Netanyahu departs for U.S. in bid to increase pressure on Iran - Haaretz

Last update - 19:05 19/06/2007

Netanyahu departs for U.S. in bid to increase pressure on Iran

By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent

Opposition leader and Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday will embark for the U.S. on a visit aimed at increasing financial sanctions against Iran to get it to drop its nuclear program.

During his visit, Netanyahu is slated to meet a New York State financial official, asking him to withdraw or freeze hundreds of millions of dollars the state pension funds have invested in Iran.

Netanyahu will then arrive in Washington where he will meet for talks on the Iranian issue with Vice President Dick Cheney, Democratic Party presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, and Republican Party presidential hopeful Fred Thompson.

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The Likud chairman was recently involved in Florida's State assembly's passing a law sanctioning investments in Iran.

Before Prime Minister Ehud Olmert departed for Washington, Netanyahu met with him to inform him of his efforts.

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1.	A Worthy Aim, But Not Enough. Completely Disarm Iran.	20:45	\|	Solon	19/06/07

2.	Disarm and squeeze em..Iran puts off petrol rationing for 30 days	21:04	\|	Michael Korn	19/06/07

3.	Its funny many Israeli complain when the US	21:06	\|	AMer	19/06/07

4.	Good Luck Netanyahu	21:12	\|	Natallie Durson	19/06/07

5.	Yesreday`s Man	21:13	\|	Clickfool	19/06/07

6.	For Solon # 1	21:32	\|	Clickfool	19/06/07

7.	Does he have kids?	23:27	\|	Greg	19/06/07

8.	Solon #1	23:31	\|	Greg	19/06/07

9.	`CRYBABIES`	23:35	\|	STRAIGHT UP!!	19/06/07

10.	The Best Israeli Never Elected To American Political Office	23:42	\|	Yoram	19/06/07

11.	For Clickfool, #2	23:56	\|	S. Black	19/06/07

12.	Amusing, Click, but Not Relevant	23:59	\|	Solon	19/06/07

13.	For Natalie Durson: Winning a war against cowards.	00:06	\|	S. Black	20/06/07

14.	Response to Yoram, #7	00:33	\|	S. Black	20/06/07

15.	Zip Up Your Asbestos Windbreaker	00:41	\|	General Hershey Bar	20/06/07

16.	AIPEC-pawn Netanyahu for War-Mongering to Lunatington	01:13	\|	Arik	20/06/07

17.	#4 - Israel, the Master of Insidious Baiting	01:36	\|	Double Click	20/06/07

18.	#13 - The Real Cowards	01:43	\|	Double Click	20/06/07

19.	Yoram #10	01:55	\|	Chuck	20/06/07

20.	Haven`t we seen this before?	04:47	\|	Guy From NYC	20/06/07

21.	Iran does needs to be dealt with!!	07:56	\|	Caroline	20/06/07

22.	#19	00:25	\|	Jason	21/06/07

23.	cowards	00:41	\|	lee	21/06/07

24.	Not another, again??	00:46	\|	warmapril	21/06/07

25.	President of the US?	02:28	\|	reaper	21/06/07

26.	On CNN now	02:32	\|	JC	21/06/07

27.	Hamas is not a terrorist organization!	02:37	\|	JC	21/06/07

28.	`won`t kill civilians" Oh, really?	02:46	\|	LB	21/06/07

29.	Bibi, Tell Jewish-American kids to join the Marines	04:04	\|	YesWeHaveNoBananas	21/06/07

30.	Bibi in New York	06:02	\|	Mannstein	21/06/07

31.	There is only one nuclear state in the Middle East	15:26	\|	KnownUnknown	21/06/07

32.	To the Citizens of the US	16:06	\|	Janet W. Haifa	21/06/07

33.	NeoCon ChickenHawks in US and Israel	21:20	\|	Tzeth`a Leshalom	21/06/07

34.	Bibi`s venom spewing visit to the US	21:33	\|	TheAZCowBoy	21/06/07

35.	How typical, Israel wants America to do it`s Dirty Work	02:33	\|	9/11 False Flag	22/06/07