by MEMRI
In a March 2, 2015 article in the Saudi daily Al-Jazirah, columnist Dr. Ahmad Al-Faraj supported Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's decision to speak at the U.S. Congress against the upcoming deal with Iran. Al-Faraj said that Obama, "one of the worst American presidents," is working to sign a deal with Iran at the expense of America's longtime allies in the Gulf, and therefore Netanyahu's campaign against the deal is justified and serves the interests of the Gulf states.
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| Ahmad Al-Faraj (image: Al-Jazirah, Saudi Arabia) |
"In a move unprecedented
in U.S. political history, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
received an invitation from the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
the Republican John Boehner, to address both houses of Congress...
Netanyahu will devote his speech to expressing his firm objection to the
signing of an agreement between the Obama administration and Iran on
the nuclear issue. He hopes to convince the Congress members that he is
right, which could delay the agreement.
"President Obama and his
administration are clearly furious. Not because Netanyahu is
intervening in an important matter that Obama hopes will bring him
personal glory, but because House Speaker [John Boehner] did not consult
with Obama before inviting Netanyahu, and Obama considers this a breach
of established protocol.
"This unprecedented
tension between the Obama administration and Netanyahu is another in a
long series of tense and unfriendly episodes between Obama and
Netanyahu. But the tension has never before reached this level, as
reflected in statements by National Security Advisor Susan Rice, who
said that Netanyahu's conduct was unacceptable and even destructive...
"The Obama
administration does not suffice with condemning Netanyahu's visit. Obama
has announced that he will not meet with Netanyahu on the grounds that
he does not meet with state leaders a short while before elections take
place in their countries, [though] elections in Israel will take place
weeks after the visit!! Likewise, American Vice President Joseph Biden,
whose presence at Netanyahu's speech in Congress is expected by virtue
of his constitutional role as Senate president, announced that he would
be on a trip abroad [on the day of] Netanyahu's speech!! U.S. Secretary
of State John Kerry also said he would be in Switzerland meeting with
the Iranians on the nuclear dossier and therefore would not be able to
attend Netanyahu's speech!! What angers the Obama administration even
more is that Netanyahu refused an official request by several Democratic
Congressmen to meet with him during [his] visit!!…
"I will conclude by
saying the following: Since Obama is the godfather of the prefabricated
revolutions in the Arab world, and since he is the ally of political
Islam, [which is] the caring mother of [all] the terrorist
organizations, and since he is working to sign an agreement with Iran
that will come at the expense of the U.S.'s longtime allies in the Gulf,
I am very glad of Netanyahu's firm stance and [his decision] to speak
against the nuclear agreement at the American Congress despite the Obama
administration's anger and fury. I believe that Netanyahu's conduct
will serve our interests, the people of the Gulf, much more than the
foolish behavior of one of the worst American presidents. Do you agree
with me?"
MEMRI
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