Who is Netanyahu and Who are We Jews?

Recently on the Fareed Zakharia show, Thomas Friedman was interviewed. He pointed out that that despite Netanhyahu's bluster, he has actually acted in a cautious manner. So who is Netanyahu? He talks like a war monger but does not act like one. I think Netanyahu's problem is that he is a politician more than a statesman. that is why he has such difficulty with President Obama who is a statesman more than a politician. But it also brings into question who are we as Jews and who are the people of Israel? After all a political leader in a democracy is elected by the people. Many of the military and intelligence leaders in Israel have spoken more dovishly than Netanyahu because they do not have to be elected and therefore can say what is real. Netanyahu has to pander to the mob and actually can stir up fear in the mob when it is needed to get elected. When the election is over he then regains his sanity. The Jewish people have had much to fear during the last 2 millennia since the end of the Kingdom of Judah. The people of Israel are particularly exposed and therefore willing to follow a demagogue like Netanyahu when it suites his purpose to be one. We Jews in the diaspora as well as in Israel have more than our share of intelligent people and people who do good for the world, but we also have our mishegooyim (maybe more than our share). We are the product of our history which was molded by the Christian and Moslem world.