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ted by the Israel Democracy Institute found that fifty-one per cent of Israelis believed that people "should be prohibited from harshly criticizing the State of Israel in public." Netanyahu encourages the notion that any such criticism is the work of enemies. Even the country's staunchest ally, the United States,
stifle potential protest with petro hush money. There is another state in the region that is embroiled in a crisis of democratic becoming. This is the State of Israel. For decades, its citizens —its Jewish ones, at least—have justifiably described their country as the only democracy in the Middle East. Although I
having helped foment an image of Israeli obstinacy, the Obama administration was now using this image of isolation against Israel's government. Mr. Panetta's criticism was promptly endorsed by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a harsh critic of Israel, who said Mr. Panetta was "correct in hi
rsaries must view this deterrence capability in recent months: October 2011: Speaking to reporters traveling with him to Israel, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta raised provocative questions about Israel. "Is it enough to maintain a military edge if you're isolating yourself in the diplomatic arena?" This c
and occupation could hope to accomplish that, and not even the most fervent anti-Iranian hawks are talking about that kind of enormous undertaking. Panetta's estimate that an aerial assault would set back the Iranian nuclear program by only one or two years is in line with many other assessments. Meanw
mies. They occupied and annexed 70 percent of Jerusalem and 50 percent of the territory allocated to the Arab State, and on May 15, 1948, declared the State of Israel on 78 percent of historical Palestine territory, leaving the Palestinians without a state and in limbo. All these events happened in collusion amon
that the U.S.-Pakistan alliance is in tatters. Now Islamabad's very stability has come into question. It is good to hear from Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and other senior officials that al-Qaeda and the Taliban have suffered major setbacks. It was even better to hear that U.S. troops had finally kill
mies. They occupied and annexed 70 percent of Jerusalem and 50 percent of the territory allocated to the Arab State, and on May 15, 1948, declared the State of Israel on 78 percent of historical Palestine territory, leaving the Palestinians without a state and in limbo. All these events happened in collusion amon
that the U.S.-Pakistan alliance is in tatters. Now Islamabad's very stability has come into question. It is good to hear from Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and other senior officials that al-Qaeda and the Taliban have suffered major setbacks. It was even better to hear that U.S. troops had finally kill
t that the U.S.-Pakistan alliance is in tatters. Now Islamabad’s very stability has come into question. It is good to hear from Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and other senior officials that al-Qaeda and the Taliban have suffered major setbacks. It was even better to hear that U.S. troops had finally killed
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024610 →armies. They occupied and annexed 70 percent of Jerusalem and 50 percent of the territory allocated to the Arab State, and on May 15, 1948, declared the State of Israel on 78 percent of historical Palestine territory, leaving the Palestinians without a state and in limbo. All these events happened in collusion among
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024620 →six humble words for all of you: Thank you, thank you, thank you. | would like to express my personal appreciation to President Obama and Secretary Panetta for their resolute backing of Israel. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027009 --- PAGE BREAK --- e History will surely record your immeasurable contribution to the
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027009 →hitting a bullet... with a bullet! Just last week, we — the US and Israel — conducted a successful exo-atmospheric test of the Arrow 3 interceptor. The State of Israel simply would not be the strong island of stability it is, without one crucial constant. You! The United States of America. Its people. Its leadershi
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027011 →Entities connected to both the State of Israel and Leon Panetta

Barack Obama
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George W. Bush
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United States
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Bill Clinton
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Jerusalem
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Bashar al-Assad
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Lebanon
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Hosni Mubarak
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Ehud Barak
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Hillary Clinton
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Saddam Hussein
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Middle East
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Marc Rich
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Tehran
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Fatah
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Cairo
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Yemen
LOCATIONthe West Bank
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