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April 30 2009
it Hoffman, chief political
correspondent-analyst for
the Jerusalem Post, began
his April 23 talk on the Israeli political
landscape with a run of political jokes
that gave way to more serious discus-
sion of the recent election that brought
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
to power.
Close to 100 people attended the
talk at Adat Shalom Synagogue in
Farmington Hills sponsored by B'nai
B'rith International Great Lakes Region,
AEPi Detroit Alumni and B'nai B'rith's
Young Professional Network.
Hoffman, who was raised in
Chicago, wrote for the Miami Herald
and Arizona Republic before moving
to Israel. A reserve soldier in the Israel
Defense Forces Spokesman's Unit,
he has lectured in more than 30 U.S.
states and five countries. He is married
to former Detroiter Netanya Weiss,
daughter of Stuart and Helene Weiss
of West Bloomfield.
At the outset, he joked, "Politics in
Illinois was too clean for me so I moved
to Israel where they have real action.
But I feel sorry for citizens of Illinois
because [former Israeli Prime Minister]
Ehud Olmert put in the highest bid for
Illinois senator."
When talking about the recent U.S.
presidential election, he mentioned
that all the candidates made it to
Israel, except for Alaska Gov. Sarah
Palin. "She couldn't figure out how to
get to Israel because she couldn't see it
from her window," he said.
He did get down to serious politics
when addressing Netanyahu's plans,
his connections and his government.
Some salient points:
• Netanyahu and Defense Minister
Ehud Barak, the most decorated sol-
dier in the IDF, are very close and have
shared backgrounds. Hoffman says
they have a lot of trust in each other
and talk on the phone almost every
hour. This will help in facing challeng-
es — economic, security threats and
internal rifts inside Israeli society.
• Netanyahu's most important issue
is the Iranian problem. Solving this,
Hoffman said, can help push the
Palestinian peace process forward. The
Iranian election is June 12.
• Netanyahu's approach this time
around as prime minister is bottom
up rather than top down, Hoffman
explained. Though his policies are
still under review, Netanyahu plans a
grassroots program that will reach out
to the Palestinian people by providing
more jobs, building their economy and
giving them more hope for the future
in expectation that they will choose
more moderate leadership. Hoffman
predicted that instead of building any
Jewish settlements, Netanyahu's West
Bank building will be to better the
lives of Palestinians.
• Israelis at first were skeptical about
Obama, but those concerns have less-
ened. Hoffman sees common interests
as a focus on Iran and on improving
conditions for the Palestinian people.
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