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A blessing in disguise
Moshe Dann
Published: 15.03.10, 00:44
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1. Biden, Obama, Clinton looking for a single victory
Paul ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (03.15.10)
The Democrats have achieved absolutely nothing and they come here to find salvation from their certain 1-term Presidency, by showing themselves tough on the rouge state that calls itself Israel. The failures fall like mice in world diplomacy, but show only teeth to Israel. Nothing has changed since Mr. H, even with our new-found German friends and our European tormentors. Biden was here with very deceptive and destructive intentions towards the Jewish nation and his plans got cut down by an act of providence. Bibi thought he would make friends by declaring a 2-state solution with the migrant Arab workers called Palestinians, instead he only is getting more pressure, as should of been expected. When is Bibi going to learn? From the Jewish experience in the International political arena, 'NEVER' is the only word we need use in negotiations. 'Yes' or 'Maybe' just breeds bloodthirsty hatred. Moshe you got it right. Now if only our leaders will get with the program, and stop acting like they need or owe the Arabs anything.
2. you hit the nail on the head
ecr   (03.15.10)
3. Truth
steve ,   tel aviv   (03.15.10)
If only Netanyahu would read this article.He would see where all his giving in to pressure has gotten him.Nowhere .Just more pressure and humiliation. How is the truth so readily seen by this excellent analysisand not by our government.
4. Clinton-Obama acts as Olmert is the PM
Ariel   (03.15.10)
The new administration and comentarists act as there has been no change in Israel after last elections and as beeing the seniors of Israel and not Israel's friends. Not reading Israel's state of mind and heart is wrong, and the continuous impasse originated from the election of the Hamas government and the illegal/paralysed Abu Mazen double tongue.
5. Wake up idiot - those are the only freinds left to Israel
Shmil   (03.15.10)
If you havn't noticed Israel has turned a roug state for the last year and half - you want to turn the only people who still are talking to you into enemies? be my guest.
6. Actually, it exposed ISRAEL
David ,   USA   (03.15.10)
This event actually exposed ISRAEL as the party who is actively hampering peace in the region. Israel is of course free to continue illegally building settlements on lands the Palestinians require for an their state, but it won't go without repercussions from the international community. I say that economic sanctions on Israel are what is needed. Unless of course Israel wants a one-state solution, in which case if Jews can build in Judea and Samaria, Palestinians should be free to cross the border into Israel and build homes inside of Israel proper.
7. article
michael ,   sao paulo, Brazil   (03.15.10)
I am a Brazilian Jew and It is disgusting to read this kind of thing. I support Israel and I want it to leave in peace with its neighbours and the Palestianians. But a lot of Israelis, as this one, are not interested in leaving in peace. For them, a bigger part of Jerusalem, or a larger part of the West Bank, is much more important than peace. You are already alone in the world, and you are trying to sabotage the support of the US. And the Jews of the world will not support this rightists absurds.
8. HAHAHA
Jose ,   CA, USA   (03.15.10)
Dude, No one buys this 'we-are-the-victim' excuse anymore. The mindless killing of women and children is what the world sees. The world is more informed nowadays of what Israel is all about. Wake up. This is not 60's, 70's anymore. Israel is one of the more aggressive, hostile countries in the world. Please. Stop the charade. You are insulting our inteligence.
9. Typical of Right Wingers
Kishen   (03.15.10)
You thought you can get away with insulting and humiliating Vice Presdient of United States. Just because some one from US administration stood up to you, they are closet jewsih haters. Its so typical of these lunatic rightwingers. Why dont you label them as Anti-semitic and Nazis. You have to take criticism as a man..yet again I think you have ovaries.
10. kol hakavod to ynet...
Yitzchak ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (03.15.10)
...for the first time publishing an "opinion" that is not self-defacing self-hating and suicidal. An opinion that declares that we have a right to our backbone and a right to decide what is Holy and important to us. Let's hope that Bibi makes the right choices and doesn't end up a vegetable like Ariel Sharon who made the wrong choices.
11. Absolute garbage, intellectually bankrupt article.
Stunned ,   Earth   (03.15.10)
Throw on the tin-foil hat, and scream wolf. What a weak piece of trash this article is.
12. Not hatred to tell a fool he is playing with dynamite
lydia ,   Brisbane   (03.15.10)
Israels 'sovereignty' is within its unilaterally declared 'jewish state'. Nothing outside Israel sovereign borders, enshrined in UNres187, belong to Israel. Israel brought this onto themselves by refusing to implement the agreements it inked with the UN. The US is making it painstakingly clear that the ONE US veto that hinders the UN from implementing sanctions against Israel rogue regime, is neither automatic nor unconditional. Israel will conform or else...... no such thing as a free lunch.
13. Demanding of Jews, only because they are Jewish, to refrain
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Jehudah Ben-Israel   (03.15.10)
from residing in villages, towns and even city neighborhoods anywhere, be it in Washington, DC, Ottawa, London, Canberra or Jerusalem, is a form of racism, anti-Jewish racism in this case. Sadly, the "liberal" and "progressive" figures in the US are engaged in just that: Racism. They would be perceived differently if they said: The territories Israel captured during the defensive June 1967 Six-Day War are in dispute and therefore, until their status is determined in talks/negotiations with the Arabs, as called for by UN Security Council Resolution 242, no one, Arab and Jew alike, should make any changes. But they don't say this. They instead tell Jews, because they are members of a singled out people, not to settle in their ancestral homeland but non-Jews, including Arabs who have moved from Israel to reside in eastern Jerusalem , in Bir Zeit and in Ramallah may continue to build. This is a form of racism that must not be permitted in the 21st century, neither in Washington, DC nor in Jerusalem.
14. Obama's Closet
GABRIEL ,   NEW YORK   (03.15.10)
This is what I was worried about when Obama ran and won the presidency. That Obama and Israel bashers who would not dare dare to speak publicly can now say and do whatever they want. Obama gave the green light. Its open season in DC to criticize Israel, Biden and Clinton can do so as a VP and Secretary of State, they did not dare to do so while senators because they needed the Jewish votes in Delaware and New York, not to mention the Jewish money. Never in my life did I witness this week such hatred towards the Jewish State, even though there were true anti-Israel in prior US administrations. This is the reason I didnt vote for Obama. I knew this was coming.
15. Clinton and Biden
P Berry ,   Palmdale, California   (03.15.10)
There are many Americans who see Clinton, Biden and Obama as weak leaders when it involves dealing with the Arab world. Apparently they want Israel to show that same weakness. I hope Mr. Netanyahu continues to demonstrate his great strength and stability, two things the three of them know nothing about!
16. Moshe Dann's article
Steve Levy ,   New York, US   (03.15.10)
I just want to say Moshe recent article is misguided, stupid and I'm surprise he's even a journalist!
17. very symptomatic
(03.15.10)
One symptom of a psychopath, is that he/she takes all kinds of criticism as acts of aggression, regardless of the underlying causes and motives behind those criticisms.
18. I don't know, I used to be a proud American
Brian ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (03.15.10)
A Marine, and Iraq vet. After I voted for McCaine I saw the way things were going and left. I think Obama, Biden, and Hilary are the greatest insult to the USA, they make me sick. Hilary was always crap I remember when she showed up in NYC and was wearing a Yankee hat, the carpet bagger thought she was fooling everyone. The look in her eyes is always one of just pure insanity. I can't believe Israel continues on with all this, no one else pays these clowns any attention at all.
19. THE QUEEN AND THE SHREW
HERCULE TRIATHLON SA ,   EL CAJON, CA. USA.   (03.15.10)
THE QUEEN AND THE SHREW [The Queen and the Shew] Now, having split loyalties, is like have a shrew wife, and Queen mistress, and each knows about the other, there are plus’s and negatives to this for all concerned, the French President and his wife have an open marriage, and it works for them, and many others, there are after all [6] Six women to every [1] One man among the [6] Six Billion inhabitants of this planet, so anyone should be able to figure the math here. But, it also has its draw backs, if one is caught between the demands of [2] Two Women especially if they oppose each other. Well, Benyamin/Binyamin [BiBi] Gift from God Netanyahu, the [PM] Prime Minister of the Merchant of Venice State, is just such a position, not between his wife and or a mistress, were not suggesting he has a mistress, but that being said, the problem is political. BiBi’s Shrew wife is the State of Israel, but his Queen mistress Politically is the American-Merchant of Venice Empire, and they want [2] two separate things. [Neighbors or Relatives] Were told that his shrew wife represented by Avigdor Lieberman, not to be confused with Joe Lieberman, doesn’t get along with the neighbors, and wants them to move so she can have her relatives move in, but his Queen mistress represented by the Media Messiah Imperial President of the Empire, must represent the and get along with the members of the neighborhood [world community], in which BiBi and his shrew wife lives, and in fact all BiBi’s neighbors are all complaining about BiBi’s and his shrew wife [Avigdor Lieberman], creating strife in the neighborhood. BiBi is trying to walk the tight rope, the high wire, between his shrew wife and Queen mistress, while at the same time showing composure, by not sweating and smelling of fear, trying to defuse the ticking time bomb, he’s sitting on. But, sweetheart we have been thru this before, why don’t we just sit down and talk about this without shouting or fighting, just calm down a little and let me explain, as his Queen mistress is fuming trying to explain she’s sick and tired of the games and all the talk and the neighborhood is looking to her for fair treatment, while his shrew wife expects everything her way, as the Queen’s Empire is in decline, with its citizens so angry they are openly talking of Secession from her declining Empire. [A Time of Compromise or Chance] The trouble is BiBi, is caught between the rock and the hard place you can’t have it both ways, you can’t tell your Mistress this is all an Unfortunate Misunderstanding, as your moving her friends out of the neighborhood and moving in the wife’s and his relatives. BiBi must decide whether he is a captive in the hands [Who’s got’em by the cahonies], the Merchant of Vience Foreign Minister Avigdor LIeberman/ The Wife, or the Media Messiah Imperial President of the Empire, who’s interests comes first, the wife or the mistress, who can hurt you worse. So far BiBi has had it pretty good a Mistress Queen who provided protection, and interest, and a Wife Shrew who’s demands could be fulfilled, but all good things come to and end, the Mistress Queen’s Empire is coming to its end, and her favors are not limitless, her protection can not be guaranteed, their once Deep Running Bonds, and Unshakable Special Relationship, have been tested once to many times, it is now time for the Wife Shrew, to decide if she still wants the benefits from the Queen Protector, for the time left that it can be provided. BiBi is stuck with the Shrew wife, but has a choice compromise for the time being on the replacement of neighbors for relatives, and retain favor and protection working for a way to please the Shrew wife, or refuse compromise in favor of just taking his chances. HERCULE TRIATHLON SAVINEN
20. US foreign policy
t ,   USA   (03.15.10)
It is amazing that this is what worries the Obama administration when Iran is on the brink of nuking both the US and Israel. By the way why did Bibi have to apologize...
21. Jerusalem land grab/Biden/Clinton article
Joe ,   usa   (03.15.10)
OK to slur the US secretary of state and the US vice president in your article, but you won't print any severe language I might want printed re your zionist land grab policies? Your article is a rant and does not agree with a majority of Isreali citizens who want to live in peace with Palestinians
22. It is time for Netanyahu to say:
Israeli 2   (03.15.10)
This is our land in its entirety, including Jerusalem and beyond.
23. Closet hatred of Israel?
Ralbam ,   California   (03.15.10)
How do you come up with this crap about "Obama's closet hatred of Israel"? Did you pull this fact out of your tuchos? Or do you just live on another planet? It's time for Israelis to reject this pathetic myth.
24. Mr. Dann beeds a reality check
Ralbam ,   California   (03.15.10)
Where do you get the mishuganah notion that Obama has closet hatred for Israel? Do you live on another planet? You clearly have no idea about the character of our President. We American Jews trust and love him, he is one of us. You need to get over your bigotry, "dass passt nicht fuer a Yid!"
25. Well Written Moshe Dann
M. Duvduvani ,   Yokneam, Israel   (03.15.10)
Moshe Dan....I couldn't have put it better myself. This gives Netanyahu the opportunity to clearly state Israeli interests and positions, and to stop apologizing for our rights.
26. Bibi bent under US pressure. Now Obama wants to break him.
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (03.15.10)
I have an acquaintance who worked with Netanyahu when he was PM in the '90s. He remarks how Bibi bent even to the likes of Madeline Allbright. One might have hoped that with more experience, and after serving as Finance Minister, he would have toughened up. But given who's the major partner in this "partnership", I wonder who could withstand the day after day pounding from Biden, Clinton and Steinberg, the public shaming (helped by a cooperative press) from Crowley and Axelrod. Emanuel has had it in for Netanyahu since his days in the Clinton White House. And Obama's been distant since day one. (Then again, he's not close with ANY foreign leader.) But just as Arabs become more aggressive when they smell Israeli weakness, so too does Obama. As much as they talk about the "insult" to the US, they apparently have no problem with humiliating a long time ally. Other countries are taking notice. Few of them believe they can trust the US these days.
27. Moshe Dann,settler writer from the past
Sami ,   Lebanon   (03.15.10)
Wishful thoughts that cannot be sold in the today market. Some day there is an end to lies, deceiving, deception.. and double, triple….. ten faces, tongues of the Israeli politic.
28. What happened?
Thomas ,   Dixieland USA   (03.15.10)
Reading an astute, proud and honest analysis in Ynet is is an earthshaking and rear event. We got used to self flagellating, self demeaning, defeatist articles which are gushing down like endless curses. The self-hate, anti-Zionist lament, dejected mindset that permeate the Israeli press is so depressing that one is rooting for the fast and painless disappearance of Israel. It's refreshing and elevating to read decent articles like this one even if it's on the haughty side notwithstanding ....
29. Moshe Dann - BRILLIANT, POWERFUL, INSIGHTFUL - A MUST READ
ABRAHAM ben JACOB ,   CANADA   (03.15.10)
Moshe Dann,...... YOU HAVE JUST WRITTEN AN UNBELIEVABLY INSIGHTFUL TRUE ANALYSIS OF WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENNING HERE WITH THIS VERY STRANGE AND UNUSUAL AMERICAN ATTITUDE. I NEED NOT ADD ANY MORE TO YOUR POWERFUL INSIGHTFUL ARTICLE. I CAN ONLY RECOMMEND THAT OTHER YNET READERS, READ YOUR ARTICLE VERY CAREFULLY AND TRY TO COMPREHEND SUCH A FANTASTIC SITUATION AS YOU DESCRIBE IT. I REALISE THAT THE ISRAELI LEADERSHIP DOES NOT NEED MY ADVICE BUT ISREALI LEADERS SHOULD ALSO READ THIS.
30. Obama
Robin ,   USA   (03.15.10)
Obama does not like Jews. When is Bibi gonna get this? Stop licking this guys boots!
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