{"id":428484,"date":"2010-03-15T06:01:54","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T10:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/?p=32582"},"modified":"2010-03-15T06:01:54","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T10:01:54","slug":"kabooom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/428484","title":{"rendered":"Kabooom !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/papundits.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/d10314_3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-32583\" style=\"margin:5px;\" title=\"D10314_3\" src=\"http:\/\/papundits.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/d10314_3.gif?w=400&#038;h=502\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"502\" \/><\/a>I occasionally use these two characters in a bar somewhere in the  U.S. They&#8217;re Americans, and they&#8217;re trying to understand what&#8217;s really  happening in Israel while watching the news on American TV. A real  challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, here in Israel, what <strong>we<\/strong> are watching is yet another Israeli Prime Minister being pressured by  yet another American President. The hope is that Netanyahu will rise to  the occasion, stand firm, and protect our sovereignty with the strength  and backbone of a Menahem Begin. Most of our PM&#8217;s have a moment of  truth. And this, I think, is Bibi&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> In December 1981, the Knesset passed the Golan Heights Law extending  Israeli law to the Golan Heights. In reaction the American  administration declared that it would &#8220;punish Israel&#8221;. Prime Minister  Begin then issued a statement that he read to the US Ambassador to  Israel and released to the public. It reads, in part:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;A  week ago, at the instance of the Government, the Knesset passed on all  three readings by an overwhelming majority of two-thirds, the &#8220;Golan  Heights Law.&#8221;<\/em><em>Now you once again declare that you are  punishing Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What kind of expression is this \u2013  &#8220;punishing Israel&#8221;? Are we a vassal state of yours? Are we a banana  republic? Are we youths of fourteen who, if they don&#8217;t behave properly,  are slapped across the fingers?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let me tell you who this  government is composed of. It is composed of people whose lives were  spent in resistance, in fighting and in suffering. You will not frighten  us with &#8220;punishments.&#8221; He who threatens us will find us deaf to his  threats. We are only prepared to listen to rational arguments.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/mbhcbulletin.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/menachem-begin-heritage-center-bulletin_5941.html\" >-more <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Read More <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/drybonesblog.blogspot.com\/\" >Dry Bones<\/a> by <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/www.drybonesproject.com\/aboutKirschen.html\" >Yaakov  Kirschen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Filed under: <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/111th-congress\/'>111th Congress<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/countries\/americas\/america-usa\/'>America (USA)<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/humor\/cartoons\/'>Cartoons<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/politics\/conniving-politicians\/'>Conniving Politicians<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/politics\/democrats\/'>Democrats<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/humor\/'>Humor<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/countries\/middle-east\/israel\/'>Israel<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/countries\/middle-east\/israel\/jerusalem\/'>Jerusalem<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/politics\/liberals\/'>Liberals<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/politics\/lily-livered-liberals\/'>Lily-Livered Liberals<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/politics\/limp-wrist-liberals\/'>Limp-Wrist Liberals<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/countries\/middle-east\/'>Middle East<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/arabs\/islamic-terrorists\/palestinian\/'>Palestinian<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/politics\/political-prostitutes\/'>Political Prostitutes<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/politics\/'>Politics<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/propaganda\/'>Propaganda<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/humor\/satire\/'>Satire<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/politics\/spine-donor-politicians\/'>Spine Donor Politicians<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/category\/politics\/vice-president-joe-biden-politics\/'>Vice President Joe Biden<\/a> Tagged: <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/tag\/dry-bones\/'>Dry Bones<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/tag\/israel-prime-minister-benjamin-bibi-netanyahu\/'>Israel Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/tag\/israeli-palestinian-conflict\/'>Israeli-Palestinian conflict<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/tag\/political-cartoons\/'>Political Cartoons<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/tag\/political-satire\/'>Political Satire<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/tag\/tony\/'>Tony<\/a>, <a href='http:\/\/papundits.wordpress.com\/tag\/vice-president-joe-biden\/'>Vice President Joe Biden<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/papundits.wordpress.com\/32582\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/papundits.wordpress.com\/32582\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/papundits.wordpress.com\/32582\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/papundits.wordpress.com\/32582\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/papundits.wordpress.com\/32582\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/papundits.wordpress.com\/32582\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/papundits.wordpress.com\/32582\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/papundits.wordpress.com\/32582\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/papundits.wordpress.com\/32582\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/papundits.wordpress.com\/32582\/\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=papundits.wordpress.com&#038;blog=174708&#038;post=32582&#038;subd=papundits&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I occasionally use these two characters in a bar somewhere in the U.S. They&#8217;re Americans, and they&#8217;re trying to understand what&#8217;s really happening in Israel while watching the news on American TV. 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