Netanyahu, that criminal war-mongering despot is gone. Hopefully for good.

Any one of these absurdities could have (did) come straight outta Trump's mouth.

Jeffrey Heller
Sun., June 6, 2021, 11:01 p.m.
By Jeffrey Heller

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday a newly formed Israeli coalition that is poised to unseat him was the result of "the greatest election fraud" in the history of democracy.

Hours after Netanyahu's comments, Naftali Bennett, a nationalist set to replace him as prime minister, called on Israel's longest-serving leader not to leave "scorched earth" behind and accept that "people are allowed to establish a government - even if you don't head it".

Netanyahu made his sweeping accusation at a time when Israel's domestic security chief has warned publicly about the prospect of political violence.

"We are witnessing the greatest election fraud in the history of the country, in my opinion in the history of any democracy," Netanyahu said in comments to legislators from his right-wing Likud party.

He focused his allegations on a broken campaign promise from Bennett, who had pledged not to partner with left-wing, centrist and Arab parties.

On Wednesday, Bennett announced with opposition leader Yair Lapid that they had formed a governing coalition with factions from across the political spectrum following an inconclusive March 23 election, Israel's fourth in two years.

Under a rotation deal, Bennett will serve first as prime minister, followed by Lapid.

No date has been set for a vote in parliament to approve the new government.

In a televised speech, Bennett called on Yariv Levin, parliament's speaker and a Netanyahu loyalist, not to try to buy time to encourage members of the new coalition to defect, and said he should hold the vote on Wednesday. There was no immediate comment from Levin.

"Let go. Let the country move forward," Bennett said, addressing his remarks to Netanyahu, who has been in office since 2009. "Mr Netanyahu, don't leave scorched earth behind you. All of us, the entire nation, want to remember the good you did during your service."

Netanyahu's tenure has been clouded by a corruption trial, in which he has denied any wrongdoing, but he has won praise at home and abroad for Israel's quick rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations.

"FRAUD AND SURRENDER"

The prospective new government caps political jockeying since the election. People angry at the planned alliance have held protests outside the homes of opposition politicians, whose security has been beefed up after threats on social media.

"We, my friends and I in Likud, we will vehemently oppose the establishment of this dangerous government of fraud and surrender," Netanyahu said. "And if, God forbid, it is established, we will bring it down very quickly."

In a rare public warning, the head of the Shin Bet internal security agency said on Saturday that increasingly extreme online discourse could lead to violence.

While condemning violence and incitement, Netanyahu, 71, repeated his designation of the Lapid-Bennett coalition as a leftist alliance that would put Israel at risk.

He said the diverse partnership would be unable to stand up to Washington over Iran's nuclear programme or confront Gaza's Hamas militant group that fought with Israel for 11 days last month before a fragile ceasefire went into effect.

Bennett, who heads the far-right Yamina party and advocates annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, said Netanyahu's description of the coalition as being "extreme-leftist" was "another lie".

Of course I can't prove it. But there are many problems within Israel still and still too many taxes and government rules even now.  These are things not obvious to the outside casual observer, even me, until I spoke to some Israeli American Jews (and not the fake liberal ones). 

these unedited two lines are just masterful. i particularly like the self-importance demonstrated by the "even me" and then the finisher, "israeli american jews who disagree with me are fake".

huh? what? idk how you got any of that out of my post. anyway, you can have your opinions but when your opinion is as asinine as "liberal israeli american jews are fake" i'm at least gonna poke at it

huh? what? idk how you got any of that out of my post. anyway, you can have your opinions but when your opinion is as asinine as "liberal israeli american jews are fake" i'm at least gonna poke at it

Because so many of them are willing to throw Israel under the bus and betray their people. 

L1 + hangook crossover post. what a great way to start my tuesday

Why would an Israeli Jew oppose the Israeli occupation? Because he, like many Israeli Jews, proudly fight against the subjugation of any people.

look i did it too! didn't make a video though (sad)

And there are no Israeli Jews in the Hamas army though so your example falls flat.

Yes. It would. As of now Hamas banned all Jews from the Gaza Strip which is racist apartheid.

Why would an Israeli Jew oppose the Israeli occupation? Because he, like many Israeli Jews, proudly fight against the subjugation of any people.

look i did it too! didn't make a video though (sad)

It's not an occupation.

It's not an occupation.

Pretty much the entire planet disagrees with your opinion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_resolutions_concerning_Israel