Is this how a friend of Israel acts? Is Obama a friend of Israel? Hebrew transcript of Obama and Netanyahu’s phone call Israel’s Channel 1 publishes a Hebrew transcript of a portion of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama’s telephone conversation Sunday, in which Obama is insistent that Israel unilaterally halt all military activities in the Gaza Strip. The following is an English translation of the Hebrew account of the talk given in the report: Barack Obama: I demand that Israel agrees to an immediate, unilateral ceasefire and halt all offensive activities, in particular airstrikes. Benjamin Netanyahu: And what will Israel receive in exchange for a ceasefire? BO: I believe that Hamas will cease its rocket fire — silence will be met with silence. BN: Hamas broke all five previous ceasefires. It’s a terrorist organization dedicated to the destruction of Israel. BO: I repeat and expect Israel to stop all its military activities unilaterally. The pictures of destruction in Gaza distance the world from Israel’s position. BN: Kerry’s proposal was completely unrealistic and gives Hamas military and diplomatic advantages. BO: Within a week of the end of Israel’s military activities, Qatar and Turkey will begin negotiations with Hamas based on the 2012 understandings, including Israel’s commitment to removing the siege restrictions on Gaza. BN: Qatar and Turkey are the biggest supporters of Hamas. It’s impossible to rely on them to be fair mediators. BO: I trust Qatar and Turkey. Israel is not in the position that it can choose its mediators. BN: I protest because Hamas can continue to launch rockets and use tunnels for terror attacks – BO: (interrupting Netanyahu) The ball’s in Israel’s court, and it must end all its military activities. Read more: Obama told Netanyahu Israel had to halt fire unilaterally, cant choose mediators | The Times of Israel timesofisrael/day-22-five-soldiers-killed-four-of-them-in-mortar-attack-idf-bombards-gaza/#ixzz38suFutsM Follow us: @timesofisrael on Twitter | timesofisrael on Facebook
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:46:24 +0000
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