The biggest deception China has successfully perpetuated in the West is that it would rise peacefully, gradually liberalize and present enormous business opportunities. Behind that veneer of reform, Beijing has played a masterful influence game, ensnaring governments, academia, think tanks, cultural groups, and businesses in the West to further its goal of global preeminence.
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The Left’s most successful youth voter turnout operation began when a Fort Lauderdale record store owner was busted for selling 2 Live Crew’s ‘As Nasty as They Wanna Be’ album.
The record store owner was convicted of obscenity charges after Judge Jose Gonzalez had denounced the rap album, containing numbers such as ‘Me So Horny’ and ‘Dick Almighty’, for its “references to violence against women and abusive sex”. The record store owner would later be busted for selling cocaine and was accused of pushing crack through his store.
FACTS MATTER
T. Belman. Three days ago I said the same thing:
“I think there would be much less antisemitism in the world once we defeat the Palestinians. Our conflict with them is fodder for antisemitism and they are behind organizing the world to rail against Jews and Israel. They started Apartheid Week, BDS and many other organizations who are dedicated to blaming the Jews.. It is imperative that we utterly defeat their narrative. We must realize that we must destroy them in order to reduce antisemitism. Islam is another cause of antisemitism as is the support given to the Palestinian cause by the US and the EU and the UN..
Yes antisemitism existed long before the birth of Israel and will continue to exist after we have ended the conflict…We have to reject the policy of maintaining the status quo in Israel. because the status quo fuels antisemitism..”
In “Tiny Qatar Casts a Giant Shadow” I wrote:
It is bad enough that a small country like Israel has to contend with the likes of Qatar and their fellow travellers in the Arab world, but to have them embraced by the ruling elites in the US and Europe increases the danger to Israel exponentially. It used to be that antisemites were shunned by western societies. But now, they are embraced and sought after with nary a word said. Furthermore these societies and countries assist the Arabs to realize their agendas by participating in the delegitimating and defamation of Israel and Jews.
By Melanie Phillips, INN Nov 25, 2022,
(JNS) It’s been another epic week for Western hypocrisy. And it’s been another epic week for indifference or worse towards Israel. The two are, of course, intimately connected.
On Wednesday, 16-year-old Aryeh Schupak was murdered and over a dozen others injured, at least one of them critically, when a bomb packed with nails and ball-bearings exploded at a bus stop in Jerusalem. Another remote-controlled bomb went off shortly afterwards at another bus stop in the city.
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Today, at 8:35 am
Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Otzma Yehudit chief Itamar Ben Gvir arrive for the swearing-in ceremony for the new Knesset, at the parliament building in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
Likud and Otzma Yehudit agreed early Friday on the positions the far-right party will hold in the incoming government, with Itamar Ben Gvir to serve in the newly created position of National Security Minister (an expanded public security minister role).
The parties signed an annex to a coalition deal, though not yet the full deal itself, detailing the posts Otzma Yehudit will receive.
Dr. Aaron Lerner, INN Nov 25, 2022, 7:16 AM
Chair of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel SmotrichSderot conference – Kay Academic College
Smotrich is not a child.
He is fighting stubbornly to separate the Civil Admnistration, the body that controls life in Judea and Samaria, but really euphemism for Defense Ministry control of civil life in Judea and Samaria, from the Defense Department.
By Yoni Kempinski, INN Nov 24, 2022, 7:19 PM (GMT+2)
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Aryeh King tells Israel National News that the city of Jerusalem needs to increase its intelligence gathering in the aftermath of the two tragic terror attacks this week.
“We need to [deepen] our intelligence sources in East Jerusalem. We need to build more police stations in East Jerusalem. We have today just three police stations out of East Jerusalem. It’s not enough,” King says.
By EMANUEL FABIAN, TOI Today, 8:21 pm
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, right, walks with IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi in Washington, on November 21, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
Israel Defense Forces chief Aviv Kohavi on Thursday said joint activities with the US military in the Middle East would be “significantly expanded” in the near future, following a five-day trip to the US.
“In order to improve our capabilities in the face of challenges in the region, joint activity with the US Central Command will be significantly expanded in the near future,” Kohavi said in remarks provided by the Israel Defense Forces after he returned to Israel.
T. Belman. Peace Now’s fear is my hope. Bibi is being exposed by these negotiations as being anti sovereignty. He is hiding behind the demands of the US but in reality he doesn’t want to extend sovereignty.
By JEREMY SHARON, TOI Today, 8:28 pm
Likud leader MK Benjamin Netanyahu (left) speaks with Religious Zionist party head MK Bezalel Smotrich at the swearing-in ceremony of the 25th Knesset in Jerusalem, November 15, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
The left-wing activist organization Peace Now has warned that if the far-right Religious Zionism party achieves its desire for control of the Civil Administration — which directs aspects of civilian life in some 60 percent of the West Bank — it could lead to Israel’s “de facto annexation” of the territory.
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Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake on Nov. 23 filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County.
An election worker carries trays filled with mail in ballots to open and verify at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Ariz., on Nov. 11, 2022. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Lake sued Stephen Richer, the county’s recorder, and other officials in Arizona Superior Court. She’s asking the court to compel the officials to promptly produce records on the administration of the midterm elections, which featured widespread issues in the state’s largest county.
“Given instances of misprinted ballots, the commingling of counted and uncounted ballots, and long lines discouraging people from voting, as demonstrated in the attached declarations, these records are necessary for Plaintiff to determine the full extent of the problems identified and their impacts on electors,” the 19-page suit states.
Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger: “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative November 22, 2022,
*Thanksgiving was initially celebrated in November 1621 by William Bradford, the leader of the “Mayflower” and the Governor of the Plymouth Colony.
*He enhanced his appreciation of the Bible – and especially the Five Books of Moses – in Leiden, Holland, where he found refuge from religious persecution in England, where he heavily interacted with the Jewish community.
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Brazil court rejects Bolsonaro party complaint over vote
“The court said the complaint was made “in bad faith” and fined the party 22.9m reais (£3.5m; $4.3m).
“Superior Electoral Court (TSE) President Alexandre de Moraes said the PL complaint was “offensive to democratic norms” and had sought to “encourage criminal and anti-democratic movements”.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is challenging his election loss last month to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, arguing in a complaint that votes from most electronic voting machines should be “invalidated” due to a software bug.
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US SENATOR BLACK
T. Belman. Everyday, the US finds something to pressure Israel on. It has no respect for our sovereignty, independence or democracy. It acts like it owns us.
After US pressure, Allenby crossing to Jordan set to open at all hours on weekdays
US ambassador Nides: ‘We will fight against any attempt at annexation
Op-ed: Enough with the American Bear Hug
Time Israel untied America’s apron strings
Amb Nides Boasts: I Work Every Day to Eliminate Jewish Settlements
And don’t forget the Lebanon deal and the pressure to deny a cabinet post to Ben Gvir and Smotrich. The list is endless.
By LAZAR BERMAN, TOI 23 November 2022,
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) meets with then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 30, 2020. (Maxim Shemtov/Pool/AFP)
Israeli diplomats are warning that the White House could become increasingly frustrated with Israel if its approach toward Russia and China continues to run at odds with US priorities, according to an internal Foreign Ministry document leaked this week.
“The Biden administration wants to place the threat from China and Russia at the center of the agenda, and in our assessment, the level of patience toward allies who don’t contribute to this effort will go down,” reads the report leaked to Channel 13 news on Tuesday.
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What if you had a deceased grandfather whom you were particularly fond of, and out of the blue, a stranger says: “Hey, that’s my grandpa!” Then—lest you think this stranger is somehow trying to ingratiate himself with you—he adds: “And everything you thought you knew about grandpa is wrong! Here, let me tell you what he really said and did throughout his life.” The stranger then proceeds to inform you that much of the good things you had long attributed to your grandfather were, not just false, but the exact opposite of what he is now attributing to your grandfather—much of which you find immensely disturbing.
At Princeton University, the Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP) has had a busy year of activism with the sole purpose of maligning, libeling, and questioning the legitimacy of Israel.
In March, for example, the group sponsored a referendum that called on Princeton to “immediately halt usage of all Caterpillar machinery in all ongoing campus construction projects given the violent role that Caterpillar machinery has played in the mass demolition of Palestinian homes, the murder of Palestinians and other innocent people, and the promotion of the prison-industrial complex (among other atrocities).”
T. Belman. Progress. I have always believe that Netanyahu was in a weak position and that when push comes to shove that he would cave. He can’t afford to go to another election and he must have partners who agree to help him get rid of his legal troubles. Ergo he had to cave.
This is a huge victory for the right.
The Civil Administration, which Religious Zionism will be responsible for in Israel’s next government, oversees coordination of government activity in the West Bank. However, coalition talks remain stuck due to Smotrich’s demand to control the Jewish Conversion Authority
By Michael Hauser Tov, HAARETZ Nov 23, 2022 10:00 pm IST
Israel’s designated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to grant Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism authority over the Civil Administration which oversees construction, infrastructure and security coordination in the West Bank.
The agreement was reached as part of coalition talks between Netanyahu’s Likud and Religious Zionism which stalled once more after the parties failed to reach agreement on several other key issues.
Emerson Poll: Trump Owns 30-Point Lead in GOP Primary Field
CROSSROADS
As Donald Trump announces his 2024 run for president of the United States, he has also said the GOP wins in the midterm elections are just the beginning of the battle. Taking place now is a contest of who represents the Republican Party, and which values the party will stand for.
Meanwhile, the Department of Justice announced the launch of a special counsel to investigate Trump. And soon after, House Republicans announced they will form a committee to investigate the Department of Justice.
By November 23, 2022
A Republican candidate for Arizona’s attorney general position on Nov. 22 sued his opponent and a slew of election officials, including officials in Maricopa County, alleging that widespread “errors and inaccuracies” caused voter disenfranchisement.
Officials in at least 15 counties have “caused the unlawful denial of the franchise to certain qualified electors, erroneously tallied certain ballots, and included for tabulation in the canvass certain illegal votes in connection with the election for the office of Arizona Attorney General,” Abe Hamadeh, the candidate, said in the complaint.
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