rylah
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RE: Trump Deal - details, reactions and development on the ground
⁜→ Coyote, rylah, et al,
Leadership: That is a tough quality about people. It is hard to explain. But at the end of the day, it is not what a person exhibits that defines a leader (or not) but that of people that follow him/her. One thing that all leaders have in common; a significant group that follows them. No matters what book you read about "how to be a Leader," it all boils down to whether or not there is a following.
There is a world of difference between President (D) Franklin D Roosevelt • and that of • Chancellor Adolf Hitler (NSDAP). Yet both of them had a large following and power behind them. History portrays them very differently; one as being the embodiment of "good" the other an expression of absolute "evil." But there is no question in history that they each brought their nation under their control and influence.
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And on the side note, the "what Netanyahu wanted all along",
well frankly, I'm an Israeli and have no idea what he actually wants,
and to even assume a leader of his caliber would reveal his strategy, is naive at best.A leader of his caliber?
He's a politician - like any other, with an eye towards re-election, and a base to pander to.
He's never done anything to indicate a support for a two state solution - never.
So what do you think his aims are?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud) has been in power for more than a decade over what is today the most successful and developing nation in the entire Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The PM's effective organizational performance and political results have taken a multi-cultural nation (ethnically, nationally, and whose religious identity is unambiguous) to new heights. He has kept Israel out of major confrontations with the Arab World, and yet maintained a position of strength in one of the more contentious areas of the world. And the people of Israel know this. You simply cannot be in such a position, for such a time, with such outcomes → and not be a leader; whether you agree (on any stance or political agenda) with him or not.
As to the two-state solution: When I was a paperboy (more than a half-century ago), on this one particular route I had this mean, ferocious-looking, and growling dog that would follow me, stocking me → as if at any moment - if I was to drop my awareness of him - he would pounce. Even today, when I think about him, I cannot recall a dog with bigger teeth than his. But I would rollup a paper and periodically turn towards him and slap my leg and yell at him to get him to back off. He never did attack me, but for two years(+) we have this adversarial relationship → with me frightened at every confrontation. Then, one day, the dog was gone. I don't know where and never knew why, but he was gone. The two-state solution is like that mad dog of my youth. The two-state solution is always there, frighteningly close, yet in reality, → a threat never realized. Maybe because the Israelis growl at it - or maybe because it is just not a good idea for now. We just don't know. The current US proposal is just one more trip around the block with the dog trailing behind.
The only difference is that I can't imagine anyone that could have possibly been more scared of something, as I was of the damn dog; least of all, the Israelis afraid of something.
Most Respectfully,
R
It's strange how times circulate,
once leaders like like Ben-Gurion and Golda Meir opposed any notion about distinct Palestinian people, and they were revered leftist-socialists.
Today a center-right wing leader disengages from Gaza, further accepts autonomy in Judea Samaria as acceptable starting point and basis for negotiations, for granted, but THAT today is judged not enough and too biased in favor of Israel, by the left.
As with the dog, once You grow up strong and evolve, drive a car instead of a bike,
the chase loses its potential meaning.as perceived initially.
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