Back in Israel, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon fielded a series of questions about his unwelcome reception in the US last week, with an eye toward what it means for US-Israeli relations.
Ya’alon was denied meetings with a series of top US officials, in what appeared to be recriminations for his angry condemnation of Secretary of State John Kerry during this year’s failed peace talks.
Ya’alon denied any problems with US relations, but then launched into a protracted screed against “Western ignorance” and the international “naivete” about Arabs.
Ya’alon then went on to reiterate his opposition to Palestinian statehood, insisting the best they could ever hope for was a measure of “demilitarized autonomy” under permanent Israeli rule.
I dont really understand those scumbags. Arabs are more semites than most israelis, but still he spews his racism. His country just came out of committing the worst war crimes and genocide in the 21st century and still gets an audience in the west instead of a padded prison cell. I really do not know which is worse, those criminals or the western hypocritical establishments.
Sounds just like a plantation owner in the antebellum American south– no wonder Lindsey Graham gets on so well with the Israeli lobby.
It's always nice to hear that there are other "Ted Cruz" wannabes out there…
Two days ago, Israel’s Finance Minister Yair Lapid said “there is a crisis with the United States,” noting that Washington-Tel Aviv ties “must be managed respectfully and responsibly.” Is this Ya'alon's idea of respectful and responsible?
Can you imagine if an international diplomatic figure went on and on about the world's "naivete" about Jews? There'd be widespread outrage, and deservedly so. So why is it OK to demean Arabs in this way?
Because Arabs don't control the media and set the official narrative.