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#Krauthammer “Pruitt’s nomination is a dramatic test of the proposition that agencies administer the law, they don’t create it”

WASHINGTON POST The Trump Cabinet: Bonfire of the agencies by Charles Krauthammer December 15, 2016 …[Scott] Pruitt has been deemed unfit to serve because he fails liberalism’s modern-day religious test: belief in anthropogenic climate change. They would love to turn … Continue reading

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#Trump will nominate attorney David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel. “Friedman: I look forward to serving from Jerusalem” [VIDEO]

ARUTZ SHEVA Trump taps Israel advisor as next ambassador to Israel by Elad Benari December 16, 2016 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will nominate attorney David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel, the transition team said in a statement on Thursday, … Continue reading

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#Palestinian poll: Asked whether the PA president should resign, 64% said yes

JERUSALEM POST Poll: Majority of Palestinians want Trump to stay out of peace process by Adam Rasgon December 14, 2016 A majority of Palestinians, 53%, want US President-elect Donald Trump to stay out of the peace process, a public opinion … Continue reading

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Tillerson: “Why Exxon’s CEO is likely to face a tough Senate confirmation fight”

FRONT PAGE MAG Trump Taps Tillerson by Joseph Klein December 14, 2016 …Aside from his CEO position at Exxon, Tillerson has served on the board of trustees of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. In a speech to the … Continue reading

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Here’s where that new US #Jerusalem embassy might go

TIMES OF ISRAEL Jerusalem of Trump: Where the president-elect might put the US embassy by Raphael Ahren December 13, 2016 Two dilapidated couches, a handful of battered chairs and a well-used grill sit in the empty lot. More debris is … Continue reading

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#Trump #Military Coup: “Most of the criticism of the Flynn, Mattis and Kelly nominations is politically created hysteria”

REAL CLEAR POLITICS Has Trump Nominated Too Many Military Leaders — or Not Enough? by Victor Davis Hanson December 15, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump is being faulted for supposedly appointing too many retired generals to Cabinet-level jobs and “militarizing” the … Continue reading

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Netanyahu responds to Leslie Stahl, 60 Minutes, “Israel has never been in a better place; part of his optimism relates to the election of Trump” [VIDEO]

60 MINUTES Israel’s prime minister welcomes Trump presidency December 11, 2016 The following is a script from “Benjamin Netanyahu,” which aired on Dec. 11, 2016. Lesley Stahl is the correspondent. Shachar Bar-On and Alexandra Poolos, producers. On our recent trip … Continue reading

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Student #Trump supporters: “‘To say that I’ve lost friends is an extreme understatement”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Pro-Trump Jewish students grapple with social ‘death sentence’ in post-election isolation by Matt Lebovic Decembert 12, 2016 Although one in four US Jews voted for President-elect Donald Trump, it was difficult to find Trump-supporting Jewish college students … Continue reading

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Lieberman: “To date, the Iranian regime has made clear it has no intent to honor the spirit or letter of the JCPOA”

WASHINGTON POST How Trump should renegotiate the Iran deal by Joseph I. Lieberman and Mark D. Wallace December 6, 2016 ..But we hope that he and his administration will first try to aggressively enforce and then renegotiate the deal beyond … Continue reading

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Jewish leftists “whose utter despair at last month’s election results knows no bounds” oppose Conference of Presidents gathering at Trump Hotel

ALGEMEINER How the Grinch Stole Hanukkah by Ruthie Blum December 9, 2016 A Hanukkah party co-hosted by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Embassy of Azerbaijan next Wednesday is causing a stir among left-wing Jews. … Continue reading

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