Comments on: Failure to Coordinate Grand Gesture Ends in Embarrassment for Israel, Syria http://qifanabki.com/2009/04/01/failure-to-coordinate/ News and commentary from the Levant Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Game-Changer: Nasrallah Announces a New Hezbollah Deterrence Policy « Qifa Nabki | A Lebanese Political Blog http://qifanabki.com/2009/04/01/failure-to-coordinate/#comment-7600 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:48:48 +0000 http://qifanabki.com/?p=742#comment-7600 [...] again, it may simply have been a case of crossed wires. Your [...]

]]> By: netsp http://qifanabki.com/2009/04/01/failure-to-coordinate/#comment-1366 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:25:34 +0000 http://qifanabki.com/?p=742#comment-1366 Shai & Joe M.,

I completely disagree with both of you on that note.

I am drawn to draw a parallel. Many Israelis would like to see Hizballah come to formal power in Lebanon. The idea is that H’s greatest asset , their ability to not present a target, is lost.

]]> By: Shai http://qifanabki.com/2009/04/01/failure-to-coordinate/#comment-1328 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:22:41 +0000 http://qifanabki.com/?p=742#comment-1328 I’m also more optimistic now (about the chances for peace), than I was with the Kadima-Labor governments. As you say, things are now clearly “on the table”. I feel we’re closer to the day when Israel will be given very clear choices to make, than we’ve ever been before. And I think, and hope, that the majority of my countrymen will choose correctly.

]]> By: Joe M. http://qifanabki.com/2009/04/01/failure-to-coordinate/#comment-1327 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:08:27 +0000 http://qifanabki.com/?p=742#comment-1327 I like Lieberman as Foreign Minister. He has the same policies are Livni, Barak, and all the others, but he openly admits it and doesn’t feel the need to play nice. It’s about time.

Actually, this new government in Israel makes me more optimistic for the chances of peace. Because it makes it harder for Fatah, Egypt, Jordan, and the other puppets to act like they can deal normally with Israel. It puts the squeeze on them.

Of course, I expect a lot of nothing to happen with the new government. Maybe a war or two (no different than any other Israeli government), so I just hope the Israeli government lasts long enough to crush the puppet governments. God knows they are amazingly resilient.

Though, I was very surprised that Livni didn’t join the government. It’s too bad that she defeated Mofaz in the leadership election. That would have killed the “peace process,” and Israel as a zionist state, once and for all.

]]> By: Shai http://qifanabki.com/2009/04/01/failure-to-coordinate/#comment-1319 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:38:22 +0000 http://qifanabki.com/?p=742#comment-1319 Joe M.,

It’s exactly the same on our side. Our politicians and our leaders are no less corrupt. It’s easier to name the ones that are NOT under investigation, than the ones that are.

In this greatest economic crisis we’ve ever had, the same politicians that just recently called for a law to be enacted that will limit the amount of ministers in government to 18, have now created 30, and another 9 deputy-ministers. The amount of money that will be spent on flying these buffoons around the world, to meet up with Fatah peace-lovers in fancy hotels, is beyond understanding. They also wanted to build a new Prime Minister’s complex, that was going to cost the taxpayer only 650 million shekels (150 million dollars).

The new Minister of Internal Security is Lieberman’s best buddy from the same party. He told the Chief of Police that he didn’t wish to be updated about the recent investigations of high-level individuals. Imagine – he’s in charge of internal security, but doesn’t want to know if Lieberman is stealing, robbing, threatening, or killing anyone.

What do you think of our new Foreign Minister? :-)

]]> By: Qifa Nabki http://qifanabki.com/2009/04/01/failure-to-coordinate/#comment-1318 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:44:44 +0000 http://qifanabki.com/?p=742#comment-1318 idaf,

He’s a close friend, just like Amtihke Jad and Bala Manyakeh. We go way back. ;)

]]> By: Joe M. http://qifanabki.com/2009/04/01/failure-to-coordinate/#comment-1316 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:12:12 +0000 http://qifanabki.com/?p=742#comment-1316 Shai,
They won’t do it because they gain too much advantage from the institution. It helps organize their trips to embassies, stays in fancy hotels, makes them feel like “diplomats” as they call each other “president” and all that bullshit. Why would they dismantle it? We are talking about a bunch of crooks here. They are involved in a “peace industry” which is in their own interests, and the PA is a key part of that industry. It’s not going away any time soon.

]]> By: idaf http://qifanabki.com/2009/04/01/failure-to-coordinate/#comment-1313 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:47:00 +0000 http://qifanabki.com/?p=742#comment-1313 Another fine piece of investigative reporting from Jacob Tafnis. QN, how do you manage to get exclusive publishing right from such a renowned reporter? :-)

]]> By: Shai http://qifanabki.com/2009/04/01/failure-to-coordinate/#comment-1308 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:46:39 +0000 http://qifanabki.com/?p=742#comment-1308 Joe M.,

Thank you. There you go… But why the threat “If Netanyahu blah blah blah…”? Why not dissolve the PA now? Long term, such a move will certainly win Fatah greater popularity than continuing to court various Israeli governments, no?

]]> By: Joe M. http://qifanabki.com/2009/04/01/failure-to-coordinate/#comment-1307 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:57:19 +0000 http://qifanabki.com/?p=742#comment-1307 Shai:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f014f982-1ee4-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html

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