tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post7668503675089634091..comments2024-03-28T15:14:16.180+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: the secret to quietRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-77307554137284174742023-02-03T15:51:12.214+02:002023-02-03T15:51:12.214+02:00A couple of thoughts (1) Bibi had given them a goo...A couple of thoughts (1) Bibi had given them a good thumping a few months before Bennett came in so maybe they were re-arming. (2) Biden came into power and Blinken started pressuring Israel. Attacking would undermine the sympathy they were enjoying from the new administration (3) They actually did shoot rockets on occasion but the press downplayed it every time (4) Bennett-Lapid had the potential to be very accommodation to Arab demands and act as lap dogs for Biden and his agenda. Attacking would force them to pull away from that.Garnel Ironheartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-89655164303503598522023-02-02T22:09:36.419+02:002023-02-02T22:09:36.419+02:00Well, I can give one solid example: Two Yom Yerush...Well, I can give one solid example: Two Yom Yerushalayims ago the various lefties made all sorts of claims of how "insensitive" it is to march through the Old City. So Bibi, the great right-winger, cancelled it. And closed the Har HaBayit. And we got rocket attacks *on Jerusalem* *in the middle of the parade.*<br /><br />The next year Bennett didn't do a thing to stop the march from going through the Old City, and the Har HaBayit was wide open and thousands went up. Guess what? No violence.Nachumnoreply@blogger.com