barney
  
  Rather, TRY REVELATION, CHAPTER 11 FOR U.S. Just saying…
  - Mex Seiko
    
    Scholars and Christian leaders have a hard time finding America in prophecy. Which is surprising while it developed as a powerful Christian country, but as you can see and Obama declared, we're no longer a Christian nation, and are now imploding morally, socially, and economically.
    Ezekiel 37 was fulfilled in 1945-1950. In 1967-68 Israel took back Jerusalem, although they don't control the Temple Mt. So, what's next? Simply Ezekiel 38-39.
    These past events have been marked by a series of lunar eclipses called Tetrads. A Tetra is a set of 4. In 1948-48 there were 4 eclipses, 2 in each year. All of them occurred on a Jewish holiday. The same thing happened in 1967-68. So, the next Tetrads will occur in 2014-15 at a time when the players are in place and hot.
    As far as America in this scenario, we deterred a lot of attacks in the past as any of our presidents showed a commitment to defend Israel and her geographical integrity. But now, we have a president that has the effect of emboldening our enemies like al-Qaeda and Russia. Russia is not quite an enemy but America is in her way to accomplish her desired expansion and power. The Ezekiel 38 attack is a strategic coalition attack with a front pretending to defend Iran, but in reality is to control or take Israel's oil and principally their natural gas.
    I'm not stating all this categorically, but it makes all the sense to me.
stealth101

I hope ISRAEL blows the crap out of Iran!!
- http://missionoutreach.org Ray Downen
  
  I do hope you mean you hope that Israel destroys the atomic bomb capability of Iran. Many in Iran are no more favorable to their government than are the patriotic citizens of the U.S.A. favoring Obama.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Victor-Barney/100000502045724 Victor Barney
  
  Unfortuneately, Revelation chapter 18 makes it perfectly clear that it's the return of our SAVIOR that IMMEDIATELY destroys Islam(Rev. 18:10), NOT WOMEN & BLACK LED MARXISTS IN AMERICA! Now you know WHY only 72,000 anglo-saxon WOMEN & 72,000 MEN SURVIVE THE SOON COMING JUDGEMENT of the two-witnesses, WHICH COMES FIRST! Just saying…
trp878

My question is why should we support Israel, even though the Bible says differently, when 70 of the Jewish population in the USA voted and supported Obama's reelection?
- zappo777
  
  jews in this country are STUPID!!
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Victor-Barney/100000502045724 Victor Barney
    
    NOt as stupid a WOMEN it seems. Ask Adam…Just saying…
- http://missionoutreach.org Ray Downen
  
  The nation of Israel is a democratic republic. It is not Islamic. The Jews in the U.S.A. chose to not be citizens of Israel. They have nothing to do with anything that Israel has to do to remain safe among enemy nations. This nation should support Israel because it's one of our few friends in the region. As do a large minority in this nation, they are fighting against Islam which has declared war on us AND them. The Bible says nothing about the current Israel or the current U.S.A. The reason we should support them is that they are our friends and we surely need every friend we can get.
  - http://twitter.com/jude83268949 jude
    
    more so since muslim commander in chief took office
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Victor-Barney/100000502045724 Victor Barney
  
  Remember, it also was unbelieving Jews that killed our Savior…Just saying…All has a purpose…
Barney

Read 1 Peter 2:9, the body and bride of Christ is now the "holy nation".
John Adams

I hope Israel just does what it needs to do to survive and just ignore what the rest of the world says.
bill carver

Trust me on this. obama is going to help israel.he's going to create a heated battle to bring in russia, china,turkey,iran and other nations
To go against israel. Plus also against american soil!! Obama hates israel and america! And this will not be far off!!