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Poll: Nearly 60% of Palestinians oppose state on 1967 borders  

T. Belman. Surprisingly 46% to 41% support federation with Jordan and only 13% would vote for Hamas in J&S or Gaza.

Survey of 1,362 people in Gaza and West Bank finds most oppose a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders, and 74% believe Palestinians should stop pursuing Oslo Accords • Britain seen as responsible for Palestinian “catastrophe.”

Israel Hayom Staff

Almost 60% of Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip oppose a future Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders as a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict., a survey conducted last week by An-Najah University in Nablus found.

The survey, which questioned 1,362 people in the two areas, found that 59.4% oppose the idea as a solution to the conflict.
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October 18, 2016 | 2:38 pm | 3 Comments »

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UNESCO and Western servility  

T. Belman. The indented quote is quite telling not just for western reaction to this resolution but to all efforts by the west to live in peace with Islam and Muslims. It is removing all potential conflict by adopting the Islamic narrative.

By Dr Ephraim Harrera, ISRAEL HAYOM

“they swept under the rug anything that could interfere with conflict-free teaching of the history of Islamic culture, in a manner bordering on servility — all in the service of dogmatic praise for a shared life.”

wall11Last week, Western countries, led by France and Spain, abstained from voting on the wretched UNESCO resolution denying the Jewish people’s ties to Jerusalem, the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. Muslim countries, including Algeria, Lebanon, Iran and even Egypt and Morocco, all voted in favor of the decision.

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak called the vote Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “monumental failure.” Really? Would it really have been possible to prevent France and Spain from abstaining or to stop the support from Muslim countries? It seems not, and here are a few reasons why:

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October 18, 2016 | 2:27 pm | 4 Comments »

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Mosul assault – a military Tower of Babel  

DEBKA

Sunday night, Oct. 16, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, supported by a bevy of generals, announced that the military operation to recapture Mosul from its two-year occupation by the Islamic State had begun.

Three formally approved participants are taking part in the operation, DEBKAfile’s military sources report:
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October 18, 2016 | 12:59 pm | Comments »

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UNESCO to vote on Jerusalem again after Mexico shifts stance. Update: UNESCO SAID NO NEW VOTE.  

T. Belman. There is a huge disconnect between Mexico’s current words its decision to abstain. I would have thought that voting “no” was in order. At least it is better than voting in favour as Egypt, Russia and China did. I expected better from these countries. In addition, many Christian nations abstained. It shows that the majority of nations would rather be politically correct than factualy correct.

Mexico’s Jewish ambassador removed from post after walking out of previous vote; Israeli envoy: ‘We’re not giving up’

BY RAOUL WOOTLIFF, TOI

UNESCO headquarters in Paris, October 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

In a dramatic turn of events, UNESCO was set to revisit on Tuesday a vote on a contentious resolution ignoring Jewish and Christian historical ties to Jerusalem holy sites, following an announcement by Mexico that it had changed its position on the issue and was utilizing a rare provision to allow for a re-vote.

The resolution, sponsored by several Arab countries and passed Thursday in the committee stage of the United Nations cultural body, referred to the Temple Mount and Western Wall only by their Muslim names and condemned Israel as “the occupying power” for various actions taken in both sites.
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October 18, 2016 | 12:32 pm | 1 Comment »

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WikiLeaks Exposes Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi Crimes  

By Paul Ebeling

So here’s the real story: US Amb. Stevens was sent to Benghazi post haste in order to retrieve US made Stinger missiles supplied to Ansar al Sharia without Congressional oversight or permission.

Secretary of Stare Hillary Clinton brokered the deal through Stevens and a private arms dealer named Marc Turi. Then some of the shoulder fired missiles ended up in Afghanistan used against our own military.

It was July 25th, 2012 when a Chinook helicopter was taken down by one of our own Stingers, but the idiot Taliban didn’t arm the missile and the Chinook didn’t explode, but had to land anyway.
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October 18, 2016 | 5:58 am | 5 Comments »

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U.S. Defends Israeli Anti-occupation Group, Says ‘Freedom of Expression’ Must Be Protected  

State Department criticizes Netanyahu’s attack on B’Tselem and Americans for Peace Now for participating in UN Security Council session on settlements.

By Barak Ravid, HAARETZ

The U.S. criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s verbal assault on anti-occupation and human rights groups B’Tselem and Americans for Peace Now over their participation in a UN Security Council session on the settlements Friday.

State Department spokesman John Kirby told Haaretz on Monday that the administration values the information published by the two nonprofits about the situation in the West Bank and stressed that governments should defend freedom of speech.
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October 17, 2016 | 10:26 pm | 4 Comments »

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These polls are looking good for Trump  

Worth repeating:
Significant changes in Trump’s support & demographic margins in PPD yesterday:
a) Trump support changes over 2 past polling days:
Demographic—————–Oct. 12———-Oct. 14———Diff———
Males—————————–46—————–50————-+4
Females————————-30——————37————+7
GOP——————————78——————82———–+4
Whites—————————-50—————–52————+2
A/A———————————8——————13————+5
30-49—————————–43—————–48————-+5
60+——————————–45—————–47————+2
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b) Demographic margin shifts:
Females———————–HC+16———–HC+11——–HC(-5)
Whites————————-DT+19———–DT+21———DT+2
A/A—————————–HC+66———–HC+62——–HC(-4)
30-49————————–DT+4————-DT+10——–DT+6
60+—————————-DT+1————-DT+4———-DT+3
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According to PPD 0% of Democrats are undecided:
HC: 80% DT: 11% GJ: 5% JS: 4%


LA Times daily tracking poll (Oct 16):

Trump: 44. 5 (+0.3)

Clinton: 43.9 (-0.2)

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DT+ 0.6 (was DT+0.1 yesterday)

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HC set an all-time low with her margin over Trump with Hispanics: +11.4.

Males: DT+10.1; Females: HC+8.4

October 16, 2016 | 2:03 pm | 17 Comments »

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US and Russia in dangerous spiral  

T. Belman. Consider one more possibility namely that Obama/Clinton are creating a false flag to enable them to steal the election. Perhaps all this discord and blaming the Russians for hacking and claiming Trump is in cahoots, is to set the stage for a coup of sorts. Stay tuned.

Election interference stokes fears of November 8 chaos; Little hope for new Syria talks as Russia expands military presence.

By Michael Wilner, JPOST

obamacWASHINGTON – Relations between Moscow and Washington are on a precipitous decline, as Russia attempts to assert itself as a resurgent world power in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Deploying nuclear-tipped long-range missiles in its Baltic enclave in Kaliningrad and anti-aircraft batteries across Syria, threatening military partnerships with Cuba and Egypt and dispensing with a 16-year-old US-Russia nuclear agreement, the Kremlin and the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, appear to be preparing the nation for prolonged conflict with the West.
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October 16, 2016 | 10:18 am | 4 Comments »

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Another coup brewing in Turkey?  

T. Belman. I have a very knowledgeable and well connected source who claims that the Coup was successful. The army gave Erdowan a choice, namely death, or exile or remain in Turkey as our puppet. He chose the latter. I have been waiting for more evidence of this before making the case. I will keep you posted.

By Fran Fawcett Peterson, AMERICAN THINKER

ErdowanMurmurs are growing louder that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdo?an may be a dead man walking.

According to scholars Michael Rubin, MetinGurcan, and others,  there are whispers that a third coup is coming.  It would be brought on by the struggle for control of the military, the intelligence service, and the police.  That struggle is going on among the ruling party, the Gülenists; the Turkish mafia; and other unsavory characters against the backdrop of the Syrian civil war next door, millions of Syrian refugees, ISIS, and the Kurds’ struggle for a place at the table if not independence.
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October 16, 2016 | 10:06 am | 1 Comment »

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Analysis: A new crack in the Sunni bloc?  

The vacuum left by America’s disengagement has thrown the Middle East into a dangerous state of instability, wherein extremist groups thrive and thwart any hopes for peace.

By Zvi Mazel, JPOST

SAUDI KING Salman bin Abdulaziz, left, walks with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Riyadh

There seems to be a growing rift between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the twin mainstays of the Sunni front against the major threats of Iran’s terrorist operations and nuclear building on the one hand, and against the rogue Sunni Islamic State on the other. The two countries no longer see eye to eye on a number of regional issues, although they deny it and insist that they are still coordinating their actions.

The Egyptian president has stated on a number of occasions that the security of the Gulf is essential to the security of his country, while the Saudi king wrote to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that any attack on Egyptian security would be seen as an attack on Saudi Arabia.
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October 16, 2016 | 8:04 am | 1 Comment »

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Russia & Turkey carve anti-US enclaves in Syria  

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report

US President Barack Obama told Pentagon and military chiefs he met Friday, Oct. on Oct. 14, that instead of arming anti-Assad rebel groups in Syria, Washington was going back to negotiations with Moscow for cooperation in achieving a cessation of hostilities in the Syrian war.

US Secretary of State John Kerry therefore scheduled his umpteenth meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for Saturday in Lausanne. This time, the foreign ministers of Turkey, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and possibly Qatar, tagged along.
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October 16, 2016 | 6:24 am | 5 Comments »

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TRUMP AHEAD AND GAINING SUPPORT  

technopeasant • 2 hours ago

Highlights from the PPD poll today besides DT being +1.8 overall:

1) DT from +16 yesterday to +21 today among independents
2) DT increase from 10% to 13% in A/A support
3) DT 4 point increase in female support from 33% to 37% with Hillary’s margin over Trump declining 3 points to +11. (DT’s margin with males remained at +17.)
4 Over the past 2 polling days Johnson has dropped 3 points in male support (13% to 10%) while DT has surged from 46% to 50%.

Small changes, but taking the Rasmussen poll (nothing today or Sunday I believe), the UCS/Dornsife poll and this one, all tracking polls show Trump recovering and actually being ahead of Clinton.

Rasmussen reports yesterday, that while Hillary led 45-38% on Monday, Trump now ahead 43-41%.

October 16, 2016 | 2:52 am | 3 Comments »

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Republican Party Leaders Plot Purge, Civil War  

By Tom TaNcredo, BREITBART

TOPSHOT - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on October 10, 2016. / AFP / DOMINICK REUTER        (Photo credit should read

Just when you think Republican Party leaders can’t possibly get more cynical, more hypocritical or more suicidal, they surprise you.

Over the past week, a few dozen prominent Republicans, led by 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain and joined by Utah’s Senator Mike Lee and Colorado’s Cory Gardner, dropped their support for Donald Trump and called on Republican voters to vote for other, “down ticket” candidates but not Trump.
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October 16, 2016 | 2:21 am | 1 Comment »

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6 Thoughts Following My 6th Trip to Israel  

By Lou Kerner, Medium Corp

I recently got back from another nine days in Start-Up Nation. My sixth trip in 16 months. My blog post following my first trip in June of 2015, “Why I’m Doubling Down On Israel”, remains as relevant as the day I wrote it. But each trip brings additional context. And the more context I get, the more assurance I have that that my Israel thesis is correct?—?as amazing as the world thinks the Israel tech ecosystem is, the world still has no idea of the innovation and value creation to come.

It was a great nine days to be in Israel. The weather was amazing. And there was lots happening, including the DLD Israel Conference, E&Ys renowned Journey conference, a large China Israel Summit, and a terrific UJA Tech Mission (that I lead).

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October 15, 2016 | 4:32 pm | 1 Comment »

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