CHOMSKY: US thinks of Israel as 'Offshore Military Base'

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WATCH: Noam Chomsky: U.S. Thinks of Israel as an 'Offshore Military Base'

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The U.S. helped provide the arms to Israel in last year's destruction of Gaza.

By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now! March 2, 2015

Six months after the end of a devastating Israeli assault on Gaza, aid agencies have condemned the lack of progress in rebuilding Gaza, saying reconstruction of tens of thousands of destroyed homes, schools and hospitals has been "woefully slow," with 100,000 Palestinians still displaced. Our guest, Noam Chomsky, notes it was the Pentagon that supplied many of the weapons used in the massive destruction. "The arms were taken from arms the U.S. stores in Israel. They are pre-positioned in Israel for eventual use by U.S. forces," Chomsky says. "Israel is regarded essentially as an offshore military base."

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WATCH: In United Nations Speech, Noam Chomsky Blasts United States for Supporting Israel

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As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the United States to address the pro-Israeli lobby group AIPAC and Congress, we feature Noam Chomsky’s United Nations address on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.

Chomsky is Institute Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he’s taught for more than half a century. He spoke in October to more than 800 people packed the hall of the U.N. General Assembly — ambassadors and the public alike from around the world. The event was hosted by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.

Click here to see Chomsky’s question and answer session that followed his address.

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Benjamin Netanyahu delivers speech to U.S. Congress

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Obama administration says speech is injecting partisanship into longstanding relationship

The Associated Press Posted: Mar 03, 2015 9:07 AM ET| Last Updated: Mar 03, 2015 11:15 AM ET

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seizing the bully pulpit of Congress to warn of the danger of trusting Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions, even as President Barack Obama's negotiators continue talking with the Iranians in hopes of closing a deal this month.

Netanyahu insists he is privy to emerging details of a potential agreement and is expected to lay out specific concerns in Tuesday's speech to a joint meeting of Congress.

The Obama administration complains that the speech arranged by congressional Republicans is injecting partisanship into the longstanding alliance between Israel and the U.S. Netanyahu said Monday he means no disrespect to Obama but is morally obliged to speak out against any deal that might leave open a chance for Israel's archenemy to develop nuclear weapons.

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Israeli Security Veterans Speak Out Against Netanyahu, Calling Him a 'Danger' to Israel

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Former generals urge Netanyahu to cancel his speech to Congress before damaging U.S. relations even further.

By Jonathan Cook / AlterNet March 2, 2015

In an unprecedented move, 200 veterans of the Israeli security services accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday of being a “danger” to Israel.

The new group, called Commanders for Israel’s Security, warned that Netanyahu was doing irreparable harm to the country’s relationship with Washington, just two days before he is due to address the US Congress.

The Israeli prime minister is expected to use the speech to try to undermine negotiations currently taking place between major world powers and Iran. He has claimed that any agreement reached at the talks’ conclusion, later this month, will leave Iran a “nuclear threshold state” hellbent on destroying Israel.

Half a dozen former generals spoke out at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Sunday, urging Netanyahu to cancel the speech before ties with the US deteriorate even further.

The White House is reported to be furious that Netanyahu arranged his appearance before Congress behind President Barack Obama’s back.

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