tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post6940058258575589401..comments2024-03-28T18:05:05.267+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Bibi the CowardRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-89667186050008600932009-08-21T10:41:14.656+03:002009-08-21T10:41:14.656+03:00:-O:-OEsser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-83511324393411072092009-08-09T09:28:50.408+03:002009-08-09T09:28:50.408+03:00I saw a video clip from this meeting on Jerusalem ...I saw a video clip from this meeting on Jerusalem Online. No great secret.rwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-44757108486071762182009-08-06T21:25:11.480+03:002009-08-06T21:25:11.480+03:00Rafi,
I have no idea who made the decision not to...Rafi,<br /><br />I have no idea who made the decision not to have photographers from the press present, but if it wasn't for security or political reasons, maybe the press is just upset because they weren't allowed to take the pictures? Would they have gotten so many better ones? Maybe those hosting Bibi didn't want the press. I'm sure in the next day or two someone will claim to have the scoop of "the real reason" why the press wasn't allowed to enter. Restricting the press is always problematic, both on principle and for pragmatic reasons.Menachem Mendelhttp://menachemmendel.net/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-79262897529930637282009-08-06T18:06:47.523+03:002009-08-06T18:06:47.523+03:00MM - the only pix I had seen were from outside the...MM - the only pix I had seen were from outside the center. <br /><br />it is not smart to not allow photographers, because that makes it into a bigger deal, unless that is what he wanted, as it looks like he is hiding it. <br />I am saying that he should not have been afraid, because the religious parties have no reason to be upset at this, and if they would be, it would be a good opportunity to put them in their places.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-27972647390797089672009-08-06T17:47:47.919+03:002009-08-06T17:47:47.919+03:00First of all, it wasn't a "gay bar" ...First of all, it wasn't a "gay bar" where the shooting occured, it was a youth club where teenagers and young adults could hang out that met in the basement of <a href="http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%92%D7%95%D7%93%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%98%22%D7%91" rel="nofollow">this</a> organization, far from a "gay bar." Second, there are pictures of Bibi at the club, see <a href="http://news.walla.co.il/?w=/2971/1533462/577673/5/@@/media" rel="nofollow">here</a>. That reporters weren't allowed in doesn't mean that there weren't any pictures taken.Menachem Mendelhttp://menachemmendel.net/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-80622254439494303302009-08-06T17:46:43.759+03:002009-08-06T17:46:43.759+03:00"he should not need to fear any backlash"..."he should not need to fear any backlash"- Oh, I reaaly disagree with you on this one. <br />There would DEFINITELY be backlash. A picture of the Prime Minister in a gay center (it wasn't a bar, BTW)would be splashed across the front page of every religious newspaper in the country, and he would instantly lose standing in the Hareidi and SHAS communities. <br />I think it's commendable that he went to pay his respects, and very smart of him not to allow photographers. Israeli politics is NOT a tolerant, feel good kind of place. If you throw them a bit of bait, they'll circle around you and eat you up.SuperRaizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742653185025562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-19624152421971276492009-08-06T17:32:24.253+03:002009-08-06T17:32:24.253+03:00Nah. He always goes to give condolences. It is par...Nah. He always goes to give condolences. It is part of being a politician and leader. And he always has publicity. I think #1 (or #2) make more sense.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-12932890964050983892009-08-06T17:29:17.237+03:002009-08-06T17:29:17.237+03:00Or a third possibility -
He wants to go give his ...Or a third possibility -<br /><br />He wants to go give his condolences and not do it to get publicity. And since he is a politician, he doesn't want the <b>appearance</b> of publicity, but really does want the publicity. Thus no pictures, but everyone talks about it for a few days.<br /><br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com