Aaron David Miller: We always tried to influence the Israeli elections, but we never succeeded; Obama shouldnt even try Aaron David Miller, who was Dennis Ross top assistant, has told YNet that the United States always tried to interfere in Israeli elections, but never succeeded (Hat Tip: Red Tulips) (link in Hebrew). According to Miller, the US gathered a lot of information about Prime Minister Netanyahu - including his activities while a student in the United States - but no one would listen. Miller admits that the George HW Bush administration influenced the outcome of the 1992 election to bring Yitzchak Rabin to power over Yitzchak Shamir, but he claims thats because the US set up the environment for that election through the Bush-Baker controversies with Shamir. He admits that the Clinton administration also tried - unsuccessfully - to ensure Shimon Peres election as Prime Minister in 1996. But Peres lost to Netanyahu. Miller says that the Clinton administration gathered information on Netanyahu and leaked it to the Israeli media. The information included Netanyahus activities as a student in Boston and Philadelphia, his name change to Nitai, his forfeiting of his American passport, and the failure of Netanyahus first marriage. Miller claims that it caused a scandal but had no influence. israelmatzav.blogspot.in/2014/12/aaron-david-miller-we-always-tried-to.html
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 08:34:09 +0000
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