Dr. Kobi Barda: 'The Netanyahu of a few years ago would not have allowed the siege in Kussra to happen'
Historian Dr. Kobi Barda said in an interview with Radio 103FM that the Netanyahu of previous years would not have allowed the siege on two houses in the village of Kussra to take place. He was shocked by the use of the word 'terrorists' to describe the rioters, and quoted Yechiel Leiter about losing friends. The IDF began to lift the siege, and Central Command chief Avi Bluth arrived at the scene. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee denied White House intervention but confirmed direct involvement.
Historian Dr. Kobi Barda, an expert on American politics, said this morning (Thursday) in an interview with Radio 103FM that "the Netanyahu of a few years ago would not have allowed the siege in Kussra to happen." Barda was responding to the uproar surrounding Jewish riots around the village of Kussra, and noted that in the US they are asking where the event came from and where it is going, and that the rioters believe that the lands in Judea and Samaria are promised to the people of Israel. He said he was shocked by the word 'terrorists' directed at them, and quoted Yechiel Leiter saying "we are losing the remnants of our good friends," calling it "a shalomiel-like order of terrible conduct." Yesterday, the IDF began to lift the siege on two houses in the village of Kussra in Area B, imposed by a group of settlers, amid clashes with the military, dismantling fences, and blocking roads. The area was declared a closed military zone. Central Command chief Avi Bluth arrived at the scene, spoke with the Palestinians, and asked the settlers to leave. Meanwhile, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee denied reports of White House intervention, but confirmed that he and the US Embassy were directly involved and contacted Israeli authorities.