tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post7732803895406030468..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Obama's New Push To Delegitimize Israel Starts UpFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-68551589646351229042014-05-07T20:26:07.365-07:002014-05-07T20:26:07.365-07:00The background you supply on Shimon Peres is most ...The background you supply on Shimon Peres is most interesting. All this time I thought he was simply a misguided patriot of Israel. While very respectfully it would require some more research corroborate the information you supply, it appears I may have been mistaken. I find it highly likely that any research done would verify your statements as you have always had an excellent track record. <br /><br />Come to think of it is hard to imagine how a true patriot could be as stupid as this man seems to have been over all of these years. I think this explains it!! He's simply a corrupt politician. I know America has plenty of those. It seems all "democracies" likely do. B.Posternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-14563603307113672112014-05-07T20:19:54.932-07:002014-05-07T20:19:54.932-07:00The American diplomats were/are right about one th...The American diplomats were/are right about one thing. The Palestinians are going to get their state. The only thing that could prevent that is the Palestinians themselves, which they just might do by overplaying their proverbial hand. <br /><br />There's little to nothing America can do to prevent it. For the most part, American diplomacy in this area has been working within the geopolitical reality as it is rather than what we wish it to be and trying to get the best outcome possible for America and any "allies" we may actually have.<br /><br />While it is likely theoretically possible for the US to veto a resolution regarding Palestinian statehood, the cost that the nations supporting "Palestine" could and likely would inflect upon the United States in the economic, national security, and other realms of vital importance to America is tremendous. They could and perhaps would further wreck our economy to the point it would be virtually unrecognizable as anything even remotely resembling a "first world" economy and they could devastate our national security interests in ways that would damage our national security even more than it already is.<br /><br />It really all depends upon how bad the other stakeholders really want this. Do American leaders really want to call their "bluff?" In an election season, this is going to be problematic at best. It seems no accident the Palestinian Arabs seem to always make their biggest moves during US election seasons. <br /><br />Further complicating matters is the current US Administration likely agrees with the position of the other stakeholders in this. It would require both enormous character and a strong moral understanding of what is right here to stand against the creation of another Arab state at Israel's expense. Unfortunately it appears that the current American leadership has neither the character nor the moral fiber to do this. <br /><br />All is not lost though. The first thing for Israel to do is to change the nature of the so called "special relationship" with America. After all the only people who seem to benefit from this are a few special interests in America and perhaps Israel as well. Given the current inter-connectedness of Israel to America, Israel is highly susceptible to American pressure. Furthermore America is highly susceptible to pressure from multiple directions. Essentially America gets pressured then Israel gets pressured. By lessening this inter-connectedness Israel is less susceptible to such pressure and since America would no longer be in a situation where it could pressure Israel there would be little to no utility in anyone applying pressure to America to pressure Israel. <br /><br />As for America, we need to change our leadership. the bill introduced by Senator Paul was a good start. If people like Mr. Paul are in positions of leadership, this would likely lead to a lessening of all foreign aid, not just the Palestinians. If aid to both parties is cut off or if it is made highly conditional to the Palestinians much like Israel gets from the US then parties on a more equal footing and the Palestinians would be much more likely to negotiate in good faith. Furthermore without this "aid" Israel is able act more independently of the US which is a win/win for both nations!! B.Posternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-55842125289714755962014-05-07T09:54:38.731-07:002014-05-07T09:54:38.731-07:00All politics are local. Obama's first concern ...All politics are local. Obama's first concern is to keep the Jewish money rolling in for the November elections so he is essentially blackmailing American Jews.homer joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362159999398110928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-193549902882704802014-05-06T22:11:35.624-07:002014-05-06T22:11:35.624-07:00This campaign will backfire.
Netanyahu is more pop...This campaign will backfire.<br />Netanyahu is more popular, Livni is headed for political oblivion, no one trusts Herzog (he's a pretty slimy fellow),Lapid is perceived as an idiot (which he is), Zehava Gal-On (Meretz) is generally viewed as a traitor. The Israeli media has generally lost all credibility. <br />Thanks for mentioning the corruption of Peres.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com