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28. Netanyahu: 'America is a thing you can move very easily'
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 02:00 PM
Mar 17

From a 15-year-old Washington Post article, before Bezos turned the newspaper into The Amazon Post:

"A newly released video of Netanyahu, speaking in an unvarnished manner in 2001 about relations with the United States and the peace process, may cause some heartburn at the White House...'I know what America is,' Netanyahu told a group of terror victims, apparently not knowing his words were being recorded. 'America is a thing you can move very easily, move it in the right direction. They won't get in their way.' "

"Netanyahu also bragged how he undercut the peace process when he was prime minister during the Clinton administration. 'They asked me before the election if I'd honor [the Oslo accords],' he said. 'I said I would, but ... I'm going to interpret the accords in such a way that would allow me to put an end to this galloping forward to the '67 borders. How did we do it? Nobody said what defined military zones were. Defined military zones are security zones; as far as I'm concerned, the entire Jordan Valley is a defined military zone. Go argue.' "

"Gideon Levy, a left-leaning columnist for Haaretz newspaper, declared: 'This video should have been banned for broadcast to minors. This video should have been shown in every home in Israel, then sent to Washington and Ramallah. Banned for viewing by children so as not to corrupt them, and distributed around the country and the world so that everyone will know who leads the government of Israel.' "

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2010/07/16/netanyahu-america-is-thing-you-can-move-very-easily/

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Kent was as ultra-MAGA as they come Fiendish Thingy Mar 17 #1
Yeah, so it's pretty meaningful that he essentially blames Israel and Republican neocons Prairie Gates Mar 17 #3
I met an elderly German man in Kaiserslautern 40 years ago who... LudwigPastorius Mar 17 #25
Patriot Prayer, actually. maxsolomon Mar 17 #19
Israeli lobby. hay rick Mar 17 #2
Lobby? More like the Whole Damn Building! Sam I Yam Mar 17 #27
Do you mean friends like PM Netanyahu? TBF Mar 18 #35
The State of Israel, as currently constituted, Sam I Yam Mar 18 #36
Which was not my question, but ok. nt TBF Mar 18 #37
This is a major development, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 17 #4
Incredible orangecrush Mar 17 #11
Cue the indictment police. Vinca Mar 17 #5
I guess there are degrees of acceptance by maga: pedos okay but war is just too much. nt Javaman Mar 17 #6
It's a war that we can't win. LeftInTX Mar 17 #26
Little Mikey Johnson trying to justify the war intelligence tonekat Mar 17 #7
You crack me up, Mikey!!!! MyOwnPeace Mar 17 #32
Here is his full resignation letter vanessa_ca Mar 17 #8
Iran was no real threat to the US, but Epstein files BIG threat to Trump Attilatheblond Mar 17 #9
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT orangecrush Mar 17 #10
. dalton99a Mar 17 #12
If I'm not mistaken orangecrush Mar 17 #13
The war is now personal with Iran's supreme leader. Trump wounded him and killed his father, mother, wife, son dalton99a Mar 17 #15
So this ulta MAGA orangecrush Mar 17 #16
And don't forget .......... MyOwnPeace Mar 17 #33
I wasn't really relying on him. maxsolomon Mar 17 #20
I agree orangecrush Mar 17 #22
No kidding! CountAllVotes Mar 17 #14
One reply I thought it was interesting... Pluvious Mar 17 #17
FUCK A.I.P.A.C.! FUCK NETANYAHU!! More complete Kent interview:: Exp Mar 17 #18
Yet another MAGA blaming Jews, mad that people didn't understand that "America First" was code for Jew-hate. mathematic Mar 17 #21
Just to be clear, Kent is still and always has been ultra MAGA PSPS Mar 17 #23
Trump been israel's bitch, is going to bring down maga Mr. Sparkle Mar 17 #24
Netanyahu: 'America is a thing you can move very easily' sop Mar 17 #28
Quelle surprise Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 17 #29
No worries, he has enough idiots in the cabinet to cover this. Turbineguy Mar 17 #30
Some facts question everything Mar 17 #31
But there WAS/IS an imminent threat! It's called the Epstein files. Norrrm Mar 17 #34
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