Reptile Forgotten: Clinton Criticizes Iran, Palestine, and Israel, Too

Clinton Criticizes Iran, Palestine, and Israel, Too

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized Iranian and Palestinian leaders, and didn’t spare Israel, either, in her address at the Saban Forum, continuing her trend of increased frankness as her time in the Obama administration winds down. Clinton gave the 30-minute keynote address, focusing on the Middle East and Israel, but it was during the question and answer period when the secretary was most animated, and blunt. Clinton named Iran as “the hardest of the hard boards because of the dangers its behavior already poses and the geometrically greater danger that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose. ” “It is an issue that has consumed a significant part of my time as secretary of state,” Clinton told the audience of diplomats and lawmakers at the annual U.S.-Israeli forum.

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Hillary Clinton

Overall Sentiment: -0.0155272

Relevance: 0.897839

Sentiment	Quote
-0.230504	“It is an issue that has consumed a significant part of my time as secretary of state,” Clinton told ...
0	Clinton said the permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany — commonly known as p5-plus-1 — were preparing a way to communicate with Iran about the country’s nuclear ambitions while letting Tehran know “we’re running out of time.”
0.0496227	“We have from the very beginning made it clear to the Iranians: We are open to a bilateral discussion and we have tried,” Clinton said. ...
0.04232	“So far there has not yet been any meeting of the minds on that, but we remain open and you know we certainly try quite hard in the p-5-plus-1 context to have a bilateral discussion, and they have not been willing to do so. “We understand that it may take pushing through that obstacle to really get them fully responsive to whatever the p-5-plus-1 offer might be,” she said. ...
-0.253944	Clinton described the lack of an international response to Iran’s recent history of extremism as “totally unacceptable.”
-0.193404	“It is an incredibly dangerous aggressive behavior that is going on every single day,” Clinton said. ...
-0.317966	“They are relentless in their desire to exercise influence and to build a very intimidating, even hegemonic presence in the Gulf, and then you get to what they’re doing internally with the oppression of the Iranian people, and then you’ve got the nuclear program. “It’s a never-ending requirement of extraordinary vigilance,” she said. ...
-0.0586415	“We opposed his resolution. But we also need to see that the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank still offers the most compelling alternative to rockets and permanent resistance. At a time when religious extremists claim to offer rewards in the hereafter, Israel needs to help those committed to peace to deliver for their people in the here and now,” Clinton said ...
0.280732	She revisited that theme in the question and answer session, encouraging Israelis to continue the “good faith effort” ...
0.07638	“I really believe this with all my heart: I think that even if you cannot reach a complete agreement that resolves all these incredibly hard issues, it is in Israel’s interest to be trying. It gives Israel a moral high ground that I want Israel to occupy. That’s what I want Israel to occupy — the moral high ground,” Clinton said, ...
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 10 Aggregate Sentiment: -0.6054048 Mean: -0.06054048 Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Obama

Overall Sentiment: 0.309738

Relevance: 0.213153

Sentiment	Quote
0.265603	Obama thanking the audience “for the chance to honor one of America’s greatest public servants.”
0.154744	“I’m so grateful for your grace, your humor, your friendship and what an incredible message that has sent to Americans and the world about the power of our democracy, about how people can come together and work together on behalf of the country they love,” Obama said. ...
0.152954	“I’m so grateful for your grace, your humor, your friendship and what an incredible message that has sent to Americans and the world about the power of our democracy, about how people can come together and work together on behalf of the country they love,” Obama said. “Tonight just know how much you mean to all of us and how honored we are and I am to call you a partner and a friend.”
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 3 Aggregate Sentiment: 0.573301 Mean: 0.19110033333333 Standard Deviation: 0

Tony Blair

Overall Sentiment: 0.482958

Relevance: 0.158947

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0.314788	Tony Blair said at the end of her tribute video, perhaps “the best is yet to come.”
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 1 Aggregate Sentiment: 0.314788 Mean: 0.314788 Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Henry Kissinger

Overall Sentiment: 0.307395

Relevance: 0.140762

Benjamin Netanyahu

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.139528

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Sen. John McCain

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.124934

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FieldTerminology: Israelis

Overall Sentiment: 0.310249

Relevance: 0.313654

Country: Iran

Overall Sentiment: -0.170732

Relevance: 0.317757

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