WAYNE ROOT: Mr. President, It’s Time to Investigate George Soros for Funding Domestic Terrorism  

COMPARE WHAT I WROTE YESTERDAY WITH WHAT ROOT IS SAYING TODAY.

T. Belman. Antifa is not a grassroots movement. It is no different from the Nazi Brownshirts or Mussolini’s Blackshirts or Obama’s/Soros’ Occupy Wall Steet and ACORN. The focus should be on the people or political forces that instigate them or finance them or support them. The Left and not just the extreme left are complicit. The Democratic Party and the mainstream media supports these anarchist movements and shields them. You could see this in Charlottesville when Antifa came to our attention.

By Wayne Allyn Root, GATEWAY PUNDIT

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Mr. President, you’ve taken step one: Declaring Antifa a domestic terrorist organization. That was a brilliant move. Now it’s time for step number two: Cut the head off the snake. We’ve got to move to aggressively cut off the funding of domestic terrorism.

Those who provide funding are terrorists themselves. Who is providing the funding? There are many suspects. Suspect number one is globalist billionaire George Soros and his Open Society Foundation. It starts there.

Is Soros guilty? That’s way above my pay grade. That’s why we need a global investigation. And indictments and a trial.

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June 5, 2020 | 2:48 am | 3 Comments »

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There’s still time to fix the maps  

It’s no surprise tempers are running short, but we can save this historic opportunity without making major changes to what the Trump administration has proposed.

By Moshe Koppel, ISRAEL HAYOM

Israel now has a historic opportunity to apply Israeli law to the Jordan Valley and settlements in Judea and Samaria. There are two purposes in applying Israeli law there: 1) to regulate and normalize life through unified, modern laws and to allow for long-term planning and 2) to make it clear that Israel is here for eternity.

According to the Trump plan, the application of Israeli law to some of the territory entails a construction freeze and the start of a process that could theoretically end with a Palestinian state. The plan is very good for Israel, but two steps must be taken to ensure that the blessing doesn’t turn into a curse.

The first step is for Israel and the US to sign a memorandum of understanding in which the US will promise to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state until the Palestinians fulfill all eight of the conditions of the Trump plan, which they will most likely never do. It is important to remember that Trump won’t always be president. Agreement on a map brings us closer to a Palestinian state without the conditions being fulfilled if a less friendly president moves into the White House. A signed memorandum might not bind the hands of another president, but American tradition would make it very hard for that president to ignore it. The memorandum must also include a US commitment to respond appropriately in the case of irreversible Palestinian violations of the plan, either on the ground or in the International Criminal Court.
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June 4, 2020 | 7:58 pm | 1 Comment »

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Chabad prepares to take action against US peace plan  

T. Belman. Yesha Council Chairman and Jordan Valley Council head David Elhayani today told Kan he had heard from a senior Likud official that the Americans have set a new condition for their consent to Israeli sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria: A “broad national consensus.” “They mean Gantz and Gabi Ashkenazi,” Elhayani clarified.

Members of Chabad Rabbinical High Court visit Hevron, where community leaders show them detailed maps of the US plan and note its dangers.

By Hezki Baruch, INN

Members of the Chabad Rabbinical High Court visited the city of Hevron last night and met with the heads of the local Jewish community, who presented them with the map of the “Deal of the Century” plan and noted the dangers lurking therein.

Following the tour, a joint plan of action was prepared, the goal of which is massive pressure against the plan in two arenas: the US and Israel.

Heads of the Jewish community in Hevron said, “Those who remember the struggles during the Oslo Accords, the establishment of left-wing governments and the Disengagement plan know that Chabad has been at the head of the fight, sometimes behind the scenes and sometimes on the front.”
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June 4, 2020 | 1:38 pm | 6 Comments »

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James Mattis accuses Trump of abusing his powers in an op-ed  

By Ebony Bowden, NY POST

WASHINGTON — Former Defense Secretary James Mattis unloaded on President Trump in an opinion piece, accusing him of abusing the powers of his office and of trying to divide the American people as the nation reels from the death of George Floyd.

“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try,” Mattis wrote in the op-ed published by The Atlantic on Wednesday.

“Instead he tries to divide us. We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership,” he continued.
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June 4, 2020 | 8:50 am | 9 Comments »

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The Progressive Strategy Behind the Demonstrations  

T. Belman.  I agree with the first sentance but strongly reject the second sentance. No distinction between them. Just like trying to distingish between Hezbollah’s political wing and military wings. In both cases, there is no distinction. Both parts serve the same cause with different tactics.

By BRUCE ABRAMSON, EPOCH TIMES

The demonstrations that have broken out around the country are part of a strategic plan to transform the United States into a progressive utopia. The riots into which they quickly devolved are not. It’s important to understand the difference between them.

The strategy itself is hardly a secret. It appears, for example, in Paul Engler’s “Resistance Guide,” published shortly after Donald Trump became president.

Engler is the rare and dangerous combination of a theorist and an activist. In 2014, he launched a “movement incubator” called Momentum. Within five years, he’d incubated groups promoting climate change, pushing for open borders, and spreading anti-Israel activism. As a theorist, Engler has brought forward the work of two significant predecessors: Saul Alinsky and Gene Sharp.

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June 4, 2020 | 7:55 am | 10 Comments »

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Team Trump Online with the Right View with Lara Trump, Katrina Pierson, Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Mercedes Schlapp  

T. Belman. I love these ladies but fear they have left out the most important thing. Antifa is not a grassroots movement. It is no different from the Nazi Brownshirts or Mussolini’s Blackshirts or Obama’s/Soros’ Occupy Wall Steet and ACORN. The focus should be on the people or political forces that instigate them or finance them or support them. The Left and not just the extreme left are complicit. The Democratic Party and the mainstream media supports these anarchist movements and shields them. You could see this in Charlottesville when Antifa came to our attention.

June 4, 2020 | 6:38 am | 1 Comment »

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Palestinians, Jordan bluffing on Israeli sovereignty, former US officials say  

Both parties are “showing weakness” and “busy taking themselves hostage” with their reactions to the Israeli move, says former Cheney adviser David Wurmser.

By Ariel Ben Solomon, ISRAEL HAYOM

Abbas attacks Israel at the UN, says situation could 'implode'

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas holds a document while speaking during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations in New York, Februay 2020 (Reuters/File photo) | Photo: Reuters / Shannon Stapleton

With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushing ahead with plans to apply sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria, there are concerns being raised that it could ignite tensions with the Palestinians and neighboring Jordanians. Both outcomes are extremely unlikely, however, according to former senior US officials with vast experience in the Middle East.

“Both the Palestinians and Jordanians are showing weakness and instead of threatening Israel with something it cares about, they are busy taking themselves hostage,” said David Wurmser, who served as a senior adviser on the Middle East to former Vice President Dick Cheney and is currently an executive at the Dephi Global Analysis Group, which he founded.
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June 4, 2020 | 2:10 am | Comments »

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SORRY AMERICA, Those Catastrophic Mortality Rates Sold to Us by the WHO, Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx Were a Huge Scam  

By Joe Hoft, GATEWAY PUNDIT

Sorry America.  We hate to break it to you but you’ve been had.  Those horrible projections made about the coronavirus, were wrong – way wrong. 

We’re not saying that the elderly were not at risk.  We never did.  If New York, New Jersey, Michigan and other Democrat led states would have protected their elderly in the same manner as Republican-led Florida, then you would never had seen the death tolls in those states that you did.  By forcing coronavirus infected individuals into the elderly homes, the leaders of states like New York murdered the elderly in those institutions.

What we are saying is that the leader of the WHO and Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx scared the hell out of the American people, created a panic and pushed for lockdowns and social distancing that saved little if any life but killed the US economy.

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June 3, 2020 | 7:29 pm | 1 Comment »

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Palestinian Journalist: Arab Society Too Is Steeped In Racism, Especially Against Blacks  

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The May 25, 2020 killing of George Floyd, a black man, by former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, and the ensuing protests across the U.S.,  sparked many reactions in the Arab press,  which focused on accusing the U.S. of racism and discrimination, both towards its own citizens and towards other nations. In response to this discourse, Palestinian journalist ‘Abd Al-Ghani Salameh published an article in the Palestinian Authority (PA) daily Al-Ayyam titled “What Racism Are You Talking About?”. In it, he argued that Arab societies have also been steeped for millennia in racism and discrimination – against minorities, women and in particular blacks. He called on the Arabs to acknowledge this racism and denounce it before condemning the racism of others.

The following are translated excerpts from his article: 

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Image: Aljazeera.com, May 31, 2020

“The murder of the American citizen George Floyd by a police officer exposed the extent of the racism that prevails in American society. [But] this case is not the first of its kind. The [American] police is often too harsh with black suspects. [Moreover,] the manifestations of racism are not confined to police brutality but also characterize [other] broad sectors. According to the British Guardian, American blacks, including those from strong social sectors, suffer discrimination. They receive less pay compared to their white colleagues, receive different [quality] healthcare, and are sentenced to longer terms in prison [if they are convicted of a crime]. Judges are [also] quicker to sentence a criminal death if he is dark-skinned.

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June 3, 2020 | 7:16 pm | Comments »

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Guns, Police & Fear: How Antifa is Changing the Face of America  

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Protesters affiliated with the Antifa movement demonstrate in NYC in November 2019 (Photo: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
Protesters affiliated with the Antifa movement demonstrate in NYC in November 2019 (Photo: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Reports on the ground indicate that intelligence given to President Trump – that Antifa has used the unrest over the killing of Geroge Floyd by a policeman to instigate a violent insurrection – is correct.

There are, of course, other elements involved, specifically the looters who have joined Antifa and delight in smashing and burning anything in their way (and taking free stuff).

In the following report, we break down

  • What Antifa wants for America
  • How Antifa Plans to Get What They Want
  • How Antifa has sparked the loss of confidence in the government to keep Americans safe and how everyday Americans are arming themselves
  • The future of the police and our country

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June 3, 2020 | 7:13 pm | 1 Comment »

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The Temple Mount is first and foremost the holiest site to the Jewish people  

T. Belman. I recently wrote of the Plan,

While it does provide that “the status quo at the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif should continue uninterrupted”, it insists:

“Jerusalem’s holy sites should remain open and available for peaceful worshippers and tourists of all faiths. People of every faith should be permitted to pray on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, in a manner that is fully respectful to their religion, taking into account the times of each religion’s prayers and holidays, as well as other religious factors.”

This totally contradicts the present practice of limiting Jewish and Christian prayer there.  As such it is a welcome relief.

Discussion of Muslim interests on the Temple Mount has almost eclipsed the fundamental fact that it is, first and foremost, the holiest site to the Jewish people.

By Nadav-Shragai, ISRAEL HAYOM

If we’re altering the history of the Temple Mount, and even the Saudis,  in order to push out the Turks, might for the first time be given a foothold there at Jordan’s expense – what about the Jewish interest?

In the past few days, ever since Daniel Siryoti reported on talks between the two biggest rivals for Islamic holy sites (Jordan and Saudi Arabia), the interests, status, and rights of the different Muslim players on the Temple Mount have been the subject of intense focus. On the other hand, almost no one is discussing what the Temple Mount is for us, the Jews, or our own interests, goals, and feelings regarding it. Sometimes it seems as if we are only concentrating on directing the movement of the Muslim actors there.

Maybe it’s time to say – with all due caution and sensitivity – that Israel has been enslaved to the status quo on the Temple Mount for 53 years, that the status quo is largely a fiction, and that it has been changed drastically, mostly to the benefit of Muslims. Most importantly: that the Temple Mount is the holiest site to the Jewish people.

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June 3, 2020 | 4:00 pm | 3 Comments »

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Why Western Media is Biased Against Israel  

by Bassam Tawil, GATESTONE INSTITUTE  •  June 3, 2020

  • Many foreign journalists seem to see the conflict along the lines of “good guys (Palestinians) versus bad guys (Israel).” They wake up every morning and search for any story that reflects badly on Israel. The foreign correspondents then hire Palestinians to assist them in spreading lies about Israel.
  • What is particularly disturbing about the dismissal of Hamad is that the Associated Press knew one of its Palestinian workers was engaged in anti-Israel activities, but failed to stop him. Hamad even ignored repeated warnings from his employers against pursuing political activities.
  • If Hamad had “repeatedly” violated AP policies by engaging in anti-Israel political activities, why was he allowed to continue covering Palestinian affairs even though his anti-Israel sentiments were known to his employers and everyone else?

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June 3, 2020 | 2:10 pm | 1 Comment »

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EU second thoughts over hostility to Israel?  

By Melanie Phillips,

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The animus against Israel by both the E.U. and Britain is of long standing. Let’s rephrase that: the animus against Israel by the European and British political class and intelligentsia is of long standing.

For although the E.U. and Britain condemn Israel for “illegal occupation,” fail to defend it against the malice of the United Nations and endorse the meretricious rulings against it at the European Court of Justice, they are nevertheless trading with Israel at ever-increasing levels as well as depending heavily upon it for crucial military and intelligence support.

So while defaming Israel in the court of world opinion, they have been simultaneously milking its genius for their own benefit. They want to hurt it — but not enough to hurt themselves.

Their hostility is the product of three factors: historic and ineradicable anti-Jewish prejudice; the pathological inability to deal with collective guilt over the Holocaust; and the perception that their interests have for decades lain with the Arab world.

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June 3, 2020 | 1:54 pm | 1 Comment »

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Gulf Security: The Arab Gulf States Have No Good Options  

By Dr. James M. Dorsey, BESA

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout may rewrite the security as well as the political and economic map of the Middle East. The crisis will probably color Gulf attitudes towards the region’s major external players: the US, China, and Russia. Yet the Gulf States are likely to discover that their ability to shape the region’s map has significantly diminished.

The US faces a stark choice in the Middle East if it continues its maximum pressure campaign against Iran: confront the Islamic Republic militarily or withdraw from the region.

Trita Parsi, executive VP of the Quincy Institute in Washington and a former head of the National Iranian American Council, recently drew that harsh conclusion. No doubt, Parsi may be correct in his ultimate analysis. US-Iranian tensions could easily spin out of control into an all-out war that neither Iran nor the US wants.

There are, however, shades of grey that separate longstanding tit-for-tat attacks on US targets—primarily in Iraq, occasional Iranian harassment of US naval vessels in the Gulf, and sporadic US responses—from all-out war.

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June 3, 2020 | 11:35 am | 1 Comment »

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Why the Israeli left backed annexation  

The likes of J Street and Peace Now pretend that annexation is a scheme cooked up by messianic settlers, but it was invented by Labor.

By Stephen M. Flatow, INN

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In the aftermath of the Six Day War, the most prominent Israeli leader urging annexation of the Jordan Valley was, believe it or not, one of the leaders of the Israeli Left. It’s worth recalling his words of wisdom in these days of heated debate over possible Israeli government steps regarding that region.

The annexationist in question was Yigal Allon, who in the 1960s served as Minister of Labor for the ruling socialist Labor Party. Later he became foreign minister and was a leading candidate to become head of Labor.

In the aftermath of the Six Day War, Allon drew up his plan for the future disposition of the Judea-Samaria-Gaza territories. “In order to assure a strong defensive deployment and the strategic integrity of Israel,” Allon wrote, large portions of the territories “will be joined to Israel as an integral part of the state.”

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June 3, 2020 | 10:57 am | 1 Comment »

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