Posted on 09/02/2025 6:22:56 AM PDT by silent majority rising
Following Likud’s victory in the 1996 elections, the Left released its war against Netanyahu. He was a formidable political rival—a native-born Israeli and American-educated, radiating youth, charisma, confidence, and sporting a highly commendable military record in the IDF. Netanyahu’s biography and attributes were ostensibly a perfect fit for the ideological and political Left, but Bibi, considering his family and his views, belonged to the nationalist camp on the Right.
Stunned by Netanyahu’s hairbreadth victory over Labor Party candidate Shimon Peres, the Left launched its campaign of de-legitimization and defamation. Tens of Hebrew University professors signed a letter in 1997 to oppose inviting the prime minister to the graduation ceremony on Mount Scopus. They considered his rhetoric divisive and damaging to democracy, and a threat to future peace negotiations with the Palestinian Arabs. This incident portended that the war against Netanyahu would take a toxic turn.
The rise of Binyamin Netanyahu to the pinnacle of politics and the extent of his extraordinary success is an exceptional Israeli story. As of 2025, he served as prime minister for a total of 18 years. The democratic election process in the parliamentary system does not impose term limits. Based on the practice of coalition governments, Netanyahu was deftly able to assure Likud rule with the collaboration of smaller parties.
Over time, Leftist aversion to Bibi turned into hatred.
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Despair and pessimism became the lot of the Left.
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
The Obama State Department spent millions to overthrow the Conservative Government in Israel. This was continued by the same players in the Biden Regime. The Intelligence Services were running a "Color Revolution" on Israel, as well as the US and Trump Administration.
The Clintons and their State Dept did the same thing against Bibi in the 90’
Persistent reports of Benjamin Netanyahu funding terrorism are kinda hard to believe even though hr’s not a very nice man.
Netanyahu has been accused of policies that strengthened Hamas. These include allowing Qatari payments into Gaza, which some critics say indirectly aided Hamas, and backing militant Israeli groups to further his political agenda. Netanyahu has strongly denied that his policies were intended to empower Hamas.
A policy under Netanyahu’s government involved allowing Qatar to transfer funds to Hamas-controlled Gaza, a decision with several motivations and disputed consequences.
Netanyahu’s critics assert the policy intentionally strengthened Hamas to divide the Palestinian factions, thereby undermining the more moderate Fatah and obstructing a unified Palestinian state.
Some reports suggest the payments were a gamble to stabilize Gaza and avert a humanitarian crisis by keeping Hamas preoccupied with governance rather than conflict.
While Qatari funds were ostensibly for civilian salaries and aid, critics contend that by covering civilian expenses, the payments freed up Hamas’s budget for military development, including building tunnels.
In 2019, Netanyahu arranged for the merger of the far-right party Otzma Yehudit (”Jewish Power”) with other religious parties to form a united list supporting his bid for re-election. Otzma Yehudit is considered a successor to the outlawed Kach party, a group founded by a militant rabbi with links to terrorism.
Critics, including former Israeli politicians, accused Netanyahu of legitimizing extremism by incorporating a party with terrorist links into mainstream politics for his own benefit.
Allegations of Qatari payments to Netanyahu’s associates
In 2025, reports detailed an ongoing Israeli law enforcement investigation into what has been dubbed the “Qatargate” scandal. The probe focuses on whether Qatari payments were made to former Israeli security officials and associates of Netanyahu, in exchange for promoting Qatari interests.
Netanyahu’s denial: While Netanyahu himself was not directly implicated, he has called the investigation a “witch hunt”.
It is important to distinguish the allegations of indirect funding and political support from separate, more recent accusations of war crimes.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu in November 2024 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. The warrants were issued on the basis of evidence regarding actions during the Israel-Hamas conflict, not for directly funding terrorism.
Lovely. So we pay for -both- sides of Israeli politics left and right. And if that’s not enough fun, we also finance the Palestinians that surround them. We give money to Iran who gives it to Hezbollah. We give aid to Egypt. And now that Isis is taking over we’ve decided to start financing Syria again. And now the Israelis are pushing for us to spend money to relocate all of the Gazans (guess where), and build a giant tech center for Israel in Gaza.
Is there nobody in the Middle East we don’t pay money to?
My theory on Oct. 7th was that their Deep State (and our Deep State too), knew what was coming, but figured it would not be nearly as bad as it was. They wanted some of Bibi’s skin and wanted the public there to take him down. Maybe a dozen or so Jews killed before the Israeli military put ended it - a small price to pay for a color revolution (in Ukraine, it took us closer to 100 dead in 2014 to pull that one off, for example).
But when you play with fire, particularly people who are driven to exterminate you, they are very, very, dangerous...and so, the opposite happened (huge deaths) and the people have flocked to Bibi.
It’s literally IMPOSSIBLE for me to believe that the Israeli Deep State was caught by surprise (other than the extent) and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if the whole thing was their idea, or the idea of Biden’s Women.
Before 2005, it was possible to strengthen Fatah in Gaza against Hamas.
Then Mahmoud Abbas would be making negotiations for a unified Palestinian state with Gaza in it.
Not saying that was going to be the outcome.
Only what if...
The United States has evidence that Israel has conducted espionage against it, including
<><>the Jonathan Pollard case in the 1980s,
<><>Netanyahu’s Israel selling U.S. technology to China in 2000,
<><>the arrest of Aipac lobbyists in 2007 for passing classified information,
<><>and the discovery of Israeli spy devices near the White House and elsewhere in 2019.
Despite a “strong alliance,” marked by Israel gouging US taxpayers of billions of tax
dollars, these incidents have caused significant diplomatic strain between the two countries.
Notable cases of Israeli espionage against the U.S.
<><>Jonathan Pollard (1985): A “US Navy analyst” who
provided thousands of top-secret documents to Israel.
<><>Technology Transfer (2000):
Netanyahu was found to have profited by selling sensitive US technology to China and forged a relationship with China which was quashed when China sided with Hamas after Oct 7.
<><>Aipac Members arrested(2007):
Two members of the annoying pro-Israel lobbying group Aipac were arrested for passing classified information to Israeli diplomats.
<><>White House Spy Devices (2019):
A report revealed that Netanyahu’s Israel had allegedly planted surveillance devices, like Stingrays, near the White House and other sensitive locations in Washington.
These acts of espionage damage what Israel calls a “close relationship,” best defined by Israel putting the touch on US taxpayers for billions of tax dollars......and has been met with concern from US officials, despite the usual “official denials” from Israel when caught with its pants down.
US officials believe the risk of Netanyahu siccing Israeli spies on the U.S. is significant.
“Netanyahu has been accused of policies that strengthened Hamas.”
He openly assisted Hamas and saw them as a way to keep out the Palestinian Authority. So he allowed Qatar to fund them. And he did have a strange stand down before the 7th attack.
Netanyahu is a unique force in Israeli politics. The Israeli Left goes for blood to a much larger extent than the US Left (at least until recently) and their prime target for about 30 years has been Netanyahu. But he not only survived but thrived.
By the Grace of God Almighty, just as Trump has. That is what frustrates the Deep State. They have been like Wile E. Cayote.
“So we pay for....”
Diversity enriches foreigners.
IDF and intelligence cover up their role in allowing Oct. 7:
https://youtu.be/lmnJe02D5yA?si=nrLamHIWUtXkUS1E
https://youtu.be/3CcSbPtShqI?si=NipQjiIaFew5ZO7K
Israel’s attempted Color Revolution:
https://youtu.be/LDud8b-Vd7Q?si=Njeue5oxnkZlZDKM
Yes. But he's not an angel either.
It appears that he had decided to back Hamas so he wanted them to counter PLO.
So October 7th happened.
“”Over time, Leftist aversion to Bibi turned into hatred.””
“”We now know from Congressional investigation that under Biden, many millions of US dollars helped finance the anti-Netanyahu protest movement.
The Obama State Department spent millions to overthrow the Conservative Government in Israel.””
Leftist hatred of Bibi has been displayed, right here on this forum by so-called “Conservatives” who pretend to be on the right and by some who also pretend to be Christians. Fact is, they are anything “but” on the right or Christians. But these people are not bright enough to gleen that....
their own words betray them.
Matthew 7:16
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits.
“”US officials believe the risk of Netanyahu siccing Israeli spies on the U.S. is significant.””
Oh look. There’s a Bibi-hater (Jew-hater, Israel-hater) now.
I knew you’d show up on this thread. What took you so long?
Then may G-d help Israel. Jabotinsky was a secular nationalist, but the so-called "right's" nationalism has decayed into non-existence.
Remember when Labor was militantly nationalist and anti-"palestinian?"
Am I “cowering in fear” enough, you wimp?
A "color revolution" many self-proclaimed "MAGA patriots" and "America Firsters" support wholeheartedly--because no matter how anti-Israel and anti-Semitic the Left becomes, they still believe the Left is run by the "Zionists" and that the destruction of Israel will make the Left simply dissolve into nothingness.
Remember when the world was perfect and without Leftism until 1948?[/sarcasm]
Is there anybody in the Middle East we don’t pay money to?
<><>our tax dollars pay for -both- sides of Israeli politics left and right.
<><> And if that’s not enough fun, we also finance the Palestinians that surround them.
<><>We give tax dollars to Iran who gives it to Hezbollah.
<><>We give foreign aid tax dollars to Egypt.
<><>And now that Isis is taking over we’ve decided to start financing Syria again.
<><>grabby Israelis are now pushing to grab US tax dollars money to relocate Gazans,
<><>and want tax dollars build a giant tech center for Israel in Gaza.
Source: Congressional Research Service
US Foreign aid to Israel
60 page detailed report
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL33222/44
Backstory: Since 1973, Israel has received more than $120 billion US tax
dollars in MILITARY assistance alone, including “three special aid” packages.
<><>billions for signing the Israel-Egypt peace treaty
<><>billions for Israel’s withdrawal from the Sinai.
<><>billions for redeployment of Israeli forces
<><>rebuilding Israeli air bases in the Negev cost $5 billion.
Besides weaponry, Israel also receives economic and humanitarian foreign aid, which supports broad economic development and sociopolitical stability and can include non-military support related to the country’s pressing security needs.
Military aid from US taxpayers has blanketed wealthy, high income Israel. They have more than enough US resources to nail Hamas and Hezbollah. Wealthy Israel has very low debt, and had a budget surplus, while the US is $33 trillion in debt, a debt which future generations are saddled with.
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