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Netanyahu compares battle between Iran and IS to ‘Game of Thrones’

During his controversial speech to Congress on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made several unexpected references, including an apparent name-check of HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”

“In this deadly ‘Game of Thrones,’ there’s no place for America or for Israel, no peace for Christians, Jews or Muslims who don’t share the Islamist medieval creed, no rights for women, no freedom for anyone,” Netanyahu said while comparing Iran to the Islamic State militant group. “So when it comes to Iran and ISIS, the enemy of your enemy is your enemy.”

The prime minister’s pop culture nod did not go unnoticed.