Posted on 11/09/2012 5:15:20 AM PST by RoosterRedux
It's no secret that the New York Times detests Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- in its news columns as well as on the editorial page. So it comes as no surprise that, after President Obama's second-term victory, the Times relishes the prospect of Bibi getting his comeuppance, big-time, from the White House.
In a post-election dispatch, Times Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren eagerly reports that Netanyahu may have risked Israel's "collective relationship with Washington" by rejecting Obama's demands for concessions to the Palestinians and by showing a preference for Mitt Romney, a long-time friend of the prime minister.
"His strained relationship with Mr. Obama may prove more than a temporary political headache," Rudoren writes. She goes on to quote Israeli pollster Mitchell Barak, who opines that if as expected Netanyahu is returned to power in Israel's January elections, "we all know he is not the right guy" to deal with Obama. Piling on further, Rudoren darkly predicts new frictions with Obama because of Netanyahu's "hard line position on Iran." Plus, she adds, a second-term president, "freed from electoral concerns, may prove likelier to pursue his own path without worry about backlash from Washington's powerful and wealthy pro-Israel lobby."
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no, I don’t think so. I’d bet Israel does its own thing re: Iran w/o conferring with Obummer. Prayers lifted for Israel, and those of us here in the US who voted for Romney. God knows our hearts, that’s fer sure. And, once again, I can only imagine His sadness at those who say they are good Catholics or good Christians or good Jews yet voted for the man who hates our God, kills the unborn, promotes same-sex marriage, expresses greed and envy of the rich, and bows to the muslims. He is a God who is patient, but for only so long...
Plenty of US Jews will back him on this. I don’t understand why they feel the need to atone for sins Netanyahu didn’t commit.
LOL. Bibi has faced terrorist Muslims....Obamugabe will NOT intimidate him.
Spanky and his gang will not be taking Nethanyahu to the shed. In fact it will be the exact opposite.
Watch and learn how Obama needs to be handled.
Dear Ben:
We here at the Rebel Alliance, in the United States have your back. We love You and Israel. Times are not looking good, but know it, Ben, God is on your side. We are with you Ben!
Sincerely,
Rebel Alliance, USA
Bibi (and Israelis in general) will always know that the great majority of Americans support them and their quest for a peaceful coexistence in the ME.
I have a feeling when they walk out of the woodshed Obama will be the one walking funny.
Where’s that picture of Bibi in his Air Force flight suit next to Barry girly-cringing at the sight of a karate demo?
Netanyahu isn’t the type to be taken to the woodshed.
Not by this cowardly pr*ck we have as President.
Basically what I was going to post, except that while Obie may take Bibi to the woodshed, I’d wager that Bibi is the only person who returns.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah right!
I can just imagine some cowardly little sniveling arrogant teenager taking his tough old grandfather “to the woodshed”.
Right.
Absolutely correct. The Obama administration long ago came to accept the concept of a nuclear armed Iran. So far they have been able to muzzle Netanyahu. They would prefer to be rid of this pesky fellow.
“You’ll walk over, but you’ll limp back.”
IMO - The timeline for Israel’s action to protect itself from Iranian nukes has just moved up. Israel no longer has to coordinate with anyone about planning the strike.
Israel might enter talks to get tanker/refuel or overflight coordination, but I doubt it. That might be too risky - as plans would be exposed.
Godspeed Israel.
And the Lion of Judah will take all y’all to the biggest woodshed that ever existed. Good luck with that.
F... Barack Hussein Obama!
Bibi, you have the support of 48% of Americans and we say, go protect one of the last vestigages of freedom in the world.
May God protect and bless all who serve for freedom.
Get some, Bibi.
There is much he can do to punish Bibi. In fact, with Obama's support of the Arab Spring and shipping arms to Al Qaida, he has already done plenty to endanger Israel...and think of the 20,000 missing MANPADS in Libya.
Looking back at 5000 years of history, whenever someone has backed Israel into a corner that way, things have not ended well for them.
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