But that view is based on a caricature of Israel as it strikes much of the world now: the strong and expansionist country that resorts to violence instead of compromise.
For a time, it seemed, Wahaha officials refused to allow Danone executives into the buildings of the joint venture, including the headquarters, creating a farcical atmosphere to the corporate fight.
You lay in bed with the blankets pulled up to your nose, crying, refusing to answer the door when the maid, your manager, your assistant, and finally your parents begged you to come out.
"But remember," she said, "I must lock the cottage door against those huntsmen, so when you come back in the evening, and knock, I shall not admit you, unless you say, 'Dear little sister let me in."
So far he has refused to oust any key figure from his inner circle, such as his cousin, Rami Makhlouf, a tycoon who has been a butt of the protesters’ ire.
In many tests, the bracelets refused to remain wrapped around his wrists, and would go flying off in various directions with the slightest of arm movements.