By Vic Rosenthal

When I arose at 0330 this morning to watch the American presidential debates, I couldn’t help but think about the concept of leadership – what makes a good leader and why it’s rare to find one who is also a good politician. So I was pleased to run into this very interesting article by Elliott Jager about a man who was a great leader of the Jewish people, although he was not successful as a politician and unfortunately died far too soon.

The man, of course, was Ze’ev Jabotinsky, whom generations of left-leaning politicians dismissed as a fascist and an extremist, and whom many still think of as a footnote in Zionist history that is best kept at the bottom of the page.
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T. Belman. You have to wonder why the US is so invested in a two-state solution as opposed to a binational state. What’s it to them. Politicians and pundits have been speculating on the possibility of a Security Council resolution being passed which imposes parameters on Israel. The fact that Israel is building a few homes and demolishing illegal Arab homes shows that she is ready for a show down.

Kerry urged his allies on by saying, “Either we mean it and we act on it, or we should shut up.”. I find that strange. All he has to do is get France to table their resolution and get Obama to withhold his veto. Why all the agitation? Is some country or countries on the Security Council against this happening?

Even if it did happen, Pres Trump could cut a different deal with Israel for the disposition on J&S and who would say boo.

In closed meeting in New York an extremely agitated Kerry accused Israel of breaking its promises and warned that status quo is unsustainable. Sources say Kerry also criticized Palestinians, but placed onus on Israel.

By Barak Ravid, HAARETZ

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry took Israel to task at a private meeting in New York last Monday over its policy in the West Bank, Haaretz has learned. The comments came at a closed meeting of ministers representing the countries providing financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority. Read more…

T. Belman. According to my information, the coup didn’t fail, it succeeded. The army surrounded Erdogan and gave him a choice. Either death, resignation or remain the figure head but take orders from the army. He chose the latter. The army would not have mounted a poorly worked-out plan given the facts that their necks were on the line. Also, I am told that the leaders of the coup were not imprisoned but their enemies were. More on this later.

Kurdish hopes for peace process fade as state suspends teachers, removes mayors for allegedly supporting insurgents

By Emre Peker, WSJ

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey—A post-coup crackdown in Turkey has expanded into the restive Kurdish minority’s heartland, exacerbating tensions after a rare show of solidarity by Kurdish lawmakers with the democratically elected government.

Turkey’s Education Ministry suspended 11,285 teachers this month for allegedly supporting Kurdish separatists. The government also removed by decree 24 elected mayors from pro-Kurdish parties accused of aiding the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.
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By Caroline B Glick, JPOST

Ahead of Monday nights first presidential debate, Rudolph Giuliani – former New York mayor and Republican nominee Donald Trump’s current adviser – spoke at the Israeli American Council’s annual conference. Four days of intense debate preparation with Trump preceded the talk. Giuliani insisted the time has come for the US to “reject the whole notion of a two-state solution in Israel.”

It can only be hoped that regardless of who prevails in November, Giuliani’s statement will become the official position of the next US administration.
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By Ted Belman

Trump dominated. That was good.

He failed to attack her sufficiently on
– Bengazi,
– the Iraq deal
– email scandal
– Clinton Foundation

A lot of missed opportunities.

She attacked and he defended for the most part. He attacked her and she ignored his attacks. He should have counter-punched instead of defending himself. Big mistake.

I was disappointed.

So far (10:00 PM EST), The Hill (establishment), CBS (liberal), Time (liberal), Fox5 (New York), Slate, Heavy, Breitbart, and Drudge all say Trump won the debate. Yet there are others who said he didn’t

BRIETBART

After a series of shock defeats to the anti-mass migration AfD party, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised to “stop illegal immigration” and send failed asylum seekers back to their home nations.

“We want to stop illegal immigration while living up to our humanitarian responsibilities,” Mrs. Merkel said after talks in Vienna with counterparts from along the Balkan migrant route.
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It’s interesting to look at the Realclearpolitics polls for PA.
Only 2 are from September – and those 2 have a dead heat.
I have the feeling that the LSM is not polling for a reason; They don’t want the truth out there for all to see.

Folks, three polls now show Trump in the lead in Colorado in a 4 person race:
1) Emerson (9/15): DT+ 4
2) Gravis/Breitbart (9/25): DT+4
3) CNN (today): DT+ 1

That puts Trump over the top with 275 electoral votes:
Romney’s 2012 states including GA and NC—————206
Florida—————————————————————–29
Ohio——————————————————————-18
Iowa——————————————————————-6
Nevada—————————————————————6
Maine#2————————————————————–1
Colorado————————————————————–9
Total—————————————————————–275

And for insurance Trump has PA which he now virtually tied with Clinton in.

BLOOMBERG POLL: TRUMP 43 CLINTON 41

1.   A chat with the author of “The Iran Wars.”

By LEE SMITH, WEEKLY STANDARD

Jay Solomon, one of America’s top national security journalists, has covered Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Over the last few years, he has focused especially on Iran, its larger regional project, and U.S.-Iran relations, including the deal over the regime’s nuclear program, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Solomon’s stories about Iran continue to lead the news. His report last month showing how the Obama White House shipped $400 million to Iran on wooden pallets at the same time the clerical regime released U.S. hostages strongly suggested the administration paid ransom.

His just-published first book The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals that Reshaped the Middle East is the fall season’s top book on national security and has already hit a number of bestseller lists.
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T. Belman. I disagree. Jabotinsky’s legacy is far more than a memory or a mascot. He has many followers throughout the Jewish world and they are growing in number. The embers of his policies are close to the bosoms of Liberman, Bennett and Feiglin. Similarly with many stalwarts of the Likud party. These embers will burst into flames heralding a resurgence of Zionism in the coming years.

Many invoke Jabotinsky’s name, but 76 years after his death few today actually care to emulate his secular, nationalist, Zionist ideas.

By Elliot Jager, JPOST

Ze’ev Jabotinsky. (photo credit:JERUSALEM POST ARCHIVE)

IN THE summer of 2010, two years before his death at age 102, Benzion Netanyahu gingerly made his way to the gravesite of his mentor Ze’ev Jabotinsky on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl.

Netanyahu had served as Jabotinsky’s personal secretary in 1940, the same year he died on August 4 (29th of Tammuz) at Camp Betar in Hunter, New York. Standing alongside the elderly historian was his son, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the titular head of the Jabotinsky movement.
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DEBKA

As part of Iran’s drive to rule the strategic waves of regional waters, Tehran has negotiated a naval exchange deal with Rome for its warships to be berthed in Italian ports, DEBKAfile’s military sources reveal.

In this context, the US Pentagon and Navy chiefs once again urged Israel to update and enlarge its war fleet, which they said was “full of holes” to catch up with the rapidly changing conditions opposite its shores, where Russia, Iran and Egypt are building up armadas of warships that are bigger and more advanced than ever before.
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Trump to Netanyahu: I will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s united capital

“The Republican platform on Israel is the strongest that either party has ever developed in the history of this country.”

By Tova LazarFF, JPOST

Donald Trump would fight “eternally” to keep Jews in Judea and Samaria if he makes it to the White House, according to one of the Republican contender’s top advisors.

“The Republican platform on Israel is the strongest that either party has ever developed in the history of this country,” Trump’s aid on Israeli affairs David Friedman.

During a closed door meeting with Israelis two weeks ago, Friedman spoke of the unprecedented support that Trump intends to provide to the Jewish state should he be elected president of the United States in November. Evidence of that support, he said, can be seen in the significant changes made to the Republican party’s platform this year.
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YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS

By Michael Wilner, JPOST

United States should give up on a two-state solution between Israel and Palestinians, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Saturday night.

The former mayor addressed the Israeli American Council (IAC)– promising to remain apolitical– after four intense days of debate prep with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. His first debate with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is scheduled for Monday night.
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By Caroline B Glick, JPOST

The Memorandum of Uderstanding that President Barack Obama concluded last week with Israel regarding US military aid to Israel for the next decade is classic Obama.

Since he entered office nearly eight years ago, Obama’s foreign policy has always sought to kill two birds with one stone. On the one hand, his policies are geared toward fundamentally transforming the US’s global posture. On the other, they work to weaken if not entirely neutralize his congressional opponents at home.

The second goal is no mean task. After all, the US Constitution empowers Congress with the foreign policy powers aimed at checking and balancing the president’s.
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These holidays are the culmination of a period in which religion, faith in Allah, stringent observance of the commandments and the avoidance of sin, in addition to the vilification of infidels, are paramount.

By Mordechai Kedar, INN

The new wave of knife stabbing terror in Israel this past week, almost in sync with the terror attacks in the USA, raises the question: “Why now?” The most facile answer is pointing to the Muslim “Id al Adha” – “holiday of offering” – that also took place last week. The holiday has great significance for Muslims because their entire calendar has only two holidays, both of them at the end of a period of trying to come closer to Allah: Id al Fitr at the end of the Ramadan month of fasting and Id al Adha at the close of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.

These holidays are the culmination of a period in which religion, faith in Allah, stringent observance of the commandments and the avoidance of sin, in addition to the vilification of infidels, are paramount.
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The writer thinks that reading the NYT is shortening her life (G-d forbid). Here’s why.

By Phyllis Chesler, INN

I’m sure that reading the New York Times is shortening my life—and yet I continue to do so. I no longer monitor it as I once did.

Long ago, when it reached Pravda level on the subjects that concern me most: Israel, Anti-Semitism, Jihad, Terrorism, Gender and Religious Apartheid, etc., I decided not to take it that seriously. That is almost impossible to do so since most New Yorkers and half the world read it as if it is the Bible—a secular liberal Bible.

Since I’ve just handed in a new book, I had a moment to catch my breath. Then, I read all the papers from beginning to end.
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