Israel’s first project with Trump

Americans have died in Syria,Iraq and Afghanistan...protecting Israel and their interests

How are American wars against Syria, Iraq, an Afghanistan in the interests of Israel? Iraqi troops haven't had the stones to attack Israel since it received a major butt-whooping 50 years ago. Afghanistan would need a navy to attack Israel (buy a map) and Syria is now a failed state and terrorist vacuum ever since Obama/Kerry started playing "I love you - I love you not" with the Assad regime.

I have mad respect for the US Military, but these wars of which you speak is on them. When America starts taking on ACTUAL threats to Israel like Iran and it's terrorist proxies THEN we can discuss who is or isn't supporting Israel.
Israel starts Wars for The US to fight, for now...
Oh don't worry, Israel is very capable, it has fought many wars against groups of Arab Muslim nations and still kicked their asses.

But according to you whiny maggots every war the US has had is for Israel. Did Sadam invade Kuwait because of Israel? :cuckoo:
 
Americans have died in Syria,Iraq and Afghanistan...protecting Israel and their interests

How are American wars against Syria, Iraq, an Afghanistan in the interests of Israel? Iraqi troops haven't had the stones to attack Israel since it received a major butt-whooping 50 years ago. Afghanistan would need a navy to attack Israel (buy a map) and Syria is now a failed state and terrorist vacuum ever since Obama/Kerry started playing "I love you - I love you not" with the Assad regime.

I have mad respect for the US Military, but these wars of which you speak is on them. When America starts taking on ACTUAL threats to Israel like Iran and it's terrorist proxies THEN we can discuss who is or isn't supporting Israel.
Israel starts Wars for The US to fight, for now...
Oh don't worry, Israel is very capable, it has fought many wars against groups of Arab Muslim nations and still kicked their asses.

But according to you whiny maggots every war the US has had is for Israel. Did Sadam invade Kuwait because of Israel? :cuckoo:
Dunno, lets flip over a stone and see if any jews scurry out
 
Americans have died in Syria,Iraq and Afghanistan...protecting Israel and their interests

How are American wars against Syria, Iraq, an Afghanistan in the interests of Israel? Iraqi troops haven't had the stones to attack Israel since it received a major butt-whooping 50 years ago. Afghanistan would need a navy to attack Israel (buy a map) and Syria is now a failed state and terrorist vacuum ever since Obama/Kerry started playing "I love you - I love you not" with the Assad regime.

I have mad respect for the US Military, but these wars of which you speak is on them. When America starts taking on ACTUAL threats to Israel like Iran and it's terrorist proxies THEN we can discuss who is or isn't supporting Israel.
Israel starts Wars for The US to fight, for now...
Oh don't worry, Israel is very capable, it has fought many wars against groups of Arab Muslim nations and still kicked their asses.

But according to you whiny maggots every war the US has had is for Israel. Did Sadam invade Kuwait because of Israel? :cuckoo:
Dunno, lets flip over a stone and see if any jews scurry out
Okay, I'll make sure not to flip over any stone you're hiding under, Fatima.
 
THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Time for Israel to take control of its future.
June 2, 2017

Caroline Glick
jerusalem_from_mt_olives.jpg


...

Perhaps Trump will eventually keep his word and move the embassy. Perhaps he will continue to breach his promise. And as far as the Palestinians are concerned, perhaps Trump adopts Bolton’s three-state plan in relation to Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Perhaps he will maintain his predecessors’ slavish devotion to the establishment of a PLO state.

Israel can’t control what Trump will do any more than it can influence what the Arabs will do. And so it needs to take a lesson not only from its bitter experience of withdrawing from Gaza, but from its positive experience of taking matters into its own hands in Jerusalem.

The time has come, at the outset of the second 50 years of Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, for Israel to take matters into its own hands. Our leaders must stop beating around the bush. They need to use the powers they have to secure Israel’s military and civilian interests in Judea and Samaria for the next 50 years as best they can. And they need to stop waiting for someone else to solve our problems for us.

THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
 
THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Time for Israel to take control of its future.
June 2, 2017

Caroline Glick
jerusalem_from_mt_olives.jpg


...

Perhaps Trump will eventually keep his word and move the embassy. Perhaps he will continue to breach his promise. And as far as the Palestinians are concerned, perhaps Trump adopts Bolton’s three-state plan in relation to Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Perhaps he will maintain his predecessors’ slavish devotion to the establishment of a PLO state.

Israel can’t control what Trump will do any more than it can influence what the Arabs will do. And so it needs to take a lesson not only from its bitter experience of withdrawing from Gaza, but from its positive experience of taking matters into its own hands in Jerusalem.

The time has come, at the outset of the second 50 years of Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, for Israel to take matters into its own hands. Our leaders must stop beating around the bush. They need to use the powers they have to secure Israel’s military and civilian interests in Judea and Samaria for the next 50 years as best they can. And they need to stop waiting for someone else to solve our problems for us.

THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Caroline Glick has no grounds for believing that Donald Trump could have persuaded other world leaders to move their embassies from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem.
 
THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Time for Israel to take control of its future.
June 2, 2017

Caroline Glick
jerusalem_from_mt_olives.jpg


...

Perhaps Trump will eventually keep his word and move the embassy. Perhaps he will continue to breach his promise. And as far as the Palestinians are concerned, perhaps Trump adopts Bolton’s three-state plan in relation to Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Perhaps he will maintain his predecessors’ slavish devotion to the establishment of a PLO state.

Israel can’t control what Trump will do any more than it can influence what the Arabs will do. And so it needs to take a lesson not only from its bitter experience of withdrawing from Gaza, but from its positive experience of taking matters into its own hands in Jerusalem.

The time has come, at the outset of the second 50 years of Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, for Israel to take matters into its own hands. Our leaders must stop beating around the bush. They need to use the powers they have to secure Israel’s military and civilian interests in Judea and Samaria for the next 50 years as best they can. And they need to stop waiting for someone else to solve our problems for us.

THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Caroline Glick has no grounds for believing that Donald Trump could have persuaded other world leaders to move their embassies from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem.
Trump don't need to persuade he could implement a consulate...
 
THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Time for Israel to take control of its future.
June 2, 2017

Caroline Glick
jerusalem_from_mt_olives.jpg


...

Perhaps Trump will eventually keep his word and move the embassy. Perhaps he will continue to breach his promise. And as far as the Palestinians are concerned, perhaps Trump adopts Bolton’s three-state plan in relation to Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Perhaps he will maintain his predecessors’ slavish devotion to the establishment of a PLO state.

Israel can’t control what Trump will do any more than it can influence what the Arabs will do. And so it needs to take a lesson not only from its bitter experience of withdrawing from Gaza, but from its positive experience of taking matters into its own hands in Jerusalem.

The time has come, at the outset of the second 50 years of Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, for Israel to take matters into its own hands. Our leaders must stop beating around the bush. They need to use the powers they have to secure Israel’s military and civilian interests in Judea and Samaria for the next 50 years as best they can. And they need to stop waiting for someone else to solve our problems for us.

THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Caroline Glick has no grounds for believing that Donald Trump could have persuaded other world leaders to move their embassies from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem.
Trump don't need to persuade he could implement a consulate...
International law does not recognize West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Only Russia and Israel disregard the position of the United Nations that Jerusalem should be an international city. If Donald Trump joined Vladimir Putin and established even a consulate there, it would reflect the American politicians who are pro-Israel. No other countries would be likely to break with the UN.
 
THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Time for Israel to take control of its future.
June 2, 2017

Caroline Glick
jerusalem_from_mt_olives.jpg


...

Perhaps Trump will eventually keep his word and move the embassy. Perhaps he will continue to breach his promise. And as far as the Palestinians are concerned, perhaps Trump adopts Bolton’s three-state plan in relation to Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Perhaps he will maintain his predecessors’ slavish devotion to the establishment of a PLO state.

Israel can’t control what Trump will do any more than it can influence what the Arabs will do. And so it needs to take a lesson not only from its bitter experience of withdrawing from Gaza, but from its positive experience of taking matters into its own hands in Jerusalem.

The time has come, at the outset of the second 50 years of Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, for Israel to take matters into its own hands. Our leaders must stop beating around the bush. They need to use the powers they have to secure Israel’s military and civilian interests in Judea and Samaria for the next 50 years as best they can. And they need to stop waiting for someone else to solve our problems for us.

THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Sure why not go ahead and break a few dozen MORE international laws...its all "Israel" has done since its start. The day will come it will be wiped off the map and the world will cheer.
 
THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Time for Israel to take control of its future.
June 2, 2017

Caroline Glick
jerusalem_from_mt_olives.jpg


...

Perhaps Trump will eventually keep his word and move the embassy. Perhaps he will continue to breach his promise. And as far as the Palestinians are concerned, perhaps Trump adopts Bolton’s three-state plan in relation to Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Perhaps he will maintain his predecessors’ slavish devotion to the establishment of a PLO state.

Israel can’t control what Trump will do any more than it can influence what the Arabs will do. And so it needs to take a lesson not only from its bitter experience of withdrawing from Gaza, but from its positive experience of taking matters into its own hands in Jerusalem.

The time has come, at the outset of the second 50 years of Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, for Israel to take matters into its own hands. Our leaders must stop beating around the bush. They need to use the powers they have to secure Israel’s military and civilian interests in Judea and Samaria for the next 50 years as best they can. And they need to stop waiting for someone else to solve our problems for us.

THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Sure why not go ahead and break a few dozen MORE international laws...its all "Israel" has done since its start. The day will come it will be wiped off the map and the world will cheer.

First, learn what International Law actually says.
Second, maybe this article will change, or not, your mind about all the "crimes" Israel has committed and how dearly it is going to pay for them:
(please, no " It is from a Zionist source excuse. Do the homework)
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Both of these resolutions, although they make a bold and stark statement about the legality of the so called “settlements”, are merely political statements. As I explained at the bottom of a previous article, these resolutions are non-binding under international law. Furthermore, these resolutions are not consistent with objective legal analysis of the subject by world experts on international law.

In order to find Israel’s settlements to be a violation of international law, first, Israel must be considered an occupier of foreign territory. Yet, Israel’s legal claim to the territory in question was recognized by the international community on several occasions. First, the land on both sides of the river Jordan were recognized as part of the Jewish National Home by the 1920 San Remo Conference. This was endorsed by the League of Nations (predecessor to the United Nations) in the 1922 League of Nations Mandate to Britain, and affirmed by article 80 of the United Nations charter in 1945. When Israel’s leaders declared sovereignty in all territory relinquished by England on May 15, 1948 (including the territory that anti-Israel people call the “West Bank”) it was recognized as the State of Israel by the General Assembly and Security Council by May1949.

Jordan invaded (along with four other Arab states) and conquered this specific territory in 1949, annexed it in 1950, and gave it a new name: “West Bank” (of the river Jordan). Only two countries in the entire world recognized Jordan’s annexation (England and Pakistan) and not a single Arab country recognized this annexation.

Furthermore, article 2 of the UN charter forbids the acquisition of territory through war. Thus, Jordan’s acquisition and annexation of the territory was illegal under international law.

(full article online)

Why Israeli Settlements Are Not a Violation of International Law
 
THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Time for Israel to take control of its future.
June 2, 2017

Caroline Glick
jerusalem_from_mt_olives.jpg


...

Perhaps Trump will eventually keep his word and move the embassy. Perhaps he will continue to breach his promise. And as far as the Palestinians are concerned, perhaps Trump adopts Bolton’s three-state plan in relation to Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Perhaps he will maintain his predecessors’ slavish devotion to the establishment of a PLO state.

Israel can’t control what Trump will do any more than it can influence what the Arabs will do. And so it needs to take a lesson not only from its bitter experience of withdrawing from Gaza, but from its positive experience of taking matters into its own hands in Jerusalem.

The time has come, at the outset of the second 50 years of Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, for Israel to take matters into its own hands. Our leaders must stop beating around the bush. They need to use the powers they have to secure Israel’s military and civilian interests in Judea and Samaria for the next 50 years as best they can. And they need to stop waiting for someone else to solve our problems for us.

THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Sure why not go ahead and break a few dozen MORE international laws...its all "Israel" has done since its start. The day will come it will be wiped off the map and the world will cheer.

Rate the posts "Funny" all you like.

The joke is on you. :)
 
THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Time for Israel to take control of its future.
June 2, 2017

Caroline Glick
jerusalem_from_mt_olives.jpg


...

Perhaps Trump will eventually keep his word and move the embassy. Perhaps he will continue to breach his promise. And as far as the Palestinians are concerned, perhaps Trump adopts Bolton’s three-state plan in relation to Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Perhaps he will maintain his predecessors’ slavish devotion to the establishment of a PLO state.

Israel can’t control what Trump will do any more than it can influence what the Arabs will do. And so it needs to take a lesson not only from its bitter experience of withdrawing from Gaza, but from its positive experience of taking matters into its own hands in Jerusalem.

The time has come, at the outset of the second 50 years of Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, for Israel to take matters into its own hands. Our leaders must stop beating around the bush. They need to use the powers they have to secure Israel’s military and civilian interests in Judea and Samaria for the next 50 years as best they can. And they need to stop waiting for someone else to solve our problems for us.

THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Sure why not go ahead and break a few dozen MORE international laws...its all "Israel" has done since its start. The day will come it will be wiped off the map and the world will cheer.

Rate the posts "Funny" all you like.

The joke is on you. :)
A jew lover kissing israels ass.....I can't wait to see the mushroom cloud over tel aviv!
 
THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Time for Israel to take control of its future.
June 2, 2017

Caroline Glick
jerusalem_from_mt_olives.jpg


...

Perhaps Trump will eventually keep his word and move the embassy. Perhaps he will continue to breach his promise. And as far as the Palestinians are concerned, perhaps Trump adopts Bolton’s three-state plan in relation to Judea, Samaria and Gaza. Perhaps he will maintain his predecessors’ slavish devotion to the establishment of a PLO state.

Israel can’t control what Trump will do any more than it can influence what the Arabs will do. And so it needs to take a lesson not only from its bitter experience of withdrawing from Gaza, but from its positive experience of taking matters into its own hands in Jerusalem.

The time has come, at the outset of the second 50 years of Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, for Israel to take matters into its own hands. Our leaders must stop beating around the bush. They need to use the powers they have to secure Israel’s military and civilian interests in Judea and Samaria for the next 50 years as best they can. And they need to stop waiting for someone else to solve our problems for us.

THE LIMITS OF ISRAELI POWER
Sure why not go ahead and break a few dozen MORE international laws...its all "Israel" has done since its start. The day will come it will be wiped off the map and the world will cheer.

First, learn what International Law actually says.
Second, maybe this article will change, or not, your mind about all the "crimes" Israel has committed and how dearly it is going to pay for them:
(please, no " It is from a Zionist source excuse. Do the homework)
-----------------------

Both of these resolutions, although they make a bold and stark statement about the legality of the so called “settlements”, are merely political statements. As I explained at the bottom of a previous article, these resolutions are non-binding under international law. Furthermore, these resolutions are not consistent with objective legal analysis of the subject by world experts on international law.

In order to find Israel’s settlements to be a violation of international law, first, Israel must be considered an occupier of foreign territory. Yet, Israel’s legal claim to the territory in question was recognized by the international community on several occasions. First, the land on both sides of the river Jordan were recognized as part of the Jewish National Home by the 1920 San Remo Conference. This was endorsed by the League of Nations (predecessor to the United Nations) in the 1922 League of Nations Mandate to Britain, and affirmed by article 80 of the United Nations charter in 1945. When Israel’s leaders declared sovereignty in all territory relinquished by England on May 15, 1948 (including the territory that anti-Israel people call the “West Bank”) it was recognized as the State of Israel by the General Assembly and Security Council by May1949.

Jordan invaded (along with four other Arab states) and conquered this specific territory in 1949, annexed it in 1950, and gave it a new name: “West Bank” (of the river Jordan). Only two countries in the entire world recognized Jordan’s annexation (England and Pakistan) and not a single Arab country recognized this annexation.

Furthermore, article 2 of the UN charter forbids the acquisition of territory through war. Thus, Jordan’s acquisition and annexation of the territory was illegal under international law.

(full article online)

Why Israeli Settlements Are Not a Violation of International Law
That all of Palestine was envisioned as a "homeland" for Jews early in the last century by the international community does not and did not mean that it was to be a sovereign Jewish state. No country recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Palestinian Territories with the exception of Russia which does accept West Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
 
MIKE PENCE AND TRENT FRANKS LEAD THOUSANDS AT CUFI’S PRO-ISRAEL EVENT
A powerful display in support of the Jewish State in Washington.
July 17, 2017

Edwin Black
pence.jpg


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It is no wonder that the line-up of legislators, led by Rep. Trent Franks, who acts of co-chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, also includes Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-KS).

Rep. Franks is a pivotal factor in supporting Israel’s defense systems, especially its tri-level missile shields. He sits on two key subcommittees of the House Armed Services Committee, vice-chairing the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, and as a majority member of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. Franks also leads the Missile Defense Caucus. The Arizona representative is at the pinnacle of support for the Jewish State and its military and defense superiority. Likewise, Rep. Lamborn joins Franks on two of those key subcommittees, Strategic Forces as well as Emerging Threats and Capabilities. On the Senate side, Sen. Ernst chairs the analogous Emerging Threats Subcommittee under the Armed Forces Committee.

In response to a question about his CUFI appearance, Franks asserted, “Israel is on the front lines in a battle to protect all humanity from an evil ideology that has no respect for innocent life anywhere on earth. Adherents of this ideology hate Israel’s existence – more than that, they hate Western Civilization. Israel deserves our support and respect. As co-chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, I am happy to stand with Israel at the upcoming Christians United For Israel Summit.”

...

Mike Pence and Trent Franks Lead Thousands at CUFI’s Pro-Israel Event
 
MIKE PENCE AND TRENT FRANKS LEAD THOUSANDS AT CUFI’S PRO-ISRAEL EVENT
A powerful display in support of the Jewish State in Washington.
July 17, 2017

Edwin Black
pence.jpg


...

It is no wonder that the line-up of legislators, led by Rep. Trent Franks, who acts of co-chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, also includes Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-KS).

Rep. Franks is a pivotal factor in supporting Israel’s defense systems, especially its tri-level missile shields. He sits on two key subcommittees of the House Armed Services Committee, vice-chairing the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, and as a majority member of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. Franks also leads the Missile Defense Caucus. The Arizona representative is at the pinnacle of support for the Jewish State and its military and defense superiority. Likewise, Rep. Lamborn joins Franks on two of those key subcommittees, Strategic Forces as well as Emerging Threats and Capabilities. On the Senate side, Sen. Ernst chairs the analogous Emerging Threats Subcommittee under the Armed Forces Committee.

In response to a question about his CUFI appearance, Franks asserted, “Israel is on the front lines in a battle to protect all humanity from an evil ideology that has no respect for innocent life anywhere on earth. Adherents of this ideology hate Israel’s existence – more than that, they hate Western Civilization. Israel deserves our support and respect. As co-chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, I am happy to stand with Israel at the upcoming Christians United For Israel Summit.”

...

Mike Pence and Trent Franks Lead Thousands at CUFI’s Pro-Israel Event
Thank-you for providing us with the names of Republican politicians who work for Israel's interests in powerful American congressional committees.
 
MIKE PENCE AND TRENT FRANKS LEAD THOUSANDS AT CUFI’S PRO-ISRAEL EVENT
A powerful display in support of the Jewish State in Washington.
July 17, 2017

Edwin Black
pence.jpg


...

It is no wonder that the line-up of legislators, led by Rep. Trent Franks, who acts of co-chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, also includes Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-KS).

Rep. Franks is a pivotal factor in supporting Israel’s defense systems, especially its tri-level missile shields. He sits on two key subcommittees of the House Armed Services Committee, vice-chairing the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, and as a majority member of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. Franks also leads the Missile Defense Caucus. The Arizona representative is at the pinnacle of support for the Jewish State and its military and defense superiority. Likewise, Rep. Lamborn joins Franks on two of those key subcommittees, Strategic Forces as well as Emerging Threats and Capabilities. On the Senate side, Sen. Ernst chairs the analogous Emerging Threats Subcommittee under the Armed Forces Committee.

In response to a question about his CUFI appearance, Franks asserted, “Israel is on the front lines in a battle to protect all humanity from an evil ideology that has no respect for innocent life anywhere on earth. Adherents of this ideology hate Israel’s existence – more than that, they hate Western Civilization. Israel deserves our support and respect. As co-chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, I am happy to stand with Israel at the upcoming Christians United For Israel Summit.”

...

Mike Pence and Trent Franks Lead Thousands at CUFI’s Pro-Israel Event
Thank-you for providing us with the names of Republican politicians who work for Israel's interests in powerful American congressional committees.

Another goofy conspiracy theorist.
 
NETANYAHU’S EMPATHY FOR TRUMP
What the American president can learn from the trials of his Israeli counterpart.
August 28, 2017

Caroline Glick
president_trump_visit_to_israel_may_22-23_2017_dsc_3884ff_34847751975.jpg


Originally published in The Jerusalem Post.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was attacked by the media for not jumping on the bandwagon and condemning US President Donald Trump for his response to the far-right and far-left rioters in Charlottesville earlier this month. It may be that he held his tongue because he saw nothing to gain from attacking a friendly president. But it is also reasonable to assume that Netanyahu held his tongue because he empathizes with Trump. More than any leader in the world, Netanyahu understands what Trump is going through. He’s been there himself – and in many ways, is still there. Netanyahu has never enjoyed a day in office when Israel’s unelected elites weren’t at war with him.

From a comparative perspective, Netanyahu’s experiences in his first term in office, from 1996 until 1999, are most similar to Trump’s current position. His 1996 victory over incumbent prime minister Shimon Peres shocked the political class no less than the American political class was stunned by Trump’s victory. And this makes sense. The historical context of Israel’s 1996 election and the US elections last year were strikingly similar.

In 1992, Israel’s elites, the doves who controlled all aspects of the governing apparatuses, including the security services, universities, government bureaucracies, state prosecution, Supreme Court, media and entertainment industry, were seized with collective euphoria when the Labor Party under the leadership of Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres won Israel’s Left its first clear-cut political victory since 1974. Rabin and Peres proceeded to form the most dovish governing coalition in Israel’s history.

Then in 1993, after secret negotiations in Oslo, they shocked the public with the announcement that they had decided to cut a deal with Israel’s arch enemy, the PLO, a terrorist organization pledged to Israel’s destruction.

...

Netanyahu’s Empathy for Trump
 
NETANYAHU’S EMPATHY FOR TRUMP
What the American president can learn from the trials of his Israeli counterpart.
August 28, 2017

Caroline Glick
president_trump_visit_to_israel_may_22-23_2017_dsc_3884ff_34847751975.jpg


Originally published in The Jerusalem Post.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was attacked by the media for not jumping on the bandwagon and condemning US President Donald Trump for his response to the far-right and far-left rioters in Charlottesville earlier this month. It may be that he held his tongue because he saw nothing to gain from attacking a friendly president. But it is also reasonable to assume that Netanyahu held his tongue because he empathizes with Trump. More than any leader in the world, Netanyahu understands what Trump is going through. He’s been there himself – and in many ways, is still there. Netanyahu has never enjoyed a day in office when Israel’s unelected elites weren’t at war with him.

From a comparative perspective, Netanyahu’s experiences in his first term in office, from 1996 until 1999, are most similar to Trump’s current position. His 1996 victory over incumbent prime minister Shimon Peres shocked the political class no less than the American political class was stunned by Trump’s victory. And this makes sense. The historical context of Israel’s 1996 election and the US elections last year were strikingly similar.

In 1992, Israel’s elites, the doves who controlled all aspects of the governing apparatuses, including the security services, universities, government bureaucracies, state prosecution, Supreme Court, media and entertainment industry, were seized with collective euphoria when the Labor Party under the leadership of Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres won Israel’s Left its first clear-cut political victory since 1974. Rabin and Peres proceeded to form the most dovish governing coalition in Israel’s history.

Then in 1993, after secret negotiations in Oslo, they shocked the public with the announcement that they had decided to cut a deal with Israel’s arch enemy, the PLO, a terrorist organization pledged to Israel’s destruction.

...

Netanyahu’s Empathy for Trump
What is your opinion of the huge long cut-and-paste article from The Jerusalem Post. Do you agree with any part of it? For what reasons? Do you have any criticism of the long article? On what grounds? I would bother reading the article if the author of The Jerusalem Post was a member of USMessageBoard.
 

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