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Alkzine wrote:

Whether or not Obama is anti-Israel depends on your stance on settlements and your political views. For somebody who is against the settlement enterprise, Obama is looking out for Israel's best interests - but for someone who, like me, believes in the rebuilding and resettlement of Judea and Samaria, it strikes as anti-Israel to condemn us as war criminals for something that we have every right and reason to do.
However, I don't think Obama is necessarily anti-Israel. He's just ignorant, like so many others. Bibi's lecture was a result of Obama's deliberate snub of Israel when he flew to Egypt and delivered a speech catered to anti-Zionist interests and did not even stop off 30 minutes away in Israel. Again, if you're against settlements, Bibi's behaviour is a problem. I don't see why Kerry should get so upset about us building in our home. Kerry's speech was full of ignorance too. From the imaginary "Green Line" to the Med is a TEN MINUTE DRIVE. How can he support another Gaza many times the size in our backyard that can split the country in half in ten minutes?

First, please don't lecture me on the narrowness of Israel's borders or the threats against us. I'm an Israeli living in Jerusalem. I served distinguishly in the IDF. I know all about it and don't need any lectures from Jews choosing to live in the safe diaspora, thank you very much.
Second, you might be surprised here, but I'm not against settlements, and agree 100% that we have the unshakable right to live wherever we want in our ancestral homeland. The problem is, however, that Bibi and his lunatic right-wing government don't distinguish between the right to do something and the geo-political wisdom in doing that. I have the right to go out to the streets and shout "I'm crazy, I'm crazy." That's my right. No one can prevent me from doing so. But should I?
Furthermore, Bibi and his lunatic right-wing government purposely blur the line between Jerusalem, the Biqaa, Gush Etzion on the one hand, and the illegal distant outposts on the other. During Sharon and Olmert's government we had an understanding that we build in Jerusalem and the blocks, but not outside of them. Bibi and his lunatic right-wing government deliberately failed to recognize the difference between the two, so why would the world? When you choose an "all or nothing" approach, you might end up with nothing.