Ayoon Wa Azan (they are both terrorists)

For years now, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have been allies against Iran, pursuing the same policy although the first is the leader of the far-right party Likud, and the second the leader of the Labor party, which is supposed to be in the center. When Barak left his post as the army chief of staff, I wrote in this column that he joined Labor only because he could not find a place in Likud. A few months ago, I read that Netanyahu was looking for a place in Likud for his ally Barak. They are both terrorists who come from a long line of terrorist prime ministers, who had each changed their family names because they are all mongrels. Netanyahu personally took part in the attack on civilian airplanes in Beirut’s airport in 1968, while Barak took part in the murder of Palestinian leaders in Beirut in 1973. These two terrorists, after their years-long alliance, finally saw their nature beat their nurture and showed their true colors or returned to that pit whence they had emerged, with the result being that they have a bigger dispute now between them than the one between the Obama administration and Israel, over a possible strike against Iran’s nuclear program. Barak apparently found an opportunity in the personal dispute between Netanyahu and the U.S. president to present himself as the alternative who can heal the rift between the two countries. Netanyahu responded with a campaign against his defense minister, threatening to hold early elections in February next year. Yedioth Ahronoth said that Netanyahu even thought about sacking Barack from his post. I receive translations of the Israeli papers every day, with the exception of Saturday and Israeli public holidays, such as the Jewish New Year last month, and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) this month, which is linked to yet another myth of the Hebrew Bible. For this reason, I did not receive the translations on the first and second of this month, and will not receive any today and tomorrow. Last month began with the Israeli newspapers running news everyday on the growing rift with the U.S. administration, specifically between Netanyahu and President Barack Obama. On September 11, Netanyahu said at a press conference in Jerusalem, “Those who refuse to draw a red line to Iran don't have the moral right to put a red line to Israel.” Days later, the Israeli papers revealed that Obama had telephoned Netanyahu on the evening of that day. They had a long conversation, but the disputes between them were not resolved. In an interview with the newspaper Israel Hayom, Netanyahu wondered what would happen if the United States refrained from attacking Iran. The papers said that the crisis is going to escalate, referring to a cold truce with the Obama administration. They also elaborated on red lines, and what constituted a violation of these lines by Iran in terms of uranium enrichment, which would prompt an attack by the United States. Meanwhile, Ehud Barak visited the United States and met with Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago and Obama’s ally who once served in the Israeli army. The press in Israel said that Barak made the visit at the behest of Netanyahu. But Maariv said on September 23 that unlike what the media had said, Barak’s visit to Emanuel was neither at Netanyahu’s request nor with his knowledge. The dispute between the two men, its causes and its future implications thus became a news story in the world media as well. The offices of the prime minister and the defense minister exchanged accusations after that. Netanyahu’s allies attacked Barak, while Netanyahu complained to Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz about what Barak had done, who also came under attack from Transport Minister Israel Katz. Barak’s sources said that he has visited the United States more times than any other Israeli defense minister before him, because security and intelligence relations with America were very important for Israel. But Netanyahu’s sources said that Barak was trying to inflame the dispute between the two sides in order to present himself as an alternative, or to guarantee returning to his post in any coalition government in the future. Barack’s circles responded by saying that Netanyahu had tried to evade his responsibility for the discord with the United States and to blame it on the defense minister. Once again, both men are immoral terrorists. Therefore, they both act in a manner that reflects their backgrounds in conspiracy and crime. Men like this and like Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman are only fit to work as brothel bouncers with prostitutes and drunkards, and not to be in power. Particularly so when the majority of Jews and Israelis are centrist liberals; yet they are ruled by religious and political racist gangs that are to the right of the extreme right.  -- The views expressed by the author do not necessarily represent or reflect the editorial policy of Arabstoday.