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Huckabee is some official spokesperson of the Israeli government? Or holds some other role in it?
by loeg 8mo ago
Huckabee is some official spokesperson of the Israeli government? Or holds some other role in it?
- KoftaBob 8mo agoHe's the US Ambassador to Israel.
- loeg 8mo agoSo his comments represent the US, and don't represent Israel in any way?
- heyitsmedotjayb 8mo agoThat would be a good point if Netanyahu and Yair Lapid hadn't echoed his comments and expressed intent to create greater Israel..
- loeg 8mo agoSeems like it would have been more relevant just to quote those people instead.
- heyitsmedotjayb 8mo agothe goal posts never stop moving huh
- loeg 8mo agoThey've never moved.
- heyitsmedotjayb 8mo agoFirst you were upset that I assumed the American ambassador had any input on Israeli politics (a definitional truth), then you changed the subject and became upset that I didn't quote Netanyahu or Rabin themselves. That's how you moved the goal posts, inventing problems without confronting any of my points on their merits.
- loeg 8mo agoNot at all. You quoted an American as if he speaks for Israeli policy; he does not and never did. That's the entire meat of this thread.
- heyitsmedotjayb 8mo agoWhat is the job of an ambassador if not to speak for policy?
- tovej 8mo agoIf Israel disagreed with the ambassador's statements, they would give him a note or call him in for a talking to. Diplomatic discipline is very common if an ambassador misbehaves this badly. The fact that they did not react to such inflammatory statements strongly indicates that they support them.