Netanyahu boasts Israel's success, mocks Barak
PM Netanyahu publishes a video on social media concerning Israel's illegal aliens problem and the state's accomplishments around the world, ending it with a jab against former PM Barak and his warnings against Netanyahu's policies.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a video on Monday, in which he spoke about his impressions of yesterday's visit to South Tel Aviv, about political meetings held Monday and about Israel's achievements in the world, but it is precisely the final chord of the video, in which he ridiculed former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, that is getting all the attention.
The video was uploaded to Netanyahu's Facebook page after a series of political meetings, during which Netanyahu met with the Lithuanian foreign minister and the Macedonian prime minister.
"You will not hear about it much or at all in the media, but this is your chance to know," said Netanyahu in the video, whose first half was dedicated to the illegal immigrant situation in southern Tel Aviv.
"Israel is a country that is courted. They admire us, value us, you need to hear how we are talked about. They want to be close to us, and this goes on from country to country and continent to continent."
It was at this moment that Netanyahu signed the video with a question: "Where is the isolation (of Israel), where is the 'Tsunami'?"—pronouncing the last word "Thunami" as a slight jab at Barak, who famously has a mild lisp and often warns against Israel's political isolation and a political tsunami following the Netanyahu's actions.
"It is the other way around. Israel is reaching everywhere," Netanyahu ended.
The relationship between Netanyahu and Barak is far from friendly, as Barak is now considered one of Netanyahu's greatest adversaries.
The former politician has often battled the prime minister and his policies on social media and interviews in recent years, and Netanyahu, for his part, strikes back, often with a humorous tone, calling him an "old man with a new beard."
