Obama to Meet Israeli PM as US Denies Quid Pro Quo With Iran

[Purveyor]

Victor Beattie
September 23, 2014 5:36 AM
WASHINGTON—

President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are to meet next week, as the White House denies any deal with Iran regarding the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants and talks over Tehran’s nuclear program. The meeting comes as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas presses for a U.N. resolution setting a timetable for Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank.

The White House said Monday Obama and Netanyahu will hold their first talks in seven months on October 1 at the White House. A National Security Council spokeswoman said the meeting will likely highlight U.S.-Israeli divisions over nuclear talks with Iran.

Officials of the P5+1 group of nations (the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France, the United Kingdom and Germany) began the latest round of nuclear talks with Iran in New York ahead of a November 24 deadline for a longer-term agreement. An interim deal last year resulted in reduced Western sanctions in exchange for a freeze on part of Iran’s nuclear program.

Countering Islamic State group

Sunday, Netanyahu described reports of an Iranian offer of support of the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State militants in exchange for an easing of sanctions as “absurd”. He said Iran is fighting IS for control of the Islamic world. Randolph-Macon College regional analyst Michael Fischbach said this remains a contentious issue between the two countries.

"Clearly, under the Obama Administration, the United States has been taking a different attitude toward Iran, the entire nuclear question, and that’s one of the sore points between Israel and the United States, has been a fairly consistent and remarkable public criticism by Netanyahu, talking to Congress, talking to the Israel lobby in the United States. For Israel, not the Palestinians, but Iran remains the main strategic threat," said Fischbach.

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[dipsydoodle]

1. Netty Yahoo just needs to deal with it.

Easily enough serious issues about without his interference.

[flamingdem]

2. Figures they were having a fit

what with Iran making up with old enemies all over town (New York that is).

[BillZBubb]

3. Obama has to meet the boss.

Obama isn't following the Israeli script on Iran. The boss will set him straight.