For Netanyahu, EVERY peace initiative is an anti-Zionist plot

[Ken Burch]

1. More...

http://972mag.com/for-netanyahu-every-peace-initiative-is-an-anti-zionist-plot/120219/

Let’s not forget that Netanyahu’s rejectionism does not stem solely from his despairing vision — it also serves his political needs — mostly survival — by prioritizing the ideology of his base among the Israeli Right. This comes at a time when criticism from both Likud members and ministers has become more extreme, and when Education Minister Naftali Bennett, Netanyahu’s main political rival, is saying things like, “you cannot support Eretz Israel in Hebrew and establish Palestine in English” — a sentence that will surely accompany the prime minister as he travels to Europe.

But what kind of life is promised to a society whose political leadership promises only “blood, sweat, and tears” without any hope for a better future? A society in which citizens are constantly asked to make sacrifices — the kind of sacrifices we never see our prime minister making. A society that lives with no security, under the threat of terrorism. A society that lacks solidarity and suffers from inequality and poverty.

Netanyahu succeeds in showing us that we can continue to maintain such a society as long as citizens are told that the quality of life is of less importance. If you listen to him, Israelis are facing constant threats: Iran, ISIS, Hamas, Hezbollah, Arab citizens, the Left, left-wing NGOS. And of course, the greatest threat of all: peace plans.