Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Sarkozy and Obama's Netanyahu gaffe broadcast via microphones

French president called Israeli PM a liar in exchange with US president inadvertently shared with journalists
French president Nicolas Sarkozy reportedly said he could not stand Binyamin Netanyahu
The French president Nicolas Sarkozy reportedly said he could not stand Binyamin Netanyahu.

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, described the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, as a "liar" in a private exchange with Barack Obama at last week's G20 summit in Cannes that was inadvertently broadcast to journalists.

"I cannot stand him. He's a liar," Sarkozy told Obama. The US president responded by saying: "You're fed up with him? I have to deal with him every day."

Neither leader apparently realised that microphones that had been attached for a press conference had already been switched on, allowing journalists waiting for a press conference to hear the conversation.

Read more

Posted by at

5 comments:

  1. vzaNovember 8, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    This is hilarious!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Jemmy HopeNovember 9, 2011 at 3:14 AM

    I interpret this as a big ego-booster for Neta -
    "They hate me but they dare not oppose me." 

    ReplyDelete
  3. vzaNovember 9, 2011 at 4:57 AM

    I agree.

    ReplyDelete
  4. thankgodimatheistNovember 9, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    <span>Judging from readers comments in Israeli papers online and curiosly enough, Israelis seem to be more upset with Obama's comment than with the more stinging one from Sarkozy. I wonder why.</span>

    ReplyDelete
  5. Jemmy HopeNovember 10, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Obama is bought and paid for, Sarko is a freelance zionist.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)