Netanyahu’s Iran Soliloquy at the U.N.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/02/netanyahu-s-iran-soliloquy-at-the-u-n.html
Maybe Bibi chose to avoid the subject of Palestinians because as a child he was taught that if you don’t have anything good to say then you should avoid the topic like the plague. He couldn’t exactly discuss Israel’s ongoing illegal settlement building on land that is meant to house the future demilitarized, jelly-like Palestinian state. Nor could he mention the ongoing demolitions of non-Jewish homes in Jerusalem or the forced transfer of the Bedouin population under the Prawer Plan. It would spoil the mood to mention that Israel's state-of-the-art military technology wiped out multiple generations of the al-Dalu family. Ten of them, plus two neighbors, were killed by a bomb dropped on their home in No Exit Gaza. Netanyahu couldn’t publicly admit that he didn’t give a flying fig newton about human rights, the U.N., or its stinking resolutions because Israel is above the law protected by the USA’s almighty veto. The Prime Minister of Israel couldn't possibly share that his government has no intention of giving up an inch of the land between the river and the sea to create a state for the Palestinians because that would have gotten him booed off the stage by even Micronesia. Perhaps Netanyahu was at a loss for words when it comes to Palestine because anything he might say could be held against him in a court of international law.
The Prime Minister shut it down with a biblical prophecy, first spoken in English then in Hebrew. I’m sure this was a huge hit with the Tea Party gang and anyone else who is looking forward to the end of days. Netanyahu's meandering and uninspired drivel left many confused but I will attempt to summarize it. The gist was: Don’t worry about the Palestinians’ ongoing persecution; look at the Iranian dude over there wearing a wolf suit and a funny hat. He is gonna kill us all and then eat yellow cake to celebrate. The Jerusalem Fund's Yousef Munayyer provided a far more nuanced take and captured the essence of the Israeli PM's UNGA speech in one tweet: “Netanyahu: There will be peace with Palestinians when they accept their subjugation to us.”
