Promises and Reneging

Regarding the September 4 comment,. “Trump and Putin – Stop interfering in our election,” Yaakov Katz is correct when he writes that no country should tolerate election interference.

But we have a prime minister who practically depends on it.

“Israel does not belong to him [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu],” another truism, except that the people have led him to believe the opposite is true!

Any gestures cooked up between Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump must be summarily dismissed and what so far has been leaked is disgusting, such as releasing Jonathan Pollard from his continued sadistic conditions in America, proving Trump to be an opportunist rather than a friend, and a possible defense pact where America would come to our aid after we were attacked.

What happened to defending ourselves? In the Chelm-like article (“Under pressure from Right, PM to make history in Hebron today,”) on the same day, this is the Netanyahu who gave away 80% of Hebron to the Arabs. But the sad part is that the people don’t care.

As long as he tells them, even when it is only before an election and so obviously an election gimmick, that he will build there, it works every time and the residents there happily continue to accept their horrific situation.

It is perhaps worth recalling that Netanyahu made a deal with president Bill Clinton that he would surrender Hebron to the Arabs in exchange for the release of Pollard.

Clinton reneged on the deal but Netanyahu refused to do the same. Reneging was being kept for all the promises made to his own people in his own land. EDITH OGNALL

Netanya