T. Belman. Basically, the US, on behalf of the Arabs wanted a do-over. The Arabs wanted to undo Israel’s victory.  This was apparent in the wording of Res 242 which included this recital “Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war … ” even though Israel was allowed to stay in possession of the territories until she had an agreement on “secure and recognized boundaries” and even though the US said that the parties themselves must negotiate the peace agreement.  The Roger’s Plan was the State Department’s Plan. No matter who was president, except for Trump, all other president’s toed the line. Even so, the Arabs didn’t want to negotiate (remember the three no’s of the Khartoum Conference) and demanded that the US pressure Israel to agree to give back the territories. This Plan had subsequent iterations in the Reagan Plan, the Oslo Accords and the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002.

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Israel Foreign Ministry

A number of meetings of the Cabinet were devoted to the change of the American Government’s policy. Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin was asked to return home for consultations. At the conclusion of the Cabinet session on 22 December, the following statement explained the reasons for Israel‘s rejection of the Rogers Plan:

At the Cabinet’s special session, the Foreign Minister reviewed the talks he had with the Secretary of State and other representatives of the U.S. Government. Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S., Yitzhak Rabin , reported on the latest developments in the policy of the U.S. concerning Middle East questions.
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by Stephen M. Flatow / JNS.org

Hamas supporters take part in a rally celebrating the 30th anniversary of the group’s founding, in Gaza City on Dec. 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohammed Salem.

JNS.org – Numbers don’t lie, but what diplomats sometimes do with numbers is another story.

US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides recently gave a fascinating interview to the Jewish weekly newspaper Hamodia. At one point, interviewer Sara Lehmann asked him about a recent poll by prominent Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki and his Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research that showed “72% support among Palestinians for terror organizations.”

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What do people want to hear more about, disease-bearing agents in livestock or a call, as far-fetched as it is, to arrest leaders of the opposition?

By HERB KEINON, JPOST

The Negev Forum meets for a working groups meeting in the UAE.(photo credit: UAE FOREIGN MINISTRIES)

Far from the feverish political debate in Israel and all that talk of civil war and sedition, 20 senior officials from various Israeli ministries flew to Abu Dhabi at the beginning of the week for the third follow-up to last year’s Negev Forum that brought the foreign ministers of Israel, the US, Egypt, Bahrain, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates to Sde Boker.

The Abu Dhabi meeting took place despite regional concern about the new right-wing government in Jerusalem, despite the Jordanians opting – again – not to take part, and despite last week’s visit by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Temple Mount, a visit that triggered condemnations from all the Arab partners to the Abraham Accords.

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https://rumble.com/v24mqk8-mit-professor-retsef-levi-talks-about-the-israeli-vaccine-safety-study.html

E. Markus. This is a great but long summary of what was and is going on …the major take from this is two fold. ….the MoH of Israel knew how toxic this “vaxx” was and suppressed that data ….and it established causality to the vaxx specifically for death and disability.

One other point …hat tip Peloni ….the rollout of this vax to children in Israel came out just after this reporting was known to the MoH and proceeded in spite of the now reported toxicity of this jab …..Israeli Ministry and Elites made the decision to kill and maim the young deliberately- a true Nuremburg crime.

Here you go ….long but mesmerizing

Despite what some may like to believe, terrorism and extremism pose real threats to Canada and are not figments of my imagination

By Raheel Raza,  Special to National Post    11.1.23

A recently released report by Prof. Jasmin Zine, titled “The Canadian Islamophobia Industry: Mapping Islamophobia’s Ecosystem in the Great White North,” purports to provide insights into “how Islamophobia manifests and is purveyed” in this country. In reality, it paints a skewed picture of anti-Muslim bigotry in Canada, and tars wide swaths of people, including Muslims like myself, as racists.

In her report, Zine details what she calls the “Islamophobia industry,” which is enabled by “self-proclaimed Muslim dissidents, reformers and ex-Muslims,” who “act as instigators and propagators of anti-Islamic narratives as well as validating and authorizing the circulation of these tropes.”
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Ambassador (ret.) Yoram Ettinger, “Second Thought: a US-Israel Initiative”  January 10, 2023<
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Saudi order of priorities

*The State Department and the Western foreign policy establishment have contended that the Palestinian issue features prominently on the Saudi order of national priorities. Therefore, they have maintained that a substantial enhancement of Israel-Saudi cooperation – and certainly, the attainment of an Israel-Saudi Arabia peace treaty – would be preconditioned upon substantial Israeli concessions to the Palestinians, including the establishment of a Palestinian state.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, the overwhelming majority of Arab citizens from over a dozen nations responded that they would oppose the recognition of Israel.

By SAM HALPERN, JPOST

AFTER SIGNING the Abraham Accords, then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain (left) and UAE display their copies as then-US president Donald Trump looks on, at the White House, September 15, 2020.(photo credit: TOM BRENNER/REUTERS)

An average of 84% of Arabs opposes diplomatic recognition of Israel by their countries, according to results from the soon-to-be-released 2022 Arab Opinion Index (AOI). The AOI is an annual series of opinion surveys conducted by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS).

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By Ted Belman

I recently suggested Israel should terminate the Oslo Accords and deal with the violence that diplomatically and otherwise ensues.

That would bring us to the pre-Oslo days, which, by the way, was a time of good relations between the Arabs living in Judea and Samaria and Israelis. The Oslo Accords introduce the PLO terrorists into Israel at the behest of the Pres Clinton. Thereafter,  Israelis were subjected to one intifada after another and daily acts of terror.

I expect, In the coming weeks, King Abdullah II of Jordan will abdicate and Mudar Zahran will be installed as the leader of Jordan.

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By Steve Kramer   9.1.23

by Judith Bergman, GATESTONE  •  January 10, 2023

The Chinese and the Saudi flags fly in Riyadh, on December 7, 2022, ahead of Xi’s visit to the Saudi capital. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images)

• Saudi Arabia is not only one of China’s most important energy suppliers, but the kingdom is also an important link in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) — a gigantic global development project… to enhance China’s global influence from East Asia to Europe by making countries worldwide increasingly dependent on China. Under the BRI, China has signed cooperation agreements with 20 Arab countries.
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Several opposition parties back the measure; ‘We are in opposition to the government, not the state and its essential interests’ says Gideon Sa’ar

By TOI STAFF     Today, 7:56 am  

A routine measure extending emergency regulations for Israeli citizens in the West Bank flew through the Knesset on first reading early Tuesday, some six months after it became a major legislative battleground that helped bring down the previous government.<

The bill renews regulations that allow the state to impose criminal law and certain key civil laws — such as income tax and health insurance — to Israelis living in the West Bank. Originally enacted in the aftermath of the 1967 Six Day War, the law, which was last extended in 2017, remains an “emergency measure” that must be renewed every five years.

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Opposition parties Yisrael Beytenu and National Camp considering backing bid by MK Danny Danon to extend sovereignty over Jordan Valley.

By Hezki Baruch, INN

MK Danny Danon is drafting a plan to apply Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, a move which would become the first move by Israel to extend its laws over parts of Judea and Samaria since the expansion of Jerusalem’s boundaries shortly after the Six Day War in 1967.

Danon, a former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, will not be included in the new Netanyahu government, but will instead focus on drafting right-wing legislation – including a plan to push for full sovereignty over the Jordan Valley.

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By Jim Hoft, GATEWAY

Dr. Joseph Fraiman calls for immediate suspension of mRNA COVID vaccine due to serious adverse events.

During a COVID-19 EU hearing last October, Pfizer’s President of International Developed Markets, Janine Small, admitted that the vaccine had never been tested on its ability to prevent transmission, contrary to what was previously advertised.

During the hearing, when asked by Dutch politician Ross if the Pfizer COVID vaccine tested on stopping the transmission of the virus before it entered the market, Janine Small responded while smiling,

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By Arlene Kushner January 9, 2023

The world is in horrendous shape. And yet, yet the focus is on us, here in Israel.

Now we are confronting widespread hysteria because our Minister of Public Security spent 13 minutes on Har Habayit. Thirteen quiet minutes. He didn’t announce the time when he would ascend so that the media could flock. He didn’t pray. He didn’t accost any Arabs. And as Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan pointed out, he entered via the only gate permitted to non-Muslims, at a time during which Jewish visitation is permitted (a sad commentary in-and-of itself – that there should be only limited times for Jews).

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By John Dale Dunn, AMER THINIKER

What’s becoming undeniable is that core members of the GOP hate their base. We first saw this trend emerge during the Tea Party era. Heck, it even happened when Reagan, a populist, became president. The big question is why this is so.

Josh Hammer wrote a compelling piece, which I recommend, describing and detailing this phenomenon, but he doesn’t address the why of it. One would think that, to retain power, the old guard would begin to reflect its base’s interests, yet it doesn’t.
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By Dick Morris January 9, 2023

The GOP Leadership team for ’23-’24 of Donald Trump and Kevin McCarthy came out of the speakers fight in great shape. They will have to reenact their teamwork together many times before and after Trump is finally sworn in as president, but it was glorious maiden

It’s not just that Trump whipped his people into line as Pelosi would have, but he did so by reforming the process to make it more conservative, anti-spending, and transparent. Those who opine that McCarthy will emerge as a weakened speaker do not understand that democracy strengthens you. It does not weaken you.
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