The perils of diplomatic theater
CAROLINE GLICK
Latma's Yom Kippur Apologies & Peace with Iran 
Saturday, 18 September 2010
CarolineGlick.com / September 17, 2010
The current flurry of diplomatic activity is deeply disturbing. It isn't simply that the Obama administration has strong-armed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu into participating in diplomatic theater with the PLO whose successful completion will leave Israel weaker and less defensible. It isn't merely that the newest "peace process" diverts our leadership's attention away from Iran and its nuclear weapons program.
The most disturbing aspect of the latest round of the diplomatic kabuki is that Israel's leaders and Israel's staunch friends in the US are enthusiastically participating in this dangerous project.
True, Netanyahu is in an unenviable position, situated as he is between US President Barack Obama's rock and hard place. Instead of standing up to this hostile American leader, Netanyahu is desperately seeking a magical concession to get Obama off his back.
This week's Tribal Update, the television-on-internet satire program produced by Latma, the Hebrew language media satire website I edit, centers on Yom Kippur that begins tonight. Many of our regular contributors ask for forgiveness for their sins. This includes our media icon Flock Builder who asks for forgiveness from what is about to happen if Israel goes ahead with the phony peace process the media so supports.
We also feature Yariv Googleheimer from Peace Now who presents Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kim Jung Il and Osama Bin Laden's words of peace for the Jewish people.
Here's the whole episode.
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