{"id":4070,"date":"2012-11-15T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:43:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:43:40","slug":"epalestine-bibi-did-not-yet-have-his","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epalestine.ps\/sambahour\/2012\/11\/epalestine-bibi-did-not-yet-have-his\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bibi did not yet have his own personal war to his credit.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>&#8220;It is, of course, no accident that Israeli elections will be held in two months. Israeli prime   ministers routinely use wars to bolster their popularity.&#8221;&nbsp; <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><br \/>\n  <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>&#8220;Bibi did not yet have his own personal war to his credit. Almost every Israeli PM has to have   one. It&#8217;s the mark by which they distinguish themselves. Since he could not arrange a war   with Iran due to U.S. intransigence, and the pig-headed obstinacy of the U.S. electorate who   refused to elect Mitt Romney, Gaza will have to do.&#8221;&nbsp; <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">For full analysis: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richardsilverstein.com\/2012\/11\/14\/israel-launches-gaza-invasion-assassinates-hamas-military-wing-chief\/\">  <span style=\"color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><u>War: Israel Launches Gaza Invasion, Assassinates Hamas Military Wing Chief<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">or click here:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.richardsilverstein.com\/2012\/11\/14\/israel-launches-gaza-invasion-assassinates-hamas-military-wing-chief\/\">  <span style=\"color: blue; font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 6pt;\"><u>http:\/\/www.richardsilverstein.com\/2012\/11\/14\/israel-launches-gaza-invasion-assassinates-hamas-military-wing-chief\/<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Look into the eyes of the Gazan children&#8230;some damage is irreversible,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sam<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ePalestine Blog:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epalestine.com\/\"><span style=\"color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><u>http:\/\/www.epalestine.com<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Everything about this list:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lists.riseup.net\/www\/info\/epalestine\"><span style=\"color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">  <u>http:\/\/lists.riseup.net\/www\/info\/epalestine<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">To unsubscribe, send mail to:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">epalestine-unsubscribe@lists.riseup.net<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">To subscribe, send mail to:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">epalestine-subscribe@lists.riseup.net<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It is, of course, no accident that Israeli elections will be held in two months. Israeli prime ministers routinely use wars to bolster their popularity.&#8221;&nbsp; &#8220;Bibi did not yet have his own personal war to his credit. Almost every Israeli PM has to have one. It&#8217;s the mark by which they distinguish themselves. 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