After all of the applause resulting from Barry’s address to students in Jerusalem, some Members of Knesset are now coming forward and offering up a few of their rather harsh criticisms. One lawmaker went so far as to actually call Barry’s speech "offensive to Netanyahu," with another saying it contained "filth." Now I suppose one could justifiably argue that that should really not come as much of a surprise, considering that in his speech, Barry encouraged the Israeli students to push their political leaders to "take risks" for peace. This, even though the Israeli public went to the polls only two months ago to democratically elect their leaders. But hey!
Barry said, "And let me say this as a politician — I can promise you this, political leaders will never take risks if the people do not push them to take some risks. You must create the change that you want to see. (Applause.) Ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary things." And then he added this little jewel: "That’s where peace begins — not just in the plans of leaders, but in the hearts of people." So instead of demonstrating any real leadership abilities, he chooses to, instead, go into another country, an ally no less, and attempt to circumvent that country's government by attempting to incite, really, a specific segment of that country's population. Rather low rent, don't you think?
Member of Knesset Miri Regev, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud-Beiteinu party, was quite specific in her criticism, going so far as to call Barry's speech "offensive to Netanyahu." "I was surprised by his words about a Palestinian state, that he didn’t mention the word ‘Jerusalem’ and that he said, ‘Leaders must bring peace,’ as if Netanyahu doesn’t want peace," she said. Regev slammed Barry’s decision to sideline the Knesset in favor of a speech to more left-wing students. She said Barry should not have "gone over their heads." But let's face it, that Barry's standard operating procedure, his modus operandi.
Ms. Regev did go on to say, "I thought Obama arrived with a greater understanding of the diplomatic process between us and the Palestinians, but I see that he hasn’t changed his stances, not about settlement construction and not about two states for two nations, and decided that the young people must influence their leaders to put public pressure on the government so it will implement [Obama’s] agenda." I think her frst mistake was not to understand why Barry made this trip in the first place, and her second was to assume that Barry possesses any actual understanding of the complexities involved in dealing with an issue that goes all the way to 1948.
Moshe Feiglin, a hawkish Likud lawmaker, said Barry’s speech contained "a lot of filth in the middle." Though he praised Barry for acknowledging the connection of the Jewish people to the land of Israel, he suggested Barry’s call for peace was naïve, saying this: "When Obama talked about forcing us to make peace, all I could think about was baby Adele, who was injured by stone-throwing near Ariel last week." Barry may be many things, but naïve is not one of them. What he is, is vindictive and quite untrustworthy. What naïve is to believe anything that he says. If there was a politically expedient way he could cut Israel loose, he would.
Now I'm pretty sure that this is something that I really don't need to mention, but those left-wing politicians who were in attendance made it known that they enthusiastically supported Barry’s address. And that, quite rankly, is something that should have been expected, after all, those are his kinda folks. For example, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni of the Hatnua party went so far as to call Barry's speech, "important and inspiring." She added, "It is our job to implement our Zionist vision as is reflected in his eloquent words for the young people of Israel – those who were in the Convention Center and those at home." Ah, to be a brain-dead leftist, life would be so simple.
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