WALL STREET JOURNAL
In the Mideast, Trump Gives Reality a Chance
by Reuel Marc Gerecht
December 26, 2017
A lot of people are in a funk over President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The liberal media, most former government officials who’ve dealt with the Israeli–Palestinian imbroglio, and just about everyone at the United Nations appear certain that the decision had a lot to do with Mr. Trump’s disruptive nature, the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Evangelical Christians and pro-Israel Republican donors. It’s possible that his decision was based instead on an old-fashioned understanding of the way the world works, one that would be familiar to Middle Easterners: There are winners and losers in every conflict, and Palestinians have decisively lost in their struggle with the Jews of the Holy Land. READ MORE
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Nathaniel Blake’s view of Donald Trump does not lack merit. However, his “best choice” comment is short-sighted. Had any choice other than Trump been the GOP nominee in 2016 the Democrats and wretched Hillary Clinton would have won. Remember cordial Mitt Romney 4 years earlier? That said, Mr. Blake has written a very interesting article. | ArchitectGuy posted: “THE FEDERALISTPresident Trump’s Stupid Tweets Are A Heck Of A Lot Better Than Joe Biden’s Evil Policiesby Nathanael BlakeSeptember 2, 2020I don’t like President Trump. I don’t think he is a good man, and I didn’t think he was the best choice for” | |
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