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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 |
Statements by PM Netanyahu and Former NYC Mayor Bloomberg |
Statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former New York City = Mayor Michael Bloomberg Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Wednesday, 23 July 2014), while e= route from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, where he is due to meet with US Secretary = of State John Kerry, went to Ben-Gurion International Airport to welcome = former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Following are excerpts of = their remarks. Prime Minister Netanyahu: "Michael, you are a welcomed guest on any day, but especially on this day, = to come here as a true leader, a true friend and as a man of standing and = truth. And the truth is, that you wanted to demonstrate by coming here, is = that this airport is open. You can fly in and out of Israel. We protect thi= airport. There's no reason whatsoever for the mistaken FAA decision to = instruct American planes not to come here. I think you're proving it by = coming here. Where I stand, the Prime Minister of Israel, where you stand, = anybody can stand. I think this decision only rewards the Hamas terrorists = for nothing. You can fly in and out of Israel and I hope that the FAA = rescinds this decision as soon as possible." Michael Bloomberg: "Thank you. Let me just say that every time I come here, I'm reminded of = history, of where my family comes from, of freedom and democracy. This is = the only democratic country in this part of the world, a true democracy = where everybody has a chance to express themselves and practice the = religions that they want to practice in the ways they want to. In terms of = coming here, if =96 I would argue that Ben-Gurion Airport is probably the = safest airport in the whole world to fly in and out of. This is a country = that's been threatened since its existence back in 1948, when the United = Nations created this country as a homeland for the Jews. And Israelis know = what it is to keep people safe and in terms of that also." Click here for a YouTube clip. ________________________________________ Since 1992 providing news and analysis on the Middle East with a focus on A= Website: www.imra.org.il For free regular subscription: For free daily digest subscription: IMRA is now also on Twitter |
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