The more I think about Bibi Netanyahu and the State of Israel, the more I realize how true Marcellus was when he told Horatio that “there’s something rotten,” but this time, not in Denmark.
In the space of less than seven days, the Israeli Prime Minister has expressed a verbal interest in making peace with both the Palestinians and the Syrians. His statements and his desires for a real and lasting peace just sound too good to be true; they sound too forced and too fake of an effort from an individual who flat-out said “NO” to the establishment of a real Palestinian state and who vowed during his electoral campaign (and other times in the past), never to return the Golan back to Syria. 99.9% of the time, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
What the hell!? Did Netanyahu get visited by the Ghost of Hanukah Past, Hanukah Present and Hanukah Yet to Come? This sudden sense of urgency and interest is what should make all of us think twice. I mean, where was this urgency and this sense of purpose in September when he met with Abbas in Washington? It’s nice to hear, but why now? Netanyahu knows that the Palestinians aren’t ready to talk and with Abbas saying he’s not going to run for President, it’s the perfect moment to extend a hand of “good will” knowing that it’s going to be rejected. As for Syria, Netanyahu says he wants to meet with Al-Assad without preconditions, expressing his real interest to withdraw from the Golan. Without preconditions? Seriously, what happened to the hawkish, right-wing, extremist Netanyahu we all knew and disliked?
Netanyahu can say whatever he wants, but in the end, it’s what he decides to do that really counts. As long as he’s not doing anything to stop settlement building and settlement expansion on occupied land, as long as he maintains his government’s brutal and inhumane siege on the Gaza Strip, as long as his country decides to maintain an illegal occupation of Lebanese territory (namely the Shebaa farms and the surrounding area), nothing is going to change. The international community and the Arabs aren’t stupid to play this serpent’s game, especially when they know what it really is and what it’s utterly capable of.
Whoever believes Netanyahu’s empty words is an idiot. I just hope Abbas and Al-Assad are smart enough to actually see that.
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The more I think about Bibi Netanyahu and the State of Israel…
You know, when I'm not hanging out on KABOBfest sometimes whole months go by without me spending any time at all thinking about Israel. I'm under the impression you are neither Arab nor Jew, and if that's the case have you ever been introspective enough to analyze the reasons why you are so obsessed with Israel?
Serious question! Because I don't even spend as much time stressing over my own country (the US) as you do over a country that's halfway around the world from here. One of us is weird and it isn't me.
Posted by programmer craig | November 13, 2009, 7:00 amYet you spend all your time here trolling, Muslim-bashing and defending Israel in a manner 100 percent consistent with Israeli propaganda.
Your question isn't serious, just more trollbait obviously intended to set up the responder for bogus accusations of anti-Semitism, so spare us.
Posted by Sean2009 | November 15, 2009, 3:12 amActually I spend a few minutes a day here making fun of stupid people. Which is a nasty habit, I know, but if this blog wasn't run by so many stupid people then I might take it more seriously. Oh well!
Posted by programmer craig | November 15, 2009, 10:38 amSean Troll
lmaoooo!
Posted by tiny | November 16, 2009, 9:22 pmprogrammer craig,
you would have made an excellent stalinist-nazi-colonialist-racists advocate.
i hope you die a horrible and painful death, you dumb excuse for a human being.
Posted by fed-up craig | November 13, 2009, 12:14 pmWill we count him/her as a Shaheed? Also is death by swine flu on the table?
Posted by Hanitizer | November 13, 2009, 12:24 pmseriously, do not ever attempt to formulate a thought or share your opinions.
its just too pathetic and sad to read anymore.
go die, or get laid, or something. anything. but just don't even try to deal with important issues. i just spasm in disgust at the retarded attempt of trying to make a point that marks every post you make.
please, just die.
die now.
Posted by fed-up craig | November 13, 2009, 12:25 pmIt's interesting somebody as irrational and hateful as takes up the Palestinian cause, and preaches about Israeli transgressions. How is that working out for you?
Posted by programmer craig | November 13, 2009, 8:12 pmDamn right! Even when Israel offers peace we will refuse! We will take what we want! Long live the resistance!
Posted by falafel | November 14, 2009, 5:30 pmPalestinians want UN to recognise their independence
Posted by eagle007blogger | November 16, 2009, 1:23 amPalestinians want UN to recognise their independence
Posted by eagle007blogger | November 16, 2009, 1:23 amOh the everlasting foulness of the Jew, like all swine he grovels in his own feces in search of one more small scrap of his delusional belief. they are hated for their foulness far and wide, these Pariahs of the world ,HILTER did the world a disservice in not completing the job
Posted by kenny | November 21, 2009, 3:48 am