Benjamin Netanyahu Just Became The ‘Israeli Glenn Beck’
Benjamin Netanyahu Just Became The ‘Israeli Glenn Beck’
Michael Kelley | Oct. 26, 2012, 9:12 AM
On Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announced he was merging his Likud party with that of his ultra nationalist coalition ally Foreign Minister Avigdor Liebermanith to create a “big, cohesive force” ahead of Israel’s January 22 elections.
The fallout has been heavy and swift from multiple sides.From Ari Shavit of the left-leaning Israeli newspaper Haaretz:
The right’s big bang is undoubtedly a dark development. It turns Israel’s ruling liberal nationalist party into an extreme nationalist party. It turns Israel’s center-right prime minister into a prime minister held captive by dark forces. If until yesterday, Netanyahu could still claim to be the Israeli Ronald Reagan or Rudy Giuliani, yesterday, he turned into Glenn Beck.
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