If his lips are moving ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is either full of shit or else he's full shit. He won a plurality in this week's Israeli election by peeling votes away from harder right-wing political parties, and he did it by stoking racism and by openly saying what everyone has long known: that he opposes Palestinian statehood. But with the election over, he's now backtracking on his claimed opposition to Palestinian statehood, and now says he does favor a two-state solution.
He's backtracking rhetorically, anyway. Because while some may think he's now punking the harder-right voters who supported him because of his statement against Palestinian statehood, anyone who has been paying attention knows that it's really the international community he's trying to punk. Because he wants international support, and particularly support from the United States, but he doesn't want Palestinian statehood. The White House, once again, is not impressed:
White House spokesman Josh Earnest warned that the foundation for its policy for supporting Israel had been “eroded”.
“Steps that the United States has taken at the United Nations had been predicated on this idea that the two-state solution is the best outcome,” he said.
“Now our ally in these talks has said that they are no longer committed to that solution. That means we need to re-evaluate our position in this matter, and that is what we will do moving forward.”
Netanyahu is lying to Washington and the international community by pretending he supports Palestinian statehood, and he is doing it by pretending he was lying to the harder-right voters who voted for him because he opposes Palestinian statehood. It's impressive for its sheer brazenness, but little else. Earnest didn't mince words.
“What is apparent is that in the context of the campaign and while he was the sitting prime minister of Israel, he walked back from commitments that Israel had previously made to a two-state solution,” Earnest said.Netanyahu and our republican party got what they wanted now they must chew the cud that comes with it. it was obvious that there was dirty work a foot when the to aligned to go around the Pres. both had their own agendas being so much alike the one plan fits all worked now to their dismay regardless how pleased with themselves they both are. when you lie down with deceivers you get up known for your acts.
now the cooler heads on both sides are experiencing buyers remorse as to the worth of word and alliances that were betrayed by both sides all in the name of saber waving taking Pres. down a notch. the desperate moves like the infamous letter shows the republicans to treasonous in nature and Netanyahu well as the article title says a liar or a liar.
