Comments on: Bibi Bombed http://www.israellycool.com/2013/01/22/bibi-bombed/ Down Under Punditry in the Middle East Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:17:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Inessa http://www.israellycool.com/2013/01/22/bibi-bombed/comment-page-1/#comment-214113 Inessa Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:41:18 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/?p=47038#comment-214113 Could definitely live without them… happily

]]> By: Jim from Iowa http://www.israellycool.com/2013/01/22/bibi-bombed/comment-page-1/#comment-214103 Jim from Iowa Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:53:26 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/?p=47038#comment-214103 The Palestinians – can’t live with ‘em; can’t live without ‘em.

]]> By: walt kovacs http://www.israellycool.com/2013/01/22/bibi-bombed/comment-page-1/#comment-214092 walt kovacs Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:56:33 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/?p=47038#comment-214092 why should bibi or israel trust an america that despite all the signs of an islamist gov now running egypt, would still provide military aide to that country?

its insane

and screw all the arabs in the socalled west bank

just watched the academy award nominated 5 broken cameras

they are all about lies

i was in country before the first intifada…i knew what it looked like

where they say they had farm land…was barren…israel never kept them from farming or building…they chose not to

a village of less than 200 people cannot claim acres and acres of land

lucky im not the pm…i would set up a drive in right outside the village…play that movie over and over…while i took tractors and plowed it over…

]]> By: rulierose http://www.israellycool.com/2013/01/22/bibi-bombed/comment-page-1/#comment-214077 rulierose Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:40:11 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/?p=47038#comment-214077 as a Jewish American, with little knowledge of the Israeli system of politics (other than it sounds incredibly complicated and combative, and of course so very Jewish; as my parents always said, get three Jews together you’ll have four opinions)…

but I think you should give Bibi a lot of credit for standing up to Obama as much as he has done. he smartly doesn’t want to piss Obama off any more than necessary–but frankly, Obama doesn’t like him and Bibi is not going to be able to change that, unless he just rolls over and plays dead.

and he won’t do that, although I wouldn’t have minded if Operation Pillar of Cast Lead Part 2 had lasted a few weeks longer…

]]> By: Jim from Iowa http://www.israellycool.com/2013/01/22/bibi-bombed/comment-page-1/#comment-214041 Jim from Iowa Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:24:10 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/?p=47038#comment-214041 The more I hear about Lapid, the better I like him. Part of the problem with the Netanyahu-Obama relationship was having a neanderthal like Avigdor Lieberman as foreign minister serving as any kind of reliable, constructive diplomatic back-up to the prime minister. Maybe since Evette’s indictment has caused him to vacate the post, Lapid could fill the position. He couldn’t do any worse than Lieberman.

]]> By: Inessa http://www.israellycool.com/2013/01/22/bibi-bombed/comment-page-1/#comment-214036 Inessa Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:15:30 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/?p=47038#comment-214036 It seems the Israelis want to take a break from the focus on foreign policy including Obama and Palestenians, and focus on making their day to day lives more comfortable. Lapid doesn’t sound like obama’s lackey by a long shot. He doesn’t want to compromise on Jerusalem, he wants to conscript Israeli Arabs, and he said he doesn’t believe Arabs really want peace…

]]> By: Norman B. http://www.israellycool.com/2013/01/22/bibi-bombed/comment-page-1/#comment-214020 Norman B. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:01:54 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/?p=47038#comment-214020 Israel’s foreign policy only appears uncompromisingly hawkish because Arab genocidal intent is as constant as the speed of light. Should there be a genuine move toward compromise by the PA, I predict Israel will be forthcoming. However, I have yet to see any carrots or sticks coming from Washington to move the Arabs onto the right track.

]]> By: Jim from Iowa http://www.israellycool.com/2013/01/22/bibi-bombed/comment-page-1/#comment-214003 Jim from Iowa Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:11:30 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/?p=47038#comment-214003 Well, that’s one way to interpret the results of the election. Another is that this was a none-too-gentle way to nudge Bibi into a better working relationship with Obama. It’s hard to see that the Israelis are embracing an uncompromising hawkish foreign policy or that they’re completely happy with the Likud-brand status quo with the Palestinians. I agree that domestic issues were more important to the electorate, but foriegn policy still matters to them.

]]> By: Norman B. http://www.israellycool.com/2013/01/22/bibi-bombed/comment-page-1/#comment-213996 Norman B. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:15:23 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/?p=47038#comment-213996 The vote was determined largely by domestic issues, such as strengthening the social safety net and reigning in the Haredis. There is an apparently broad consensus on foreign policy, as Labor and other opposition parties de-emphasized it. Accordingly, I expect Netanyahu to form his new coalition based on these internal matters rather than a stance on the moribund peace process.

]]> By: NormanF http://www.israellycool.com/2013/01/22/bibi-bombed/comment-page-1/#comment-213978 NormanF Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:49:45 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/?p=47038#comment-213978 Both of those hypotheses are correct:

Crudely put, Netanyahu fears Obama.

And Netanyahu fears Sara.

When meeting two immovable forces, he backs down.

If needed, he’ll take Bennett into the government.

But only after he has nailed down the Left first.

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