On 2010-09-23, at 4:41 PM, Somebody Somebody wrote:
> Not only does Fidel endorse Israel's right to exist, he sympathizes with the political position of Prime Minister Netanyahu. Not only that, but he wants to meet Bibi's ultra-right dad, the centenarian Ben-Zion Netanyahu.
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> "He also -- and this, too, might be considered notable -- expressed great admiration for Netanyahu's father, Ben-Zion, the world's foremost historian of the Spanish Inquisition, and a hardline Likudnik, who is today 100 years old but still arguing for his beliefs (he is also one of the subjects of my recent cover story on Iran and Israel). Fidel expressed a desire to talk to Ben-Zion Netanyahu, saying that he was "impressed by his character, his knowledge and his history."
Yeah, not very helpful to the Palestinians or his legacy. It's not unusual for the "hard" left to admire the hard right, and vice versa. The Bolsheviks compared their dedication, discipline, and sacrifice to that of the Jesuits, the Christian vanguard.