Haaretz says that Netanyahu is walking away from his visit with Obama saying he got a win:
On Iran, a senior Israeli official said the premier
was also pleased with the outcome of the visit: Obama set a deadline –
the end of the year – for his proposed dialogue with Iran, and
Netanyahu did not promise that Israel would refrain from taking action
against Iran on its own. Instead, the official said, Netanyahu stressed
that Israel reserves the right to defend itself.
However, he also said that Israel has not yet made any decision on military action against Iran.
On the settlements, no agreements were reached, but the two leaders
agreed to set up working groups on this issue, as well as on Iran and
normalization with the Arab world. Netanyahu returned to Israel last
night….
Meanwhile, Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom reiterated yesterday
that Netanyahu's government does not intend to establish new
settlements, but will accommodate "natural growth" in existing
settlements.
With regard to Iran's nuclear program, Shalom said he was pleased
by the outcome of the Obama-Netanyahu meeting. "It's now clear that the
Americans will act, though we don't know how," he said.
My question for my president: What do Larry Summers, Rahm Emanuel, and David Axelrod say? Where are the powerful Jews in your administration?
