Expect US backlash from Netanyahu's Congress speech, experts warn

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4624609,00.html

In the very long term, Halperin adds, Israel's economy could be affected by a deterioration in the relations between Israel and the United States. In the shorter term, it could happen tomorrow.

"If Europe adopts a harder line against Israel, and it could happen for numerous reasons, it will clearly have an effect on the Israeli economy," he says. "We live in a global world; and as a country that is dependent on its foreign trade, if there is an unfriendly attitude towards Israel, not in the United States but in Europe, it will clearly affect the Israeli economy too."

And how will we, the citizens, feel the effect? Well, the hi-tech industry is likely to take the brunt of the blow – and that could easily pave the way to a recession.

"It's not something that is going to happen overnight, but it's a process that once started could lead to a very slippery slope," Gilboa says.

[azurnoir]

1. Heh he sounds sort of worried

but we're told that BDS is nothing in fact we're told that again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again........... you get the idea

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

3. Some on I/P sound very worried about this problem that Bibi has gotten himself into.

And yes, there are certainly a lot of posters that are going to great lengths, Olympic really, to tell us how much BDS doesn't matter to them at all.

If it doesn't matter then why would they need to bring it up?


BDS.

[BlueCaliDem]

2. What possessed the Israeli people to vote for their version of Cheney?? The Israeli people should

come out and condemn Netanyahu's belligerence. If they do so loudly enough, they can actually make him back down from his visit and all will be resolved peacefully.

Why haven't they? There's a Dutch saying, "They who keep silent, agrees". It's time for the good people of Israel to stand up and condemn this blatant political maneuver and attempt to embarrass the President of the United States by their Prime Minister and the racist, xenophobic, hateful minority Party in the United States.

[Israeli]

5. * sigh *

What possessed the American people to vote for Cheney??

Answer : not all of them did , the majority did , same over here and it was hardly a majority that voted for Bibi last time around , we dont have a three party system that you have in America.

How can " The Israeli people come out and condemn Netanyahu's belligerence." ???

Those that represent those of us that dont/didnt vote for Bibi have .....see :

Herzog, opposition leaders urge Netanyahu to nix US speech

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4623901,00.html

Israeli politicians demand that Netanyahu cancel Congress speech

Leaders of the country's center-left parties criticize premier's intention to address U.S. Congress as election ploy that will harm Israel.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.641277

[Peter Rollins]

4. obviously everyone in Israel wishes this whole speech was never planned and knows

that the speech makes Iran sanctions less likely, not more likely.

But you cannot go back in time.

I have read the claim that backing out will damage Boehner.

I think this is slightly true and a slight factor discouraging Netanyahu from back out. But much more so, backing out will damage Netanyahu. It will make him look weak, caving in, and a bungler. This is the primary reason Netanyahu will not back out, even though he considers it against Israel's interest.