Former Secretary Of State Tillerson Says Trump Was ‘Played’ By Netanyahu

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with United U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 15, 2017 (Photo Credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO)

Washington – Former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump was “played” by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on numerous occasions.

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“[The Israelis] did that with the president on a couple of occasions, to persuade him that ‘We’re the good guys, they’re the bad guys,” said Tillerson in a 90-minute discussion at Harvard University, likely referring to the Palestinians.

Tillerson, who served as the nation’s top diplomat from January 2017 to March 2018 after leading ExxonMobil, labeled Netanyahu, who is currently fighting for his political life after Tuesday’s elections, “an extraordinarily skilled” politician and statesman who is “a bit Machiavellian,” but cultivates “useful” relationships with world leaders.

“In dealing with Bibi, it’s always useful to carry a healthy amount of skepticism in your discussions with him,” said Tillerson, adding that the Israelis will give “misinformation” to convince the United States of something, if necessary.

Regarding the Middle East peace process, Tillerson said, “I did believe that we were at a moment in time where perhaps we could chart a way where the Arab world could support an outcome that the Palestinians might not think was perfect—and in the past, if it wasn’t perfect, it didn’t happen—but with enough encouragement, pressure from the Arab world, that we could get it close enough that the Palestinians would finally agree,” he said. “And in my view, it was a two-state solution.”

On the Iranian attack on two Saudi Aramco facilities on Sept. 14, the former ExxonMobil CEO said, “I have no doubt we’re going to find Iran’s fingerprints on this attack, but we may not find their hands on it.”

It means to insinuate, he noted, that the United States should go to the U.N. Security Council and seek a global coalition to impose sanctions on Iran, as opposed to enacting sanctions unilaterally.

(JNS)


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Educated Archy
Educated Archy
4 years ago

Tilerson the Texas old school republican is hold over from that bush 41 / James baker anti smelte club .

He is also full of it and a liar . We all know the truth Trump sees thru those Muslim animals . He knows that the Palestinians preach hate and murder . Trump hates Muslims and rightfully so . You don’t need Bibi to convince trump who is right . Trumps instincts are good and screwed on straight . Tilerson was a failure

Tillerson is a moron
Tillerson is a moron
4 years ago

What a moron, good riddance
“I have no doubt we’re going to find Iran’s fingerprints on this attack, but we may not find their hands on it.”
That is just a moronic contradictory sentence.

pg
pg
4 years ago

He is biased to make Trump look bad.

PaulinSaudi
PaulinSaudi
4 years ago

Speaking the truth is an act of courage.

Uneducated Archy
Uneducated Archy
4 years ago

Heil Trump; Trumpland Uber Alles. Death to all Muslim untermenchem und to despicable anti-Fuhrer Rinos like Tillerson. Ich bin ein helige Jude!

Tillerson is an ex=exxon ceo and exxon is no friend to Israel or Jews
Tillerson is an ex=exxon ceo and exxon is no friend to Israel or Jews
4 years ago

Tillerson is an ex-exxon ceo and exxon is no friend of Israel or heJews. during ww ii standard oil of New jersey sold petroleum to the Nazis

anonymous
anonymous
4 years ago

Bibi fault is that he thinks he is smarter than he really is. It s sad for me who witnessed the killing of Yidden in Ghetto Lodz and in Buchenwald to witness this spectacle in Erez Yisroel

anonymous
anonymous
4 years ago

We believe you like a loch in kup. A 95 year old holocaust survivor posting on VIN. How dare you use our kedoshim as brownie points for your lies.

Nachum
Nachum
4 years ago

Tillerson is not a bad guy. I thought that he was a competent Secretary of State. Unfortunately, he and Trump did not get along with each other, as there was constant friction between the two. Kindly note that just because someone criticizes Bibi, it does not mean that he is an enemy of ours. There are many Israelis who can’t stand Bibi, and who voted against him. Personally, I think that it is time for a change, as fresh leadership in needed in Eretz Yisrael. I hope that my opinion will be respected, and I won’t receive a barrage of nasty responses. Toda Rabah! Shabbat Sholom!

Bucky
Bucky
4 years ago

Typical anti Semite. Those crafty Jews are putting one over in us all the time