re: #89 HappyWarrior

re: #96 HappyWarrior

On that theme there was a piece in today’s print ed of the NYTimes: about Netanyahu and his Government’s catering to American (and other foreign) Evangelicals for their “support” of Israel.

Short version: Bibi, his Government and his RW backers don’t give one shit about the weird-ass theology the Hagees and Jeffresses spout: uncritical support for Israel and its policies is ALL that matters. Emphasis on “uncritical”. Actual Jews (especially those in the US)? - Meh. Except of course, for the Ultras. And not just in America:

Israeli liberals say Mr. Netanyahu’s embrace of American evangelicals is not the only instance when his vigilance against anti-Semitism has appeared to be selective. Last fall, for example, the right-leaning government of Hungary launched a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign attacking the liberal financier and Holocaust-survivor George Soros for his support of open immigration, including billboards that attracted anti-Semitic graffiti.

The Israeli ambassador to Hungary denounced the advertisements with an allusion to the Holocaust, saying the campaign “evokes sad memories but also sows hatred and fear.”

But then Mr. Netanyahu’s government issued a “clarification,” saying that the ambassador had only meant to disavow anti-Semitism in general. “In no way was the statement meant to delegitimize criticism of George Soros, who continuously undermines Israel’s democratically elected governments,” the government’s statement said.

Charming.