Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

The Demonization of Benjamin Netanyahu
WSJ ^ | 11 Jun 2021 | Ron Dermer

Posted on 06/12/2021 4:43:17 AM PDT by Rummyfan

Opponents of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, have worked for more than a quarter-century to tarnish his image in the U.S. and around the world.

In 1996, when Israelis first elected him to put a brake on a dangerous Oslo process, Mr. Netanyahu was depicted as an enemy of peace. For three years, his opponents insisted that if only Israel were rid of Mr. Netanyahu, it could make peace with Yasser Arafat. They were wrong. Ehud Barak defeated Mr. Netanyahu in 1999 and offered Arafat sweeping concessions at Camp David a year later. Instead of peace, Israel got scores of suicide bombings and the worst wave of Palestinian terrorism in its history—the so-called second intifada in which more than 1,000 Israelis were murdered.

....

Mr. Netanyahu returned to the premiership in 2009. The preceding bloody decade should have made it obvious to all that Palestinian leaders didn’t want peace. But Mr. Netanyahu was scapegoated again. Now Mahmoud Abbas was cast as a peacemaker instead of Arafat, who died in 2004. While few Israelis believed such nonsense any longer, many foreign policy makers did, including key officials in the Obama White House.

...

The demonization of Mr. Netanyahu says more about his critics than about him. He was never an enemy of peace; he understood that his critics were dangerously naive. By rejecting their ideas and following a path of peace through strength, his policies not only brought Israel the safest decade in its history; they also brought peace agreements and normalization with four Arab states.

Mr. Netanyahu is neither a Republican nor a Democrat. He is an Israeli patriot who has opposed the policies of even our greatest friends when he thought those policies endangered Israel.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Egypt; Israel; News/Current Events; Syria; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: egypt; gaza; hamas; iran; israel; rondermer; syria; unitedkingdom; waronterror
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-22 next last

1 posted on 06/12/2021 4:43:17 AM PDT by Rummyfan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Rummyfan

The people of Israel have been defrauded by the radical left, just like in America.


2 posted on 06/12/2021 4:48:35 AM PDT by gattaca ("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: gattaca

Yep


3 posted on 06/12/2021 4:59:07 AM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord and Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Rummyfan

All American Patriots should be concerned with is that Netanyahu congratulated Joe Biden on his glorious victory, on November 4th, even before the fake news called it.


4 posted on 06/12/2021 5:04:57 AM PDT by KobraKai
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: gattaca

The people of Israel have been defrauded by the radical left, just like in America.”

There are really stupid people all over the world.


5 posted on 06/12/2021 5:10:11 AM PDT by billyboy15 (')
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: KobraKai

Good point. I don’t know why so many American “conservatives” are fixated with Netanyahu. He and Biden are two useless, corrupt hacks who have spent their entire careers living at the expense of the taxpayers. Ironically, in both cases this involves the AMERICAN taxpayers.


6 posted on 06/12/2021 5:16:45 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("And once in a night I dreamed you were there; I canceled my flight from going nowhere.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Alberta's Child; KobraKai

Because many of FR’s Evangelicals have their Israel kneepads on 24/7. They never objectively assess anything with regards to Israel.


7 posted on 06/12/2021 5:19:05 AM PDT by EEGator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Rummyfan

Within every culture there are those who are self loathing, masochistic and guilt ridden. They pose in many different forms and often achieve positions of power and influence They are particularly danderous because they inevitably promote policies designed to not only to punish themselves but the people they have fooled.


8 posted on 06/12/2021 5:54:46 AM PDT by allendale
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: EEGator

I objectively asses Israel as our best friend and only true ally in the Middle East.


9 posted on 06/12/2021 5:56:15 AM PDT by jdsteel ("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: Rummyfan

Bkmk


10 posted on 06/12/2021 5:57:30 AM PDT by sauropod (Chance favors the prepared mind.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: gattaca
The people of Israel are suicidal have been defrauded by the radical left, just like in America.
11 posted on 06/12/2021 6:00:21 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Rummyfan

The Army of Satan is at work all over the world.
New World Government: 24 World Leaders Openly Call For A ‘Great Reset’


12 posted on 06/12/2021 6:16:10 AM PDT by antidemoncrat (somRead more at: https://economicti)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: jdsteel

I don’t care about the Middle East one iota.


13 posted on 06/12/2021 6:24:14 AM PDT by EEGator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: Rummyfan

It started with barack Hussein obama. obama is a big pile of s#$^ that’s done so much harm to the USA it will take generations to recover if that’s still possible.


14 posted on 06/12/2021 6:34:50 AM PDT by boycott
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: jdsteel
I objectively asses Israel as our best friend and only true ally in the Middle East.

I agree.

And further...

I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

15 posted on 06/12/2021 6:50:14 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: KobraKai

Who?


16 posted on 06/12/2021 8:37:22 AM PDT by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! 👹)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: Rummyfan
I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

The United States just had the most pro-Israel Administration in history.

That President had an election stolen from him and the United States is now circling the drain at an ever faster rate. Maybe God isn't as invested in a secular state set up by left-wing Eastern Europeans that has publicly-funded abortion and boasts about its swinging gay cities like Tel Aviv as some people think He is.

17 posted on 06/12/2021 5:49:15 PM PDT by nyc1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: nyc1
Maybe God isn't as invested in a secular state set up by left-wing Eastern Europeans that has publicly-funded abortion and boasts about its swinging gay cities like Tel Aviv as some people think He is.

If some Israelis have lost their way then so be it. It doesn't mean we have to lose ours too.

18 posted on 06/12/2021 7:33:10 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: EEGator

You may not care about the ME, but many there have plans for us, the “big Satan”.

And our energy independence won’t last long with this crew in DC. When the green nonsense fails spectacularly we’ll be back to needing their oil.

Which is most likely the plan.


19 posted on 06/13/2021 4:48:25 AM PDT by jdsteel ("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: jdsteel

We are the Big Satan due to our carrying Israel’s water.


20 posted on 06/13/2021 5:05:27 AM PDT by EEGator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-22 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson