The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
November 8, 2011

French President to Obama: Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu Is A 'Liar' 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------



French President Nicolas Sarkozy was overheard last week calling Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "liar" in private remarks to
President Barack Obama at the G20 summit.
The comments were overheard by a group of journalists. Sarkozy said in
French about Netanyahu, "I can't stand him anymore, he's a liar."
President Obama responded, "You may be sick of him, but me, I have to
deal with him every day." The conversation apparently began with Obama
criticizing Sarkozy for voting in favor of the Palestinian U.N.
membership bid in UNESCO, despite opposition from the United States and
Israel.



.