Source: Middle East Eye
By Belen Fernandez
In August, Georgia Today – an English-language newspaper of the eponymous former Soviet republic – featured a verbose analysis headlined “Georgia as ‘the Israel of the Caucasus’ – a Concept Worth Considering?”
Following numerous twists and turns – including a quote from late Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, noting that “if we have to [choose] between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we would rather be alive and have the bad image” – the article appears to conclude that there are many prospects for “further developing the Georgia-US bilateral relationships”.
Successful development, we are left to assume, would ideally propel the wannabe NATO member into a special relationship akin to that enjoyed between the US and its favourite Israeli partner in crime. In other words, the whole “Israel of the Caucasus” concept is definitely worth considering.
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