In response to damning housing report, Netanyahu demands Israelis think about Iran

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

http://972mag.com/in-response-to-damning-housing-report-netanyahu-demands-israelis-think-about-iran/103282/

A much-anticipated housing report published Wednesday evening by State Comptroller Yosef Shapira blamed the Netanyahu government for failing to properly deal with the rising costs of housing in Israel. According to Shapira, poor government planning and disregard for the middle class played key roles in creating the current severe housing crisis in Israel, which could lead to the disappearance of the middle class and eventually have a devastating impact on the entire economy, he says. Netanyahu’s failure, says the report, mainly stems from the lack of any long-term strategy to ameliorate the housing situation in the country.

Immediately after the report was published, Netanyahu hit Twitter to strike back at critics of his policies. Only instead of trying to explain or defend his abysmal record on housing, the prime minister eschewed any real discussion, instead opting for — once again — warning about the threat of a nuclear Iran.

כשאנחנו מדברים על מחירי הדיור, על יוקר המחייה, אני לרגע לא שוכח את החיים עצמם. האתגר הגדול ביותר לחיינו כעת הוא התחמשות איראן בנשק גרעיני

— בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) February 25, 2015

“When we talk about housing prices, about the cost of living, I do not for a second forget about life itself. The biggest threat to our life at the moment is a nuclear-armed Iran.”

Netanyahu: Israel's George Bush.

[Scootaloo]

1. I'd like to say he's toast...

But then I remember that Israel is really damn good at making bad decisions, so...

[Aerows]

5. If they re-elect Netanyahu

It is a horrible decision. But Bush got elected twice (sort of) so I guess we don't have much room to talk about horrible electoral decisions.

[guillaumeb]

2. just like Bush the Lesser

when confronted with any question about any of his disastrous policies, Bush the Lesser generally changed the subject to "the terrorists" and ordered the Department of Homeland Security (what a fascist sounding name) to increase the terror threat warnings.

Perhaps Bibi needs advice from the GOP about messaging and misdirection.

[LeftishBrit]

3. Perhaps he's already taken some of this advice...

sounds like classical 'Look over there!' right-wing deflection.

[Aerows]

4. If the Israeli people

elect Netanyahu again, they can't possibly say they went into it blindly. He's misguided, to put it politely. Israel deserves better.