And you thought Bibi was bad. Mitchell Plitnick, on the rise of Naftali Bennett. Friday, in Souciant.

megaman:

At first glance, the plan looks very promising: annex one part, leave the other for them. The next step, for me at least, and for a lot of leftists, is clear - allow them (finally!) independence in their part. This changes when you realize the size of the areas and their relative spread over the West Bank. A lot of problems regarding freedom of movement and allocation of resources (such as water, as written in the article) will inevitably arise. You can read all about it here.

This is indeed concernening. Coming from the left, my biggest fear is Bennet's intelligence and charisma, because while the left in Israel has plenty of the former, it lacks severely in the latter.

I feel like bad times are approaching Israel, with decreasing legitimacy in the world arena and with the ever-increasing public's move further into the right. Worst nightmare indeed.

(Posted from a military base while on guard duty, with an M16 strapped around my neck, this feels slightly ironic. Oh well.)


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