Israeli prime ministers are supposed to come in two varieties: heavily accented Eastern European men and grizzled military officers who talk a good game before acquiescing to the latest American or international demands for concessions, talks, and aid. While previous prime ministers like Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir were not averse to lecturing, they lacked strategic cunning.
美国或许同样灰心丧气。在美国人看来以色列总理应当分为两类：操着浓重口音的东欧男子和在高谈阔论之后屈从于让步、谈判和援助等美国或国际社会要求的头发花白的军官。虽然梅纳赫姆·贝京和伊扎克·沙米尔等前任总理并不抵触说教，但他们却不具备战略上的狡猾性。