BENJAMIN NETANYAHU

This was his description of Israel's strongest supporting nation�s Secretary of State. His reason for this statement was the Kerry�s analysis of the motivations for Palestinian Terrorist action was different from his. However, the real importance of this quotation is that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu then selected Baratz to lead Israel�s public diplomacy efforts, the major target of which was the United States even though he had these views and worse, publicly published them. Baratz also slandered Secretary of State Kerry�{582961}. It shows that Netanyahu closed his eyes to clear lack of diplomatic skill and language because he was as limited and constrained by his world view much as most of the Palestinian terrorist fanatics were constrained by their world view and ideology. People like this often act against their own interests in order to maintain their world view, and Baratz very much shared the Prime Minister�s particular world view which is what Netanyahu wanted to promote in his nation�s public diplomacy. So he selected an ideological crony.

This was his description of Israel—s strongest supporting nation—s President. However, the real importance of this quotation is that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu then selected Baratz to lead Israel—s public diplomacy efforts, the major target of which was the United States even though Baratz had these views and worse, publicly published them. Baratz also slandered President Obama—{582960}. It shows that Netanyahu closed his eyes to clear lack of diplomatic skill and language because he was as limited and constrained by his world view much as most of the Palestinian terrorist fanatics were constrained by their world view and ideology. People like this often act against their own interests in order to maintain their world view, and Baratz very much shared the Prime Minister—s particular world view which is what Netanyahu wanted to promote in his nation—s public diplomacy. So he selected an ideological crony.

leaders of Turkey and Israel Both countries used to be highly secular states with extensive separation between church and state. As secular democracies they tended to view the world similarly. However, then the outlook was more religious—one Islamic and the other, Jewish. Their world views have become different.

See {587287} for a later complementary statement.

There was a major revolution ongoing in Syria with different Arab Muslim factions slaughtering each other. The government side was particularly vicious shelling and using poison gas unarmed civilian enclaves in areas where the regime was not popular. Many nations called for humanitarian intervention. Netanyahu opposed any interventions while other politicians like President and former prime minister Shimon Peres disagreed and thought that Israel and other nations should intervene on humanitarian grounds and prevent the Assad government from butchering its own non-combatant civilians.

Netanyahu’s response when asked by a reporter what he thinks of President Donald Trump’s proposal for the US to take over and rebuild the Gaza Strip. Controversially, the proposal also includes removing Palestinians to neighboring Arab countries.

The implication of the investment in infrastructure and education is that the state must tax people at a rate that would pay for it. But if the rate is too high, he argues, people will not make a sufficient profit from their work.