Public support for Netanyahu's speech is sky-high, even though Israelis do not have illusions about the prime minister's motives, which they generally attribute to American pressure. But it turns out that Israelis prefer a prime minister who does the right thing even if he does it for the wrong reasons.
And most of the public thinks the right thing is the combination found in Netanyahu's address: right-wing rhetoric mixed with the desire for peace, an undivided Jerusalem, opposition to the return of Palestinian refugees, a demand for defensible borders, and the words that made the big headline - a demilitarized Palestinian state
and it continues:
The numbers show that when Netanyahu deals with leadership on defense and policy matters without scare tactics, the public supports him...Netanyahu needs to operate less and lead more. Another conclusion is that maybe he should speak to the public more often, on condition that he says what the public wants to hear.
The Israeli public overwhelmingly supports Netanyahu's speech - 71 percent...Israelis...do not believe there will be any real change in the region as a result of the speech. A large majority of Israelis surveyed say the peace process will not see any breakthrough in the wake of the address, and an even larger majority says a demilitarized Palestinian state will not be established in the next few years, as Netanyahu himself now supports.
...The survey shows that 90 percent of Likud voters, an incredible figure, agreed with what Netanyahu said in his speech. Maybe they are aware that a Palestinian state will not emerge as a result, so they are not worried.
So, how does the revenant community, the official Yesha Council, as well as other bodies and groups, solidify public support based on Netanyahu's consolidation of a fundamental positive and pro-Eretz Yisrael attitude?
Not that hard:
Don't speak shrilly. Smile in interviews.
Always justify disagreement in moderate terminology but based on a fact the public is familiar with and agrees with.
Don't act violently or seem to appear violent.
Don't attack police or soldiers.
Highlight big minuses of proposed Pal. state based on past performance.
In addition to Bible and history, use legal rights, human rights and security needs.
Bring people out to Yesha.
Reach out to supporters from wherever.
Launch diplomatic and media campaigns.
Any other ideas?
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2 comments:
Another idea for your list. Repeat the same mantra over and over,"we didn't steal anybodys' land, we just returned to our historical homeland."
Learn from the left and how "they" also have the same, unwavering mantras, ie: "settlers" (instead of residents), "settlements" (instead of communities,) "the west bank" instead of Judea and Samaria, etc., etc..
My 2 cents worth:
In my humble opinion, I think Bibi's speech was a serious mistake (if not a tactical error) for a very obvious reason (other than the fact the Judea and Samaria are the heartland of our people): No one (least of all, global media or the US government) will remember that Bibi placed PRECONDITIONS on his acceptance of another Arab state in the midst of our land. Just as no one remembers that the PLO were supposed to change the wording of their charter and no one is holding them accountable for their incitement to hatred and their failure to prevent on-going attacks against Israel. NO ONE remembers that they were to abide by certain agreements. What is remembered is that they were promised a state of their own.
What will be remembered from this speech is that the Prime Minister of Israel told the world that they could have a state.
And, furthermore, how would you go about disarming a 70,000+ army currently being trained by the USA? And, once they were to attain statehood, what authority is going to enforce the disarmament? As a sovereign state, no other state would be able to tell them what to do and the UN is certainly not going to facilitate or enforce this "disarmament."
It will not matter that the Arabs have no intention of accepting and abiding by Bibi's preconditions - no one will remember them.
ML
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