Diplomatic Terrorism...

[Glaucus]

...and other stupid BS coming from the Israeli leadership these days:


Get Real, Israel. Want to stop losing friends in the United Nations? Stop insulting our intelligence.

Four days ago, the United Nations General Assembly voted to accept Palestine as a non-member observer state. The vote was 138 to 9, with 41 abstentions. Israel tried to squelch the resolution, then tried to defeat it, then scoffed that the vote meant nothing, but punished the Palestinians anyway by announcing new settlements and withholding Palestinian tax revenue. Now even the United States is ticked off. How has Israel managed to lose the vote in a landslide and alienate its friends? By blowing its credibility on ludicrous complaints.

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

...and other stupid BS coming from the Israeli leadership these days:


Get Real, Israel. Want to stop losing friends in the United Nations? Stop insulting our intelligence.

Bibi is just using the Hussein/Gaddafi/Assad gambit - the whole world is against us but rally round me, I'm strong.
There's an election coming up and Bibi is focused on the home crowd right now. Of course, the mad dog behaviour is not working on the world stage but I figure his first objective is to consolidate home power and then deal with the rest of the world. The question is whether the hole he digs himself is too deep or not.

 

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Definitely, Bibi is playing domestic politics here. And I'd love to know what Harper is getting in return for his staunch support.

As an aside, do you find it interesting the amount of criticism Israel is getting on some mainstream sites lately?

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

As an aside, do you find it interesting the amount of criticism Israel is getting on some mainstream sites lately?

I'm quite interested in a shift in tone generally of the main stream media. Something is going on.

 

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Well, William Saletan wasn't fired for his tongue lashing against Bibi. In fact, it seems he's made it his mission to call him on all his bullshit.

The Chutzpah of Bibi Netanyahu

There’s a case to be made for many of Israel’s concerns about Palestinian statehood. But this isn’t it. Rockets are violence. Speeches and resolutions at the U.N. aren’t. Israel is entitled to demand probationary security mechanisms in the Palestinian territories based on recent history. But it isn’t entitled to claim those territories based on the Bible. Israel can bargain for parts of the West Bank, but it can’t take them. The Holocaust must be remembered, but never abused.