Israeli press follows up yesterday’s Obama-Netanyahu meeting with the headline “Obama humiliates Netanyahu”. One Israeli newspaper called the meeting "a hazing in stages", poisoned by such mistrust that the Israeli delegation eventually left rather than risk being eavesdropped on a White House phone line. Another said that the Prime Minister had received "the treatment reserved for the President of Equatorial Guinea".
Al-Jazeera says no concrete announcements were made and Netanyahu “twice pushed back his departure as the Israelis scrambled to assemble a package of goodwill gestures to bring the peace process back on track.”
Russian NTV, referring to Israeli newspapers only, reported: “Obama requested from Netanyahu a written promise of concession on the construction “freeze” in East Jerusalem. Not having received this paper Obama has left a trunk-call room with the words: “I am still here, let me know when you have something new”.
British media outlets say journalists were not allowed to present on the meeting and all the format of talk was as odd as the extreme confidentiality. After the two leaders had sat alone for an hour and a half, Mr Netanyahu closeted himself to “consult” his advisers, before returning for another half an hour discussion.
Al-Jazeera says no concrete announcements were made and Netanyahu “twice pushed back his departure as the Israelis scrambled to assemble a package of goodwill gestures to bring the peace process back on track.”
Russian NTV, referring to Israeli newspapers only, reported: “Obama requested from Netanyahu a written promise of concession on the construction “freeze” in East Jerusalem. Not having received this paper Obama has left a trunk-call room with the words: “I am still here, let me know when you have something new”.
British media outlets say journalists were not allowed to present on the meeting and all the format of talk was as odd as the extreme confidentiality. After the two leaders had sat alone for an hour and a half, Mr Netanyahu closeted himself to “consult” his advisers, before returning for another half an hour discussion.
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