1. Building on what @lrozen wrote, it's possible to actually sketch out a not unsympathetic account of Netanyahu's worldview.
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6. Worth noting too that despite disagreement over Iran, USA shares much same status quo agenda: Saudi Arabia, Sisi in Egypt. etc.
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7. The difference between Obama/USA position and Netanyahu/Israel position is thus a subtle one, although still real.
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@HeerJeet When I lived in Israel (80s), too many ppl thought they cd just press Pause button on Pal issue while they figured out what 2 doThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet As though whole generations of Pals were not growing up under occupation. As though ground not constantly shifting beneath them. -
@hilzoy Right, but for Israelis, Palestinian insecurity is status quo that gives them security. Perverse logic but it's there. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet Now the status quo is something they think they're locked into. Any alternative looks worse.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Time to think about how Israel could get along with neighbors, or put conditions in place that might allow this, was decades ago.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet He supported invasion of Iraq -so implicated in that change. -
@AKimCampbell But to him & Everyone In DC Who Mattered, it wasn't a change. It assumed nothing had altered in Iraq 1991-2003.@HeerJeet
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