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Why Netanyahu's party hopes Obama stays angry
http://www.haaretz.com ^ | Feb. 27, 2015 | By Yossi Verter

Posted on 03/01/2015 11:08:09 AM PST by Maelstorm

Senior members of the Likud party – including, some say, even the most senior of them – are keeping their fingers crossed for President Barack Obama. They hope that he won’t fall ill, that he won’t fly off to some distant continent, that a cat won’t get his tongue, and that he won’t become suddenly faint-hearted about the escalating confrontation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

As in the well-known joke about the sadist and the masochist, the Likudniks are eager to continue being pummeled by Obama directly or by his secretary of state or by his national security adviser. They’ve reached the conclusion that every American slap in Netanyahu’s face only strengthens support for their party’s leader among his electoral base. This week, a poll the Likudniks were shown revealed that Israelis’ support for Obama – which had been unprecedentedly high during the period of Israel-U.S. security cooperation – has plunged to a new low.

“Obama is our best campaigner,” one of those senior figures said this week, not for attribution. “He’s our man. He threatens boycotts, he’s keeping the most important issue for us – the Iranian nuclear project and the prime minister’s heroic efforts to scuttle it – in the headlines. In the past,” he added, “the Palestinians did the work for us, with their terror attacks. Now it’s the president of the United States.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: haaretz; hizbollah; iran; israel; israelelection; johnkerry; kerry; lebanon; likud; lurch; netanyahu; obama; pinpointoperation; pruneface; rop; waronterror
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This is pretty funny. They are using Obama as a campaign tool.
1 posted on 03/01/2015 11:08:09 AM PST by Maelstorm
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This is pretty funny. They are using Obama as a campaign tool.

Why not, he’s been voted salesman of the year in
the firearms industry...


2 posted on 03/01/2015 11:12:55 AM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Maelstorm

I don’t know about that ... Haaretz is not known for favoring either Likud or Netanyahu ... I wouldn’t accept any compliments from them ... LOL ...


3 posted on 03/01/2015 11:16:57 AM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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They hope that he won’t fall ill, that he won’t fly off to some distant continent, that a cat won’t get his tongue, and that he won’t become suddenly faint-hearted about the escalating confrontation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

They needn't worry. He's (1) consumed by Jew-hatred, (2) surrounded by advisors who are just as rabid Jew-haters as he is, or more so, and therefore (3) unable to stop himself.

4 posted on 03/01/2015 11:17:56 AM PST by Steely Tom (Vote GOP for A Slower Handbasket)
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To: Maelstorm

What about that Drudge headline? Obama would shoot down Isralei jets going after Magic Mulla nukes? That should help Netanyahu too.


5 posted on 03/01/2015 11:18:26 AM PST by BigEdLB (We're)
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To: tet68

Too true!


6 posted on 03/01/2015 11:20:42 AM PST by Maelstorm (America wasn't founded with the battle cry of "Give me Liberty or cut me a government check!".)
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If a news publication can see it, then the White House should as well. They won’t though, because Obama’s aides cannot see issues objectively, only through the prism of how it supposedly ‘makes Obama look’. This is hysterical, and most likely true.


7 posted on 03/01/2015 11:20:42 AM PST by lee martell (The sa)
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““Obama is our best campaigner,” one of those senior figures said this week, not for attribution. “He’s our man. He threatens boycotts, he’s keeping the most important issue for us – the Iranian nuclear project and the prime minister’s heroic efforts to scuttle it – in the headlines. In the past,” he added, “the Palestinians did the work for us, with their terror attacks. Now it’s the president of the United States.””

Liberals and their unintended consequences.

Just how Obama was voted gun salesman of the year in several shops I’ve seen.


8 posted on 03/01/2015 11:20:46 AM PST by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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I surely hope the people of Israel are smart enough not to throw out one of the best Prime Ministers they’ve had for some limp wristed leftist.


9 posted on 03/01/2015 11:21:47 AM PST by Maelstorm (America wasn't founded with the battle cry of "Give me Liberty or cut me a government check!".)
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I see that Kerry is taking a softer tone on the visit.


10 posted on 03/01/2015 11:22:41 AM PST by Maelstorm (America wasn't founded with the battle cry of "Give me Liberty or cut me a government check!".)
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Because if the House/Senate holds closed door intelligence hearings and this threat to the IAF is proven. It actually could be impeachment time.


11 posted on 03/01/2015 11:24:42 AM PST by BigEdLB (We're)
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To: Maelstorm

Now, why should any one be upset if this LIAR IN CHIEF is angry? I’m glad that there is someone in this world that doesn’t COW-TOW to this LIAR IN CHIEF. Maybe, just maybe, Netanyahu will put some ball in our legislators. Who knows?


12 posted on 03/01/2015 11:25:31 AM PST by gingerbread
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Well in that case I don’t think Bibi has to hold his breath...


13 posted on 03/01/2015 11:27:16 AM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: tet68
Why not, he’s been voted salesman of the year in the firearms industry...

Pretty effective for a guy who's main gig was Ambassador-at-Large for Planned Parenthood, while he moonlighted as POTUS.

14 posted on 03/01/2015 11:36:51 AM PST by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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What about that Drudge headline?

It's now in red.

15 posted on 03/01/2015 11:38:55 AM PST by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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” It actually could be impeachment time.”

A fellow Freeper regularly posts Obama’s list of impeachable offenses. Congress could pick any one or a smorgasbord of one from each category. But, nothing will happen. For whatever reason, lack of fortitude, fear of the press, RINO-ism, a desire to go-along-to-get-along, the thought that Obama in office is better for their 2016 chances...whatever the reason, impeachment does not appear to be in the cards.


16 posted on 03/01/2015 11:44:13 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: tet68

I’ll go along with the “tool” part.


17 posted on 03/01/2015 11:50:56 AM PST by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!")
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Less than $5.6k to go!!

18 posted on 03/01/2015 11:52:22 AM PST by RedMDer (Keep Free Republic Alive with YOUR Donations!)
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“the Palestinians did the work for us, with their terror attacks. Now it’s the president of the United States.”

Ouch.

19 posted on 03/01/2015 11:59:06 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: Gen.Blather

The only time impeachment will occur is when the American people get angry enough to force the Democrat party to make Obama a scapegoat.

It may happen because of this speech if enough people are offended by what Netanyahu says; it might happen when enough people file their taxes and take the penalty hit.

I doubt the second one though - all you have to do is state that you have health care all year, so many people will simply lie.


20 posted on 03/01/2015 12:16:59 PM PST by struggle
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