Superb analysis. I find myself in agreement with everything you say. Three quick examples from a circle of my close friends, all native Sabras: a former fighter pilot (rank: Colonel), former battle helicopter pilot (rank: Major) and my first true love, let's call her Maya (no rank but her father was a General - Aluf Mishne - who worked for a time as Ben Gurion's pvt secretary) Maya's brother fell in the Yom Kippur War (Sergeant First Class, age 23, ז''ל)
All of the above suffer incurable Bibi Derangement Syndrome. They call Bibi a cancer, a stain on Israel's history and "moral purity", a destroyer of the soul of Israel (their words)
They all demonstrate, print leaflets and posters etc. The fighter pilot friend told me in so many words that he has dedicated his life to bringing Bibi down.
Strangely, the one thing they should clearly blame Netanyahu for - making Israel a giant Pfizer lab - seems to be of no import to them.
On a much happier note, Diana, the old guard (my generation) is dying out. The next generation of leaders will be the sons and daughters of refugees from Irak, Morocco, Iran etc and trust me, they are much tougher, true Middle Easterners, and the KNOW what and who Israel is dealing with
Yes. Absolutely. Nothing will change their minds. The terrorists are just bad hombres - more or less - but Bibi is the devil. Lost souls but I can't help but love them. They are true friends - always there for me
Superb analysis. I find myself in agreement with everything you say. Three quick examples from a circle of my close friends, all native Sabras: a former fighter pilot (rank: Colonel), former battle helicopter pilot (rank: Major) and my first true love, let's call her Maya (no rank but her father was a General - Aluf Mishne - who worked for a time as Ben Gurion's pvt secretary) Maya's brother fell in the Yom Kippur War (Sergeant First Class, age 23, ז''ל)
All of the above suffer incurable Bibi Derangement Syndrome. They call Bibi a cancer, a stain on Israel's history and "moral purity", a destroyer of the soul of Israel (their words)
They all demonstrate, print leaflets and posters etc. The fighter pilot friend told me in so many words that he has dedicated his life to bringing Bibi down.
Strangely, the one thing they should clearly blame Netanyahu for - making Israel a giant Pfizer lab - seems to be of no import to them.
On a much happier note, Diana, the old guard (my generation) is dying out. The next generation of leaders will be the sons and daughters of refugees from Irak, Morocco, Iran etc and trust me, they are much tougher, true Middle Easterners, and the KNOW what and who Israel is dealing with
Again : great piece!!
Even now, after 7-10, they think Bibi is more dangerous to Israel than Hamas & Hezbollah?
Yes. Absolutely. Nothing will change their minds. The terrorists are just bad hombres - more or less - but Bibi is the devil. Lost souls but I can't help but love them. They are true friends - always there for me
From a letter from one of my oldest and best Israeli friends. A woman I was madly in love 50 years ago:
"He’s the tragedy of Israel. It’s been going on gradually during the last 15 years, it didn’t just happen recently.
He sold and buried Israel in order to remain “Mister prime minister”
I hear that a lot. As if the degradation of the IDF wasn't the work of many hands. Truly a derangement syndrome.
When they vote him out of office which one day they will, he'll *still* be guilty (like Trump).
How convenient.
I'm leaving the comment but banning you indefinitely. Go play somewhere else.
"So I think the charges against Netanyahu are pretty lame."
Do you have any expertise in Israeli law?
I'm not doing credentialism, I'm asking a valid question.
I'm leaving your answer up and banning you.
(Oops, the program removed this person's answer. I meant to leave it up as an example of the sort of rudeness I won't put up with.)