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Tag Archives: Donald Trump
Iran: “While clearly leery himself about getting the United States into another military conflict in the Middle East, Trump would likely be sympathetic to Israel taking matters into its own hands”
REAL CLEAR DEFENSE The Clock Is Ticking on the Next Iran Nuclear Crisis by John Hannah June 29, 2020 In early June, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released two reports on the Iranian nuclear program. They make for worrisome … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged Donald Trump, Hassan Rouhani, Iran, JCPOA, Joe Biden
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“You wouldn’t know it from the popular press, but the Trump administration’s campaign of “maximum pressure” against Iran is working”
NEWSWEEK The Fruits Of ‘Maximum Pressure’: An Increasingly Isolated Iran by Ilan Berman June 25, 2020 …Iran, by rights a bona fide energy superpower, has seen its global oil trade dry up over the past year as a result of American pressure. … Continue reading
“With the stars aligned, Israel needs to seize the moment, and its key lobby group in Washington, AIPAC, should encourage American lawmakers to do the same”
JNS Why AIPAC should endorse Trump’s plan and support Netanyahu’s sovereignty move by Ret. General Amir Avivi June 16, 2020 …As a retired general in the Israel Defense Forces–and the founder and CEO of “Habithonistim,” the “Protectors of Israel” organization—which … Continue reading
#ICC: The same prosecutor investigating US actions in Afghanistan, also wants to investigate Israel for alleged war crimes committed in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip
JERUSALEM POST Israel coordinated US sanctions against ICC with Trump administration – report by Zachary Keyser June 12, 2020 The Trump administration and Israel coordinated the executive order authorizing US sanctions against International Criminal Court (ICC) employees who launched an … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Afghanistan, Donald Trump, ICC, International Criminal Court, Mike Pompeo
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“With Pompeo’s statement, the U.S. reversed previous policy, declared its support for Israeli life in historic Judea and Samaria and tacitly backed the assertion of Israeli sovereignty at any time”
NEWSWEEK Trump is Better Than the Two-State Solution by Yishai Fleisher June 9, 2020 …With COVID-19 striking at the U.S. economy and riots breaking out in America’s cities, President Trump needs a win in Israel—not another headache. But the “Deal” … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Deal of the Century, Donald Trump, Jordan Valley, Judea, Palestinians, Samaria, West Bank, Yishai Fleisher
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US plan to remove troops from Sinai “has been met with opposition by both the State Department and the Israeli government”
JEWISH INSIDER Congress warns Trump about withdrawing U.S. troops from Sinai by Jacob Kornbluh May 18, 2020 A bipartisan group of members of Congress — led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Jim Risch (R-ID) and ranking member Bob Menendez … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Egypt, Mark Esper, Sinai, US State Department
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“President Trump and Senator McConnell may be tempted to tell the Democratic states, like Illinois, to get lost. Mr. Stoll offers an alternative approach — using the sudden federal financial leverage “to demand policy reforms that would diminish the long-term structural dysfunctionality” of the mendicant states”
NEW YORK SUN State Bailouts: ‘Beyond Galling,’ ‘Shameless,’ Too Editorial Board April 20, 2020 The drama of profligate states using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to seek federal bailouts to paper over long-term mismanagement has finally found a Pavarotti … Continue reading
“The rise of anti-Semitism in the U.S. exposes the distressing fact that the American Jewish community lacks both a unified leadership and a singular voice with which it can respond appropriately”
MIRYAM INSTITUTE Awaiting ancient hatreds, anticipating new normals by Rozita Pnini March 29, 2020 Like a mutating virus, anti-Semitism continues to raise its ugly head in the United States. This virulent form of prejudice has infected the world for many … Continue reading
“The US president is fumbling in the face of a health crisis of unknown proportions”
ASIA TIMES Fumbling in the face of coronavirus could lose Trump the election by David P. Goldman March 5, 2020 Panic returned to the US stock market on Thursday as the federal government fumbled in the face of a health … Continue reading