On October 21st, 1973 during the Yom Kippur War, Henry Kissinger flew to Moscow. I remember his arrival there very well because I was with the US embassy's Charge d'Affaires Adolph Dubs in his office in Moscow when Kissinger went directly to the Kremlin. Dubs was not invited or briefed.
Steven, it’s a bit off the subject, do you see the western backlash against Hamas supporters really doing anything? I have heard that companies want to know WHO signed a Hamas support letter at Harvard, presumably to black list them. Now there is talk of deporting non-citizens that are in the US supporting Hamas. Do you see this amounting to anything or a new trend of retaliation against wrong-speak?
With respect, Stephen, to subordinate the best interests of all in the land you control, and many beyond, to your own perceived personal interest, as many in Israel and elsewhere see Netanyahu doing, is not very nice.
If Israel believes Iran is trying to supply long range precision missiles to be aimed at Israel's defense installations and key government offices, wouldn't Israel pre-empt such an attack by bombing Iran first?
That would surely be one option, but not the best one since it would put Israel directly at war with Iran (something that would be a problem for Israel with the US). For years now Israel has mostly aimed at stopping the shipments they can when they arrive in Syria and/or Lebanon.
Reading Israeli papers such as Haaretz or Times of Israel has given you a seriously wrong impression about Israel. It is mistaken in the extreme to think there is a difference between the young generation and the older one. There is a difference between the left (young and old, secular) and the right (young and old. religious and secular)), with the left now understanding that they were the victims of their illusions about their neighbors, as many were victimized by Hamas. I also think your characterization of the views of the Palestinians is off the mark. I am not sure how you gain the impressions you have. Maybe it is a result of newspapers. And, if you are right (I concede that is possible) it has not translated into any positive results.
The answer is you mentioned 3 Israeli papers: Haaretz, Times of Israel and Jerusalem Post. I did not comment on the Jerusalem Post. Haaretz is a far left Israeli paper: Time of Israel is very liberal and mostly left; Jerusalem Post is more classically liberal in outlook. I don;t think any of them represent the common Israeli outlook. You would need to read Yedioth or Israel Ha Yom to get a more centrist view (Yedioth is Israel's most popular newspaper) with 23.9% readership. Haaretz rates 4.7% and represents the left and almost purely Ashkenazi readership.
Steven, it’s a bit off the subject, do you see the western backlash against Hamas supporters really doing anything? I have heard that companies want to know WHO signed a Hamas support letter at Harvard, presumably to black list them. Now there is talk of deporting non-citizens that are in the US supporting Hamas. Do you see this amounting to anything or a new trend of retaliation against wrong-speak?
I don't think it is likely, but that depends on the treatment of the hostages in Gaza, especially the Americans.
The Pentagon must have gamed this many times.
What's the name for a game where everyone loses?
Netanyahu?
Nasty comment
With respect, Stephen, to subordinate the best interests of all in the land you control, and many beyond, to your own perceived personal interest, as many in Israel and elsewhere see Netanyahu doing, is not very nice.
If Israel believes Iran is trying to supply long range precision missiles to be aimed at Israel's defense installations and key government offices, wouldn't Israel pre-empt such an attack by bombing Iran first?
That would surely be one option, but not the best one since it would put Israel directly at war with Iran (something that would be a problem for Israel with the US). For years now Israel has mostly aimed at stopping the shipments they can when they arrive in Syria and/or Lebanon.
Thanks for the update Stephen. Should this war escalate, what's the likely scenario on how that would play out?
In other words nobody knows nothing
Reading Israeli papers such as Haaretz or Times of Israel has given you a seriously wrong impression about Israel. It is mistaken in the extreme to think there is a difference between the young generation and the older one. There is a difference between the left (young and old, secular) and the right (young and old. religious and secular)), with the left now understanding that they were the victims of their illusions about their neighbors, as many were victimized by Hamas. I also think your characterization of the views of the Palestinians is off the mark. I am not sure how you gain the impressions you have. Maybe it is a result of newspapers. And, if you are right (I concede that is possible) it has not translated into any positive results.
The answer is you mentioned 3 Israeli papers: Haaretz, Times of Israel and Jerusalem Post. I did not comment on the Jerusalem Post. Haaretz is a far left Israeli paper: Time of Israel is very liberal and mostly left; Jerusalem Post is more classically liberal in outlook. I don;t think any of them represent the common Israeli outlook. You would need to read Yedioth or Israel Ha Yom to get a more centrist view (Yedioth is Israel's most popular newspaper) with 23.9% readership. Haaretz rates 4.7% and represents the left and almost purely Ashkenazi readership.