Christiane Amanpour's strange notion of balance
Christiane Amanpour does something that is worthy of the BBC or al-Jazeera - but not of an American television network: Amanpour holds a 'debate' between Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni and 'Palestinian President' Salam Fayyad.The difference between Livni and Fayyad is about the equivalent of the distance between your thumb and your pointer finger. There is essentially no difference. Livni does not represent the majority of Israelis. It would have been nice if Amanpour had actually gotten an interlocutor who agrees with the policy of the Israeli government, but Amanpour is not Jake Tapper. Unfortunately.
Let's go to the videotape.
Here's the second part of the debate. Let's go to the videotape.
For the record, Livni is happy to have a different coalition, provided that she is Prime Minister at least half the time. She doesn't mention that in public.
Some balance. It would be nice if someone who actually represented Israelis and the Israeli government were in Livni's chair in this 'debate.'
Labels: Christiane Amanpour, Salam Fayyad, Tzipi Livni
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:34 AM
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Christiane Amanpour does something that is worthy of the BBC or al-Jazeera - but not of an American television network
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Your premise is wrong from the first sentence.
Livni's only goal in joining the coalition would be to take it over completely. She doesn't talk in public about wanting to be Prime Minister half of the time, but she has made it public that she would completely redo the current coalition to her liking if she joins it. She would be in charge of all policies, pretty much (especially the ones involving peace negotiations). She wants to be in charge and to call all the shots. Netanyahu would almost cease existing if she joined his government.
She couldn't get a single party except her own to support her in forming a government after the 2009 elections. The only way she can become the Prime Minister even part-time is if she takes over the role of someone who could and who did form a government in 2009 instead.
Her leftist views are very disturbing but I don't think she would fare well as a PM even if she were still on the right. She isn't an effective leader.
Her attitude while in the opposition has been nothing short of disgusting. She wants to be PM and I don't think she cares what she has to do to Israel to make it happen.
Agree with Shy Guy. Would Salam Fayyad recognize Israel as the Jewish State? I bet Christiane Amanpour didn't ask him that question and I bet Tzipi Livni did not raise it.
It looks as if she is doing her best to please Fayyad and he is demanding more and more. Is she the foreign minister of Palestine or Israel, doesnt look to me like she is speading for Israel for sure. She is an out and out traitor or foolish.
It looks as though she is doing her best to impress Fayyad. Is she speaking as an ex pm of Palestine or Israel? She cannot be speaking for Israel for sure. She is an out and out traitor. Further given her views she was not given much importance be even Amanpour.
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