I said what the left is thinking, the centre is thinking and the liberal democratic right is thinking. I said what Yuli Edelstein is thinking and all his Likud colleagues who dare not speak out. I said what Menachem Begin would have thought.
But he said:
She said:
Then he jumped on the bandwagon:
The “skin in the game” classic then made its inevitable appearance:
No-one listens to me of course, so naturally he had to add:
Do I live in Israel? No. But this commentator can talk about progressives and ‘literals’ (sic) throughout the entire world!
This is just a small collection of the expert analysis I was honoured to receive. Amongst the love bombing, some went as far as to suggest that I was a Hamas groupie… which will be news to all of you of course.
But at least these interactions proved one thing beyond doubt: That the Likud “poison machine” is a leftist, deep state conspiracy!
The whole “You don’t live here!” routine is clearly hollow. After all I live in Spain, but know so little about her politics that I couldn’t name a single member of her government bar the Prime Minister. The qualification for comment is having something educated and evidence-based to say. Regarding Israel, you should also love the country and the outcomes of her decisions should affect you.
In the podcast attached (which should also interest Brits [especially the Northern Irish] and Americans whose countries and politics are routinely judged by foreigners), I put the case for those who “don’t live there”. Enjoy the listen. The transcript is linked below for paid subscribers.
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