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Showing Original Post only (View all)Netanyahu feels complete impunity because all US politicians need ‘support of Jewish community’ [View all]
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/12/netanyahu-politicians-community
Let me start by saying something personal. For almost 40 years I was a member of the Israeli foreign service and not only my job but my passion was to build support for the state of Israel in every single shape or form, whether by convincing journalists, politicians trying to influence people how to vote at the United Nations. That was what I did.
Today I am coming here to say that without foreign intervention, without pressure on Israel, nothing will move. It certainly is not easy for me to have made that change. And that change is necessary, it has been necessary to me. I love the country, I am Zionist, but I do not approve of the policies. So there is a difference between supporting Israel as a country and objecting to its policies. And its in the spirit that I would like to say what I think should be done.
And what I think should be done is to try to get through the bubble in which the Israelis live. It is not only Netanyahu or [Naftali] Bennett or [Uri] Ariel who are the drivers. For that you need the public. And I would say the public has swayed very much to the right. It is living in a kind of bubble where everything is possible. The prime minister is doing anything he can conceive or think because he thinks that this is being done with impunity. He has managed to convince the Israelis, not only that we do not have a partner but that the Arabs have always hated us, they always hate us Theres no way in normal civility to ever have any kind of agreement with the Palestinians.
So what I think has to be done is a combination of things to reach the Israeli public. I do not think we can change the mind of Netanyahu. He is immune to criticism, he has brought relations with the United States to the point that we know, the lowest point. He objects from time to time to what the foreign minister of Sweden says, but he is really doing what he wishes because he thinks that nobody is going to punish him, because he thinks for instance that in America at the end of the day any politician will need the support of the Jewish community, so there is no real pressure of America on Israel.
Let me start by saying something personal. For almost 40 years I was a member of the Israeli foreign service and not only my job but my passion was to build support for the state of Israel in every single shape or form, whether by convincing journalists, politicians trying to influence people how to vote at the United Nations. That was what I did.
Today I am coming here to say that without foreign intervention, without pressure on Israel, nothing will move. It certainly is not easy for me to have made that change. And that change is necessary, it has been necessary to me. I love the country, I am Zionist, but I do not approve of the policies. So there is a difference between supporting Israel as a country and objecting to its policies. And its in the spirit that I would like to say what I think should be done.
And what I think should be done is to try to get through the bubble in which the Israelis live. It is not only Netanyahu or [Naftali] Bennett or [Uri] Ariel who are the drivers. For that you need the public. And I would say the public has swayed very much to the right. It is living in a kind of bubble where everything is possible. The prime minister is doing anything he can conceive or think because he thinks that this is being done with impunity. He has managed to convince the Israelis, not only that we do not have a partner but that the Arabs have always hated us, they always hate us Theres no way in normal civility to ever have any kind of agreement with the Palestinians.
So what I think has to be done is a combination of things to reach the Israeli public. I do not think we can change the mind of Netanyahu. He is immune to criticism, he has brought relations with the United States to the point that we know, the lowest point. He objects from time to time to what the foreign minister of Sweden says, but he is really doing what he wishes because he thinks that nobody is going to punish him, because he thinks for instance that in America at the end of the day any politician will need the support of the Jewish community, so there is no real pressure of America on Israel.
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Netanyahu feels complete impunity because all US politicians need ‘support of Jewish community’ [View all]
R. Daneel Olivaw
Dec 2015
OP
He's angry and upset that a Ha'aretz conference in NYC would have so many Jews in attendance
oberliner
Dec 2015
#5
That anger at anything Jewish is unfortunately popular on a liberal board like this one. n/t
shira
Dec 2015
#6
I am offended as an American Jew that anyone would post this hate against myself and my people. nt
King_David
Dec 2015
#7
You agree with Weiss...fed up with all things Jewish? Upset/angry when surrounded by Jews...
shira
Dec 2015
#49
It's a bigoted pattern from Weiss. Is all that filth the "truth"? You agree with it?
shira
Dec 2015
#55
So if his garbage against Jews is not filth - why don't you agree with Weiss? n/t
shira
Dec 2015
#61
There's only 2 posters on this site defending the American Jew hating bigoted Mondoweiss
King_David
Dec 2015
#12
No I've used it in the same context people making assumptions about the backgrounds of certain DUers
azurnoir
Dec 2015
#17
Nope - anti-racists can't get past the Jew hatred of Phil Weiss. It's in your OP above....
shira
Dec 2015
#20
No he was disgusted by what he thought was going to be another one sided forum on the I/P issue
azurnoir
Dec 2015
#76
are you promoting yet another Rightwing blog? it is nothing but a tiny unreadable screen shot of
azurnoir
Dec 2015
#81
why post what you admit is already here from another source unless it is to promote that source
azurnoir
Dec 2015
#83
Weiss took that blog post down since it was a bit too nasty. So that's the screenshot. n/t
shira
Dec 2015
#84
I'm asking you for the link to the nasty blog post Weiss put up in 2009 & then hid.
shira
Dec 2015
#88
You claim Weiss isn't hateful for getting upset about seeing & hearing Jews speak hebrew
shira
Dec 2015
#92
It's disgraceful anti-Zionists don't give a shit about anti-Semitism. Notice that?
shira
Dec 2015
#103
Yep, another MW hate article. If Islamophobic, you'd easily see it. Like I asked you before....
shira
Dec 2015
#63
There's no animosity toward any poster because he/she is posting Mondoweiss.
King_David
Dec 2015
#65
I think that the opinions expressed by that particular poster are within the range of the Democratic
Little Tich
Dec 2015
#67
I'm wondering what opinions would have to be expressed by anyone, including Mondoweiss....
shira
Dec 2015
#68
"...without tangible proof that MW is anti-Semitic." No - it was just proven & you punted.
shira
Dec 2015
#66