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Bibi's ill-advised request
Eitan Haber
Published: 28.08.12, 11:15
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1. The Israeli public should realise by now
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (08.28.12)
with the number of politicians being investigate or having been found guilty of corruption. That they are all in office not to serve the people of Israel but to enrich themselves. No doubt Netanyahu wants to buy defence shares before ordering an attack on Iran. As you may know I intend to run for the office of Prime Minister, if elected I propose to place all my financial holdings into a sealed bank account supervised by the state comptroller who will ensure that it is not touched during my term in office. I will also take a paycut, so I am paid the Israeli average wage.
2. Too much talk
R ,   Israel   (08.28.12)
Serves Bibi right - if he hadn't been running off at the mouth about striking Iran, he might have been able to get away with changing the portfolio.
3. #1 sarah b
yafe nefesh ,   nahariya   (08.28.12)
Mazeltov! Just what Israel needs. lmao.
4. Stupid story
Homer jones ,   nyc usa   (08.28.12)
The law was changed so no one could do this in secret. So why condemn Bibi when he obeys it? That's about as stupid as it gets.
5. Bibi is very clever guy,and would...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (08.28.12)
have made a lot of money if he had worked for himself. Could be that he is not enough of an idealist to enpoor himself ,while serving the people of Israel. Israel s economic situation compared to the rest of the world is thanks G-D good,thanks to Bibi.
6. like it or not..bibi is the last leader of the free world
JL   (08.28.12)
the rest of them have bowed down
7. wages
john ,   toronto   (08.28.12)
If such a person who will take average Israeli wage , He is worthy to be a politician. a politician should be paid well to serve the people, he deserves as much as any professional .If it is a woman i would support more.
8. Is Bibi Shorting The Oil Futures Market?
World Citizen ,   the world   (08.28.12)
Imagine this scenario. Bibi talks up a war with Iran knowing all along that this will drive the price of oil through the roof. Bibi knows all along that Israel is not going to attack Iran and Obama has already told him the US will not be dragged into another Middle Eastern war. Yet he keeps on making war threats. And he shorts the oil industry stocks and the oil futures market. When the price of oil stocks and the futures market falls because investors realise there is not going to be a war with Iran Bibi makes a killing.
9. netanyahu
sue ,   jerusalem   (08.28.12)
never trusted the man and never will.
10. Bibi knows the war will be very soon, and not with Iran
John ,   New Jersey, US   (08.28.12)
If Migron is distroyed it will give Arabs the GO for war. Like if Iranian people kill their kings then US will bomb Iran and they are finished. Bibi is in bisiness of money and gave all power to Barak.
11. It's a Data Point
jdedelman ,   Chicago, IL USA   (08.28.12)
Without more information about the nature of Bibi's requested changes, it's nothing more than a data point, another proverbial tea leaf to read. Intersting though, and I'm glad to see he's obeying the law.
12. bibi was actually brilliant
American ,   Miami   (08.28.12)
He found yet another way to show the Iranians he wasn't bluffing. He even got caught in a scripted scandal which will show the Iranians he is so serious about the attack that he was changing his portfolio. He is a brilliant strategist!
13. A TURD AMONG MANY
ZIMBI ,   NJUSA   (08.28.12)
14. We know what must be done. Destroy Iran's nukes NOW!
Chaim ,   Israel   (08.28.12)
What else can one expect from Haber? The same old leftist idiocy that got so many Israelis maimed and murdered. As far as Iran is concerned; we know what must be done to stop the genocidal Mad Mullahs. Destroy Iran's nukes NOW!
15. Invest in nuclear shelter and a chair, leader
Michael ,   California, USA   (08.29.12)
Portable nuclear shelters and chairs, and gas masks are also a good investment. In a nuclear shelter you sit in a corner on a chair, bend down with your head between your legs, and kiss your ass goodbye. If you are still alive after an hour, you put your gas mask on. Repeat every three hours. It matters not which side attacks first, the outcome remains the same.
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