▲ 189 ▼ Alarm as Pentagon Confirms Deployment of US Troops to Israel (www.commondreams.org) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nickname of netanyahou permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) His wikipedia actually says: Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu I wonder if he likes the nickname or if he just has it without his consent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago He uses it, as well as his opponents. It's not a political statement one way or the other. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't really know much about it but a podcast I listened to a while back said that Israelis are a bit obsessed with this type of nick name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Nah not obsessed, this is just his nickname, everyone uses it regardless if they’re for or against him. There are some more politicians with nick names. Buji for example is the president Isaac Herzog. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) His wikipedia actually says: Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu I wonder if he likes the nickname or if he just has it without his consent. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago He uses it, as well as his opponents. It's not a political statement one way or the other. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't really know much about it but a podcast I listened to a while back said that Israelis are a bit obsessed with this type of nick name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Nah not obsessed, this is just his nickname, everyone uses it regardless if they’re for or against him. There are some more politicians with nick names. Buji for example is the president Isaac Herzog. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago He uses it, as well as his opponents. It's not a political statement one way or the other. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't really know much about it but a podcast I listened to a while back said that Israelis are a bit obsessed with this type of nick name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Nah not obsessed, this is just his nickname, everyone uses it regardless if they’re for or against him. There are some more politicians with nick names. Buji for example is the president Isaac Herzog. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SloppyPuppy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* Nah not obsessed, this is just his nickname, everyone uses it regardless if they’re for or against him. There are some more politicians with nick names. Buji for example is the president Isaac Herzog. permalink fedilink source parent