Comments on: Naftali Bennett, the grandmother in the candy store

By: Chana Siegel

Chana Siegel — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:47:23 +0000

"Fascist", You keep using that word, Rachel. I do not think that you know what it means.

By: Ilan Toren

Ilan Toren — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:06:32 +0000

You bear a striking resemblance to that photoshopped Tzipi Livni portrait. Honesty in campaigning is not in her DNA

By: Ilan Toren

Ilan Toren — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:27:13 +0000

I think that it is a sad commentary on the Israeli left that they see evicting 50,000 Israelis onto the street using the same totalitarian tactics that Sharon used as being a better idea than granting 50,000 residents of the PA the offer of citizenship. What exactly does human rights mean to these people. Being heartless and unnecessarily cruel is progressive? They're selling an Orwellian dystopia as paradise.

By: Rob Davis

Rob Davis — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:43:34 +0000

Rachel, you have no idea what Bantustans were, nor what apartheid was about. Please stop using labels and start using your head. The position of the Arabs in Israel, and the so-called 'refugees' has deteriorated and continues to deteriorate as a direct result of their own leaders' actions. If they had accepted ANY of the positions since 1947 and got on with their lives, they would have been infinitely better off than they are now. Let them say, publicly, in Arabic, that they will accept 'painful compromises', and that they support the existence of a Jewish State. Then both sides will have something to talk about. Meantime, Meretz should propose some real policies and actions, rather than stupidly putting 'Neged Bibi' on their election posters and thinking that that constitutes an ideology.

By: Gilbert Weinstein

Gilbert Weinstein — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:31:45 +0000

All these attacks on Bennett and BY only cause his party to rise in the polls. Hey, maybe all these Left Wing politicians attacking him are actually plants conspiring to get him to become the next PM?

By: Gilbert Weinstein

Gilbert Weinstein — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:23:07 +0000

Because in Apartheid S. Africa, the blacks could go to the supreme court to stop the state from demolishing their illegal buildings. Bogus charge!

By: Rachel Cohen Yeshurun

Rachel Cohen Yeshurun — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:55:38 +0000

Sorry. Typo. I meant to say nothing new about creating Bantustans. They tried that in South Africa as a last ditch effort to preserve the status quo, but it didn't fool anyone and Apartheid S. Africa crumbled under the international boycotts.

By: Rachel Cohen Yeshurun

Rachel Cohen Yeshurun — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:49:25 +0000

Nothing new about the Banrustans

By: Tim Upham

Tim Upham — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:02:58 +0000

It seems what all Naftali Bennett aspires for, is for the annexation of the West Bank, settle as many Jews in there as possible, and just hope, that is just hope, they will eventually outnumber the Palestinians. Even you gave all the Jews there a pornographic movie to watch, they still will not be outnumbering the Palestinians. So does that mean Israel will be performing apartheid in the West Bank? If it is minority rule there, that is what it will be called.

By: Laurent-Darius Salimpour

Laurent-Darius Salimpour — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:11:29 +0000

Demagogue: political leader in a democracy who appeals to the emotions, prejudices, and ignorance of the poorer and less-educated classes in order to gain power. Demagogues usually oppose deliberation and advocate immediate, violent action to address a national crisis; they accuse moderate and thoughtful opponents of weakness…

By: Hannah Sealine Bacharach

Hannah Sealine Bacharach — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:43:15 +0000

It sounds as if the AUTHOR either "knows no history, or is cut off from reality". If she learned anything from the disengagement, the prospect of another hostile palestininan entity carved put of the east side of Israel would not be appealing to her. People want Bennett precisely because THEY know history. Whatever the members of Meretz know or do not know, history shows time and time again, they are far more concerned about creating a muslim state out of Israel, than the survival of the worlds sole Jewish State.

By: עמנואל שחף

עמנואל שחף — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:40:55 +0000

Its not a question of it being ugly, it's a question of it being true…It may very well be

By: עמנואל שחף

עמנואל שחף — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:39:27 +0000

Neither does he seem to be concerned about the Jews…

By: עמנואל שחף

עמנואל שחף — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:38:56 +0000

A new solution with the Arabs ? What's new about his solution ? He wants to continue with what we have been doing for the last 45 years. So much for novelty…

By: Yonatan Comet

Yonatan Comet — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:14:11 +0000

Not Naftali, "Habayit Hayehudi". As you know, we vote for a list not a person. Saying that gays should not be allowed in the army (Uri Ariel) or that civil marriages are a recipe for the destruction of the jewish people (Eli Ben Dahan) are radical views. Saying your son did the right thing by assaulting a Palestinian and then killing his goat (Orit Struck) is radical. Hiding these radical Party members and not letting them be interviewed by the press is dishonest (Not to say it does not go on in other parties, Moshe Feigling and Meirav Michaeli are great examples) Saying we should stop relying on U.S funding is not only radical but also ignorant, we rely heavily on U.S funding and we are in enough financial troubles as is. When asked about religous topics like civil marriage and buses on shabbat, all Naftali says is it's complicated and then changes the subject. I don't understand why nobody cares about these issues. As far as who I'm voting for, it's Yesh Atid because I think this division of right and left is beyond stupid and a party made up of people from both sides is what this country really needs. Fact is, you may think Bennet is definitely going to be in the coalition but there's a good chance that Bibi will do the right think and build a unity government. There's still two weeks and a whole lot of negotiations to go.