By Arlene Kushner
One of the things that has been most upsetting about this vile campaign is that a major theme of it, on the left, has been “anyone but Bibi.” No grappling with issues, no positive frame. It has been rather disgusting, and should not be permitted to win the day.
Let’s look at why it MUST be Bibi:
[] The reason it is “anyone but Bibi” is because Bibi is the one who represents the threat to the left. No one else in the current set-up can carry the day on the right except him. And since the thought of a left-wing government headed by Buji Herzog is terrifying, it indeed must be Bibi who is provided with the opportunity to defeat Buji.
Herzog is running on a “two-state” platform. He is eager to start negotiations with the PA – an exercise in insanity – and looks forward to being able to give half of our country away.
Even more distressing is his readiness to bow to Obama on issues of Iran: He expresses “confidence” that Obama can handle matters. Heaven help us.
Stopping him means a strong Bibi.
It is not necessary to think that Bibi is the perfect leader. One can feel discontent with him in one regard or another and still understand that he stands head and shoulders above Buji in terms of doing what’s best for the country.
Providing security for our nation means standing strong. Herzog’s positions would immediately weaken Israel, for Herzog is going for appeasement instead of strength. Our enemies would smell this immediately.
Channel 2’s Middle East expert has already predicted that Iran’s proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, would be likely to test Herzog’s strength very quickly after a Herzog win;
Stopping Buji means a strong Bibi. There is no one else who can fill this role.
[] With regard to Iran, the most significant existential issue of all, there is also the matter of Netanyahu’s stunningly successful talk in Congress earlier this month.
He was hailed incredibly in Congress with one rousing ovation after another; commentators later referred to him as the leader of the free world – the only one ready to stand up and tell the truth about Iran. A time of great pride for Israel, when we are so often the object of delegitimization campaigns.
Does the nation then reject Netanyahu? It would be a huge disservice to him. And the message it would send to the world would be shameful: Yes, our prime minister stood up to Iran as no one else, but we are prepared to dump him now for someone who can appease Obama.
This would not only be a terrible message to deliver, it would mean that the single voice speaking out against Iran, amongst national leaders, would have been silenced. A disservice to the free world.
[] Then we come to the matter of reports that American funds have been invested in the campaign here in order to bring Bibi down. The matter is serious enough so that the Senate is now going to look into it, according to Fox News:
”An investigatory bi-partisan panel has been convened in order to probe allegations that the US State Department gave a political group that opposes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu taxpayer-funded grants, a source with knowledge of the proceedings told Fox News on Saturday.”
Do we sit still for this? Is this how we want our elections determined? It is imperative to stand strong, with ballots, against a US administration that wants our prime minister out.
@ Steve Smyser:
We don’t use them. Plain old paper ballot. More important: No ID card = no vote.
I hope you do not have electronic (computer) voting machines as we do here in the states. These machines can be (are) pre-programed to elect the leftists – most people suspect it, many know it to be true, yet it continues on…
Good G-d! How come everyone can’t see this? Are Israeli as stupid as to place a higher value on cottage cheese than their continued existence? Or is the All Mighty setting the stage so that his miracles to follow will be seen to be that much more miraculous in a revealed way?