Tag Archives: Donald Trump

“Trump’s Syria pullout was last straw for Mattis; others may quit Pentagon”

Posted on December 21, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL Departing Mattis said to cancel Israel trip, as Israel feels ‘betrayed’ on Syria by Staff December 21, 2018 US Defense Secretary James Mattis has cancelled a trip to Israel planned for next week after submitting his resignation … Continue reading →

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“The US didn’t have a massive troop presence, but it still managed to keep Tehran’s weapons from the Iraq-Syria border region; now even Netanyahu can’t hide his disappointment”

Posted on December 19, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL Trump pullout from Syria leaves Israel alone to battle Iran’s likely resurgence by Raphael Ahren December 19, 2018 The US administration’s planned complete withdrawal from Syria is bad news for Israel both militarily and diplomatically, experts said … Continue reading →

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Jared and Ivanka won’t be banned, “but I don’t think most synagogues would give them an aliyah”

Posted on November 19, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

BREITBART New York Times Jew-shames Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump by Joel B. Pollak November 18, 2018 The New York Times took aim at Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump on Saturday in a story citing them as symbols of division within the American … Continue reading →

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“If Western Europe understands the value of the Western alliance and Trump doesn’t, why are they prioritizing their profits over the need to confront Iran?”

Posted on November 11, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

COMMENTARY Lessons from a century of history by Jonathan Tobin November 12, 2018 …Trump understands that the Iran deal must be renegotiated because the pact that President Barack Obama proclaimed as solving the nuclear threat is fatally flawed. The deal … Continue reading →

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“Hawks feared that the U.S. would allow Iran access to the global financial communications system, Swift. They were wrong”

Posted on November 4, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

BLOOMBERG Trump Bank Sanctions Will Hit Iran Where It Hurts by Eli Lake November 2, 2018 For the last month, it looked as though President Donald Trump’s campaign of maximum pressure against Iran would include a loophole. Sanctions on Iran’s … Continue reading →

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Abbas has never “seriously attempted to prepare Palestinians for peace. Were he to sign a peace treaty, it is doubtful Palestinians would accept it, or that he would be able to implement it”

Posted on November 1, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

WASHINGTON TIMES Peace processing 2.0 by Clifford D. May October 30, 2018 Tibetans would like a state of their own, as would Uyghurs. China’s rulers do not intend to let those peoples go. The Kurds would like a state of … Continue reading →

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This week’s third rail, apportioning blame for Pittsburgh

Posted on November 1, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST American Jewry’s false prophets by Caroline Glick November 1, 2018 Just hours after the largest massacre of Jews in America in US history, the Atlantic Monthly posted a piece by Franklin Foer. In his “Prayer for Squirrel Hill, … Continue reading →

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Rabbi David Wolpe: “Calls to excommunicate pro-Trump Jews are not simply wrong. They’re poison”

Posted on October 28, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

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“What the left hates about Donald Trump is precisely what it hates about America. The implications are important, and painful”

Posted on October 28, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

WALLS STREET JOURNAL The Real Reason They Hate Trump by David Gelernter October 21, 2018 Every big U.S. election is interesting, but the coming midterms are fascinating for a reason most commentators forget to mention: The Democrats have no issues. … Continue reading →

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“Including Jerusalem as a future Palestinian capital in the American peace plan could put Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a bind, especially if he’s to call early elections”

Posted on October 21, 2018 by ArchitectGuy

YNET Israel worried US peace plan will include Jerusalem as Palestinian capital by Itamar Eichner October 21, 2018 Israel is worried the American peace plan would include a declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of two states—Israel and Palestine—in an … Continue reading →

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