It’s been a good 22 years since I took French classes, and I was trying to remember the French word that best described the word’ Chutzpah’. Then I heard the news and the word became clear. The word is Sarkozy.
Who does this guy think he is? According to a Ynet article: “Channel 2 reported Monday that during Netanyahu’s meeting with Sarkozy in Paris the latter said the prime minister should appoint Opposition chairwoman Tzipi Livni in Lieberman’s place. “With her and (Defense Minister Ehud) Barak you can make history”, he was quoted as saying. “I have always accepted Israeli foreign ministers, and I loved to have Tzipi Livni here at the Elysee, but with (Lieberman) I can’t,” he was reported as saying with a wave of his hand.”
Pardoner Mois! We don’t tell you how to run your foreign affairs so what gives you the right to tell Israel how to conduct domestic politics?
The reporting of this despicable act was met with a brilliant response from PM Avigdor Lieberman. ” Speaking to Ynet, the official said “France has meddled in another democracy’s affairs. This is intolerable. We don’t plan on asking for clarifications from Paris, but rather intend to ignore the matter entirely. I am certain that if you ask Israel’s citizens who they want in charge of appointing their foreign minister, the answer will not be the French.”
In what she continuously hailed as her great ‘diplomacy’, which basically was turning Israeli security sovereignty over to the UN in southern Lebanon after the last Lebanon war, it now appears that the UN is going to pull out. What hath you say Tzipi Livni? Now what? Let’s see, you pushed for a UN resolution which was nevr enforced and now the supposed peacekeepers are going to leave. That leaves a rearmed Hezbollah sitting on the Israeli border. Great it of diplomacy….Not.
According to the Jpost: “The United Nations force in southern Lebanon is on its way to “disintegrating,” senior defense officials warned on Saturday, after
Poland announced it was withdrawing its troops from the peacekeeping force.Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich announced on Friday during a visit to
Lebanon that the 500 Polish soldiers currently assigned to UNIFIL would return home by the end of the year. “Poland is more and more involved in NATO and EU missions. Thus we are returning from UN missions,” Klich said, adding that “they ceased to play such an important role for the security of
Poland as it has been the case in the past.”
Okay, let’s all join hands in a circle and start chanting that we want peace. In the classic baseball movie ‘Field of Dreams’ we hear the refrain, ‘ if you build it, they will come.’ It then stands to reason that by merging our combined energy, by chanting for peace, it should happen. Right?
Well as often is the case, the left tends to live in a world more attuned to Fantasy Island, than to anything resembling reality. As such, w can explain the outrage over new Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s first speech in his new role.
According to Ynet: “”Those who think that through concessions they will gain respect and peace are wrong,” the new minister said. “It’s the other way around; it will lead to more wars.” Following Lieberman’s speech, outgoing Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni whispered in his ear: “I became convinced that I was wise not to join the government.” Lieberman, who will also serve as deputy prime minister, delivered an aggressive speech, noting that “by uttering the word peace 20 times a day we won’t make peace.”
Livni is the expert. She has pursued a policy of selling out Israel, and it got us nowhere, other than calling into question, Israel’s ability to exist as a sovereign country.
Tzipi, it sure was wise for you not to join the coalition. Good riddance.
Goodbye Tzipi. Wow, that wasn’t so hard was it? With just one more day left with Livni as Foreign Minister, she maybe having a hard time saying goodbye, but we can’t wait for tomorrow. The lady was a complete disaster as FM, dropping the ball on Iran, Hamas, two wars, Gilad Shalit and countless other issues. Hopefully on some of these issues, which happen to be existential for Israel, there is still time to clean up her mess.
According to Ynet: “Livni ended by promising those assembled that she would lead “a strong fighting opposition, an opposition that has something to say and something to offer. Kadima will be the movement that acts not only in the Knesset – it will be a social movement that stands as an alternative and that will show people what can and should be here.”
So in opposition she will have something to say and offer? Would have been nice to do it while you were actually in the government and trying to save the country.
