Tag Archives: speech

Netanyahu’s UN speech: “What Iran hides Israel will find”

Posted on 28 September 2018 by anneinpt

While we were all enjoying the great outdoors or family visits during the (still ongoing) Sukkot festival, the leaders of the world have been gathering at the UN for the annual General Assembly opening. Tonight Binyamin Netanyahu proved himself to … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu’s excellent speech at the UN

Posted on 23 September 2016 by anneinpt

I missed Bibi’s speech last night as I was at a wedding.  I’ve now caught up on it (via Israellycool) and “excellent” doesn’t begin to describe it. Here’s the video: You can read the full text of his speech at … Continue reading →

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Senators Rubio, Cotton, slam Obama on his assault on Israel

Posted on 22 March 2015 by anneinpt

At the end of my last post I promised to show how much support there is for Israel in Congress itself. Here are two fantastic videos of two senators staunchly defending Israel while slamming Obama for his disgraceful treatment of … Continue reading →

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More Purim turnabouts: Arab reactions to Netanyahu’s speech

Posted on 4 March 2015 by anneinpt

Purim has begun tonight here in Israel (Purim post coming up later), and in a similar manner to the upside-down “Venahafoch Hu” character of the day, reactions to Netanyahu’s speech to Congress were precisely the opposite of what one would … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu’s speech to Congress

Posted on 4 March 2015 by anneinpt

Well, it was a zinger of a speech and PM Binyamin Netanyahu delivered it with more than his usual aplomb. He spoke with eloquence, passion and urgency.  I was pleasantly surprised that the speech wasn’t just a tirade or a … Continue reading →

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“For if you remain silent at this time, rescue and safety will come from another place”

Posted on 2 March 2015 by anneinpt

The words in the title are a direct quote from Megillat Esther, the Book of Esther, which Jews worldwide will read on Wednesday night as Purim begins.  The background to the story is the plot by Haman the Agagite, the … Continue reading →

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