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Keepin’ it real #Netanyahu

Keepin’ it real

by digby

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What is the US Government supposed to do with this I wonder? Palestinian statehood has been its policy for a long time. Sure, it’s likely that Netanyahu never meant it when he said he favored it, but his rhetoric at least allowed for the pretense that the US and Israeli governments shared the same goal.

I’d guess that if he wins the US will simply accept it and move on, papering this difference over with … something. It sends a clear signal, however, for the American right wing to openly join him in this provocative stance. And that’s not good, not good at all. For anyone.

Keeping my fingers crossed that the Israeli public has grown weary of this man’s extremism and votes him out of office. If not …

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