Netanyahu vs. the Generals

[blackjedii]

Israel’s prime minister is fighting hard to weaken the most important moderate force in his country. Which is why he’s going to be a big problem for the next U.S. president.Ehud Barak hadn’t given a speech in months, and speculation was rife about what he was going to say when he took the stage at a prestigious policy conference in Herzliya, an

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[natyanayaki]

"unlike in most Western democracies, where the military is usually considered more hawkish than the civilian leadership, in Netanyahu's Israel, it's usually been the other way around"

I didn't know that, and I was thrown while reading the article up until that point. Thank you for the article, I'll have to re-read it a few more times though. Most of this is new to me.

[prlsb4swiine]

Thanks for sharing this op, very educational

[ivegotanlj]

This is fascinating, OP. Thanks for sharing. I will be rooting for Germany today in your honor.

Only last October, Netanyahu declared that Israel will “forever live by the sword.” This is so scary. He does know what the other half of that saying, right?

[blackjedii]

thanks! a few of our players will be playing on crutches, or not at all, so it's gonna be rough. but we must all be united in kicking portugal out of the tournament at the end