Perhaps the best comments by an Israeli Prime Minister to and in front of an American President in decades, Netanyahu makes it abundantly clear what Israel will and will not accept. Some people view this as a slap to Obama; I'm not so sure - I think that Obama sitting through this is interesting and impressive, and moreover gives him an "out" moving forward. (Contrast to Clinton's appropriate rant about Arafat to Arafat as he left office.) Israel now has said its piece (and said it well), while Obama can say he did his best to the Arabs while keeping his Jewish support ("The Prime Minister and I had a very good conversation", etc.).
Either way - I, and I'm sure countless others, are quite happy with Netanyahu.
Hat tip: Dave and others
Obama's speech is very suspicious for the Muslims.
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I <3 Bibi.
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Very well said. I don't see it as Bibi putting Obama in his place. That would not have been wise. Rather, it was a wise and forthright statement that Israel won't acquiesce to whatever Obama is asking for.
ReplyDeletePursuing a deal now is the course Israel can follow, especially if Abbas can’t be trusted.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame that a politician who I look up to would ignore the obvious human rights violations by Israel. It's really a shame that apartheid still exists in this world and I sincerely hope that U.S. policies to diplomacy in the Middle East developing into something more peaceful.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that Hamas is terrible. But in my mind, Obama needs to bring the situation between these two states into perspective and see the tracks of trot committed.
I don't have much hope for the peace process in general, but I'm sure there's zero chance if Netanyahu has anything to do with it.
ReplyDeleteBH - Agreed.
ReplyDeleteJA - Why? I'm much more of that mind when it comes to Hamas or the PA leadership.
Why? I'm much more of that mind when it comes to Hamas or the PA leadership.
ReplyDeleteWell, them too! That's why I'm so skeptical about the whole thing. (Although it's a little different since Israel has the position of strength. Israel has more power to force through an agreement.)
Netanyahu just strikes me as someone who will always be willing to push off the peace process to secure more land for Israel. In other words, even if the other side were willing to reach a reasonable compromise, he wouldn't be willing to be reasonable.
I don't think so. More likely he wouldn't ever give up land until he was sure he was getting a final signature on peace treaties.
ReplyDeleteThe Palestinians have shown they won't truly agree to a final deal, so why give up more and more land until they change their minds?
As someone who lives here - I think that Israelis would give up alot if they thought the Palestinians really wanted peace (as with the peace treaty with Egypt)
ReplyDeleteI think that poeple who live in America have really no idea about the atmosphere here. The media is left wing and most people are right wing and that is how they vote. I think that alot of Americans do not understand that it is a matter of life and death and therefore worrying about the human rights is secondary!!!
>Israel has more power to force through an agreement.
ReplyDeleteNot likely. Remember Barak and Arafat?
Obama just doesn't understand that making a Pal state and going back to the '67 borders is not going to solve anything. The Arabs will still attack because they want to get rid of the infidel. Israel doesn't have a partner to negotiate with. When the Arabs agree to be peaceful, then we can talk.
ReplyDeleteMay Hashem guide toward the correct path
Obama was royally ticked at the emergence of truth into this discussion, but had no prescripted response to say/read and, as usual, no ability to improvise well. So what could he do other than make mean faces?
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