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Новости из Барака. Который Эхуд.
Oct. 14th, 2025 02:06 pmВы можете как угодно относится к бывшему раматкалю, премьеру и министру обороны. По-разному оценивать его политические и моральные качества. Тем не менее, я полагаю, что никто не сомневается в его высоком интеллекте и полной (сегодня) политической отмороженности. Этот человек в последние годы не стесняется в выражениях. И режет то, что ему представляются правдой-маткой, в каждом подвернувшемся случае. В этот раз случай подвернулся в журнале Time, выпустившем тематический номер, посвященный ближневосточному триумфу президента Трампа.
(Попутно замечу, что самому триуфатору фото активно не понравилось, тогда как с содержанием энкомий он, в принципе, согласен). Так вот, слова Эхуда удостоились быть помещенными на эту обложку. Оказалось, что текст статьи Барака в Time довольно интересен. Советую прочесть.*
This is, first and foremost, an achievement of President Trump, who demonstrated determination to end the war and showed greater sensitivity to the hostages' fate than Netanyahu did. As with his order to end the 12-day war with Iran, Trump seemed to dictate to Netanyahu what is good for Israel, against Netanyahu's wishes. Trump also recruited Turkey to pressure Hamas. With Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah neutralized, and Hamas politically surrounded by its supporters—Qatar and Turkey, alongside Egypt which controls their "oxygen pipeline," and the UAE and Saudi Arabia which hold the purse for Gaza's reconstruction—Hamas had no choice but to submit. Key partners in this struggle were the hostage families and the protest movement. Trump referred to their moving images from Tel Aviv repeatedly in his social media posts. Before us is proof of a painful truth: Israel and Netanyahu are not the same thing. Netanyahu's government and Israel's security-national interests are not in the same place. Citizens and leaders worldwide can support Israel or criticize its actions while simultaneously opposing Netanyahu and his government. Many Israeli patriots are in exactly that position.
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Third, Netanyahu's insistence on resuming fighting in Gaza to achieve absolute victory was never practical, as the United States learned in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and Israel in the West Bank. This phase was defined by Chief of Staff Zamir as a "death trap for fighters and hostages" and by security veterans as a "War of deception" unrelated to state security, whose sole purpose is to save Netanyahu's coalition and secure his survival in power. The battle itself, alongside declarations by government ministers about "no innocents in Gaza," calls for "voluntary transfer" of Gazans, demanding prevention of humanitarian aid, "flattening" of cities, and establishing Israeli settlements in the Strip—all of these together with the images arriving daily from Gaza—have entangled Israel in suspicions of war crimes, a wave of antisemitism, diplomatic isolation whose peak was at the UN General Assembly and in the initiative to recognize a Palestinian state while bypassing negotiations with Israel, and the beginning of economic, cultural, and sports boycotts. A wave of hostility toward Israel has risen among the younger generation worldwide and doubts among young Jews. The recklessness of Netanyahu's government has smeared on Israel's face a stain that will be difficult to erase even with a generation's effort. For the first time since its establishment, question marks are being raised about the very legitimacy of the State of Israel.
Fourth, David Ben-Gurion coined the dictum: "Israel's existence stands on its strength and its righteousness." Its strength—the military-strategic and technological capabilities that made the IDF the strongest army in the Middle East. Its righteousness—the determination to hold the "moral high ground." Netanyahu systematically ignored this imperative and thus dragged Israel into its current predicament. The original perpetrators are the murderous Hamas, but the challenge is beyond the antisemitism that has always existed. The problem arose from the encounter between this antisemitic predisposition, the reckless actions of the government and the results on the ground.
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Netanyahu behaves like a gambler who in his desperation doubles down again and again. He will try to survive at any cost, and many fear that even free and fair elections are not guaranteed as long as he remains in power. Regarding his fitness to stand for election, I will use his own quotes about his predecessor, Ehud Olmert, following the 2006 war with Lebanon. Netanyahu said: "A nation's life cannot be the personal survival track of a prime minister who has failed." And on another occasion: "To say that the one who failed and bungled is also the one who will fix it is like asking that the captain of the Titanic, had he survived, be the one to receive command of the company's new ship."
* Бабруйским борцунам с БДС и ТДС читать ультимативно не рекомендуется. Вы можете так возбудиться (в нервно-психическом смысле этого слова), что даже круглосуточный просмотр 14 анала и Ты-трубочных каналов Апличука и Веллера успокоить вас не смогут. Нам это надо? Не создавайте излишней нагрузки на нашу систему здравоохранения! Живите долго и здоровыми!
(Попутно замечу, что самому триуфатору фото активно не понравилось, тогда как с содержанием энкомий он, в принципе, согласен). Так вот, слова Эхуда удостоились быть помещенными на эту обложку. Оказалось, что текст статьи Барака в Time довольно интересен. Советую прочесть.*This is, first and foremost, an achievement of President Trump, who demonstrated determination to end the war and showed greater sensitivity to the hostages' fate than Netanyahu did. As with his order to end the 12-day war with Iran, Trump seemed to dictate to Netanyahu what is good for Israel, against Netanyahu's wishes. Trump also recruited Turkey to pressure Hamas. With Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah neutralized, and Hamas politically surrounded by its supporters—Qatar and Turkey, alongside Egypt which controls their "oxygen pipeline," and the UAE and Saudi Arabia which hold the purse for Gaza's reconstruction—Hamas had no choice but to submit. Key partners in this struggle were the hostage families and the protest movement. Trump referred to their moving images from Tel Aviv repeatedly in his social media posts. Before us is proof of a painful truth: Israel and Netanyahu are not the same thing. Netanyahu's government and Israel's security-national interests are not in the same place. Citizens and leaders worldwide can support Israel or criticize its actions while simultaneously opposing Netanyahu and his government. Many Israeli patriots are in exactly that position.
...
Third, Netanyahu's insistence on resuming fighting in Gaza to achieve absolute victory was never practical, as the United States learned in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and Israel in the West Bank. This phase was defined by Chief of Staff Zamir as a "death trap for fighters and hostages" and by security veterans as a "War of deception" unrelated to state security, whose sole purpose is to save Netanyahu's coalition and secure his survival in power. The battle itself, alongside declarations by government ministers about "no innocents in Gaza," calls for "voluntary transfer" of Gazans, demanding prevention of humanitarian aid, "flattening" of cities, and establishing Israeli settlements in the Strip—all of these together with the images arriving daily from Gaza—have entangled Israel in suspicions of war crimes, a wave of antisemitism, diplomatic isolation whose peak was at the UN General Assembly and in the initiative to recognize a Palestinian state while bypassing negotiations with Israel, and the beginning of economic, cultural, and sports boycotts. A wave of hostility toward Israel has risen among the younger generation worldwide and doubts among young Jews. The recklessness of Netanyahu's government has smeared on Israel's face a stain that will be difficult to erase even with a generation's effort. For the first time since its establishment, question marks are being raised about the very legitimacy of the State of Israel.
Fourth, David Ben-Gurion coined the dictum: "Israel's existence stands on its strength and its righteousness." Its strength—the military-strategic and technological capabilities that made the IDF the strongest army in the Middle East. Its righteousness—the determination to hold the "moral high ground." Netanyahu systematically ignored this imperative and thus dragged Israel into its current predicament. The original perpetrators are the murderous Hamas, but the challenge is beyond the antisemitism that has always existed. The problem arose from the encounter between this antisemitic predisposition, the reckless actions of the government and the results on the ground.
...
Netanyahu behaves like a gambler who in his desperation doubles down again and again. He will try to survive at any cost, and many fear that even free and fair elections are not guaranteed as long as he remains in power. Regarding his fitness to stand for election, I will use his own quotes about his predecessor, Ehud Olmert, following the 2006 war with Lebanon. Netanyahu said: "A nation's life cannot be the personal survival track of a prime minister who has failed." And on another occasion: "To say that the one who failed and bungled is also the one who will fix it is like asking that the captain of the Titanic, had he survived, be the one to receive command of the company's new ship."
* Бабруйским борцунам с БДС и ТДС читать ультимативно не рекомендуется. Вы можете так возбудиться (в нервно-психическом смысле этого слова), что даже круглосуточный просмотр 14 анала и Ты-трубочных каналов Апличука и Веллера успокоить вас не смогут. Нам это надо? Не создавайте излишней нагрузки на нашу систему здравоохранения! Живите долго и здоровыми!