We’ve worried before about Bibi’s sanity for his decisionmaking traveling to Paris and US Congress recently, not mentioning the ill-fated warcrimes for the attack on the civilian population of Gaza. Bibi is pondering why the world community prefers regime change in Israel … Bibi placing himself in the role as victim, a well known trick to get some sympathy, but will it save the fierce hardliner??
Netanyahu says sees ‘worldwide’ effort to topple him | Ynet News |
‘Nothing is guaranteed because there is a huge, worldwide effort to topple the Likud government,’ says prime minister.
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Has Israel got the six-year itch with Netanyahu?Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in broadcast remarks on Tuesday there was a “huge, worldwide effort” to ensure he loses next week’s closely contested election. Army Radio, which aired what it said were comments he made on Monday to activists of his right-wing Likud party, interpreted them as referring to foreign funding for advocacy groups campaigning for a change of government in Israel.
Political parties in Israel are banned from accepting money directly from overseas donors during an election campaign. But such funding is allowed under Israeli law for non-profit organizations espousing political viewpoints, and US consultants have advised Israeli candidates for years.
“It is a very tight race. Nothing is guaranteed because there is a huge, worldwide effort to topple the Likud government,” said Netanyahu, who received rousing applause in the US Congress last week.
Saving Israel through foreign NGOs .. LOL
As election day approaches, “Netanyahu is feeling the pressure … he is shooting in all directions”, Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog told Israel Radio.
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon echoed the prime minister’s sentiments and said Sunday that “English-speakers” were scheming to promote left-wing and Israeli Arabs to go out and vote come Election Day. [Must be shameful to promote democracy, let the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria vote too! – Oui]
“There are non-profit organizations here that are funded by foreign money – European money and other groups that don’t want to see Netanyahu (in power),” said Ya’alon at an event at the Interdisciplinary College in Herzliya.
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