A strained alliance (NYTimes 31-1-2015)

This article appeared in the NYT. A Strained Alliance: Obama-Netanyahu Rift Grew Over Years – NYTimes.com. It got me very curious as to how and why these two men do not get along? So I decided to compare their horoscopes.  People really should try this when relationships get out of hand or are not functional.

Of the two persons involved there is one that won’t take bullshit from no one and will tell so right away. The other is just not used to being right honest from the start.  Maybe because it is the way of the Middle East to always have something up your sleeve. I don’t really know. Apart from that we see two personalities not being able to accept each others background. What can there horoscopes add to this? Where can they resolve there issues? Certainly not on the golf track. Lets look at there horoscopes.

Note before reading: Basic knowledge of astrological symbols is presumed among readers. In analysing both horoscopes Ebertins midpoints are used. The reader is referred to Kombination der Gestirneinflusse, (Ebertin Verlag). An example: SU OB 135 ME/SA BN means that Obama’s Sun is at an angle of 135 degrees from the midpoint of Mercury and Saturn in mr. Benjamin Netanyahu’s chart. Further abbreviations are: SQ=Square or 90 degrees apart, TR or Trigon, 120 degrees apart, CN=Conjunct of 0 degrees apart, OP= Opposed or 180 degrees apart. The sign = is used to mark a position as similar or 45, 90 or 180 degrees apart. The number of degrees apart or the symbol thereof are both used. Charts of both men were calculated by http://www.astro.com/.

B. Netanyahu:Oct 21,  1949 at 10:15:44 AM	Netanyahu, the ideologist. He is a sagittarian Ascendant. A Virgo MC in his outlook on life, so very meticuless and into details. His sun in Libra and venus on Ascendant make him a likeable person.
Barack Obama: Aug 4, 1961 at 7:24 PM	Obama is the pragmatician with Aquarius ascendant with an idealistic outlook on life, Sagittarius in top. His sun in Leo makes himself a strong Ego, but capable to work with other strong ego’s.

Their personalities make up for good relations with others so where is the friction between them coming from?

The Lion

A few characteristics come to mind when one looks at either horoscope. Baracks Sun in Lion is opposed to his ascendant Aquarius. As a Lion he then knows when to stand personal ground and when to give in for maybe practical reasons. It is nevertheless hard for him as an Aquarian to deal with the remnants of the Piscean era. The Aquarian knows this is the age of the servants to mankind. Yet help can only be given in real need as only real questions can receive real answers. When looking at Netanyahu’s horoscope one sees he hides or masks his intentions (ME/JU=NE), he does not give his love (VE SQ SA), he participates in secret gatherings (NE=KN) and he wastes good fortune or health(JU SQ SU).

Barack on the other hand is witty (ME OPP JU) and razor sharp (ME/SU=MA). Netanyahu knows he faces the lion, which for any Israely is of great significance. In this case Obama is the lions Cub, 12 years younger then Benjamin and the mightiest of the two. Barack follows a strong political course (SA in CA TR MA) and Netanyahu with his Sun squared on this powerfull Saturn truly bumps his head against a brick wall. Although the oldest he acts like a boy where he has to be a mountain.

The Mountain

On the other hand for a president of the US to be confronted with issues as old as Jerusalem, he will look up to the Middle East and its representatives as one looks up to a mountain. And Israel surely resembles a Mountain in its tenacity. The leader of such a nation must also in person resemble a mountain but as explained he seems not able to take his role to a very effective level. At least not with Obama. In essence Netanyahu is involved in social and “good” causes (SU/JU=ASC). As a person he is reasonably balanced (SU/MO=JU). However, from his horoscope we can further deduce that he will often be insincere (MO/ME=NE), his plans and ideas will often be unrealistic (UR/NE=ME)(MO=JU/NE) and looking at the bright side of things is not his strongest point (MO=MA/SA). One last notable constellation is Netanyahu’s Mars right on Obama’s Uranus, which is in 25 degrees Leo. This will surely evoke irritability with Obama. Since its position is also conjunct Obama’s SU/NE, it’s likely to cause insecurity and even ridgidity in the relationship. Netanyahu’s strong Mars hits him right on an inner weakness.

Where the twain shall meet

This is not meant to be a very long analyses so I come to the point. For Netanyahu it will be essential to drop even a hint of insincerity and mistrust. Obama is far to straight forward and will not respond well to it. So if you have a real problem, come and discuss this and do not confront a president of the USA with “faits accomplis” (Asc BN OP PL BO). Mr. Netanyahu’s sun is in between Obama’s Saturn and Mercury. It basically points at mutual mistrust since this position is also present in Obama’s horoscope be it in an angle of 135 degr (SU OB 135 ME/SA BN). The two can only resolve this during longer debates where Mercury and Saturn are transformed into logic and reasoning, so that mutual understanding can occur.  Obama will have to come to terms with his own weakness (SO/NE=UR). A final very dominant position I will refer to is MA BO CN MC BN. Mr Netanyahu’s Virgo outlook on life is vigorously supported by Obama’s action readiness (MC BN = MA BO). Nethanyahu however should constrain his  impulsiveness (MO/MA=MC=MA BO) towards Obama. Realism and mutual trust should become their motto.