Livni: Israel's diplomatic stupidity is pushing the U.S. into a corner

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Opposition leader Tzipi Livni said Monday that the diplomatic stupidity of the current Israeli government is pushing the United States into a corner.

"The diplomatic stupidity that characterizes this government is causing it to put the United States into a corner," said Livni, speaking during a special Knesset debate on Monday ahead of the Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations. "The United States is making sure it won't be singled out but how are we helping ourselves? We now need to initiate the political process. (Prime Minster Benjamin) Netanyahu tried to prevent this and now the Palestinians are at the United Nations."

Livni addressed Netanyahu, telling him that it is not too late to stop the Palestinians' bid for recognition of statehood at the United Nations.

"It is not yet too late to stop the process. It demands understanding of what happens when there is no process, and it also demands bravery to make a decision," said Livni. "I am skeptic, but perhaps this week you will succeed in rising above this terrible coalition."

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/livni-israel-s-diplomatic-stupidity-is-pushing-the-u-s-into-a-corner-1.385368

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1. Kick for Tzipi.

Who should have got the job.

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2. Amen

She did after all win the most seats.

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4. Makes you wonder what the President was thinking when he gave the PM job to Bibi.

Do you think he regrets that decision now?

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5. Sadly, I fear he may have had no choice

The real shame is that Livni was not able to put together a large enough coalition.

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3. She's spot on with saying it's diplomatic stupidity...

...and she also recognises that there's no process (I'm assuming she's referring to the 'peace process' that Nutty likes to go on and on about). If she'd been leader, she wouldn't have led Israel into the series of diplomatic shooting of own feet that Nutty's government has, and while I don't know how much more improved things would be for the Palestinians, I doubt they would have got to the stage where an absense of a negotiating partner showing at least a bit of good faith would have led to them going to the UN...