Ayrshire on just passed away he's of course
in american media considered hero and
out by a lot the politicians in the West as well Vice President Joe Biden when
Tony Blair
a of course former prime minister of a great britain went in
they were who serve in their praise now I believe a reassuring had a much more
mixed record
he had did have some positives on talk about that in a little bit he also had
some significant negatives
foam couple war crimes here in there some massacres
which by the way the israeli government recognized so does not
criticism from outside sources you know the israeli government banned them from
being cut becoming defense minister
ever again winters ago I can be defense minister about
I'll be prime minister was a nice little way of getting around that bad
but it wasn't just outside government it was also his own government that said
when he did it was deplorable
so I in said US Vice President Joe Biden goes
add to the funeral and says this he was
indomitable but like all historic leaders all real leaders
here nor store that guided and Norstar from which he never in my observation
never deviated his Norstar was a survival the State of Israel
and the Jewish people wherever they reside which one is that he was a butt
in that sentence I don't use USA you know use
indomitable but like old real leaders had some issues no no
but he was also awesome now
one called great pass out your submission
I wrote a really interesting article about I how air show was held to a
different standard than for example
African leaders no the International Criminal Court considers massacres a war
crime of course
a crime against humanity and oftentimes tries
leaders for those war crimes now they happen to be
almost all African leaders a couple serbian exceptions
brocade abide when he comes aren't sure why I will look
Israel then signed the treaty sorry okay and
you know Wells has a sign a treaty that would ago allow
people to be brought in from the International Criminal Court was only a
handful countries
is Israel the United States we're really proud and then their Serie of course
and and Sudan right
right words such great company it almost looks like that's a list the people who
might have committed war crimes
the word might would not like to be tried for that now the US of course when
it comes to
trying other people's got damn war criminals how big are they
right now at one call points out by the way PW Botha who led the apartheid
government
in South Africa did cross road or
border raids Marius rounded
across border war against lebanon he killed
no people who were striving for independence
and and freedom a black leaders but he called them terrorists
any said those tears had to be their executed Arial sure own
executed Palestinian leaders saying they were terrorised its
how daring anybody bring up this a professor call
and myself i'm too we ought to be embarrassed for bring that up
and actually giving a full record other man in said Tony Blair's gonna go in a
different direction
shockingly enough he also diffuse a price he said
positions party's policies he could leave personable
debris in his wake up but we kept hundreds of people killed a couple
moscow's I guess that's called
debris for Tony Blair but he had the imagination to know the genuine peace
if attainable with honor and dignity both were arabs and israelis
is that anchor ultimately for israel security
now that book what might make sense if area shown had ever delivered peace
but he didn't so it was just more war that he delivered
again there he's a complicated guy and get his positives in a sec
now apparently the Palestinian leadership didn't see many of those
positives they put out a statement as well
a hot on a trolley a Palestinian official said he is prepared the
foundation
for further conflict in undermine the chances for peace by adopting a policy
and strategy
militarism unilateralism and violence
by acting in a way that the end justifies the means
and by having total disregard for palestinian lives and writes
now what are they referring to well let me get you list
apparent rose negatives in their considerable in 1953 he led the infamous
unit 101 commando raid they killed 69 arabs in the West Bank
let's pause there for same tell you that story he went in
and blew up 45 homes not
of militants or people who are firing back just forty five poems he just went
into the campanella go
look at that lets blow them up sixty-nine people happening inside those
homes and they all died
when asked about a real short about that he said I'll
I thought the house were empty
very clever very cute post 69
civilians all dead but you see he had to execute the Palestinian militants
because their tears they kill innocent civilians
hmm interesting alright a and then he was of course the mastermind of the
brilliant 1982 invasion above lebanon
which turned out to be an absolute disaster not just by
the the issue by into the considered by the Lebanese or the palestinians
but the rest the world and yes the israeli government
at different points coming out with a report saying
yeah didn't turn out that well 1k
then of course he became complicit in a massacre
a in this opera and chill a refugee camps
led by an israeli allied militia militia they killed
oh yeah hundreds of Palestinians now
the people who conclude that again was a government commission
not from the government in Lebanon from the government up Israel
they say what he did was he was indirectly responsible for the
for that massacre and a ban them from ever being depressed Minister again
like I said he later became prime minister got around that bear
now there were upside certainly pure israeli for a real sure own
and for others as well now he had military victories in 1967 and 1973 word
that were critical to the State of Israel
so if you're an israeli you almost think so addenda thanks for that I understand
that completely
in 1973 he apparently disregarded superior officers
and let a brilliant assault on the Egyptian army in the sea nada
the Sinai Peninsula and with just five thousand men
a had a victory that pretty much led to the
a war I going in israel's direction in 1973
so if you're an Israeli citizen and you love him for that
that part I certainly understand for gay that it doesn't justify the massacres
but if you're in israeli I get why you wanna put an Israeli flag over
what was a war hero one point and and commend them for that now
he also found the centrist Kadima Party now that was very important is at least
Serpas a number three he led a historic withdrawal
from some portions the West Bank and all the Gaza Strip
in 2005 he cleared out 25
settlements now that's settlements that he incurred so this does
I ironic credit here have full throughout his entire
tenure when he was an Army when he was in politics
and when he was a prime minister he encouraged settlers to no end getting
they're getting there just take the land take the land
and we'll worry about it later to help us down the road what interestingly and
ironically
he's the one who took out the settlers from the Gaza Strip you go back to the
palestinians
now it now one up having a mixed record as well but I think it was the right
thing to do
and allow the Palestinians to rule themselves then we had a whole host of
issues an election
how much takeover et cetera and then there's been conflict
there so we're not a cheap all peace but it was a step in the right direction
and credit where credit is due an area sure on did say it near the end of his
life
to look I'm the only got a good look the israeli people know I
and tell them that they must make these compromises now
if you think the downsides a very mature owner too much
and he had the nickname the butcher a beirut
so I can understand and sympathize with their point of view
understand that unfortunately what came after I'm was not any better
the current prime minister Vilasrao netanyahu
got so mad at a reassuring for withdrawing from the gaza strip
that he left his government so the butcher beirut
worse too soft for the current prime minister
abuse rip on porcelain when you start down a row to militarism
I think the only answer is violence the breeze a culture
where at some point even the Butcher is considered too soft
and that's unfortunately the current state in the Middle East