N. Kahn. Later referred me to an article in Haaretz.  I have posted it at the bottom of this article.

By Ted Belman  (Aug 28, 2023)

Illegal Arab construction is rampant in parts of Judea and Samaria that are supposed to be under Israeli control.

After the formation of this government, Netanyahu tweeted:

“The situation in which Palestinians run amok with illegal construction in an attempt to establish facts on the ground – is over.”

Makom Rishon published on Jan 23, 2023 an article in Hebrew titled To stop illegal Palestinian construction, Netanyahu needs to change the policy, which read:

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Former Prime Minister says protest movement will do anything to stop the Israeli government’s judicial reform plan.

Israel National News     Sep 20, 2023, 11:12 AM

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak says the current protests against the government’s judicial reform plan will end with loss of life.

“We are heading into civil non-violent disobedience. It’s an extremely inspiring movement, and it will not stop. We will block this attempt on the life of Israel’s democracy, and we will win this battle, there may be ups and downs, it might take time, some people might lose their lives along the way. I told the people we would have to face toil, sweat, and tears, hopefully, no blood, but there might be some violence, always coming from the right wing, but we will put an end to it, whatever the price will be,” Barak told CBS News.

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Zelensky Comes to UN to Beg for More, Kiev Regime Victory Would Mean Ethno-Political Cleansing of Crimea & East Ukraine, and more…

By Mark Sleboda, REAL POLITICK

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by Phil Schneider, ISRAEL UNWIRED      September 19, 2023

Caroline Glick’s speech at this pro-government rally is troubling. She paints in very vivid colors the reality of a minority that has wielded enormous power over the citizenry of the State of Israel via the Supreme Court. The Court of Israel has not served as “the breaks” that reign in the Legislative Branch as much as it has been a self-appointed supreme authority without any counterbalance to their power. In actuality, the present Israeli Supreme Court functions as a mini fiefdom with enormous power to enact and effect all policies of the present government.

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The Israeli prime minister used Elon Musk as a counterweight to the Biden administration.

– a conversation which was watched by 7 million people on X (Twitter) within the first hour of it being posted –

By Caroline Glick, JNS 18.9.23

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to travel to San Jose, Calif., to meet face to face with businessman Elon Musk was a highly significant act on multiple levels.

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T. Belman. This is a disaster for the US brought on by the Uniparty. It is destroying the US Dollar and the middle class. To what end?

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she was “not really concerned about the impact” the Biden administration’s spending programs were having on the national debt.<

By Jarryd Jaeger, POST MELLINIAL     Sep 19, 2023

On Monday, the United States’ gross national debt surpassed $33 trillion, the highest number on record. Debt held by the public, that which is owed by the government to those outside Washington, also hit a new record, at $27 trillion. The milestones comes just weeks before the Congress’ September 30 deadline to fund the government.

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T. Belman. This author misconstrues the purpose of the Abraham Accords. It was to normalize relations between Israel and each of the Arab countries who signed them.  It is irrelevant how it was “touted”. She asks “Have these accords achieved peace and stability between signatory countries? Have they isolated regional threats and minimized Iranian, Russian, or Chinese intervention? Have they facilitated any significant progress on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations?” It was never intended to.

She complains “In the authoritarian context of Arab states, any normalization of ties with Israel entails repression, as regimes begin to proactively crack down on those who would oppose this development.”

From my perspective the AA delivered little. Israel should make no concessions on Area C or the Temple Mount to expand them.

By Dana El Kurd, ARAB CENTER Aug 31, 2023

Arab-Israeli normalization is one of those curious policy areas where the Biden administration has enthusiastically pursued its predecessor’s positions, even if that has meant backpedaling on explicit red lines around human rights and democracy. But now, approaching the three-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords—which codified normalization between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on September 15, 2020, and later between Israel and Morocco and Sudan—it is worth assessing what exactly the impact of these agreements has been. Have these accords achieved peace and stability between signatory countries? Have they isolated regional threats and minimized Iranian, Russian, or Chinese intervention? Have they facilitated any significant progress on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations?

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Calling to ban immediately ALL mRNA poison shots and a call to ALL countries of the world to leave the World “Health” Organization

By URI WEISS  Sept 18, 2023

https://rumble.com/v3iv5da-dr.-mcculloughs-speech-at-the-european-parliament.html

Dr. Peter McCullough is laying out in this speech the modus operandi of the cartel led by the Gates foundation which is the main sponsor of the criminal enterprise called the World “Health” Organization. The entire PLAN-DEMIC was meant to bring about the poisonous vaccines to bring death and injury to humanity.

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T. Belman.  I often wonder how could anyone have been so stupid as to believe this was good for Israel or that the leopard, Arafat, has changed  its spots. Much of the blame has to be put on the US shoulders as they applied enormous pressure to achieve this agreement. Surely it did not have Israel’s best interests at heart.  And it still doesn’t have our best interests at heart.

Remember this as we head into negotiations for normalization. Arab promises are worthless. Normalization means nothing and can always be reversed. If the Saudis want to normalize with us, they can just do it. They don’t need anything from us including an agreement.

by Efraim Karsh, BESA

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Thirty years after its euphoric launch, the “Oslo peace process” between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) stands as the worst calamity to have afflicted Israelis and Palestinians since the 1948 war, and the most catastrophic strategic blunder in Israel’s history. By replacing Israel’s control of the West Bank and Gaza Palestinians with corrupt and repressive terrorist entities that indoctrinated their subjects with burning hatred of Jews and Israelis, as well as murdered some 2,000 Israelis and rained thousands of rockets and missiles on their population centers, the Oslo process has made the prospects for peace and reconciliation ever more remote. Read more…

How Israel’s premier defense missile system developed and eventually became the system being used to defend Europe.

By Dr. Uzi Rubin, JISS

The Arrow 3 missile defense system, designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles while still in outer space, is the most powerful and longest-range member of the Arrow Weapon System family. It is built to defend Israel against the most lethal Iranian ballistic missiles, with the capability to lock on, intercept, and destroy incoming missiles while still deep in outer space.
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After paying $6 billion to Iran, how will Biden prevent future ransom grabs?

By The Editorial Board

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a news conference as he announces that five Americans who had been jailed for years in Iran have been freed, in New York on Monday. PHOTO: POOL/VIA REUTERS

The Biden Administration was out in force on Monday to celebrate the return home of seven American citizens from Iran, five of whom had been in prison. We can all be grateful for their freedom, but the question we wish U.S. policy markers would do more to address is how they will prevent the next hostage-taking by a rogue regime.

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T. Belman. I disagree with Natalie Morris. I think the US should continue doing what it is doing in Syria. Its position is strategically very important in preventing Iran, Syria and Russia from solidifying their control of all Syria. Officially their troop deployment is under 1000 US troops. In fact I wonder why the US hasn’t taken over all Syria now that Russia is preoccupied with Ukraine.

Avi Abelow interviews Mordechai Kedar

WATCH

– Netanyahu and Biden both need normalization on for domestic consumption.
– Israel should play it cool and not hunger for a deal.
– SA needs a deal much more than Israel does,
– Israel should take the Palestinian issue off the table.
– Israel should keep total sovereignty over the territories and the Temple Mount.
– Islam hates Israel and the Jews and always will.
– US wants a deal for electoral reasons primarily.

BY ERIC MANDEL, THE HLL – 09/14/23

During the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union, there was an economic competition, in which each side tried to lure unaffiliated and discontented poor nations to choose sides.

Today, the primary competition for nations is a contest between Western capitalism and the market-oriented communism of China, which aims to end the West’s dominant economic status.
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T. Belman. I totally agree with Trump and disagree with The HILL..

BY BRETT SAMUELS, THE HILL  – 09/18/23

Trump shared a photo on Sunday evening without any caption of his own. The photo included the message: “Just a quick reminder for liberal Jews who voted to destroy America & Israel because you believed false narratives! Let’s hope you learned from your mistake & make better choices moving forward! Happy New Year!”

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Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative”

The September 20, 2023 meeting

On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, President Biden will meet Prime Minister Netanyahu in order to intensify the pressure on Israel to refrain from an independent military action against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Biden will, also, pressure Netanyahu to make significant concessions to the Palestinian Authority, which would facilitate the establishment of a Palestinian state.

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