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Mother of fallen IDF soldier leaves meeting with Netanyahu in tears
Raanan Ben Zur
Published: 16.07.19, 21:24
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1. THINK SMART
STIGMUND FREUD ,   SAFED GENIUS   (07.16.19)
Prime Minister Netanyahu does his very best ,each and every day. Poor Leah Goldin suffers ,which is very sad to behold, and she has little closure as the remains of her dear son are held by a cruel enemy,Hamas. She would be better served by channeling her righteous indignation towards Hamas ,instead of towards Netanyahu. Sadly, the reason Hamas hold on to dead bodies of IDF soldiers is because they know holding on to these remains hurts israelis , if you can show them that you are not so hurt they might have less reason to retain the remains of slain IDF soldiers perhaps ? which is where psychology enters the equation.
2. THE SAD REALITY :
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (07.17.19)
Like the good parent / mother she clearly is ,Leah Golding would pay any price for the return of her dear son's remains, which is natural and admirable. Like the good Prime Minister /Leader he is, Netanyahu must balance her wishes against the greater national good ,without risking further damage to Israel.
3. Which part of: "return the bodies or else" do not enter PM's
(07.17.19)
head?
I can fully understand Hamas& its logic, but for the love of god I cannot understand our govt.
No way, no Siree!!!!!!!!!!
4. GET REAL !
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (07.17.19)
Netanyahu can not put israeli lives in dangers just to retrieve a few old bones. That is the grim reality of the middle east.
5. IT DOES NOT TAKE A GENIUS
ALBERTO EINSTEIN ,   SAFED GENIUS   (07.17.19)
Sometimes the price demanded in order to retrieve some bone is just too high ,Netanyahu ,like any responsible leader ,ubderstands this, he gets it. We all wish and pray for the return of the remains of all fallen soldiers, but not at any cost ,we can not give away all of Jerusalem and Tel- Aviv just to get some bones back. This ,of course, sounds cruel but the middle east can be a cruel region.
6. " Mother of fallen soldier cries "
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (07.17.19)
This title implies that the entire country has to be held to blackmail by tears .
7. Bo bo only cares about his own skin and no one else.......
Shul ,   Jerusalem   (07.17.19)
8. idf and bibi
marcel   (07.17.19)
something is drastically wrong with the idf selection and trainiing. any commando graduating from the idf has to have a feel for the attack and defense, how to analyse the weak points of enemy power and also has to have a sober eye for battle.

he or she cannot run scared.

whatever the resume, bibi is in my opinion is unfit for any security role. he has no feel for the attack or even commando operations to nab hamas seniors to trade for idf/remains in gaza. his modus operandus is to wait for ever and react only in a limited defensive way. lastly he offers chamberlain concessions time and again.

this is what rabin's grandson may have been alluding to when he described bibi as a mediocre soldier. everything that i have seen suggests rabin is correct.

the problem for Israel is the remaining choices. lieberman talks a good game but was bibi #2 at defense.peretz is a disaster. ehud barak was a disaster and anemic in fighting terror in his last years, a disaster.lapid is olmert #2, an ignramus in defense as he showed in the gaza war when he incorrectly backed gantz and yaalon who were severely criticized by shapira.

gantz is half asleep and overly defensive and reluctant. forget about him. yaalon could have been good but he got lost in his way.

the one who shapira said was correct and took the initiative was Bennett who the media shuns. so this explains why Judeans(better name than Jews) have had so much trouble over the centuries. pick the right leaders and secure yourselves.

the lesson of the holocaust is hold your own security and defensible borders. never give it up. that is the most sacred lesson. forget about condo sharing arrangements or sharing security or general allen's plan or useless guarantees.

in short, bibi, a good tourism and industry minister should have nothing to do with security. zero.
9. BIBI is the best !
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (07.17.19)
Before Netanyahu became leader, Israel suffered daily fatal terror attacks and threats, we all owe him huge gratitude, a huge THANK YOU for helping to keep us safe, something no previous Prime Minister was successful at doing .
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