Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to US, “no longer thinks Israel can ‘bank on’ the US intervening if a serious war broke out”

Posted on October 8, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
Trump’s new actions, inactions on Kurds, Syria, Iran have Israel deeply worried
by David Horovitz
October 9, 2019

…Writing in Israel’s biggest-selling Hebrew daily Yedioth Ahronoth on the eve of Yom Kippur, veteran diplomatic correspondent Shimon Shiffer warned that Trump’s decision on the Syrian withdrawal, and his “abandoning of the Kurdish allies, who believed that the US would stand with them… must set all our red lights flashing.” And the conclusion for Israel, Shiffer charged, “needs to be unequivocal: Trump has become unreliable for Israel. He can no longer be trusted.” Shiffer, whose column was headlined “A knife in our backs,” noted that the president didn’t even tell Israel in advance of his Syrian withdrawal plans. READ MORE

JNS Jonathan Tobin: The Dark Side of Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda Letting Turkey have its way in Syria at the expense of the Kurds isn’t just an atrocity in the making, but a huge gift to one of the worst actors in the region: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Erdoğan and his Islamist party are working to destroy the last vestiges of Turkish democracy, rendering the country unfit for continued membership in the NATO alliance. He’s also a virulent anti-Semite and enemy of Israel, who would—if he is allowed more influence in the region—inflame the conflict with the Palestinians and undermine efforts to create an alliance between the Jewish state and the Arab regimes that are threatened by Iran.

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“Republican lawmakers have lined up to criticize Trump’s decision, warning that it will lead to the slaughter of #Kurdish allies”

Posted on October 7, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON POST
We fought ISIS side by side with the Americans. Now they’re leaving us to our fate.
by Ilham Ahmed
October 9, 2019

The organization I represent, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), is the ally of the global coalition against the Islamic State. Our relationship with the United States began in 2014, after the battle of Kobani, when our men and women in uniform astonished the world with their heroic defense against Islamic State jihadists. I was one of the main advocates for sustaining and improving the relationship between Syrians and Americans. Skeptics warned me: “The U.S has no friends, only interests.” But I rejected such sentiments as an anti-American narrative encouraged by our enemies. Now it turns out that the pessimists were right. I was wrong. READ MORE

THE HILL Nikki Haley criticizes Trump’s Syria withdrawal: Leaving allies to die ‘is a big mistake’ Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Monday ripped President Trump‘s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria and allow Turkey to carry out an operation in the region, warning it will damage America’s standing with its allies… “The Kurds were instrumental in our successful fight against ISIS in Syria. Leaving them to die is a big mistake.

POLITICO Trump’s GOP allies condemn president after ‘sickening’ Turkish incursion Turkey’s incursion into Syria on Wednesday is prompting fresh bipartisan condemnation of President Donald Trump’s moves and more congressional threats to hamstring Turkey economically, with some Republicans calling the situation “sickening” and a “terrible mistake” by the president.

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“They wrote on the invoice, “Wishing you health to 120 years old. Amount to pay: $0”

Posted on October 6, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

ELDER OF ZIYON
Arab plumbers in Haifa refuse to charge Holocaust survivor
October 6, 2019

Here is a nice story that was only in the Hebrew-language media a couple of weeks ago. Simon and Salim Matri, Arab citizens of Israel, came to Haifa to do plumbing work worth around NIS 1000 for an elderly woman, Rosa Meyer. As they spoke to her, Rosa revealed that she was a Holocaust survivor. Simon said, “At one point, while working, my brother Salim started talking to Rosa about her life. Her life story touched me. At that moment, I decided I wouldn’t charge her a penny.” READ MORE

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“Wiesenthal Center and NGO Monitor slam Germany for ignoring Iran’s genocidal antisemitism”

Posted on October 6, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST
Merkel’s government days Iran’s call to ‘wipe Israel off the map’ not antisemitic
by Benjamin Weinthal
October 6, 2019

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has declared that Iran’s call to obliterate the State of Israel is not an expression of antisemitism. On October 1, Merkel’s Foreign Ministry labeled the call to destroy Israel by commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Gen. Hossein Salami as “anti-Israel rhetoric.” When the Post asked the Merkel administration if it agreed with the Foreign Ministry statement, a government spokesman told The Jerusalem Post: “We have nothing to add to the reply of the foreign office. READ MORE

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“Under socialized medicine, Bernie Sanders would have waited weeks instead of a day”

Posted on October 6, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

FRONT PAGE MAG
Bernie Sanders Could Have Died Under Medicare-for-All
by Daniel Greenfield
October 4, 2019

…While Bernie’s timetable of getting an angioplasty within a day might not sound that impressive to Americans, in the British NHS system, the median time from assessment to treatment is 55.3 days. Mean times for treatment have been cited as being 80 days. The maximum NHS waiting time is supposed to be 18 weeks and almost 16% of patients in the UK have to wait more than 3 months for an angioplasty. Canada’s socialist system has angioplasty waiting times of around 11 weeks. And that’s after you get an appointment to see a specialist. The usual approach is to hand patients some aspirin and to praise Canada’s enlightened socialist system for not “rushing” patients into the hospital like the Americans. READ MORE

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Israel’s Foreign Minister FM Katz “met Gulf counterparts at UN to advance ‘non-aggression’ deal as they face Iran, pledging friendly ties, cooperation, no war or incitement”

Posted on October 5, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL
Israel and Gulf states working on ‘historic pact’ to end conflict between them
by Staff and Rafael Ahren
October 5, 2019

Israel is reportedly negotiating with several Gulf states on a “non-aggression pact” between them as they face off against an increasingly emboldened Iran. The deal, which Channel 12 news described as potentially “historic,” aims to put an end to the state of conflict between the Gulf states and Israel, and reportedly provides for friendly relations, cooperation in a variety of fields, and no war or incitement against each other. Advancing the Israeli initiative, Foreign Minister Israel Katz met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly last month with several foreign ministers from Arab Gulf states, Channel 12 news reported Saturday night. READ MORE

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J Street Conference coming October 26-29, “includes speakers from anti-Israel organizations such as If Not Now, the New Israel Fund, and the PLO national and central councils”

Posted on October 5, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

JNS
Schumer, Pelosi to address attendees of J Street National Conference in Washington
October 4, 2019

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Democratic members of Congress and elected officials plan to address the annual J Street National Conference later this month, also featuring speakers from anti-Israel organizations including IfNotNow, the New Israel Fund, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) national and central councils. Schumer and Pelosi are frequent speakers at the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, one of J Street’s main rivals. READ MORE

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In the latest Siena College poll, only 4% of NY Jews support Bernie Sanders

Posted on October 5, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

JEWISH PRESS
Jews Hate BS–Bernie Sanders
by Daniel Greenfield
October 3, 2019

…New York Jews are a lot less radical than the stereotype on both sides would have it. The same poll that has Bernie Sanders coming in at 4% also shows that 44% of Jewish voters in New York have a favorable opinion of President Trump. Although only a third (33%) intend to vote to reelect him. That’s around the same number (34%) who rate him as doing a good job. Those numbers may not seem great, but they show that a larger number of Jews like Trump personally than support him politically. READ MORE

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US previously “one of the largest donors to the Palestinians and the PA, providing upward of half-a-billion dollars a year, has slowly halted that funding over the last two years”

Posted on October 4, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST
U.S. gives cold shoulder to major Palestinian donor parley
by Tovah Lazaroff
October 4, 2019

The United States gave a cold shoulder last week to the major bi-annual meeting for donor aid  to the Palestinian Authority, known as the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), which has operated for the last 25 years. “We limited our participation to working-level observers only,” US special envoy Jason Greenblatt told The Jerusalem Post this week as he described the downgrade. It is the latest Trump administration action against traditional venues that help provide financial assistance to Palestinians and the Palestinian Authority. READ MORE

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‘Recent convert to Islam’ stabs 4 to death at Paris police headquarters

Posted on October 3, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

NEW YORK POST
Paris knife attacker who killed 4 in police headquarters had converted to Islam
by Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
October 3, 2019

The deranged employee who stabbed four people to death — including three cops — inside a Paris police headquarters had converted to Islam 18 months ago, according to a report. The 45-year-old deaf IT worker — identified in media reports as Michael Harpon attacked three members of the police force’s intelligence division Thursday inside two ground floor offices, then went into a stairwell and assaulted two women, French newspaper Le Parisien reported. READ MORE

BREITBART Charlie Hebdo Boss Blasts Leftist ‘Collaborators’ in New Book on 2015 Terror Attack The head of Charlie Hebdo has blasted leftists and others in a new book about the 2015 radical Islamic terror attack on the satirical French magazine’s office. Laurent Sourisseau, more commonly known in France as Riss, tells the story of the terror attack in January 2015 that claimed the lives of 12 people, the majority his fellow Charlie Hebdo writers and cartoonists, France Inter reports.

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