Unusually, the U.S. critical of Israel.
The US and Israel are at odds about Iran's "weapon": Ten days ago, US Ambassador to Israel Richard H. Jones wrote a severe letter to Finance Minister Ronnie Bar-On, with copies sent to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and two of his ministers. In the letter, Jones accuses Israel of secretly trading with Iran and transferring foreign currency to the country, in direct violation of an Israeli law prohibiting trade with enemy states. The fuss is over something Iran is famous for, though perhaps less than its nuclear ambitions; namely pistachio nuts. The American government accused Israel of buying Iranian pistachios under the guise of trade with Turkey, despite the US's objection...
[Uruknet 45058 21-jun-2008 19:22 ECT] US envoy slams Israel over 'illegal importation of pistachios from Iran'
Unusually, the U.S. critical of Israel.
Pistachios are getting powerful these past few days... not only you can't resist it...
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