tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post6715016743759130795..comments2024-03-19T15:24:48.864-07:00Comments on Green Eagle: A Note on IsraelGreen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-54228555814705843052016-12-31T13:08:36.647-08:002016-12-31T13:08:36.647-08:00Thanks, Pinku-Sensei. At least the mindless suppo...Thanks, Pinku-Sensei. At least the mindless support for Netanyahu from the same Americans that seem to be newly in love with Vladimir Putin makes it easier to speak our minds.Green Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-90323971292345723822016-12-31T10:49:17.877-08:002016-12-31T10:49:17.877-08:00Thank you. You summed up exactly my feelings and ...Thank you. You summed up exactly my feelings and thoughts about the distinction between supporting Israel and (not) supporting Netanyahu and added value with your additional insights. I've been very circumspect about criticizing Netanyahu on my own blog because I don't want my dislike of the current government be mistaken for not supporting Israel.Pinku-Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247618351725715844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-81802842792417958322016-12-30T14:07:25.208-08:002016-12-30T14:07:25.208-08:00"As a result of that, every Israeli leader up..."As a result of that, every Israeli leader up to Netanyahu had either participated in the creation of Israel, or in the formation of its government."<br /><br />Technically correct, but both Ehud Barak (born 1942) and Ehud Olmert (born 1945) became PMs after Netanyahu's first term ended in 1999.<br /><br />---<br />Fun Fact: Netanyahu was the first-ever Israeli leader to have kept his or her birth name. All ten Israeli leaders who participated in the creation of Israel (including acting PM Yigal Allon) changed their last names. (After her marriage, Meir's last name became Myerson; she changed that to Meir in 1956, several years after her husband's death. Thus her name change is no exception to the general rule.)<br /><br />This makes me wonder. Why would all those Jewish leaders have to change their names in a society supposedly dedicated to Judaism?Sam240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-63449818919620029722016-12-30T12:51:58.528-08:002016-12-30T12:51:58.528-08:00In the first case, he is utterly destroying any cr...In the first case, he is utterly destroying any credit Israel has piled up over its existence as a result of being a democratic, peaceful country. And in the second, he is doing exactly what the Republicans have done here- eroding the moral sensibilities of its people.Green Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903235483068862940.post-67423971972308652272016-12-30T11:59:58.882-08:002016-12-30T11:59:58.882-08:00I'm not very familiar with Netanyahu or his hi...I'm not very familiar with Netanyahu or his history. What are you referring to when you say he's destroying Israel?Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.com