Biden promises: US committed to full implementation of Israel-Lebanon agreement  

T. Belman. In effect Lebanon and Israel have not made an agreement. Israel has signed a statement of what it agrees to and Lebanon as advised the US that it accepts but has made no commitment whatsoever. The Israel is solely relying on the US guarantee which will remain hidden

US and Israel formulate final version of American letter of guarantee intended to qualify maritime agreement between Israel and Lebanon.

30.10.22

The US and Israel completed formulating the final version of an American letter of guarantee which is intended to qualify the signing of the maritime agreement between Israel and Lebanon, Haaretz reported on Saturday.

According to an Israeli political official, Biden will make it clear in the letter that the US is committed to the full implementation of the agreement and to Israel’s security and economic rights as agreed upon in it.

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October 30, 2022 | 9:59 am | 1 Comment »

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Russia is not the bad guy here.  

By Ted Belman

Israpudniks know that I have blamed the US for the Ukraine War and not Putin. I lost many supporters as a result. Nevertheless as time went on more people are agreeing with me.

I believe that the tide is turning. The pressure of sanctions is hurting Europe far more than Russia and the EU is unravelling. So is NATO.

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October 30, 2022 | 8:42 am | 24 Comments »

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The U.N. goes def con 3 on Israel   

Global bureaucrats are less angry with Putin, Xi, and Khamenei

By Clifford D. May, WASH TIMES    25.10.22

 Illustration on United Nations’ attacks on Israel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Vladimir Putin is slaughtering Ukrainian men, women, and children. Xi Jinping’s is committing genocide against the Muslims of East Turkistan. Ali Khamenei is murdering Iranian girls for wearing their hijabs in what he considers a provocative manner. What is the U.N. doing in response to these crises? It’s going “def con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.”

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October 30, 2022 | 7:10 am | 1 Comment »

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Biden Admin Probed Over ‘Illegal Efforts to Undermine Israeli Sovereignty Over Jerusalem’  

Legal group wants internal documents about U.S. funding for Palestinians

• October 28, 2022 

A legal advocacy group says the Biden administration is violating U.S. law by funneling more than half-a-billion dollars to the Palestinian government and is demanding the administration release a slew of internal documents that the group believes will reveal an illegal effort “to undermine Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem,” according to a copy of the Freedom of Information Act request provided to the Washington Free Beacon.

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October 29, 2022 | 4:46 pm | 4 Comments »

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Netanyahu trials horror film puts justice system in focus – opinion  

T. Belman. Blum nails it again. I stand with Bibi. These charges are a political witch hunt.

Four Out of Five Israeli Jurists Agree: Fraud and Breach of Trust Must Be Removed from the Criminal Code

This excellent film serves to remind us of a key issue that’s at stake in the upcoming election: The fate of the justice system.

By Ruthie Blum, JPOST

 

Opposition head Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to testify before the Meron Disaster Inquiry Committee, in Jerusalem, on July 21, 2022 (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

A new documentary examining the impetus for and preface to the trial of former prime minister (and current opposition leader) Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is a must-watch. The 45-minute, Hebrew-language film focuses on Case 4000, which creators Gilad “Gili” Goldschmidt and screenwriter Yoad Ben Yosef identify as the most serious of the three indictments.

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October 29, 2022 | 4:11 pm | 1 Comment »

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Will US-Russia policy give Iran the bomb and kill the Abraham Accords?  

Liberals may blanch at the phrase but an “axis of evil” now exists with Russia, China, North Korea and Iran. It is a severe mistake for the Biden administration to focus all its attention on the first three and stand on the sidelines while Iran joins the nuclear club and aids our enemy in Ukraine.

By Mitchell Bard

(October 28, 2022 / JNS) The Biden administration has been pursuing a reckless policy toward Russia that has far-reaching implications that threaten American, European and Israeli security; emboldens Iran; and undermines opportunities for expanding the Abraham Accords. That is a foreign policy trifecta disaster.
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October 29, 2022 | 3:38 pm | 1 Comment »

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Russia and Iran, New “Axis of Evil,” Emboldened by Biden Administration  

By Majid Rafizadeh, GATESTONE  •  October 29, 2022

  • Despite this escalation [Iran supplying suicide drones to Russia], the European Union would not admit that the Iranian regime was entrenched in the war on Ukraine: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell wanted “proof”….
  • Iran’s regime, apparently even more emboldened, then began sending troops to Crimea to assist Russia in its attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilian population and to increase the effectiveness of the suicide drones.

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October 29, 2022 | 1:08 pm | Comments »

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Final Poll: Bibi Gets his 61, Smotrich-Ben Gvir 15, Arabs & Meretz Tetering over the Abyss  

By  David Israel, JEWISH PRESS    28.10.22

MKs Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich at an election campaign event in Sderot, October 26, 2022.

Last Wednesday, I told you that the stalemate between Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc and Lapid’s left-wing will remain until we know how the Arabs voted. If Arab turnout is high, Netanyahu’s bloc would be down to 58-59 mandates; if it’s low, Netanyahu would be the next prime minister (Camille Fuchs’s Survey: Lapid 27, Smotrich-Ben Gvir 14, Likud 31, Shaked 2.2%). But on Friday, an Israel Hayom poll proved me wrong, suggesting Netanyahu will get 61 mandates regardless of the Arab vote.

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October 29, 2022 | 1:30 am | Comments »

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Full text of Putin speech and answers at Valdai Discussion Club  

MECOURIS STARTS TALKING ABOUT PUTIN’S BIG SPEECH TODAY AT 14 MINUTES.

He explains its content and importance before providing clips of Putin delivering the speech.

The full text of the speech may be found here MIRAGE  28.10.22

It is a very long speech exceeded only by a 2 hour question and answer period which follows it.

I can’t help but contrast this openness to the cancel culture of the West.

October 29, 2022 | 12:35 am | 4 Comments »

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Mail-In Ballot Total Surges Past 10 Million Across US Ahead of 2022 Midterms  

By Jack Phillips, EPOCH TIMES

More than 10 million people have cast mail-in ballots ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections, according to an election monitoring project.

Another 5 million or so have voted early and in person, research from the U.S. Elections Project shows as of Oct. 27. This week, a number of states opened early in-person voting, including Texas.

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October 28, 2022 | 4:00 pm | 2 Comments »

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Russian ambassador says Israel need not worry about Moscow’s ties with Iran  

Pressed on purchase of Iranian drones, Anatoly Viktorov says Moscow not ‘playing against Israel’ and takes its ‘legitimate security concerns’ into account

By TOI STAFF27 October 2022, 11:43 pm

Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov on Thursday sought to calm growing Israeli concerns of Moscow’s cooperation with Tehran following the recent purchase and deployment of Iranian drones against Ukraine.

“Russia is not playing against Israel and I would like to confirm that we fully and totally are taking into account the legitimate security concerns of Israel,” Viktorov responded when asked about the drone purchases during an interview with Kan news.
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October 28, 2022 | 12:47 pm | 8 Comments »

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