Bibi and Micronesia
Under Netanyahu, Israel was shunned by international community
Ariel Sharon, Benjamin Netanyahu, the members of the Likud Central Committee, and many, many others, know full well that in another month, or year, or five years, an Israeli government will stand before the president of the United States and the world to announce a withdrawal larger and more painful than the one we just experienced.
Eitan Haber was late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s bureau chiefIn other words, a withdrawal to the 1967 border, give-or-take a few minor adjustments, and maybe, just maybe, a few "settlement blocs."
There is no one in government or opposition today that believes this will not happen. The day will come; the only question is when.
God help us
Now, we must decide just who we would prefer to be the prime minister to escort us to that painful day. And because the current prime minister has never really been my cup of tea (and because if he invited his 1,000 closest friends to a barbeque at Sycamore Ranch, my name wouldn't be on the guest list), I naturally should have recommend his political rival, Benjamin Netanyahu.
God help us (and me.) Only the short memory of the reading (and voting) public can be deceived: It's not the Bibi who as prime minister whispered about "those damn lefties," or the arrogant one who joked about needing a flak jacket to protect him from potential assassins, that bothers us so much.
Rather, its the one who drove us to such stunning international accomplishment: Ladies and Gentlemen, Bibi introduced us to Micronesia. Bravo.
Micronesia: A true friend
On his watch, apart from the automatic support we get from the United States, only the tiny nation of Micronesia was our true friend and supported whatever folly we had to offer.
In Bibi's honor, we were pushed to the far off, but beautiful, island. Green trees, sparkling waters, white swans. If I forget thee, oh Micronesia, let my right hand lose it's cunning.
In the 21st century, there is no room for "a nation that dwells alone," nor for the idea that we should not take the “goyim” into account. Everyone in the world is connected to everyone else, and those who try to be exceptions will go the way of Saddam Hussein.
When Yitzhak Rabin was prime minister, 33 countries established diplomatic ties with Israel. He was the first Israeli prime minister to visit Indonesia, Oman, China, Japan, and Korea.
Dozens of kings, presidents, and heads of state visited Israel.
Under Bibi, only Micronesia joined Washington to stand by our side. But with Sharon , the world once again smiles down on us.
Why, oh why, then, should we return to you, oh beloved Micronesia?
