Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday night at 8:10pm will begin his address that will be monitored by leaders around the world, primarily US President Barak Obama. Netanyahu’s address is his official response to the new American president, who is demanding a halt to all settlement construction and an Israeli commitment to the so-called ‘two-state solution”.
Netanyahu took a considerable amount of criticism for his decision to hold his address in Bar Ilan University and not the Knesset. By doing so, he is not compelled to give a forum to the opposition leader, and avoids the interruptions that would accompany such an address in plenum from adversaries.
Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud Party, used his authority to call for a special Knesset session that will compel the prime minister to attend and respond to questions regarding his political agenda. The session will be held this week, perhaps on Monday or Wednesday. The move was also compelled by 40 MKs demanding a special session to remove the fog from the prime minister’s political policy.
In media interviews last week, Speaker Rivlin stated he hopes the prime minister will not use his address to comply with White House demands to accept the two-state solution, which he explained is contrary to the Likud’s platform and his election mandate.
Undoubtedly the Knesset session will be a stormy one, permitting a platform for the opposition to express their disapproval for the prime minister’s political policies which they maintain is resulting in Israel’s isolation in the international political community.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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Jews of the world wish him luck. Let it me known that the Bible is the decision maker.
I hope Netanyahu takes Obama head on! Every liberal now will tell you that it is correct to assume that life experiences will affect one’s decisions! 20 years of Right, and a Muslim upbringing….
Obama tried to copy Reagan’s “tear down this wall!” speech. Reagan also took a big chance with that, he made a huge demand on world stage. But Reagan used to describe the negotiations with the Russians, using a maxim in Russian, “dovirai no provirai” – trust but verify. Netanyahu ought to bring that up in his speech. Israel has made too many concessions and goodwill gestures, now let’s verify that the Palestinians keep their word, or else there is no negotiations.
Let it be known that the Bible is the decision maker. —with the help of hashem of course!!