"Under pressure on the eve of a surprisingly close election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Monday doubled down on his appeal to right-wing voters, declaring definitively that if he was returned to office he would never establish a Palestinian state .
The statement reversed Mr. Netanyahu’s endorsement of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a 2009 speech at Bar Ilan University, and fulfilled many world leaders’ suspicions that he was never really serious about peace negotiations. If he manages to eke out a fourth term, the new stance would further fray Mr. Netanyahu’s ruinous relationship with the Obama administration and heighten tension with European countries already frustrated with the stalled peace process." NY Times
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So, this fellow is unmasked as an unmitigated liar. He has been lying all along about the two state thing. Did anyone not know that? Well, no matter, he was only lying to the goyim.
The question DOES arise of what else has he been lying about. Iran maybe? Well, not necessarily, he may believe his obsessive BS about that in spite of what US and Israeli intelligence say.
Fascinatingly, many, many Americans want to accept his nonsense.
Given the equally fascinating nature of Israeli government formation he may well be PM again. In which case the Republicans in Congress will continue to do his bidding. pl
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/world/middleeast/benjamin-netanyahu-campaign-settlement.html
Pat, I had trouble, how to handle it as a kid. Given my mouth contained teeth. I never managed to deal with deal with the idea that I was meant to eat it, somehow. ...
Interestingly enough baraka/barakat leads to ritual food too, which in turn reminds me of the importance of food not only in Judaism. ...
Posted by: LeaNder | 19 March 2015 at 12:02 PM
LeAnder
"I had trouble to handle it..." You mean the Host in the Eucharist? You are supposed to chew it. pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 19 March 2015 at 04:16 PM
Col,
I'm surprised by the observation that we are supposed to chew the Host, as I was always taught not to! (However, a google search seems to reveal that there is a bit of controversy here...)
Posted by: kao_hsien_chih | 20 March 2015 at 03:57 PM
khc
RCC practice has changed markedly in my lifetime. Like you, i was taught as a child not to chew the host, but that has gone away. Now there is much more giving of communion on both forms, use of sacramental lay ministers to give communion, chewing, and placing the host of your hand for you to put it in your mouth. This will seem an odd discussion to non-Catholics. pl
Posted by: turcopolier | 20 March 2015 at 04:20 PM