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Israeli Knesset Deputy Speaker Danny Danon on growing tensions with Iran and Israel’s economic growth.
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Only uproar over the inclusion of Jerusalem in the democratic platform US Senator John Kerry accusing Republicans of lying about the president's position on Israel.
-- quoting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
-- Obama promised goal is to stand with Israel.
To tighten sanctions on Iran.
And -- nothing off the table again and again the other side has lied about where this president stands and what this president has done.
But prime minister or not Yahoo! set the record straight.
He said.
Our two countries have exactly the same policy.
Our security cooperation.
Is unprecedented.
And when it comes to Israel my friends -- take the word of Israel's prime minister over Mitt Romney any day.
Okay joining us now Danny -- known deputy speaker of the Israeli Knesset.
He's also author of the new book Israel we -- -- will to prevail.
Congratulations on the books are and welcome really what fantastic tiny to have you.
After the DNC and that disputes over at the platform on -- -- to listen to tell me Easter what is a sentiment among Israelis for the US right now.
That's sort of ethnic community guilt that them would be to cut it -- -- -- that.
No matter what the commission would decide who they just -- absolutely the baby then we think of any community that this President Obama adapted to both of the demands of the Palestinians.
We used to love.
But of them came from President Bush was tied to mediate between either of the Palestinian President Obama actually had depth of the Palestinian demands and today we for the Fed -- Corrected before that it -- is there resentment toward the Obama administration.
You know -- the simple it was very popular at the beginning of with him in Israel but today we -- lack of leadership or -- we usually they -- We've -- the -- -- of speeches but the interview expand when he doesn't come here between the UN.
By the -- to USC sponsoring the UN and you would come to the UN he would speak again and you go back to Iran to develop.
The fee if the nuclear bomb in -- -- That is terrifying.
Is Israel would you say on shaky ground as it how will responds to nuclear bomb or an attack from Iran.
If you look at these to -- feasibility that the but the -- deviant in my book.
I analyze what -- -- to -- that we change the reality is we didn't wait for somebody to come and save us with the 1994 189067.
What changes reality is and I think you would have to do it again with a round -- open to BM you -- -- All of -- income people and these ladies but unfortunately.
We don't see it coming for watching thought and this but the -- Iran if that for the American people maybe -- -- The federal funds equipment in the Frontline but listen to that -- in the state we would like Al to Israel but -- -- -- -- -- with the US.
Absolutely and this is a touchy thing to suggest but regardless of what the world thinks of Israel.
You have a thriving economy you are global leaders in biotechnology.
Pharmaceuticals Internet cyber security you're about to become a net exporter of energy in the form of natural gas.
Again a viable and thriving economy with output.
To the rest of the world that is so productive and so -- the quality of lives of all human.
Ain't that funnels of what they think -- enables looking at that's -- and we have a thing climate this and whistles of I think though jealous defeated musically -- look at the amount of innovation technology -- -- And I tell them let's come see dollar -- -- together but unfortunately.
Multiple and they both speak about incitement to hatred.
The don't care about improving the lives of their own citizens the kill both in fighting against the Jews in name that we invest -- of money too much money you know security.
But you have no other options maybe one day who'd be able to invest or both funny and budgets in name the visuals of.
Well perhaps but sanctions against those -- -- countries don't share your life saving drugs with them.
-- you've got did you know that that the cyber technology as well keep yourself.
But it's very however if you think about it these compete with the cat scan -- -- -- of -- of that -- of -- and we show -- -- does anybody -- the security issue.
But they -- that to me that we need to get to -- another conflict in the Middle East unfortunately.
Israeli units he is higher than it's been in a generation Benjamin Netanyahu The Knesset is.
What like 8191.
When he it's it's really impressive so Israel really united we stand.
Where you think you go from here and it's how will the US play into it and which I'm asking a lot of questions it went which administration.
Would you prefer.
But first of what it's moving its shaky output to social is not so very -- -- -- But -- many -- in and out of the support of that people.
And juggling full elections in few -- we may -- an -- that patents that they know would be reelected again these mother -- the Vatican compete against by an estimate that now.
We saw a lovely pictures Netanyahu with Mitt Romney understand his relationship there.
Is he supporting and endorsing Mitt Romney.
We are looking to -- an American politics I'm not that Republican I don't let them up -- Israeli.
If President Obama would you other candidate he -- -- those feeling is that but unfortunately I think president.
He didn't come to we've been even to Egypt clearly even the Saudi Arabia to therapy before got to -- look only -- that we believe in -- -- between the lines.
I think I got.
I think that -- -- a community the guiding to about what you see he -- -- -- -- before he's.
You gonna be a friend of Israel and the only eleven LA within them not to be -- don't -- -- -- Or not to do would definitely to defend itself that sold over to -- and LA.
This has been a fascinating discussion thank you so much for joining me onset -- known.
Israeli Knesset thank you look at things you very -- your announcements.
