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Netanyahu tweet causes standoff with Mexico
Itamar Eichner
Published: 29.01.17, 09:08
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1. Mexicans Cheered when SCUDs Fired at Israel in Gulf War
Michael ,   Haifa   (01.29.17)
If the Mexicans don't like Netanyahu for his comments, the greatest odds, by far, were they didn't like him before for being either a Jew or an Israeli.
Mexican anti-Semitism is alive and well and living a full and hypocritical life south of the US border. If the US wants to keep out illegal immigrants, just like Israel does, just like Mexico does, then that is its choice. A review of the FBI's Most Wanted website shows the results of illegal immigration from Mexico, 3/4 of those wanted by the FBI for violent crimes are Hispanic, considering an estimated population base of 25 million out of the US's 300 million, this is statistically significant. Just because someone is shit doesn't mean they will get better north of their own border.
2. To my fellow Mexicans:
Dov ,   Caesaria, Israel   (01.29.17)
I'm a Mexican Jew living in Israel for the past 17 years. While I was disappointed to read Natanyahu's latest tweet to Trump concerning the wall, I think it is time for Mexico to stop acting like a battered wife every time any foreign leader says something stupid or offensive. It is time for Mexicans of all creeds to retake Mexico from the corrupt and inept politicians that have been raping the country of its treasures for decades. My fellow Mexicans, be strong, smart and calculated; and don't take the bate! And in this particular case, avoid placing blame on a tiny country on the other side of the world (which is constantly fighting for its own survival) due to Natanyahu's poor choice of words while trying to rebuild the damaged US-Israeli relations fractured by Obama. In closing: VIVA MEXICO!!! and Long live Eretz Israel!!!
3. President Trump
Haider ,   Gothenburg, Sweden   (01.29.17)
Thank you for exposing the real mentality of Israel leadership
4. Has Mexico voted against any anti-Israel resolution at UN ?
ab   (01.29.17)
5. Carola it is Trump who follows twitter, he's got 2 much time
on his little hands   (01.29.17)
6. BIBI WAS RIGHT !
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (01.29.17)
7. Think about
Alberto ,   Herzliya   (01.29.17)
Is Israel or Nethaniahu's interest to hurt relations with Mexico? It seems a very osequious political stand with no advantage for the Israeli interest.
8. Some friend Mexico always voting in UN for Arabs
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis USA   (01.29.17)
9. Different border/different issues
Merrill ,   White Plains   (01.29.17)
The Sinai border is in NO way comparable to the Mexican border in terms of risks and dangers. As a proud American, committed Jew and lover of Israel, Netanyahu's support for Trump generally - and now weighing in on a very damaging internal American issue - has added yet another level of disappointment and sadness to our current tragic predicament.
10. brilliant people can be so dumb
meir   (01.29.17)
no need for bibi to inject himself into trump mexico arguments. he did it simply to curry favourm because he is nervous and insecure. Now he says he wants usa embassy to be in jerusalem when usa officials have said that it was netanyahu who was delaying such a transfer.

add in the stench of cigars and champagne, if more than the odd gift-bibbi should be booted out of the pm office.

Add a few things more to this recipe andyou'll see what you get.the gaza war leaks, which though not comprenhensive, show so far thta bibi incapable of really quesitonnning generas who could be wrong in some cases,and is passive rather than active, in the same mold as lapid who is even more passive and who cheered on generals who were wrong, not in taking time to devise a good plan to attack tunnels with minimal casualites, but to ignore the tunnel threat.

bibi was against the reguation bill, against annexation of mal adunim to this day, he was the pm of the botched meshall hit because again he did not question the poison hit in advance.


there is more but you see the picture. the man is not a leader and should never have been pm. so why is he pm> The media has nothing to do with it. the opposition is the reason. you have herzog who all know is a wimp, looks like one, talks like one and whomakes concessions like some drink water, you have a pompous ignoramus lapid , an olmert protege who the gaza leaks show was far worse than bibi in my opinion by defending yaalon and gantz when htey were wrong and running to ceasefires. and livni whose stupidity is breathtaking. along with her useless un resolutions.

now, there are realistic alternatives.=barkat, saar, bennett, feiglin,margolin who can compete and offer stronger leadership.
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