Jimdamick
Well-Known Member
Beto O'Rourke just did a bad thing yesterday by accusing the Israeli PM of being a racist and an obstacle to peace. (Really? Who knew?)
This might have been a result of that prick Netanyahu announcing on Saturday that he plans on annexing all of the land in the West Bank that has settlements on it, even ones deemed illegal by Israel's Supreme Court if he is re-elected.
Haaretz quoted Netanyahu as telling Channel 12 News Saturday, "A Palestinian state will endanger our existence and I withstood huge pressure over the past eight years. No prime minister has withstood such pressure. We must control our destiny."
Netanyahu went on to say, "I will extend sovereignty but I don't distinguish between the settlement blocs and the isolated ones, because each settlement is Israeli and I will not hand it over to Palestinian sovereignty."
Speaking in Iowa as he campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president, O'Rourke said the US-Israeli relationship was among the most important "on the planet" and singled out Netanyahu
.
"That relationship, if it is to be successful, must transcend partisanship (never happen) in the United States, and it must be able to transcend a prime minister who is racist, as he warns about Arabs coming to the polls, who wants to defy any prospect for peace as he threatens to annex the West Bank, and who has sided with a far-right, racist party in order to maintain his hold on power," O'Rourke said.
O'Rourke continued, saying he did not believe Netanyahu "represents the true will of the Israeli people" (oh yea, then why vote for him time after time?) or the "best interests" of the relationship between the US and Israel. He went on to endorse a two-state solution to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians.(fat chance)
So we will see tomorrow if the voters in Israel vote for Netanyahu , again, supporting his policies that state there shouldn't be a Palestine, and never will be one as long as he is PM.
As far as Beto is concerned, he fucked himself as it will be inevitable that he probably will be accused of being anti-Semitic, as seemingly any criticism of Israel or it's policies warrants that designation.
So what do you think?
Will Netanyahu, with his policies of repression and oppression be supported by the Israeli populace?
I think so.
This might have been a result of that prick Netanyahu announcing on Saturday that he plans on annexing all of the land in the West Bank that has settlements on it, even ones deemed illegal by Israel's Supreme Court if he is re-elected.
Haaretz quoted Netanyahu as telling Channel 12 News Saturday, "A Palestinian state will endanger our existence and I withstood huge pressure over the past eight years. No prime minister has withstood such pressure. We must control our destiny."
Netanyahu went on to say, "I will extend sovereignty but I don't distinguish between the settlement blocs and the isolated ones, because each settlement is Israeli and I will not hand it over to Palestinian sovereignty."
Speaking in Iowa as he campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president, O'Rourke said the US-Israeli relationship was among the most important "on the planet" and singled out Netanyahu
.
"That relationship, if it is to be successful, must transcend partisanship (never happen) in the United States, and it must be able to transcend a prime minister who is racist, as he warns about Arabs coming to the polls, who wants to defy any prospect for peace as he threatens to annex the West Bank, and who has sided with a far-right, racist party in order to maintain his hold on power," O'Rourke said.
O'Rourke continued, saying he did not believe Netanyahu "represents the true will of the Israeli people" (oh yea, then why vote for him time after time?) or the "best interests" of the relationship between the US and Israel. He went on to endorse a two-state solution to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians.(fat chance)
So we will see tomorrow if the voters in Israel vote for Netanyahu , again, supporting his policies that state there shouldn't be a Palestine, and never will be one as long as he is PM.
As far as Beto is concerned, he fucked himself as it will be inevitable that he probably will be accused of being anti-Semitic, as seemingly any criticism of Israel or it's policies warrants that designation.
So what do you think?
Will Netanyahu, with his policies of repression and oppression be supported by the Israeli populace?
I think so.