Netanyahu stuns Israelis by describing 'personal cost' of Iran war - postponing son's wedding

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/19/netanyahu-son-wedding-comments-israel-backlash

Netanyahu stuns Israelis by describing ‘personal cost’ of Iran war - postponing son’s wedding
Israeli prime minister prompts furious backlash for remarks in front of missile-struck hospital at height of Iran conflict
Julian Borger in Beersheba and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem
Thu 19 Jun 2025 12.52 EDT

Benjamin Netanyahu has evoked the spirit of London during the blitz, and pointed to his own family’s sacrifice amid the blood, toil, tears and sweat of his nation: the second postponement of his son’s wedding.

The Israeli prime minister’s remarks, solemnly delivered to the cameras against the backdrop of a missile-struck hospital building in the southern city of Beersheba, set off a howl of derision that echoed around the Hebrew-language internet, at the height of a war that Netanyahu unleashed on Friday.

The stunning comments also added grist to the arguments of his critics that the PM is increasingly cut off emotionally from the daily realities of Israel and the region, after more than 17 years in office.

Seeking to underline his family’s shared hardship with ordinary Israelis, Netanyahu adopted a Churchillian tone when pointing out that this was not the first time his son Avner’s wedding had needed to be postponed, and that Avner’s fiancee was also disappointed, not to mention the thwarted mother of the groom, Netanyahu’s wife, Sara.

“It really reminds me of the British people during the blitz. We are going through a blitz,” Netanyahu said, referring to the wartime Nazi bombing of Britain in which 43,000 civilians died.

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POS belongs in prison

[musette_sf]

1. Cue 'em

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

2. That jackass war criminal can't be serious!!

[Maru Kitteh]

3. I really do hate that fuggin'' guy. What a pos.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Neither Trump or Neti seem to realize that what they're doing is at a great cost of affection from

the people. In that way, it's all due to self-inflicted wounds.

[AloeVera]

5. No one has ever suffered like Bibi, Avner and Sara.

Period.

[DavidDvorkin]

6. I thought he was more politically adept than that

A horrible man, but a remarkable politician.

[Irish_Dem]

7. No one would care if the son had a religious ceremony wedding with a small reception.

People would be fine with that so no need to keep postponing it.

Sounds like the son wants a huge, expensive wedding.
In bad taste under the circumstances.

[Mossfern]

9. My husband and I got married in the rabbi's study

There were a total of 10 people present.
We went to dinner at the Four Seasons after.

We were able to put a down payment on our first house with the money we saved

Netanyahu is totally tone deaf.

[Irish_Dem]

12. Exactly. This is what the son could do as well.

Sounds like you had a lovely intimate quiet wedding and dinner afterwards.

If the son and his fiancée really want to get married, they could do it just like this.

[hatrack]

10. Knowing these clowns, they'd have it at Masada, with bride & groom arriving by parachute, w. fireworks . . .

[Irish_Dem]

13. Flown in on a F-35 military jet.

[hatrack]

8. So unfair!! Rigged missle attack!! Radical Left!! Fake News!! Thank you for your attention to this matter!!