Congratulations, Hamas.

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96. again with all due respect Sir

Bibi has played this entire episode for 'political dimensions' start to finish, both domestically and internationally. Even Saturday when if you followed play by play it seemed he was stumbling, couldn't get it straight, in the end it became it clear that he played it like the pro he is. Now understand me this is not necessarily positive nor is it what is healthy for the future of either people. but it is the agenda he pushes. The US as sole important friend is a situation that has existed for many years and will for the foreseeable continue to exist, why easily because it's a safe political fall back position and I do not see that changing much, you tell me not to discount an internet PR war and make an eloquent case comparing this to the grassroots efforts for Marriage Equality and Gay Rights and yes seeing the internet turn out on behalf of the Palestinian people I was heartened and had such thoughts myself-for a time, but there are major differences in the 2 first being that LGBT Rights and Marriage equality are domestic issues and they touch our everyday lives in an on going way, unlike this was is a relatively short lived flare up in a long standing issue that involves the everyday lives of most Americans very little, it could be filed under this weeks outrage is next weeks fishwrap, the beat goes on.

Also you mentioned that the younger generation was growing less ProIsrael than the older-that's fine all well and good and in 10 years may well have impact but in 10 years what will be left to be impacted on, if the desired outcome is a 2 state solution we must take it account that the Israeli settler population in the West Bank is growing almost exponentially somewhere around 75,000 new settlers per year there are 500,000 living in the West Bank not counting East Jerusalem now what will that number be in 10 years?

As I said none of this is healthy for any of the parties involved but it is IMO the reality we're facing