Sad and Happy

“WILL THIS be the happiest day of your life?” a local interviewer asked me, referring to the approaching recognition of the State of Palestine by the UN.

I was taken by surprise. “Why would that be?” I asked.

“Well, for 62 years you have advocated the establishment of a Palestinian state next to Israel, and here it comes!”

“If I were a Palestinian, I would probably be happy,” I said, “But as an Israeli, I am rather sad.”

LET ME explain.

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Dogs of War

In the next few weeks, the Palestinians will ask the UN to recognize the State of Palestine. They have already mustered a large majority in the General Assembly. After that, according to the official assessment of our army, all hell will break loose. Multitudes of Palestinians will rise, attack the “Separation” Wall, storm the settlements, confront the army, create chaos.

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Eingeflößtes Gedächtnis

SEIT MEHREREN Wochen befinden sich unsere Armee und Marine in einem hohen Alarmzustand, um tapfer eine tödliche Bedrohung unserer bloßen Existenz zu verhindern: zehn kleine Boote versuchen, Gaza zu erreichen. In den Booten sitzt eine gefährliche Bande bösartiger Terroristen, in Person älterer Veteranen aus Friedenskampagnen bestehend.
Binyamin Netanyahu hat unsere unerschütterliche Entschlossenheit, unser Land zu verteidigen, bestätigt: Wir werden niemanden die Blockade brechen lassen, um Raketen zu den Terroristen in Gaza zu schmuggeln, die sie dann abfeuern, um unsere unschuldigen Kinder zu töten.

Dies ist sogar für Netanyahu eine Art Rekordleistung: kein einziges Wort ist wahr.

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Instilled Memory

FOR SEVERAL weeks now, our army and navy have been in a state of high alert, bravely facing a deadly threat to our very existence: ten little boats trying to reach Gaza. These vessels are carrying a dangerous gang of vicious terrorists, in the form of elderly veterans of peace campaigns.

Binyamin Netanyahu has affirmed our unshakable determination to defend our country: We shall not let anyone break the blockade to smuggle rockets to the terrorists in Gaza, who will then launch them to kill our innocent children.

This is a kind of record even for Netanyahu: not a single word is true.

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Sacred Mantras

THE PALESTINIANS are planning something thoroughly obnoxious: they intend to apply to the UN for statehood.

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