T. Belman. Mike recommends annexation but no national voting rights to the Palestinians living in the territories to be annexed. He obviously is unperturbed by the prospect of reducing the Jewish majority in Israel. What he recommends is little different from Caroline Glick’s One State Plan. Glick ‘s plan provided a path to citizenship and voting rights. Mike doesn’t say so but he knows that ultimately they will be given voting rights.

Mike is a friend of mine and knows the Jordan Option in detail. In fact he attended the 2017 conference. He disappoints me in not backing  compensated emigration as first proposed by Martin Sherman, then by Moshe Feiglin and by me. He obviously thinks its a non-starter. Yoram Ettinger agrees with Mike, notwithstanding my many meetings with them. Mikes’s plan seems to agree with “Allow Palestinian Arabs to obtain Israeli residency status and dismantle the PA” which also ignores compensated emigration as a necessary part of the solution.;

The ‘occupation’ is a bad thing, all agree. Since it is suicide to allow a PA state, the only option is sovereignty and annexation. 

By Michael L. Wise, INN

Terrorism in Israel is encouraged and motivated by the belief that terrorism will force Israel to seek a two-state solution – the creation of a Palestinian Arab state on what they call the ‘West Bank’ of the former Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan (Judea and Samaria). Terrorism triggered the Oslo Accords in 1993-1995 and drove Israel withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of northern Samaria in 2005.

Israel must end the two-state delusion and declare sovereignty in Judea and Samaria!
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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who heads the ministry in charge of the police, was not invited to a security assessment following a deadly shooting attack in the West Bank Tuesday.

Channel 12 news quoted government officials as saying the omission was deliberate, because the minister, who chairs the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, is not trusted.

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T. Belman.  Parts of the map aren’t shown. Go to MEE to see them. It seems to me that the US should remain in Syria, east of the Euphrates River . It should remain there and cut off traffic from Iran thereby lessening Iran’s hold on Syria. It is in an enormous battle with Russia in Ukraine. Why is it so tolerant of the Russian presence and influence in Syria?  It could easily mobilize support of Syrian rebels and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the 3 million Kurds and kick Russia out.  Why don’t they? Secondly it is adjacent to the Kurdish section of Iran, (10 million Kurds), and Kurdistan (7 million Kurds) which is an autonomous region of Iraq. The US is missing a huge opportunity to  support the Iranian and Iraqi Kurds to its advantage. Turkey has 12 to 20 million Kurds.

US military presence there has morphed into a low-level forever war as Bashar al-Assad rejoins regional fold

By Sean Mathews, ME EYE 15.6.23

The US said on Wednesday it was sending F-22 fighter jets to Syria to counter threats from Russia, underlining how a military mission that started with the aim of combating the Islamic State militant (IS) group has turned into a wider geopolitical scramble.
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GLAZOV GANG

Daniel discusses Indicting Trump & Killing America, exposing The Left’s sinister world of destroying attorney-client privilege and manipulating laws to suppress political opposition.

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Shamir was guided by principles, values and history-steered vision/ideology, not by pollsters and public opinion consultants. 

By Amb.(ret.) Yoram Ettinger, INN 21.6.23

In 1989, at the conclusion of a meeting between Prime Minister Shamir and Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, George Mitchell and Bob Dole, the latter told Shamir: “The Majority Leader and I completely disagree with your policies, but immensely respect you because you are tough!”

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Band-Aid solutions ignore the need for open-heart surgery. 

By Hanan Greenwood, INN 21.6.23

Eli terror attack victimsTPS photo

(JNS) The second intifada that erupted some 20 years ago was named Operation High Tide-Low Tide by the IDF. This is very apt for the current events that have plagued Israel as of late. Back then, many were in denial that terrorist organizations had grown stronger. They were convinced that targeted strikes would be enough to solve the situation. This flawed paradigm is once again prevalent among a lot of Israelis.

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Ep. 5 As in most of the developing world, it's safer to be the president's son than his opponent. pic.twitter.com/AtRRaxYSjs

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) June 20, 2023

UN WATCH

• Today in Geneva, the UN’s permanent Commission of Inquiry against Israel headed by Navi Pillay presented a skewed report accusing the Jewish state of “war crimes” and of targeting human rights activists. UN Watch Legal Advisor Dina Rovner refuted the false claims of the report in a detailed legal rebuttal.

• UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer took the floor today in the Human Rights Council debate, calling out the inquiry’s bias. Mr. Neuer will testify before a hearing of the United States Congress on Thursday morning.

• The inquiry’s distortion of history was exposed in the following essay published in The Algemeiner today by Dr. Shany Mor, UN Watch’s Director of Research.

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T. Belman. Nides “I condemn in the strongest terms the senseless murder of four innocent Israelis today – my heart is with their grieving family members.” Notice, he doesn’t say who carried out the murders. he also labels the murders as “senseless”. What did he mean by that? And he failed to  to label the murders a terrorist attack AT FIRST.

State Department appears to double down on Nides’ moral equivalence

Amb. Michael Herzog accuses Amb. Thomas Nides of disrespecting memory of terror victims by equating deadly attack with Jenin battle.

Israel National News 20.6.23 9:03 PM

Amb. NidesGilad Korlechik

US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides drew criticism over his initial response to Tuesday’s deadly terrorist attack near Eli, drawing comparisons to the fierce gun battle between Israeli security forces in Jenin yesterday (Monday) in which seven soldiers were injured and six terrorists were killed.

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On the same day we find out Trump’s criminal trial on the documents hoax has been fast-tracked to just 8 weeks from today we also find out Hunter Biden has been given a plea deal (probation) for the entire laptop.

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by Jonathan Spyer, The Jerusalem Post, June 16, 2023

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PJAK FIGHTERS observe Newroz, a Kurdish spring festival, Qandil Mountains, 2021. (credit: PJAK)

Firstly, the de facto alliance with the US in Syria has brought the cluster of movements around the KNK to an unprecedented level of relevance in Middle Eastern geopolitics. Secondly, the uprising in Iran that followed the killing of the Iranian Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini in September 2022 has returned the question of Iran’s internal stability in general, and of its management of its national minorities in particular, to center stage at a crucial moment for the region.

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Intent to Strike Crimea with British Storm Shadows and US HIMARS, Russian Precision Strikes, Kiev Regime Offensive Falters, and more

By Mark Sleboda, REAL POLITICK      20.6.23

Radio Interview on the Final Countdown 20/06/23

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T. Belman.  I am surprised at Hanson’s belief in America’s victory in this war.  He actually believes that Ukraine can gain back some lost territory. He actually believes that its Ukraine’s war with Russia with American help whereas in reality its the US war against Russia with Ukraine being the fodder.

The illegal efforts of Ukrainians to lobby for arms shipments will prove counter-productive. And if not curtailed, the interference will turn off Americans enough to cut this tangled Ukrainian knot.

By Victor Davis Hanson, AM GREATNESS 18.6.23

Most Americans sympathize with Ukraine and were and are willing to supply it with defensive weapons to repel Russian aggression.

Proof of that goodwill is the virtual draining of U.S. weapon stocks—from stockpiles of anti-tank weapons and large-caliber artillery shells to anti-aircraft and surface-to-surface missiles. Yet the more the United States gives, the more Volodymyr Zelenskyy demands—and the more the American people acquiesce in sympathy for his plight.
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One of the terrorists was shot on the scene but IDF forces suspect more accomplices fled after deadly shooting. Recently the IDF has seen an uptick of terrorism in the area, particularly in Samaria.

By  ILH Staff     Published on  06-20-2023 17:31

The site of the attack in Eli, June 20, 2023 | Photo: TPS / Nadav Goldstein

Four Israelis were killed in a terrorist attack that took place near the Binyamin settlement of Eli at around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

According to first responders, the attack in the Binyamin region just north of Jerusalem took place at a gas station. One perpetrator was shot on the scene, but the IDF believes some of the possible accomplices may have fled. Large forces were sent to the area to conduct a manhunt, aided by a helicopter. Residents of the settlement were told to shelter in place and a siren was activated in order to facilitate the search for the terrorists.

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T. Belman. Assad has been welcomed into the Arab League. The US vows to continue isolating Syria. Abed just tweeted “Assad’s days are numbered.” Walid Phares tweeted “Reports about US re-engineering of opposition forces in the north, east & south of Syria.” US just announced a $920 million grant for Humanitarian aid to Syria. What will that be used for?  Look for a renewed effort by the US to turn the tables on Russia and Iran in Syria.

Covert plan to kill Americans is seen as part of a larger Russian-backed strategy to oust the United States from Syria

By Joby Warrick  and Evan Hill, WaPo 1.6.23

Iran is arming militants in Syria for a new phase of lethal attacks against U.S. troops in the country, while also working with Russia on a broader strategy to drive Americans from the region, intelligence officials and leaked classified documents say.

Iran and its allies are building and training forces to use more powerful armor-piercing roadside bombs intended specifically to target U.S. military vehicles and kill U.S. personnel, according to classified intelligence reports obtained by The Washington Post. Such attacks would constitute an escalation of Iran’s long-running campaign of using proxy militias to launch rocket and drone strikes on U.S. forces in Syria.

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By Steve McCann, AM THINKER

A Rasmussen poll taken in October of 2021 found that 56% of all likely voters believed that cheating affected the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.  Another Rasmussen poll dated April of 2023 revealed that 60% of all likely voters believed that cheating affected the outcomes of many 2022 midterm elections.  Unsurprisingly in a Rasmussen poll published on June 14, 2023, 54% of all likely voters believe that cheating will determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.

For a majority of the American electorate, and for a much higher percentage of Republicans, the issue of whether there was rampant cheating in the past two election cycles is no longer in question and their concern about the outcome of the 2024 election is fully justified.
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by Drieu Godefridi, GATESTONE  June 20, 2023 at 5:00 am

• Beyond Growth is the annual ideological gathering of European environmentalists, and their countless relays in the world of government-funded, supposedly “non-governmental” organizations (NGOs).
• What do most people remember when they look at the Beyond Growth report? The European Parliament. The link between Beyond Growth’s radical proposals and the European Parliament is presented as perfectly natural: If the European Parliament wants radical environmentalism, how could you, a small local voter, oppose it?
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Far-right minister says president ‘100% aligned with the left’; Gantz: Herzog working day and night to prevent ‘destruction of democracy’

By TOI STAFF and CARRIE KELLER-LYNN       Today, 11:16 am

(L) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 1, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) (R) President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, June 14, 2023 (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich branded President Isaac Herzog a “leftist” on Tuesday, charging that the president was therefore unable to act as an unbiased mediator in talks for a potential compromise on judicial reform.

“I remind you that the president published his outline [for judicial reform] unilaterally. He is 100 percent aligned with the left. The president is a leftist, and unfortunately he is failing to be a fair mediator,” the far-right Smotrich told ultra-Orthodox radio station Kol BaRama, referring to Herzog’s quickly rejected proposal made in March, ahead of the start of the compromise talks overseen by the president.

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