Obama Slams Benjamin Netanyahu’s ‘Deeply Divisive Rhetoric’ As US Takes Iran And Hezbollah Off Terror List

Barack Obama has criticized the "divisive rhetoric" used by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu in the closing stages of the country's parliamentary election, shortly before he swept to victory ahead of the Zionist Union party.  Netanyahu's Likud party returned 30 seats in the Knesset to the Zionist Union's 24 — and is now likely to form the next coalition government with partners on the right and the centre. 

But on the eve of the polls, the Likud leader made controversial remarks about the high turnout among Israeli-Arab voters, warning that they were being bussed to the polls "in droves". 

Obama, who has not yet called Netanyahu to congratulate him following his success, according to Guardian, condemned the incendiary remarks — saying that they sought to "marginalize Arab-Israeli citizens"...........

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