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General Category => World News => Topic started by: To-Whose-Benefit? on December 20, 2017, 11:20:07 am
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dailycaller
Benny Johnson
Reporter At Large
6:28 PM 12/19/2017
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http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/19/israeli-politicians-demand-obama-forfeit-nobel-peace-prize-after-hezbollah-report/ (http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/19/israeli-politicians-demand-obama-forfeit-nobel-peace-prize-after-hezbollah-report/)
A damning report released Sunday by Politico chronicles how the Obama administration undid years of investigations into the terrorist organization Hezbollah in order to appease Iran and pave the way for the Iran deal.
The report alleges that the Obama administration let terrorists walk free and halted law enforcement efforts against Hezbollah to help cement the former president’s foreign policy achievement.
According to the report, the Obama administration’s backing off on the terrorist organization directly contributed to its growth and enrichment through money laundering and drug trade. It also made Hezbollah much more powerful and dangerous in the region.
Politicians in Israel, a country directly affected by Hezbollah’s terror, have lashed out at Barack Obama over the report. Some have even called for him to return his Nobel Peace Prize. Here are some statements from prominent Israeli politicians, according to the Jerusalem Post: