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He's the US Ambassador to Israel.
by KoftaBob 7mo ago
He's the US Ambassador to Israel.
- loeg 7mo agoSo his comments represent the US, and don't represent Israel in any way?
- heyitsmedotjayb 7mo agoThat would be a good point if Netanyahu and Yair Lapid hadn't echoed his comments and expressed intent to create greater Israel..
- loeg 7mo agoSeems like it would have been more relevant just to quote those people instead.
- heyitsmedotjayb 7mo agothe goal posts never stop moving huh
- loeg 7mo agoThey've never moved.
- heyitsmedotjayb 7mo agoFirst you were upset that I assumed the American ambassador had any input on Israeli politics (a definitional truth), then you changed the subject and became upset that I didn't quote Netanyahu or Rabin themselves. That's how you moved the goal posts, inventing problems without confronting any of my points on their merits.
- loeg 7mo agoNot at all. You quoted an American as if he speaks for Israeli policy; he does not and never did. That's the entire meat of this thread.
- heyitsmedotjayb 7mo agoWhat is the job of an ambassador if not to speak for policy?
- tovej 7mo agoIf Israel disagreed with the ambassador's statements, they would give him a note or call him in for a talking to. Diplomatic discipline is very common if an ambassador misbehaves this badly. The fact that they did not react to such inflammatory statements strongly indicates that they support them.