PM’s Likud projected to win 30-32 seats, and to clinch 60 along with declared and potential partners; 51% don’t want him as PM, but he’s still far more popular than his challengers

By TOI STAFF         19 March 2021, 

A man walks near an election campaign poster showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on March 18, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Final polls aired by Channel 12 and Channel 13 Friday ahead of Tuesday’s national election showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the cusp of clinching a ruling majority as the race draws to a close, though he is still not guaranteed one.

Channel 12’s survey showed Netanyahu’s Likud gaining momentum, with the party having gained three seats in the past week. And while a majority of respondents, 51 percent, do not want him to continue as prime minister, he is far more popular than any other single candidate.

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by Dr. Joseph Mercola

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• The WHO has turned global health security into a dictatorship, where the director general has assumed sole power to make decisions by which member states must abide
• According to a long-term World Health Organization insider, Bill Gates’ vaccine alliance, GAVI, is directing the WHO
• GAVI is headquartered in Switzerland. In 2009, GAVI was recognized as an international institution and granted total blanket immunity, including immunity against criminal sanctions. It is also exempt from paying taxes
• In 2017, Gates asked to be part of the WHO’s executive board — like a member state — because of his funding. While the “one-man nation-state of Gates” was not officially voted in, it appears he may have been granted unofficial power of influence
• Swissmedic, the Food and Drug Administration of Switzerland, has entered into a three-way contract agreement with Gates and the WHO. It appears other WHO member states have entered into this three-way agreement as well

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BRI is the acronym for Belt Road Initiative.

Last week’s fleeting, yet existential diplomatic crisis with Jordan reflects the changing nature of relations between Jerusalem and Amman in the era of the Abraham Accords.

By  Caroline B. Glick, ISRAEL HAYOM   03-19-2021 

According to media reports in Israel and the US, last Thursday, Israel’s ties with Jordan stood on the brink of the abyss. But then, five to 10 minutes passed and everything went back to normal.

Last week’s fleeting, yet existential crisis of relations with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan disappeared without a trace. But before we forget all about it, it is important to consider what happened in some depth. Doing so will help us to understand the nature of Israel’s relations with Jordan in the era of the Abraham Accords, which all but ended the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Two events fomented the crisis. First, last Wednesday Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein was supposed to visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Arrangements for the visit, including those related to Hussein’s security detail were assiduously discussed and agreed upon by Israeli and Jordanian officials ahead of time. But as became clear when Hussein and his entourage arrived at the Allenby Bridge Crossing to enter Israel, the Jordanians decided to ignore the agreements. Hussein was accompanied by a personal security force much larger and better armed than anything Israel had agreed to.

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Russia needs the Saudis to influence the Syrian opposition but bin Farhan told him that Syria must return to the Arab fold (i.e. cut ties with Iran) to facilitate a political settlement

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Sergei Lavrov meets Muhammad R’ad: (Source: Mid.ru)

On March 15, 2021, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a meeting with the head of the Hizbullah parliamentary faction Muhammad R’ad. The Russian Foreign Ministry laconically announced “We confirm the fact of the meeting”[1] At the meeting, Lavrov told R’ad that Russia backed the speedy formation of a Lebanese government under Rafiq Al-Hariri as well the return of refugees to Syria, many of whom are in Lebanon .[2]

Russia has taken note of the tenth anniversary of the Syrian fighting. and the Duma Defense Committee announced that 112 Russian soldiers had died since Russia launched its military operation in Syria on September 30, 2015.[3] Russia would like to see a political settlement in Syria that would ratify the success of this military mission. Part of attempts to accelerate a political process in Syria was the formation of a new format comprised of Russia-Turkey and Qatar. During Lavrov’s March 10 visit to Doha, he was joined the next day by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. On March 11, Lavrov held talks with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. Later, the foreign affairs ministers of Russia, Turkey and Qatar had a meeting following which they announced:  “Russia, Turkey and Qatar also expressed their intention to actively participate in international efforts aimed to ensure the secure and voluntary return of Syrian refugees and internally displaced people to their homes.” [4]

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With the Biden administration having re-empowered Palestinian aggressors against Israel, Kushner has shown that he doesn’t grasp the significance of what he helped achieve with the Abraham Accords.

By Melanie Phillips, INN , Mar 19 , 2021 

(JNS) Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump, was a senior foreign-policy adviser in the Trump administration. Now an op-ed by Kushner published in The Wall Street Journal has caused jaws to drop.

Kushner was a key mover behind the Abraham Accords between Israel and the Gulf States. This agreement, brokered by Trump, was the most significant move towards peace in the Middle East for the best part of a century.

In parallel, Trump’s U.S. withdrawal in May 2018 from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, coupled with the re-imposition of sanctions and more severe ones later added, was gradually bringing the fanatical and genocidal Iranian regime to its knees.

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Michigan, Wisconsin and Virginia court actions show some absentee ballot procedures imposed by Democrats violated state laws.

By John Solomon, JUST THE NEWS

Long after former President Donald Trump dropped his legal challenges to the 2020 election, some courts in battleground states are beginning to declare the way widespread absentee ballots were implemented or counted violated state laws. The latest ruling came this month in Michigan, where the State Court of Claims concluded that Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s instructions on signature verification for absentee ballots violated state law.

Benson had instructed local election clerks a month before the Nov. 3 election to start with a “presumption” that all signatures on absentee ballots were valid and only reject those that had “multiple significant and obvious” inconsistencies. Republicans and one election clerk challenged her instructions in court.

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By BlabberBuzz | Thursday, 18 March 2021

Rasmussen Reports published a new survey on Wednesday showing that 75 percent of Americans favor voter ID laws, including 60 percent of Democrats and 89 percent of Republicans.

The poll revealed that three out of four likely American voters believe a photo ID should be needed—such as a driver’s license—before being permitted to vote. A bulk of unaffiliated voters, 77 percent, also showed support for voter ID requirements.

Support for voter ID laws across ethnicities stayed high: 74 percent of whites, 69 percent of blacks, and 82 percent of other minorities said they were in support of requiring voter ID.

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T. Belman. This is what Maistrovoy and I are saying in our 5 article series on Russia and the Middle East.

By Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra, TFIG      March 18, 2021

As US President Joe Biden stirs up a controversy stating that he does think that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a ‘killer’ taking relations with Moscow to an unprecedented low, Israel, miffed with Biden’s Middle East policy, has hinted that it has no qualms against stepping up its ties with Russia and supporting Moscow’s role in the Middle East.

Israel has made no secret of the fact that it is dead-opposed to the idea of the U.S. leading a global effort to resuscitate the Joint Comprehensive Plan or Action (JCPOA), or what is commonly referred to as the Iran Nuclear Deal. Joe Biden, who happens to be the U.S. President, has made it a priority to re-enter the nuclear deal, in order to eternalize the disastrous foreign policy legacy of his godfather – Barack Obama. Now, Israel, seeing that the U.S. has left it high and dry, has begun cosying up to Russia, and Joe Biden has nobody but himself to blame for the setback the U.S. is about to receive in the Middle East.

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T. Belman. These results will get Bibi a majority for forming next government coupled with Biden’s pressure and the successful Abrahamic Accords

The Jewish state is witnessing a historic event, in keeping with its innovative character and large doses of chutzpah.

By  Fiamma Nirenstein, ISRAEL HAYOM

Throughout history, vaccines have proven miraculous, virtually eliminating smallpox, diphtheria, polio and other diseases. Today, they are on the verge of liberating us from COVID-19.

The epicenter of the latter is Israel, which is serving as an encouraging example for the entire world.

Since the onset of the pandemic, Israel has lost more than 6,000 people to the coronavirus. This is no small number, and the country continues to mourn every individual among the dead.

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T. Belman. If this isn’t regressive, what is?  Obama couldn’t sell it even with the support of the Gulf States. Biden for sure can’t sell it because of the stability of the Abrahamic Accords and his embrace of Iran.

If Netanyahu forms the next government, Bennett will for sure be his Defense Minister with full authority over J&S. He is sure to insist on immediate extension of Israel law to the 30% promised by Trump, at a minimum.

Plans for ‘reset’ of PA ties include rollback of Trump policies legitimizing settlements, $15 million in COVID-related aid to Palestinians

By JACOB MAGID, TOI 17 March 2021,

(L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Joe Biden and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. (Collage/AP)

The Biden administration will reportedly push for a two-state solution based on the pre-1967 lines, with mutually agreed upon land swaps, reinstating US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to more traditionally held positions than those of former president Donald Trump.

A memo titled “The US Palestinian Reset and the Path Forward,” which was revealed Wednesday to the Abu Dhabi-based The National, also showed that the Biden administration is planning on announcing a $15 million aid package in coronavirus-related humanitarian assistance for the Palestinians as early as this month. Read more…

T. Belman.  This article is upbeat on the future of the Abrahamic Accords.  So am I.

ForeignDeskNews        March 18, 2021

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced this week that Israel is closing in on four more peace agreements with Arab countries in the region, in an interview with Ynet, adding that he spoke with one of the nation’s leaders Monday.

The announcement signals that the decades-long Arab-Israeli conflict may be nearing its end.

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T, Belman.The big question is.was there sufficient fraud to justify the military coup. I have yet to see what evidence of fraud there is.

“The Biden-Harris regime is reversing all of the America First policies of President Trump in favor of divisive Marxist actions aimed at undermining cultural and political institutions, as well as destroying the American economy and the US Constitution.”

By Stu Cvrk, UncoverDC

In a 1984 video interview, Soviet defector and former KGB operative Yuri Bezmenov identified the four stages of a Marxist revolution:

1. 1. Demoralization
   2. Destabilization
   3. Crisis
   4. Normalization

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T. Belman. This is an extremely important ruling for its says:

“Policy determinations like the one at issue —  should be made pursuant to properly promulgated rules under the [Administrative Procedures Act] or by the Legislature.”

.Future court hearings will not be able to ignore it.  It will colour all future election integrity cases.

By C. Douglas Golden, WESTERN JOURNAL    

A Michigan judge went a long way to validating one of the key claims made by the Trump campaign’s post-election legal challenges when he ruled last week that a state official broke the law by unilaterally changing regulations regarding mail-in voting.

According to Breitbart, Michigan Court of Claims Chief Judge Christopher Murray ruled Democrat Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson broke the state’s Administrative Procedures Act when she issued “guidance” regarding how absentee ballots were to be evaluated “because the guidance issued by the Secretary of State on October 6, 2020, with respect to signature matching standards was issued in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA).”

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T. Belman. My constant position has been that the US should maintain control of Syria east of the Euphrates along with its oil supplies.  And that she should work in conjunction with their Kurdish allies.

Spencer attributes this influx to the need/desire to enable the military/industrial complex to make money.  I think something else is afoot.

Biden is clearly targeting Russia when he blames it for interfering in the 2020 elections.  He does this to legitimize his victory and to deflect from his fraud.  He also does it to identify Russia as the enemy, not China.

Could this be the start of a move to oust Russia from Syria. That way The US could join Iran in taking over Syria to Israel’s detriment.

BY Robert Spencer, PJ MEDIA MAR 15, 2021 

(AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Are Dotty Old Joe’s handlers planning an American military misadventure in Syria? It wouldn’t be any surprise. Syria’s state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported Sunday that “a new convoy of US occupation trucks loaded with logistic materials have entered Hasaka countryside via the illegal border crossings with northern Iraq to support the occupation’s bases in Hasaka countryside. Local sources in al-Khazna village told SANA reporter that a convoy, that includes 45 trucks loaded with boxes, military vehicles and fuel tankers, entered via al-Walid illegal border crossing with northern Iraq.”

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By Hugh Fitzgerald – on March 17, 2021

Secretary of State Tony Blinken recently reasserted to Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi the Biden Administration’s support for the “Two-State Solution.” The report on the phone call is here.

It would be helpful if Israeli leaders pointed out to their American counterparts that the only sure keeper of the peace between Arabs and Israelis, the IDF, and that the retention of certain territories – including the Jordan Valley and the Golan – is essential to blocking traditional invasion routes from the north and from the east. If Blinken or Biden raise objections to this reliance on deterrence, and urge the Israelis to put their trust in treaties, they should be informed about the Treaty of Hudaibiyya and its continuing significance.

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