When you consider which leaders called on the Iranian people to rise up and bring about regime change, and how they themselves react to the slightest hint of dissent, it is hard to decide whether to laugh or cry.

Iran’s rulers are bad, and it is tragic that the Iranian people do not enjoy a government that serves its citizens and their welfare rather than itself and its cronies. Having said that, it is worth asking: given their expectations of the Iranian people, how do U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel’s prime minister Benajamin Netanyahu deal with even a trace of opposition in their own countries?

Consider, briefly, Trump. Even as his standing in public opinion polls has reached historic lows, he sought to reward financially those who attempted to storm Congress after election results which he disliked.........

© The Times of Israel (Blogs)