I am forever reminded of what a prominent American—who is a Jew and a strong supporter of Israel, and who has written for the Wall Street Journal many times—told me several years ago:
I have long thought that Israel will not make it, if only because of what are cavalierly called WMD [weapons of mass destruction] and its very tight geographical compression. All else is immaterial, including the Palestinians, or us, or the nature of Israel’s [government].
WMDs come in many forms, such as deadly viruses, biological and chemical agents, and of course nuclear and nation-ending EMP attacks.[2] Neither Israel’s military, its security forces nor its “Iron Dome” can protect against such threats.[3]
The Israeli Apartheid vis-à-vis the Palestinians may have sown the seeds of the tiny Jewish state’s destruction. Indeed, one prominent Jew has asked about the treatment of Palestinians: “Is this how I wanted to be treated when I was a minority in another people’s country?”
Months and years from now, Benjamin Netanyahu and his ilk will confront the legacy of their crimes against the Palestinians, including an estimated 2,200 deaths in Gaza last year alone. He has morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors. He must be tried by the International Criminal Court, and arrested whenever he sets foot outside of Israel.
Barack Obama and other world leaders “detest” him, just as the Rabins and Ariel Sharon hated him. Indeed, Leah Rabin blamed Netanyahu for her husband Yitzhak’s assassination. She saw “only doom for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process” with Netanyahu at Israel’s helm; and her views were prescient.[4]
Each day that Netanyahu remains in power[5] brings Israel closer to its demise, and Jews globally closer to the first holocaust of the 21st Century—which may make the Nazi Holocaust of the last century seem like “child’s play.” The human carnage might make even mass murderers like Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and Mao Tse-tung wince.[6]
The massacre and mindless slaughter of Jews—and especially Orthodox Jews—may be coming and might surpass anything that ISIS/ISIL or other global terrorist groups have done thus far. The rape and enslavement of Jewish women—prior to their brutal torture and death—may make what the Soviets and Japanese did to German women[7] and Korean “comfort women”[8] pale by comparison.
The goal of Israel’s enemies would be to annihilate all Israelis, and then systematically focus on Jews around the world until they are exterminated.[9] Today, Jews can be targeted globally and there is nothing that Israel or its vaulted Mossad can do to protect them. This will only get dramatically worse. Tragically, Jews are the most hated group of human beings on the planet, yet they respond out of fear and anger—and lash out with hatred toward others, including Islamophobia.[10]
American president—and the father of today’s Left—Franklin D. Roosevelt, turned away the MS St. Louis from docking at American ports, and consigned most of the Jewish refugees aboard to their deaths in Europe.[11] The other anti-Semites in FDR’s administration knew of the Nazi concentration camps, yet did nothing about them. Soon, the world may turn a “blind eye” to the fate of Israel and global Jewry.[12]
Like the Jews aboard the MS St. Louis, they may be truly on the last “Voyage of the Damned.”[13]
© 2015, 2016, Timothy D. Naegele
See also “Will The United States And Israel Cease To Exist?” https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/#comment-15839
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[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). He and his firm, Timothy D. Naegele & Associates, specialize in Banking and Financial Institutions Law, Internet Law, Litigation and other matters (see www.naegele.com and http://www.naegele.com/documents/TimothyD.NaegeleResume.pdf). He has an undergraduate degree in economics from UCLA, as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal. Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., www.naegele.com/whats_new.html#articles), and can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com; see also Google search: Timothy D. Naegele
[2] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ (“EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive”)
[3] See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome#Effects_on_Israeli_society
[4] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/ (“Israel’s Senseless Killings And War With Iran”)
[5] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/ (“Ariel Sharon Is Missed”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-madness-of-benjamin-netanyahu/ (“The Madness Of Benjamin Netanyahu”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/ (“Israel’s Senseless Killings And War With Iran”) (see also the comments beneath these articles)
[6] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
[7] See id. (“[A]s the Soviets moved through Germany, they raped at least two million German women in what is now acknowledged as the largest case of mass rape in history”)
[8] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/human-trafficking/#comment-7778 (“The Tragic Story of Comfort Women”)
[9] As I have written:
Years ago when I was in Germany visiting friends, I was told by someone that the only thing wrong with Hitler was that he did not “finish the job” of killing all of the Jews.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”)
[10] Jews cowardly try to stifle debate at Web sites, and label anyone who does not agree with Netanyahu, AIPAC and the AIPAC-bought Republican lackeys in Congress as anti-Semites, which of course is absurd.
Labeling people as anti-Semites, much less on a wholesale basis, reverberates to the detriment of Jews, Israel and Israelis. Indeed, Jews are being urged to flee to Israel, as anti-Semitism spreads dramatically in Europe and globally.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
Netanyahu’s critics—Jews and non-Jews alike—are falsely labeled as “Israel haters,” “self-hating Jews” and anti-Semites.
Aside from the traitor Jonathan Pollard, no American should ever forget:
(A) The unprovoked Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, which killed 34 brave Americans and maimed many more (see http://www.gtr5.com); and
(B) The Iraq War, which Israel and its “neocon” surrogates pushed us into—which resulted in thousands of Americans killed or maimed, and vast economic treasures wasted.
And these are only the ones that are generally known. No friend or ally does this.
Yet, the “Israel Firsters” will leap to its defense as always, claiming that anyone who criticizes the tiny country and its practices is an anti-Semite, including Jews themselves.
Perhaps their most “unhinged” vitriol is reserved for those who believe in Islam—even though Islam has 1.8 billion followers, while at most Judaism has 14 million followers.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/06/islamophobia-is-un-american/ (“Islamophobia Is Un-American”) (see also the comments beneath the article)
[11] See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_St._Louis (“MS St. Louis“); see also infra n.13.
[12] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”)
[13] See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_Damned (“Voyage of the Damned”—”[M]ore than 600 of the 937 passengers [aboard the MS St. Louis], who did not resettle in the United Kingdom but in the other European nations, ultimately were deported and died in Nazi concentration camps”)
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Hello, Timothy. I have some knowledge of this situation, not just from historical knowledge and my reading of genetic studies, but from having ethnic Jewish background (religiously I’m a Christian and have ignored my Jewish heritage most of my life) and having visited 5 Middle Eastern countries including Israel.
Israelis do seem to have learned the wrong lessons from the Holocaust. The whole point in not letting it happen again (the common slogan, “never again”) is also to not perpetuate one yourself. Apartheid, making Gaza into a modern day Warsaw Ghetto and denying all human rights to millions of people under their control does not legitimize them as a nation.They lack any Constitution.
In addition, well publicized genetic studies reveal that Ashkenazim (European Jews) are more than 80% lacking in any genetic connection to the Arabic Semitic Hebrews of the Bible. So, the Israel of today is not the Israel of the Bible.
This was true long before Netanyahu, bad as he is, and Ariel Sharon was worse, given his ordering of widespread massacres in Lebanon of Palestinian women and children during the Lebanese Civil War. It’s about Israel itself, not about the current leader. Previous leaders committed many crimes against humanity.
But some good news…………..according to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (discussed in their Facebook site last year), the rejected Jews of the SS St Louis were taken in by other countries and did not return to Nazi Germany.
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Thank you, Jonathan, for your comments as always.
First, Happy New Year to you and your family. 🙂
Second, I have lots of articles in draft form, and decided to publish this one before year’s end.
Third, I agree with your second paragraph. As I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
Tragically, Netanyahu has morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors.
Like the Iraq War, he has been trying desperately to push the United States and the American people into a war with Iran—to do Israel’s bidding. Again, no friend or ally does this.
Fourth, I agree with your conclusion:
Yet, as you know all too well, there is an attempt made constantly to “preserve” the historical connection, which of course is nonsense. It is fostered in part by rabid Evangelical Christians, who represent a small sect within Christianity. Most Christians reject them and their views categorically.
Fifth, again, I cite to one source about the fate of the MS St. Louis survivors.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_St._Louis (“MS St. Louis“)
Sixth, as I have written, I grew up in West Los Angeles and have had lots of Jewish friends. They are my elementary school, junior high, and high school classmates; fraternity brothers in college; law school classmates; friends with whom I worked on Capitol Hill; law firm partners; other lawyers with whom I have worked; hiking and other friends; and clients.
With two exceptions, their families came to the United States long before World War II and the Nazi atrocities. They are Americans through and through; and they are wonderful and loving human beings. I will treasure our friendships for the rest of my life.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless- killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”)
However, there are totally-vicious and un-American “Israel Firsters”—and devout supporters of the murderous Netanyahu—who are as vile and evil as Adolf Hitler’s Nazis, and employ methods and tactics against their perceived “enemies” not unlike what the Nazis used.
Netanyahu—and his ilk—and Russia’s murderous Putin are moral equivalents, and deserve similar fates that cannot come fast enough.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/ (“The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War”)
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Thanks for your nice reply, Timothy. Your link seemed to flesh out the statement about the SS St.Louis made by the Holocaust Museum. We are in agreement on the subject of Israeli hypocrisy and it’s cruel ironies. Netanyahu is likely one of the most despised leaders in the world, and seems to do more harm than good to his country, yet is supported there all the more to defy the world.
As I write this, we’re moving towards another new year, another hypothetical chance to grow and improve, or make the same mistakes. Our visiting grandson during the holiday season makes us happy as we enter 2016……..extended family issues had made it hard to see him for some time, but now at 18, he makes his own decisions and made sure he will see us regularly. I wish the same happiness for you and yours in the soon to come new year. Jonathan.
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Enjoy. 🙂
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Timothy, sometimes I think your blind hatred for Benjamin Netanyahu, taints your perspective beyond reason.
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Thank you, Rick, and Happy New Year to you and your family. 🙂
Tragically, everything that Netanyahu has done has inured to the detriment of Israel and innocent Jews globally.
Barack Obama and other world leaders know this: the Rabins and Sharon knew this; the world knows this, which is among the reasons why anti-Semitism has grown dramatically; and lots of Jews know this, albeit many are scared and in denial.
This time period is reminiscent of the period before and during World War II, when the collective denials of so many led to their tragic deaths.
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Mr. Naegele,
As always, a very interesting article with much thoughtful insight. I also found your comments, along with Jonathan Buttall’s observations well worth the read.
Also, your comments regarding meeting David Rockefeller, etc. (from a previous blog) was quite interesting to say the least. You certainly have had some rare and unique experiences!
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Thank you for your kind words, Ray; and Happy New Year to you and your family.
Actually, the experiences that I have touched on are merely a small part of the rare, unique and truly interesting experiences that I have enjoyed thus far.
Having grown up in LA and worked in WDC has produced some very special times, to say the very least.
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American Jews Stay Silent As Israeli Democracy Withers [UPDATED]
This is the title of an article by Chemi Shalev in Haaretz, which states:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/Thegreatbetrayal-AmericanJewsstaysilentasIsraelidemocracywithers.pdf (“The Great Betrayal: American Jews Stay Silent as Israeli Democracy Withers”) (emphasis added); see also http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.695351 and https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-danger-to-israeli-democracy/2016/01/02/22f90a2e-af3d-11e5-b711-1998289ffcea_story.html (“A danger to Israeli democracy”—”[T]he legislation is aimed at delegitimizing progressive groups in Israel that have long been advocates for human rights and opposed to Jewish settlements in the West Bank”—”Israel’s nongovernmental organizations are already required, under an earlier law, to file disclosure reports of their funding, so the only effect of the new requirement would be to force them to wear a public badge in a way that is odious”—”Vladimir Putin of Russia has made NGO groups register as ‘foreign agents,’ as if they were enemies of the state. In China, the new restrictions on nongovernmental organizations will forbid support from abroad and give oversight to the security apparatus. In both cases, dissent is being purposefully silenced, and valuable services will be denied to people who need them. Israel should not allow itself to be lumped with these regimes”)
This is so so tragic.
It has been described as:
As stated in the article above, Netanyahu “has morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors.”
He is as evil and sinister as his moral equivalent, the murderous Putin of Russia. Both must share fates similar to that of the fascist dictator Mussolini.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/ (“The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War“)
Is it any wonder that anti-Semitism is rising dramatically in Europe and globally, which may represent a precursor of epic tragedies to come.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7737 (“Netanyahu Sets Off Firestorm Of Criticism“)
. . .
Mexico has recaptured the notorious druglord “El Chapo.” Now, the murderer Netanyahu must be captured and tried by the International Criminal Court for his crimes against the Palestinian people—including an estimated 2,200 deaths in Gaza during 2014 alone.
He is an enemy of the United States and the American people.
Like Adolf Eichmann before him, Netanyahu must sit inside a bulletproof glass booth; and after the trial, he must be executed by hanging. Nothing less will suffice.
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Tim, I just got back from Israel,and I spoke to many, many people about Netanyahu , and most people love and respect him.. I just don’t understand where you are coming from… I think it’s personal..
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With all due respect, Rick, the Germans loved Hitler too.
And the Soviets loved Stalin, and the Chinese loved Mao, and the list goes on and on.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin%E2%80%99s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao%E2%80%99s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
As I have written in the article above:
Denial may have tragic consequences for Israel, Israelis and Jews globally.
. . .
If Israel disappeared off the face of the Earth tomorrow, it would not change Barack Obama’s life—or that of non-Jews globally—although he might feign sympathy.
He has hated Apartheid in South Africa all of his life; and he equates Israel with South Africa.
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”)
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That’s an oversimplification of the facts on the ground. The Israeli people are not stupid. The are very brave, and conditioned to their environment. They’ve been through numerous prime ministers, and the concensus is, that Netanyahu is who’s best for the survival of Israel..
Not to blow smoke here Timothy, you are an excellent writer, and your experience in government and world affairs, makes you an expert, as opposed to me, a self proclaimed ‘keyboard warrior’.you certainly deserve the respect of that acknowledgment.. But even with my limited knowledge, I can tell beyond a shadow of a doubt, that your blatant distane for Netanyahu, has become more of a personal vendetta… Does he not have any positive attributes?
Moreover, if not Netanyahu, then who? Who would be better for Israel? Please, name a solution, as opposed to only critiquing and hating Netanyahu.
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Hello again. I’m a regular commenter here. I’ve traveled widely in six continents over my lifetime. I’m a Christian but was raised Jewish in a non orthodox household and like most US Jewish families, our family came to America escaping from the Russian Czarist empire. My wife (Hispanic) and I have been to 5 Middle Eastern countries before the failed revolutions, including a few weeks in Israel where I have relatives (oddly, former settlers and very right wing). I’m anti apartheid and haven’t seen a good Israeli leader since Yitzhak Rabin was killed by his own.
Just to add to my previous comments, a few factoids;
(1) Many American Jews do speak up against Israeli outrages. 70% voted for Barack Obama in 2012, no friend of Netanyahu, and thus against Netanyahu’s puppet, Romney. There is a popular anti apartheid site on Facebook named “Jewish Voice for Peace”. Netanyahu is a magnet for World revulsion and Israel support.
(2) Israel does not have a Constitution. Human rights thus are not protected. Over a million Palestinians each in the occupied West Bank and the blockaded Gaza do not have human rights and can lose their homes or lives on a whim by settlers or gov’t. This is not a democracy, only those within Israel itself have a limited democracy.
(3) Jewish women in orthodox areas do not have equal rights. Non orthodox women may face this if in a public bus (Egged lines) riding thru an orthodox neighborhood, where they must go to the back of the bus. They must circumcise their male children or face court.
(4) Israel is probably not in danger of destruction from without- there have been many leaks from excellent sources over the last decade about their nuclear weapon programs (Israeli scientists, Der Speigal investigative reporters, etc). They have a full nuclear Triad that includes Dolphin I and II submarines made by Germany. The Cruise missiles are fitted by Israel after delivery with nuclear warheads and they have a proven ability to get thru the Suez canal and be submerged for months (are they today in the Persian Gulf near Iran? Just my guess).
(5) I have traveled in 35 countries. Israelis are very different than other cultures; they appear to have virtually no social skills at all, with a level of rudeness and dishonesty to be found no where else. My wife and I have seen some unpleasant behaviors in some ME marketplaces, but even being long exposed to Jewish culture in the US, we were truly shocked at how Israelis interact and behave. Two Israelis, one a nephew, one a nieces boyfriend, told me Israelis can’t even stand each other. They are in a class of their own.
Well, that’s my two cents worth for the day. The friendliest and most impressive people we’ve met, by the way, are English, Australians, Peruvians and Nubians (upper Egypt).
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Thank you, Jonathan, for your comments.
One observation: the death of Yitzhak Rabin was so so tragic; and perhaps history will record that it changed the course of Israel forever.
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Thank you again, Rick.
With respect to your first paragraph, I will never forget what a Jew and strong supporter of Israel told me some years ago: (1) Israelis are stupid politically; and (2) their form of government permits the “tail to wag the dog” (e.g., giving small right-wing groups the opportunity to effectively control government policies).
Regarding your second paragraph, I appreciate your kind words. However, as I have cited, Netanyahu is hated globally—by Obama and others, just as he was hated by the Rabins and Sharon. If he died tomorrow, there would be few if any non-Jewish tears shed.
As for “positive attributes”—and not to be flippant—Hitler had them (e.g., he liked German Shepherds; he built the Autobahn, which was the forerunner of our freeway system; his scientists gave birth to our space program). And no, I do not believe Netanyahu has any.
What he, AIPAC and the AIPAC-paid GOP lackeys in Congress, and “Israel Firsters” tried to do with respect to the Iran deal will never be forgotten or forgiven. All participants should be indicted, tried, convicted and imprisoned, inter alia, for monies paid (directly or indirectly) by a foreign government to influence the American political process.
Also, as stated in my article above:
Nothing less will suffice.
Netanyahu and his ilk peddle Islamophobia far and wide—to all who will listen—which is just as insidious as anti-Semitism. Also, they have been playing the Nazi Holocaust “card” for sympathy since Jews terrorized the British before Israel was founded; and it too is falling on deaf ears globally.
As Jonathan Buttall has written in comments above:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-7976
Also, as Joseph Miksis stated at the Wall Street Journal‘s Web site:
See http://www.wsj.com/articles/irans-hostage-triumph-1453053424; see also http://www.gtr5.com; see also http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-liberty_tuesoct02-story.html (“New revelations in attack on American spy ship”—”[F]our Israeli fighter jets flew out of the afternoon sun to strafe and bomb the virtually defenseless vessel [Liberty] on June 8, 1967″—”For [the] survivors, the anger is mixed with incredulity: that Israel would attack an important ally, then attribute the attack to a case of mistaken identity by Israeli pilots who had confused the U.S. Navy’s most distinctive ship with an Egyptian horse-cavalry transport that was half its size and had a dissimilar profile. And they’re also incredulous that, for years, their own government would reject their calls for a thorough investigation”—”[T]he Liberty’s survivors and their supporters, including a distinguished constellation of retired admirals and generals, have persisted in asking Congress for a full-scale formal investigation”)
No American should ever forget or forgive the unprovoked Israeli attack on the Liberty and the loss of American lives, and:
(1) The Iraq War, which Israel and its “neocon” surrogates pushed us into.
(2) The murderous Netanyahu’s and Israel’s efforts to push us into a war with Iran.
(3) The traitor Jonathan Pollard—who sold our secrets and jeopardized this country, and should be returned to Israel in a body bag, or as ashes.
At a minimum, Pollard must serve a five-year term of probation in the U.S.
And these are only the ones that are generally known.
No friend or ally does this!
Yet, the “Israel Firsters” will leap to its defense as always, claiming that everyone who criticizes the tiny country and its practices is an anti-Semite, including Jews themselves.
Next, Donald Trump is correct: let the parties in the Middle East fight it out; and when the dust settles—or the nuclear clouds part—we can then see who is still standing, if anyone.
The Middle East is not our fight, just as the Iraq War and the Vietnam War were tragic mistakes. The U.S. is the largest energy producer in the world again, and essentially energy independent. We do not need the Middle East anymore, including Israel—which has been a burden without benefits for almost 70 years.
Lastly, I do not see any alternatives to Netanyahu, given Israel’s political climate and structure, which is why I believe its future is not bright. The Middle East is imploding; and at some point in time, Israel may be “engulfed” and “consumed.”
Please reread the quote that I began my article with—which came from someone who cares about Israel just as deeply as you apparently do.
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The Middle East Implosion And The End Of Israel?
The Washington Post‘s Charles Krauthammer has written:
See https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/defy-america-pay-no-price/2016/01/07/7d8da57c-b57c-11e5-9388-466021d971de_story.html (“Defy America, pay no price”)
To understand what Barack Obama is doing, one must first understand the man. His core beliefs were set forth in his book, “Dreams from My Father,” which should be read and reread by anyone who cares about our great nation.
To him, Africa and the Middle East in particular represent the products and vestiges of colonialism and Apartheid—which he has hated all of his life.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ (“[T]hroughout the book, he expresses his intense dislike for ‘colonialism,’ which is perhaps summarized by his thoughts as he rides a train and imagines how a British officer might have felt on its maiden voyage: ‘Would he have felt a sense of triumph, a confidence that the guiding light of Western civilization had finally penetrated the African darkness? Or did he feel a sense of foreboding, a sudden realization that the entire enterprise was an act of folly, that this land and its people would outlast imperial dreams?’”)
If the Middle East implodes, quite literally, and if Israel is eradicated from the face of the Earth, Obama will not care. Yes, he might feign concern and sympathy but little more. His life will continue as if nothing had happened.
Krauthammer is naïve and tilting at windmills if he fails to understand this. By arming Iran, Obama brings the region closer to chaos, helter skelter and the end of Israel.
This will be his legacy; and on some level, he will be proud of it. To think otherwise is to delude oneself and engage in utter naiveté.
Just as Obama has feigned crying over gun control (see photo above), so too will he muster up a tear or two when Israel ceases to exist. Yet, Krauthammer—the consummate Washington “insider”—either does not realize this, or he is simply blinded and perhaps too stupefied to admit it publicly.
The best Hollywood actors cannot do it any better than Obama is doing.
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Is The Wall Street Journal Islamophobic? [UPDATED]
In an article entitled “Denying the Obvious About Islamist Terror,” Dorothy Rabinowitz—a member of the Journal’s editorial board—has written:
See http://www.wsj.com/articles/denying-the-obvious-about-islamist-terror-1452556011 (emphasis added)
One commenter responded:
Nonsense, that religion is Judaism.
Indeed, some Jews cowardly try to stifle debate at Web sites such as the Journal, and label anyone who does not agree with Netanyahu, AIPAC and the AIPAC-bought Republican lackeys in Congress as anti-Semites, which of course is absurd.
I have read Dorothy Rabinowitz’s articles for many years; and I cannot recall disagreeing with any of them.
However, this one is clearly Islamophobic.
There is no other way to describe it. Both explicitly and with innuendos, she has targeted all followers of Islam—and labeled them, just as surely as Hitler’s Nazis labeled the Jews.
One must never forget that Christianity has 2.2 billion followers. Islam has 1.8 billion followers. At most, Judaism has 14 million followers. Yet, it was a Jew who killed Yitzhak Rabin.
Indeed, to her credit, the courageous Leah Rabin blamed Netanyahu for her husband’s assassination. She saw “only doom for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process” with Netanyahu at Israel’s helm; and her views were prescient.
Should the world be targeting Netanyahu and his ilk, who were responsible for an estimated 2,200 Palestinian deaths in Gaza during 2014 alone?
The U.S. and the American people are not at war with Islam or its followers. Anyone who suggests otherwise is Islamophobic.
Islamophobia is evil and un-American, just as racism, anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination are.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/06/islamophobia-is-un-american/ (“Islamophobia Is Un-American“)
Fear spawns anger, unbridled hatred and retribution. Too much of it is evident in many of the articles and comments at the Journal‘s Web site, and in the writings of the Journal’s Bret Stephens and others.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7951 (“The Ugly Face of Islamophobia: Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens“)
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More Islamophobia From The Wall Street Journal And Bret Stephens [UPDATED]
In an article entitled “Normalizing Iran,” the Journal‘s resident Islamophobe from Tel Aviv, Bret Stephens, writes:
See http://www.wsj.com/articles/normalizing-iran-1453162144 (emphasis added)
Another Islamophobic article by Stephens, who was previously editor in chief of the Jerusalem Post. Indeed, he and his fellow Islamophobes at the Journal regularly attack others like Stephen Kinzer, but the Journal rejects and censors any serious criticism of them.
They have crusaded with the murderous Netanyahu, AIPAC, and the AIPAC-bought GOP lackeys in Congress against the Iran deal. This is what “Israel Firsters” do—just as Israel and its “neocon” surrogates pushed us into the Iraq War, and as Netanyahu and his ilk have been trying to push us into a war with Iran.
Indeed, all participants must be indicted, tried, convicted and imprisoned, inter alia, for monies paid (directly or indirectly) by a foreign government/Israel to influence the American political process. Stephens is an un-American Islamophobe and a vile “Israel Firster,” and he is certainly not an American patriot.
The “$100 billion windfall” to which Stephens refers is actually closer to $150 billion, but the funds constitute Iranian assets that were frozen by the United States. The release of Americans by Iran must be juxtaposed against the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, which killed 34 brave Americans and maimed many more.
See http://www.gtr5.com and http://www.naegele.com/documents/USSLibertyMemorial.pdf (USS Liberty Memorial Web site) and http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-liberty_tuesoct02-story.html and http://www.naegele.com/documents/NewrevelationsinattackonAmericanspyship.pdf (“New revelations in attack on American spy ship”)
While writing about Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Stephens fails to mention that Netanyahu and his ilk have consistently tried to bring the Palestinians to heel by employing similar tactics that are equivalent to “starve or kneel.” Indeed, Israel is an Apartheid state; and Netanyahu—who has morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors—must be tried by the International Criminal Court for his crimes against the Palestinian people, including an estimated 2,200 deaths in Gaza during 2014 alone. At the very least, he must be arrested whenever he sets foot outside of Israel.
He is an enemy of the United States and the American people; and to his credit, Barack Obama realizes this. Indeed, our president is not alone. Netanyahu is “detested” by other world leaders, just as the Rabins and Ariel Sharon hated him. The courageous Leah Rabin blamed Netanyahu for her husband Yitzhak’s assassination. She saw “only doom for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process” with Netanyahu at Israel’s helm; and her views were prescient.
Is it any wonder that anti-Semitism is rampant all over the world?
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
It is a sad day in America when a major publication like the Wall Street Journal is Islamophobic, and employs vile Islamophobes like Stephens who attack Kinzer and others.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-8012 (“Is The Wall Street Journal Islamophobic?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7951 (“The Ugly Face of Islamophobia: Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/06/islamophobia-is-un-american/ (“Islamophobia Is Un-American“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/ (“Ariel Sharon Is Missed“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-madness-of-benjamin-netanyahu/ (“The Madness Of Benjamin Netanyahu“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/ (“Israel’s Senseless Killings And War With Iran“)
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Good new comments, Timothy. I’d love to see our politicians find the courage to speak the truth about our troublesome client state. The entire US Senate voted in favor of the Gaza atrocities a year ago and I won’t forget that come election time.
I remember when Cruz embarrassed himself badly when he spoke to a group of visiting Coptic Christians from Egypt, one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. He stupidly thought they would be pro-Israel because they were Christians….so knowing nothing at all about Middle Eastern culture and history he praised Israel in a speech to them. When roundly booed, he insulted them. The media kept this a back page story, it should have been widely shown (and a video did appear on U-Tube).
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Thank you, Jonathan, for your comments as always.
The tragedy is that so many of these actions inure to the detriment of Israel and Jews globally—which is among the reasons why anti-Semitism is growing dramatically.
Stephens’ attack on Kinzer and others is merely the latest.
I have stressed again and again the tragic issue of “denial,” which existed before and during World War II, and it is present now.
The Israeli Apartheid and oppression of the Palestinians continues unabated; and Israel and Jews globally will pay a terrible price for this.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“); see also http://freebeacon.com/national-security/lawmaker-obama-admin-fueling-campaign-destroy-israel/ (“Lawmaker: Obama Admin Fueling ‘Campaign to Destroy Israel’”) and http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/01/israel-gaza-blockade-bennett-objects-failure-netanyahu.html (“Why hasn’t Israel lifted the Gaza blockade?”)
Also, I have made my position crystal clear with respect to Israel—in the article above, and previously.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”)
It can be argued that there will be no peace, ever; and that “might will make right.”
Today, the Israelis “own” the land, after it was seized from the British by Zionist terrorists.
Clearly, history has twists and turns. “Tomorrow,” who knows who will own it.
One thing is certain: lots of American Jews are worried. Israel is rebuked on the international stage—and hated—and they realize the dangerous path that the country is on. As U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro has stated:
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9qCCRlR6zI (“What Ambassador Shapiro Really Said During His ‘Controversial’ Speech”); see also http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21690180-blockade-stays-place-while-network-tunnels-expands-fears-are-growing (“Fears are growing of fresh hostilities in Gaza”)
Indeed, it has been said by American Jews who believe in Israel:
See also http://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/press-releases/gaza-2020-liveable-place (Report of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East: “GAZA IN 2020: A LIVEABLE PLACE?”); see also http://issuu.com/unrwa/docs/gaza_in_2020/1?e=0
Is it any wonder that anti-Semitism is rising dramatically, and both Israel and Jews are hated globally?
Again and again, the Journal‘s editors “carry water” against Iran, and—both explicitly and implicitly—for the murderous Netanyahu, Israel, AIPAC, the AIPAC-bought GOP lackeys in Congress, and of course the “Israel Firsters.”
Not satisfied with having lost, they continue to spew venom whenever possible, and berate Barack Obama, John Kerry and others who worked to make the Iran deal possible.
I voted against Obama twice, and against Kerry’s bid for the presidency. I am not a “fan” of Iran by any means. However, absent from the pages of the Journal are the facts that Netanyahu and his ilk are responsible for an estimated 2,200 deaths in Gaza during 2014 alone. Clearly, they did more than “capture and humiliate” their victims.
Indeed, as stated previously, Netanyahu has morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors. He must be tried by the International Criminal Court, and arrested whenever he sets foot outside of Israel.
But of course the Journal‘s editors are silent about this.
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Obama Blasts Islamophobia [UPDATED]
John Stanton has reported for BuzzFeed News:
See http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/president-obama-visits-us-mosque#.xkkxj2bOb0 (emphasis added); see also http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-to-make-first-visit-to-u-s-mosque-1454515229 (“Obama Makes First Visit to U.S. Mosque”—”Outreach to Muslim community comes as terror fears, hate crimes against believers are rising”—”Obama also argued against profiling Muslims in the fight against terrorism and called on Muslim leaders to more vocally combat what he described as a ‘radical, tiny minority’ seeking to hijack their religion”—”[C]onflating extremist attacks with all Muslims fuels the threat of terrorism”—”According to a survey published Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, . . . 68 % of Americans believe that the problem is with violent people using religion to justify actions, not religion itself”—”Former President George W. Bush visited a mosque six days after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, telling a group at the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C. that ‘the face of terror is not the true faith of Islam,’ and that those who intimidated Muslims in the wake of the attacks ‘represent the worst of humankind'”)
What the president failed to address is the blatant Islamophobia spewed by the Wall Street Journal‘s Bret Stephens and others, by Israel’s murderous Netanyahu and others of his ilk, and by fanatical Jewish “Israel Firsters” and related groups.
They constitute the “800-pound gorilla” that neither Obama nor other American leaders dare to address politically.
The tragedy is that it is a two-way street. Anti-Semitism is increasing dramatically in Europe and globally—which may represent a precursor of epic tragedies to come.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/ (“Is Israel Doomed?”)
At the same time, Islamophobia is increasing—spawned at least in part by those who suffer from anti-Semitism.
It must never be forgotten that Christianity has 2.2 billion followers. Islam has 1.8 billion followers. At most, Judaism has 14 million followers.
The United States and the American people are not at war with Islam or its followers. Anyone who suggests otherwise is Islamophobic.
As I have written in the article above:
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I agree with your latest write up, Timothy. I have no personal Islamic friends except on Facebook (more than half of them Egyptians), but we were impressed by the four Islamic countries (Western friendly at the time) we visited years ago. My best friend is a Lebanese immigrant from a wealthy Christian family. Prejudice of any kind towards any ethnic or religious group reduces our national moral standing in our nation.
The Wall Street Journal has good financial articles, but their politics follows a party line.
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Thank you as always, Jonathan, for your comments.
I agree.
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Olmert Reports To Jail, But What About Netanyahu? [UPDATED]
Ben Caspit has written for Al-Monitor:
See http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/02/ehud-olmert-moshe-katsav-prison-security-democracy-rice-book.html (“From Israeli prime minister to prisoner“) (emphasis added)
Instead of being a shining city on a hill and a beacon to the oppressed peoples of the world, Israel and the likes of Netanyahu have morphed into their ancestors’ Nazi oppressors.
He must be captured and tried by the International Criminal Court for his crimes against the Palestinian people—including an estimated 2,200 deaths in Gaza during 2014 alone.
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What The Israelis Have Done
[WARNING: The photos are graphic and disturbing]
These animals were left without food due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as staff were unable to feed or care for them properly.
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported that Mohammed Awaida opened South Forest Park in 2007, and invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into the zoo.
However, during the three-week 2014 Israeli offensive, Awaida said he could not reach the zoo, and many animals died of neglect and starvation.
As indicated above, Netanyahu has morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors. He must be captured and tried by the International Criminal Court for his crimes against the Palestinian people—including an estimated 2,200 deaths in Gaza during 2014 alone.
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3478261/Horrifying-mummified-corpses-remains-dozens-animals-starved-death-world-s-worst-zoo-Gaza-Strip.html (“Starved to death and left to MUMMIFY: Once proud animals including lions and crocodiles are now no more than horrifying ‘statues’ after carers had to stop feeding them”)
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Hello, Timothy. Just a few thoughts. I like your two articles on this, but thought the Daily Mail, a British Tabloid, tried to blame the zoo keepers and the Gaza gov’t for what happened, calling it the “worlds worst zoo” and that it wasn’t regulated. They clearly avoided blaming the only people responsible for what happened to those zoo animals; the blitzkrieg by the IDF. Perhaps “worlds worst neighbor” would be more apt.
On Olmert, interesting thought. Leaders who try to make peace with Palestine end up badly. While on a bus with our niece in Tel Aviv, she pointed out a spot on the street where Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated for making a peace treaty with Palestine (like Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat, he was killed by his own for making peace with the other side). Our niece, raised by a settler family, didn’t agree with my politics, of course, so we kept that out of our conversations.
With international heat on Israel, Olmert paid a lesser but still significant price for trying to make peace with Palestine. Every politician has a scandal somewhere that can be used to take him out if needed for unrelated reasons.
The gall of using this to make it look like it proves Israel is a fair democracy where criminals are brought to justice!!
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Thank you, Jonathan, for your comments as always.
I agree that the Daily Mail consciously avoided blaming Israel and the murderous Netanyahu for what happened to the animals. There is systematic censorship in the news, certainly in the UK and US, which is deplorable.
To believe that this serves the long-term well being of Israel, Israelis and Jews worldwide is to ignore what is happening globally. Anti-Semitism is rising in Europe and elsewhere, and Jews are being urged to flee to Israel.
There is a cause and effect with respect to everything.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
I agree too with your comment: “Leaders who try to make peace . . . end up badly.”
Whether it is Neville Chamberlain, Yitzhak Rabin, Anwar Sadat or countless others, they seem to pay heavy prices—with their lives and political careers.
I agree too with your statement:
A recent example is Gen. David Petraeus.
Perhaps the real question is whether Hillary Clinton will pay a heavy price for her wrongdoing.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/#comment-7185 (“Clinton Fatigue“)
Only time will tell.
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The Holocausts And Jewish identity
The Nazi Holocaust of the last century, and a 21st Century holocaust are explicit and implicit in an article written by the Washington Post‘s Charles Krauthammer:
See https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-holocaust-and-the-jewish-identity/2016/03/10/0cfe842c-e702-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html (emphasis added)
I have made my views clear on this subject—in the article above, in comments that I have made, and in three other articles. I have not changed my beliefs.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/ (“Ariel Sharon Is Missed”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-madness-of-benjamin-netanyahu/ (“The Madness Of Benjamin Netanyahu”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/ (“Israel’s Senseless Killings And War With Iran”)
Perhaps the biggest issue facing American and non-Israeli Jews globally today is whether the end of Israel would affect their identity.
The tiny country was founded by Jewish terrorists, and it may end at the hands of non-Jewish terrorists.
What Krauthammer refers to as “Tikkun”—”Seeing Judaism as an expression of the prophetic ideal of social justice,” and “Love thy neighbor, clothe the naked, walk with God, beat swords into plowshares”—are at odds with the actions of Netanyahu and his ilk, who have morphed into their ancestors’ Nazi oppressors.
Regarding the question of “Why is it that Jews vote overwhelmingly Democratic,” a devoutly Jewish friend of mine—whose parents were survivors of the Nazi Holocaust—believes that Jews are not very smart politically.
Indeed, they have embraced the Democratic Party since the days of FDR, even though (1) FDR turned away the MS St. Louis from docking at American ports, and consigned most of the Jewish refugees aboard to their deaths in Europe; and (2) the other anti-Semites in FDR’s administration knew of the Nazi concentration camps, yet did nothing about them.
Lastly, if Israel disappears, it should not affect the identity of other Jews globally. Presumably they do not derive their identities from Israel, any more than I derive my identity from Germany, Britain, Ireland or Scotland—from which my ancestors hailed.
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Hello., Timothy. I didn’t realize you were of Jewish ethnic background. Although I became a Christian in Middle age (I think my daughter and wife were an influence in this), I am also of Jewish background. My family had not been in the Holocaust. Like many US immigrants, my grandparents on both sides were from Czarist Russia or one of it’s subject countries, as with Russo Poland. The Grandfather I knew growing up told me about a Pogrom he experienced in the Polish farming town he lived in.
I’m afraid my experiences in the Jewish culture were very negative ones for many years and I found myself repulsed by all of it. That, and my negative opinion of Israel, a country I’ve traveled in to visit a niece (from a settler family run by my fanatical brother) and for my wife and I to see the holy land. I did not see my brother there; he refused to attend my wedding many years before as my wife is Hispanic.
I sometimes think that my making the US Holocaust Museum as my charity of choice is some sort of unconscious repentance for my distaste of all things Jewish. An odd irony.
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Thank you as always, Jonathan, for your comments.
I am not Jewish, but—as I have written—I have had friends who are Jewish all of my life, since I was growing up in West Los Angeles.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”)
Some of their families were in the movie business; and in fact, the father of one headed what was perhaps Hollywood’s largest and most prestigious studio at the time. He came to elementary school (K-6) in a limousine—which, needless to say, was unusual even then.
He and I remain in touch to this day.
However, to put these comments into perspective, most of my Jewish friends have had no connection to the movie business, nor have they enjoyed the luxuries that this friend has.
Second, I understand your feelings. Guilt is rooted in the Old Testament (or Torah), while it is not in the teachings of Jewish, as reflected in the New Testament. You have spoken of “some sort of unconscious repentance for [your] distaste of all things Jewish.” I do not believe any guilt or repentance is necessary, for Jews or non-Jews, albeit lots of people attempt to “saddle” others with a sense of guilt.
Third, I have cited “a Jewish lawyer from the Midwest with whom I was working on a lawsuit. He came to Washington, D.C. and had never seen the Holocaust Museum, so I took him there. His family came to the United States in the 1800s, and he told me that none of his relatives were victims of the Holocaust, nor did he know anyone who was affected by it. In many ways, he did not relate to it, although he was moved emotionally after we toured the museum.”
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-1825
There are lots of wonderful Jews like you and him, who have their own “identities” as Americans, just as I do. Indeed, most of us do not question where our ancestors came from, or the religious beliefs of others.
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Thanks for your nice and insightful response, Timothy. I found becoming a Christian gave me a faith I could believe in, and writing that reply gave me a chance to explore my complexities.
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J Street’s Jeremy Ben-Ami And The Republican Jewish Coalition’s Matt Brooks Debate in Las Vegas
[Note: The fine moderator was journalist, political commentator, and talk show host Jon Ralston of Las Vegas. See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Ralston]
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-8968 (“Is Political Change Coming To Israel?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-1825 (“Jeremy Ben-Ami, “A New Voice For Israel”—A Wonderful Book That Should Be Read By Anyone Who Cares About And Wants To Understand Israel’s Past, Present And Future”)
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The Political Stupidity Of The Jews Revisited [UPDATED]
This is the title of a Wall Street Journal article by Joseph Epstein, which states:
See http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-political-stupidity-of-the-jews-revisited-1457906933 (emphasis added)
As indicated in my comments above:
The parents of my friend—who is a first generation American—and the parents of my friend’s spouse are survivors of the Nazi Holocaust.
Also, as indicated in my article above:
Thus, from a purely rational standpoint, the allegiance of Jews to the Democrats does not make sense. However, “tradition” often governs. As much as Barack Obama treats Netanyahu as a “lesser being,” American Jews still vote as a bloc for Democrats.
At a time when so many Americans are angry and turning away from both political parties, it is not surprising to see U.S. Jews do the same. After all, like the rest of us, they are Americans first and proudly so.
Also, like the rest of us, some have chosen to follow Judaism or not. Each of us has freedom of choice; and we must do what we feel most comfortable doing.
Even if Israel disappeared tomorrow, they would still be Americans, just like the rest of us.
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/11/boycott-the-gop-and-ignore-foreign-naysayers/ (“Boycott The GOP And Ignore Foreign Naysayers“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/#comment-7185 (“Clinton Fatigue”)
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The Nazi Holocaust Remembered
[General and later President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking with survivor at Dachau death camp, Germany]
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3516690/The-British-survivor-Belsen-concentration-camp-battle-rampant-cannibalism-torture-hands-Gestapo-harrowing-new-records-show.html (“‘At night you killed or were killed – by day cannibalism was rampant’: Harrowing details of the horrors of Nazi concentration camps revealed in a letter from the only British survivor of Belsen”) (emphasis added)
I have been very critical of Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu, and of Israel itself. I have written about anti-Semitism that is spreading in Europe and globally. In my article above, I have questioned whether Israel will survive.
Yet, there is no question that the Nazi Holocaust took place. I toured Dachau 20 years after Eisenhower was there; I have visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.; and I have been moved emotionally. Whether exactly 6 million Jews died is not the issue. The fact is that unspeakable atrocities occurred, which decimated global Jewry—and killed or maimed countless more, whether they be Brits, Americans or others.
I have been critical of the fact that billions of dollars in reparations were “extorted” from Germany and other sources, to compensate the survivors, yet monies were “siphoned off” by lawyers and others, and never reached the intended surviving victims, most of whom are dead now. In Japan, the issue is compensating “comfort women” who were forced into sexual slavery.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/human-trafficking/#comment-7778 (“The Tragic Story of Comfort Women“)
The global issue is always the same: human tragedies of unspeakable terms must be remembered forever, to prevent their recurrence again—whether they were visited on the human race by Hitler, Stalin or Mao, or in Armenia, Africa and elsewhere, or by human trafficking or war.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust”)
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Israel-Palestine Conflict Resolution By Obama In November? [UPDATED]
Akiva Eldar—a columnist for Al-Monitor’s “Israel Pulse,” and formerly a senior columnist and editorial writer for Haaretz, who also served as the Hebrew daily’s U.S. bureau chief—has written:
See http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/04/israel-palestine-conflict-resolution-obama-three-initiatives.html (emphasis added); see also http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/12/opinion/international/israels-unsung-protector-obama.html?_r=1 (“[T]he president has grown so frustrated with trying to revive Middle East peace talks that he may lay down his own outline for an Israeli-Palestinian two-state peace agreement, in the form of a resolution in the United Nations Security Council”—”[S]ince 1967, every other American president allowed, or even had America vote for, Security Council resolutions taking Israel to task for actions and policies toward the Palestinians and other Arab neighbors”—”[T]he United States permitted resolutions saying that all Israeli settlement in the West Bank and East Jerusalem violated international law”—”The two-state solution is the only path to preserving Israel’s security and its character as a Jewish state and a democracy, while delivering freedom, dignity and sovereignty to the Palestinians. We can hope that President Obama may now recognize that preserving this solution for the future is the most important legacy he can leave in this arena. But to accomplish that, he must be willing to resist, rather than court, the anti-peace bullies in Israel and the United States; he must be willing to stand up for American interests in obtaining a Middle East peace, and to stand with America’s allies in the Security Council in supporting a two-state solution. If he does that, President Obama will not be betraying Israel. He will be Israel’s true friend. And he will walk in the footsteps of all eight other presidents since 1967, Democrat and Republican alike) and http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Is-Obama-planning-his-revenge-on-Netanyahu-451162 (“Is Obama planning his revenge on Netanyahu?”—”During his final year in the White House, US President Barack Obama is preparing a metaphorical roadside IED for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7220 (“The Green Line Between Israel And The Palestinian Territory“) and http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-claims-to-successfully-test-missile-that-can-reach-israel/ (“Iran claims to successfully test missile that can reach Israel“)
Both the first and second options should be adopted.
In terms of Barack Obama’s successor, it is likely that Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders would abide by such actions by Obama, but ultra-right-wing demagogue Ted Cruz would not—which is among the many reasons why so many Americans will never vote for him.
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Tim, even lawyers can appear stupid. Your writing here solidifies that fact. Why are you so worried about Jewish fate? Or are you? Jerk. Or worse.
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Thank you, Kish, for your comments.
I have made my views very clear in the article above, and in other writings.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
You might wish to open your eyes and mind. The very dark clouds of anti-Semitism are gathering again.
I have seen their results when I toured Dachau, and when I visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington with an American Jew from the Midwest, whose family came to the States long ago and was not affected.
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What was the point of your comment? Your own views were not clear, nor the purpose and meaning of the insult. You seemed offended, but by what?
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Why shouldn’t he be worried about the fate of Jews..? Without Jews, the world would not have half of the advances in technology that it has today..Do you have a problem with Jews, Kish?
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Netanyahu: Iran Mocks Holocaust, Prepares Another [UPDATED]
The Associated Press has reported:
See http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISRAEL_IRAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-05-15-05-26-29 (emphasis added)
Like “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” of Aesop’s Fables, Netanyahu’s words are falling on deaf ears.
The world has tuned him out.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Cried_Wolf (“The Boy Who Cried Wolf“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/ (“Ariel Sharon Is Missed“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-madness-of-benjamin-netanyahu/ (“The Madness Of Benjamin Netanyahu“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/ (“Israel’s Senseless Killings And War With Iran“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-2066 (“The Spymaster, Former Mossad Chief Meir Dagan, Compelled To Speak Out Because He Is So Opposed To Preemptive Israeli Strike Against Iran“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7059 (“Former Mossad Chief: I Don’t Trust Netanyahu, His Actions Will Cost Us“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-6443 (“Netanyahu Took Part In The Incitement Against Rabin That Preceded His Murder“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
Also, Netanyahu is viewed as an impediment to the peace initiatives that President Obama is expected to advance later this year.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-8656 (“Israel-Palestine Conflict Resolution By Obama In November?“)
As I have written in the article above:
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No One Should Be Surprised
A Wall Street Journal editorial entitled “Democrats v. Israel” states:
See http://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-vs-israel-1464389180 (emphasis added)
Barack Obama may have a post-election “surprise” coming for the oppressive Netanyahu regime, which will make this editorial seem like a whimper.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-8656 (“Israel-Palestine Conflict Resolution By Obama In November?“)
The president and the Democrats’ stance vis–à–vis the oppressive Netanyahu regime is understandable and totally justifiable.
It is utter nonsense to state that an “‘even-handed’ position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . . . in practice means denouncing Israel at every turn.” Like so many other editorials and articles in the Journal, this one is undergirded by Islamophobia, which is un-American.
Israel deserves and has earned—certainly under Netanyahu—no special or favored status. Indeed, Cornel West’s comments that are cited in this editorial are shared by many Americans, and certainly by the world.
Why should the Journal‘s editorial board be surprised in the least about “the increasingly anti-Israel tilt of progressive politics,” or the growing anti-Semitism in Europe and globally?
Barack Obama and other world leaders “detest” Netanyahu, just as the Rabins and Ariel Sharon hated him. Indeed, Leah Rabin blamed Netanyahu for her husband Yitzhak’s assassination. She saw “only doom for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process” with Netanyahu at Israel’s helm; and her views were prescient.
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Bernie Sanders Whacks Israel
This is the thesis and title of an article by the Washington Post‘s Charles Krauthammer, which states:
See https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/lovable-bernie-whacks-israel/2016/06/02/28fe3334-28e3-11e6-b989-4e5479715b54_story.html (“Lovable Bernie whacks Israel“) (emphasis added)
With due respect for Krauthammer whom I like, this column could have been written in Tel Aviv by Netanyahu and his vicious thugs. Far too often Krauthammer turns a blind eye to Israel’s oppression of the Palestinians and its other atrocities.
Netanyahu is a war criminal who should be arrested and tried for his crimes, when he sets foot outside of Israel. As I have written in the article above:
Both American political parties should end their lopsided support of Israel, which propelled the United States into the Iraq War—in which thousands of Americans died for nothing, while others were maimed for life and trillions of dollars were wasted. Not satisfied, Netanyahu and his thugs have tried to push us into another war, this time with Iran. Enough is enough. Israel, under Netanyahu, has ceased to be our friend or ally.
Also, I disagree vehemently with Krauthammer that Sanders cannot win his party’s presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton is dead in the water. It is likely that she will be indicted criminally, which will mean “game over” for her political aspirations; and she will spend the rest of the Obama presidency trying to get a pardon from the president so she does not wear an orange prison “jumpsuit” during the Trump presidency.
There is enough dirt on her to sink 10 battleships; and her e-mail scandal is only part of her problems. FBI director Comey and more than 100 FBI agents are “dedicated” to taking her down. She is on her way to becoming a political cipher.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/11/boycott-the-gop-and-ignore-foreign-naysayers/#comment-8826 (“Hillary And Her Coke Habit“)
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Well, interesting different views there……..I never agree with Krauthamer (the name is ironic). Bernie’s being Jewish is simply ethnic background, he is not part of the Jewish Religion or culture. Most American Jews voted for President Obama in 2012, an enemy of barbaric Netanyahu, and against Netanyahus puppet, Romney. The US must not be a tool and colony of Israeli atrocities. Odd that Krauthamer hates Hillary, an rabid Israeli supporter and puppet.
On a related note, high profile politicians do not get indicted. McCain committed very serious crimes of banking corruption and cost the tax payers 250 billion dollars in bail out money and only got a censure. Chris Christie, Joe Arpaio, Sarah Palin and Trump have committed crimes. They will never be charged for them nor will Hillary. These people are above the law.
At the time I’m writing this, Hillary got enough delegates to win the nomination. She had best pick Bernie as a VP. Having him waste time on Party platforms and convention rules is just busy work, no one pays attention to those. Without Bernie supporters voting for Hillary…….and they won’t if he isn’t on the ticket…………..she could well lose to Trump. I’m in the Sierra Club and a local officer in it. There’s controversy in the club right now as the leadership ignored Bernie and just endorsed Hillary. The club is aging and not enough young people have joined. They seem to face a similar disunity as the DNC and GOP now are. Ah, coming to the end of my rant……………
I suspect a major fight at both conventions would be good in the long run for both parties and for America as well. The status quo isn’t working and a nice shake up would move things along. Jonathan
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Thank you again, Jonathan.
I actually like Krauthammer, but do not always agree with him (e.g., Netanyahu, Trump). He has certain “hot buttons” that when pushed, the results are very predictable.
You have written:
I agree.
With respect to Hillary being indicted and forced to drop out of the race, I would bet this would happen, albeit I am not a betting man. There is too much against her, and it is mounting.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/#comment-7185 (“Clinton Fatigue”)
Indeed, if she is not indicted and forced out, it will signal that the United States is truly a lawless country; and that only the “little people” pay a price for not following our laws. It will underscore and perhaps galvanize the anger even more, which is reflected in both the Trump and Sanders campaigns.
If Hillary is the Dems’ standard bearer, I doubt she will pick Sanders.
I agree with your comments about the Sierra Club. I am a hiker, and spent time with Ansel Adams when he was alive.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/12/ansel-adams-has-an-heir/ (“Ansel Adams Has An Heir”)
However, the Club does not reflect my views, which is why I dropped out years ago and do not anticipate ever rejoining.
Lastly, you said:
I agree completely, but believe the two conventions will be “canned” now, with Trump staging quite a show, and Sanders being “sidelined” beyond belief, which will be very sad. My guess is that his followers will not have any real choice except not to vote.
That was my only choice in 1972, when McGovern ran against Nixon, and I was a young attorney working in the U.S. Senate. I could not vote for either of them; and I predicted that Watergate would take down Nixon.
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Is Political Change Coming To Israel? [UPDATED]
Jeremy Ben-Ami, the enlightened leader of J Street—whose family members were among those who founded Tel Aviv—has written:
Emphasis added. See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-1825 (“Jeremy Ben-Ami, “A New Voice For Israel”—A Wonderful Book That Should Be Read By Anyone Who Cares About And Wants To Understand Israel’s Past, Present And Future”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”) and http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Iranian-military-official-We-have-100000-missiles-in-Lebanon-ready-to-hit-Israel-459350 (“Iranian military official: We have 100,000 missiles in Lebanon ready to hit Israel“)
Let us hope and pray that Ben-Ami is correct.
. . .
On December 6, 2017, he wrote poignantly about Jerusalem:
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Hello as always, Timothy!
I think I may have mentioned that our cruise with our grandson went well. Now he faces the real world of looking into college and/or work, but he has help for this.
It sounds like you’re still quite involved with Washington, as you were part of that Congressional delegation. Our trip to Israel in 2010 taught my wife and I a lot. I think I once also mentioned that despite my opposition to the Israeli system, I have relatives there, and we spent part of the trip visiting a niece of mine, although I did not visit my brother, a hard core ultra orthodox ex-settler who had his family in both the West Bank and Gaza,but now is in a town called Nitzan, which is mostly ex-settlers.
Ben-Ami will hopefully be safe……..I haven’t forgotten what happened to Yitzak Rabin, who, like Gandhi and MLK, died for wanting peace between warring cultural factions. Netanyahu has had a free ride for some time now, thanks to high profile Islamic terrorist attacks around the West, most of it domestic Muslims, and high profile economic concerns and news like Brexit (the Brits are smart….like the people in Catalunya, Puerto Rico and Scotland, they will reject independence).
Israels problems will not go away……I learned that the job and housing market there is scarce and the country has a very high cost of living, high taxes and mediocre salaries…….it’s been a few years since the last big protests there. The issue of Palestine will not go away, given that it’s been around (with a long interruption) for 3000 years.
On a different note but ultimately related to the Israeli future, Donald seems not to have toned down his message even though he’s now campaigning in the general election, when moderation is the tradition at this stage. This cannot be good for him, as he’s no longer just playing to the base. He has the charisma, but not the caution nor good advisement. Interestingly, Donald is apparently less supportive of Israel than Hillary is, which is more of a plus than a minus.
Hillary’s chances are likely influenced by whether Bernie supporters will vote for her………..internet comments by them are not favorable. It will be a close race and most voters will not be happy with the choices, including me, but I will still vote as I always do.
Glad you’re still involved in the process, gives you up to date intel.
Jonathan.
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Thank you as always, Jonathan.
It is wonderful that you and your grandson are spending quality time together. You are blessed.
What is an “ex-settler,” and I see that Nitzan “is a religiously observant communal settlement in southern Israel[, l]ocated among the Nitzanim sand dunes,” which seems like an inhospitable place.
See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitzan
You have written:
He and J Street are based in Washington, D.C.; and he is a very special and caring person. He has built J Street from nothing into one of the two most prominent Jewish organizations in the United States. I believe his future and that of J Street are very bright.
You added:
The Donald is the Donald. His appeal is to (1) the “best” of the GOP; (2) “Reagan Democrats,” who are fed up with the Clintons and the direction of their party; and of course, to (3) Independents, who comprise approximately 42 percent of the American electorate.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/#comment-3244 (“Record-High 42 Percent Of Americans Identify As Independents”)
I have been an Independent for almost 30 years, after first being a Democrat and then a Republican.
You have written:
My guess is that if Hillary Clinton is not forced out of the race (e.g., because of her criminal indictment), Bernie Sanders’ supporters will not support her; and either they will not vote, or they will switch to Trump. As you have gathered, he is courting their support.
Next, you said:
I agree. However, he spoke before AIPAC recently, and was very warmly received.
Lastly, this is an exciting race, and so far one of the most exciting of my lifetime. 🙂
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Thanks for the interesting feedback, Timothy!
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Obama Uses Taxpayer Money To Oust Netanyahu [UPDATED]
The Washington Times has reported:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/12/obama-admin-sent-taxpayer-money-oust-netanyahu/ (“Obama admin. sent taxpayer money to campaign to oust Netanyahu“) (emphasis added)
While I disagree with Barack Obama’s policies in large part, I agree completely with his stands vis-à-vis Netanyahu and Russia’s Putin, who are moral equivalents. Indeed, the United States has used the vast measures at its disposal to oust hostile regimes around the world since our great nation was founded, and there is no difference here.
As my article above states clearly and emphatically:
Netanyahu has morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors, and he should be removed. The Obama Administration is correct in this regard.
See also http://jstreet.org/blog/post/i-ran-israels-atomic-energy-commission-i-know-the-iran-deal-is-working-_1 (Uzi Eilam, former Director of Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission: “I ran Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission. I know the Iran deal is working”)
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Hi, Timothy.
There’s quite a bit of irony in this article you just posted. The Washington Times is a conservative publication, which by itself isn’t a bad thing; I like to read the WSJ and Market Watch, for example. However, it was created by the Moonies, a religious cult, not known for it’s clear thinking.
They complain of this use of tax payers dollars by the State Department like it’s a bad thing LOL. Netanyahu directly tried to manipulate the US 2012 election and virtually declared himself the foreign policy adviser to failed candidate Romney. So, why not turn the tables on him? He’s a menace to us, after all.
The idea that Israel, a client state, is “our closest ally in the Middle East” was never true. Turkey, a Nato ally giving us bases to fight ISIS and a long time fighter against terrorism, along with Jordan, where US troops “secretly” are stationed on their military bases and train with Jordanian troops……..those are our allies in the Middle East.
We’ve been to all of the above countries, BTW. However, my knowledge of our soldiers and their activities with Jordanian soldiers on Jordanian bases comes from (1) two mothers of US soldiers stationed in Jordan who brag about their sons and (2) comments by Jordanian soldiers on comment sections who like to brag whenever they beat US troops on their base in a soccer game. Loose lips don’t sink ships, I guess, if you’re in sand instead of water.
Leaders, be they somewhat shady people with their own agenda like Erdogan in Turkey or Netanyahu in Israel, and controversial Presidents like George W. Bush or Dilma Rousseff in Brazil are usually re-elected. The reason, I once read, is that citizens don’t like changing leaders in times of significant crisis. This, even if the leaders are not optimum.
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Thank you as always, Jonathan, for your comments.
You began:
I agree completely.
The Washington Times is trying to get a “rise” in WDC, knowing that Israel is perceived as being a “sacred cow” because of AIPAC’s efforts, and an “untouchable” politically. Needless to say, your comments and my beliefs echo the sentiments of the Rabins and Sharon.
I agree with your third paragraph too. Netanyahu has created a “climate” in Israel that does not bode well for its future. As we know, anti-Semitism is spreading in Europe and globally; and I believe Netanyahu’s policies of “Apartheid” have contributed mightily to this reemerging tragedy.
He has always been an ego-driven Narcissistic politician, who has not served Israel’s long-term best interests or those of global Jewry, or so I believe.
Indeed, it bears repeating:
I agree too with your last comments:
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Thanks as always for your insightful replies, Timothy.
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The New Chosen People? [UPDATED]
This is the title of an editorial in the New York Sun, which states:
See http://www.nysun.com/editorials/the-new-chosen-people/89770/ (emphasis added)
Of course Judaism was superseded by Christianity; and Jews are not God’s “Chosen people” in any sense—except that it can be argued they were “chosen” to suffer, if history is any indicia.
Christianity has 2.2 billion followers. Islam has 1.8 billion followers. At most, Judaism has 14 million followers.
Again, I am forever reminded of what a prominent American—who is a Jew and a strong supporter of Israel, and who has written for the Wall Street Journal many times—told me several years ago:
WMDs come in many forms, such as deadly viruses, biological and chemical agents, and of course nuclear and nation-ending EMP attacks. Neither Israel’s military, its security forces nor its “Iron Dome” can protect against such threats.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/ (“Is Israel Doomed?“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/what-and-where-is-god/ (“What And Where Is God?“)
All of God’s children have been chosen; none more so than any other—or so I believe.
See http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Arab-social-media-ablaze-with-viral-Israeli-is-burning-posts-473538 and https://www.yahoo.com/news/hundreds-evacuated-bushfires-near-israels-haifa-112640037.html (“Tens of thousands flee raging Israeli bush fires“) and http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-fires-idUSKBN13J0YJ (“Wildfires tear across Israel; police chief suspects ‘political’ arson“)
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Hi, Timothy. I just read what I think was the latest comment or article here, which was about Israel and some issues about liberalism having something to do with atheism.
There is a common superstition that the media and many conservatives perpetuate- that liberals are atheists and conservatives are Christian. My entire lifetime experience with people shows this not to be true. I’ve known many atheists, worked with them or they were a friend. Most Atheists I’ve met were staunch conservatives, even very right wing. At least half the liberals I’ve met in my life…….and I’ve worked around them all my adult life………believed in God although they weren’t part of church culture (which isn’t really Christian that much) or organized religion in general.
It’s like assuming all Christians are right wing due to the evangelical movement, while forgetting real Christians created and led the Civil Rights movement.
To sum up, Religion (or lack thereof), Politics and education/intelligence/science are three different things. One does not negate the other nor predict the other. It’s best never to mix them up in any way. They each deal with a different part of our universe, don’t contradict each other, and become corrupted when any attempt is made to mix them up in a negative or positive manner……….it makes a good meal into a toxic stew. Just my opinion based on experience. My apologies if I’m responding to a long letter that wasn’t current.
Best wishes as always, Timothy, have missed your articles lately. Jonathan.
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Thank you as always, Jonathan.
Yes, I agree with you: for the most part, it is impossible to generalize, and wrong to do so.
The Sun editorial that I cited did so, based on the release of e-mails. It set forth an interesting theory that is not consistent with your experiences.
You may be totally correct.
. . .
More articles will follow. Some are essentially complete; and I am just waiting for the right timing to release them. 🙂
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Thanks for your feedback, Timothy. We’ll be out of country in a week, so Wifi will be sporatic, but I’ll be able to check your articles periodically during that time (Wifi on a cruise ship is very expensive so we don’t get it). Best wishes, Jonathan.
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Thank you for the update, Jonathan.
Have a wonderful time. 😊
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Obama’s Devastating Parting Shot At Israel And Netanyahu
The Washington Post‘s Charles Krauthammer has written:
See https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-obama-preparing-a-parting-shot-at-israel/2016/10/27/770e7fb6-9c79-11e6-b3c9-f662adaa0048_story.html (“Is Obama preparing a parting shot at Israel?“) (italics in original; other emphasis added)
We can only hope!
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Heh heh, Timothy, as a Christian of Jewish ancestry, I think Charles Krauthammer is full of it. He should realize he’s giving loyalty to a foreign power that’s often hostile to us instead of his own country. All President Obama is calling for, along with the rest of the world, is a two state solution, instead of permanent apartheid and occupation. I know you’re not an Obama fan, but I believe your views on Israel are the same as mine.
Islam was largely modeled after Judaism, with most of the same prophets and holy places. What Israel calls the Temple Mount is “the Holy Santuary” or “Nobel sanctuary” to Muslims. The Romans destroyed the Jewish Temple and six centuries later a Muslim of the new religion, Omar, built the Dome of the Rock on what had become a garbage dump. The modern, European and mostly secular, version of Israel came to being 2000 years after Biblical Israel, and needs to learn to share the land instead of stealing it.
I’m happy about the renovation of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which was in bad shape and contains the tomb of Christ. We were there in 2010.
I voted for Hillary by early ballot, a second choice when Bernie lost the primaries (I know you’re voting for Trump). Ironically, she’s very pro Israel, and Trump, who Netanyahu refused to meet with, is kind of neutral about it. Krauthammer seems unaware of that.
A bit of irony; the original Arabic Semitic Hebrews were the Jews of the Bible. My wife is from Mexico, looks a bit Native American and is partly Sephardi on her mothers side. These were Arabic Semitic Jews from North Africa who lived in Spain for a few centuries who were expelled in 1492 and returned to North Africa or went to Mexico when occupied by Spain some years later. Her family is Catholic. As an Ashkenazim, per genetic studies, I, like all “white” people of Jewish ancestry, am over 80% likely to have no ancestry from the Middle East………..so my wife is more Jewish than I am! My very racist brother (a former settler) in Israel, with his very European appearance, would not like to hear that! God is great, but humans are just goofy…………….Jonathan.
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Great comments, Jonathan. I thought you were out of the country already, with no wi-fi. Also, I thought of you when I posted the Krauthammer article. 😊
What a history lesson you have provided. Yes, I agree with Obama regarding this issue, and his treatment of Putin.
As I have wriiten in my article above and elsewhere, Netanyahu has done more harm to Israel, Israelis and Jews globally than any other leader of the tiny country.
The Rabins and Sharon were right about him, in spades. He has spawned antisemitism worldwide; and he is a tragic figure in history.
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Thanks, Timothy. We leave November 3rd. Agree with your comment.
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The UN Vote Condemning Israel [UPDATED]
Ira Stoll has written in the New York Sun:
See http://www.nysun.com/foreign/an-israel-america-treaty-beckons-as-a-strategy/89850/ (“Israel-America Treaty Beckons as a Strategy Against a Hostile U.N.“) (emphasis added)
This is an articulate and well-reasoned presentation of a Zionist’s view of the world. It neglects to mention, however, that Senators Schumer, Blumenthal, Wyden and Cardin are Jewish.
It fails to add too that not one nation stood against the UN resolution; and that anti-Semitism is growing in Europe and elsewhere. Indeed, European Jews have been urged to flee to Israel for a long time now.
Also, it does not state that the father of today’s Left—Franklin D. Roosevelt—turned away the MS St. Louis from docking at American ports, and consigned most of the Jewish refugees aboard to their deaths in Europe. The other anti-Semites in FDR’s administration knew of the Nazi concentration camps, yet did nothing about them.
Barack Obama does not stand alone today. Far from it. He and other world leaders “detest” Mr. Netanyahu, just as the Rabins and Ariel Sharon hated him. Indeed, Leah Rabin blamed Netanyahu for her husband Yitzhak’s assassination. She saw “only doom for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process” with Netanyahu at Israel’s helm; and her views were prescient.
I am forever reminded of what a prominent American—who is a Jew and a strong supporter of Israel, and who has written for the Wall Street Journal many times—told me several years ago:
WMDs come in many forms, such as deadly viruses, biological and chemical agents, and of course nuclear and nation-ending EMP attacks. Neither Israel’s military, its security forces (including Mossad) nor its “Iron Dome” can protect against such threats.
These are the facts that the author ignores, which add up to a far different reality than the one he presents, however well intentioned he may be.
Needless to say, this point of view will not be presented by the Sun, inter alia, because it does not comport with this fine publication’s worldview and biases.
Next, some will attack it and yours truly as being anti-Semitic, which is labeling that seeks to stifle legitimate dissent and debate by Jews and non-Jews alike.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”)
The murderer Netanyahu has lashed out in defiance.
See, e.g., http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/26/world/middleeast/israel-settlements-un-security-council-benjamin-netanyahu-obama.html?_r=0 (“Defying U.N., Israel Prepares to Build More Settlements“) and https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-12-27/israel-to-build-in-jerusalem-mulls-more-steps-against-un-bodies (“Israel to Build in Jerusalem, Mulls More Steps Against UN“) and https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-says-reducing-ties-nations-over-un-vote-102205471.html (“Israel says ‘reducing’ ties with nations over UN vote“) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/27/israel-urges-jews-leave-france-benajmin-netanyahu-continues/ (“Israel urges Jews to leave France as Benajmin Netanyahu continues to lash out after UN vote“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
He has morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors. He must be tried by the International Criminal Court, and arrested whenever he sets foot outside of Israel.
Ultimately, he should share the fate of Adolf Eichmann. Nothing less will suffice.
Lastly, Thomas Ras wrote at the Wall Street Journal:
See http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-fitting-finish-1482795381
Amen!
Lots of us are pro-Israel too, but have been turned off by its policies and “leadership.”
We were pushed into the Iraq War by Israel and its “neocon” surrogates; and thousands of Americans died or were maimed for life, with trillions of dollars wasted.
After Vietnam, this is the next greatest debacle in American history.
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Kerry Response To Netanyahu [UPDATED]
Watch Kerry Response To Netanyahu
The Wall Street Journal has emphasized:
See http://www.wsj.com/articles/john-kerry-defends-u-s-approach-to-israeli-settlements-1482944129 (“John Kerry Defends U.S. Approach to Israel After U.N. Vote on Settlements“)
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American Jews, Especially Younger Jews, Are Turning Away From Israel
Bruce Stokes wrote in Foreign Policy earlier this year:
See http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/03/10/are-american-jews-turning-away-from-israel/ (“Are American Jews Turning Away from Israel?“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-9430 (“The UN Vote Condemning Israel“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-9434 (“Kerry Response To Netanyahu“)
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Obama’s Final, Most Shameful, Legacy Moment
This is the title of a Washington Post article by Charles Krauthammer:
See https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obamas-final-most-shameful-legacy-moment/2016/12/29/ee04bcca-cdfc-11e6-a747-d03044780a02_story.html (emphasis added)
Krauthammer is an American Jew who is passionate about Israel. He is an American, not a despicable un-American Israel Firster. I respect his points of view, always, even though I may disagree with them, sometimes vehemently.
The notion that New Zealand “cannot provide its own people with toilet paper, let alone food” is ludicrous.
As stated previously, I believe Jerusalem should become an international city administered by the UN, and the capital of both the Jewish state and State of Palestine.
More importantly, genuine American patriots and lovers of Israel like Krauthammer do not comprehend the damage that Netanyahu has done to the tiny country, to Israelis, and to Jews globally. This may be their tragic mistake, as my article above suggests.
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A Despicable Israel Firster Rants Against Trump
Bret Stephens has written in the Wall Street Journal:
See http://www.wsj.com/articles/what-does-trump-know-about-russia-1483398736 (“What Does Trump Know About Russia?“) (emphasis added)
What does the despicable un-American Israel Firster Stephens know about anything?
The raving Islamophobe has crusaded nonstop on the Journal‘s pages against our President-elect effectively since Trump launched his presidential campaign.
He should be fired summarily by the Murdoch family on or before Day One of the Trump presidency, and sent packing back to Israel where obviously he will feel more comfortable.
For Stephens to raise the spectre of the Iraq War is ludicrous. Israel and its “neocon” surrogates pushed us into that human tragedy—in which thousands of Americans were killed, while others were maimed for life, and trillions of dollars were wasted . . . for nothing.
Stephens’s rants are deplorable, but this one is worse than ever.
Lastly, I have been outspoken in my hatred of the killer Putin for years now, and believe he should be terminated.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/the-death-of-putin-and-russia-the-final-chapter-of-the-cold-war/ (“The Death Of Putin And Russia: The Final Chapter Of The Cold War“)
But there are reasons to believe that Russia may not have been responsible for the hacking at all.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/is-obama-the-new-nixon/#comment-9456 (“Obama Is Trying To Delegitimize Trump“)
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Hasn’t Israel Killed Enough Brave Americans Already?
It began with the premeditated and unprovoked Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, which killed 34 brave Americans and maimed many more.
See http://www.gtr5.com
Next, came the Iraq War that Israel and its “neocon” surrogates pushed us into—which resulted in thousands of Americans killed or maimed, and trillions of dollars wasted, for nothing.
Now, Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—has written about Israel and the “War Party” (or Israel’s despicable shills in the GOP), and their efforts to push us into a war with Iran:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/iran-nuclear-deal-alive-dead-126399 (“Iran Nuclear Deal — Alive or Dead?“) (emphasis added)
Of course, Buchanan is correct. Indeed, he asks the right question:
These were the same falsehoods that were sold to us about Saddam Hussein’s WMDs, as a basis for the tragic Iraq War.
Enough is enough. Never again. Not one more American life lost for Israel—even if its survival is at stake!
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I usually agree with you Tim, but not this time.. Your anti Netanyahu stance skews your judgment in respect to Israel, which otherwise is usually spot on…
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Thank you, Rick, as always. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Yes, you are correct that I am very anti-Netanyahu, for many of the same reasons that the Rabins and Sharon hated him. All of my reasoning is set forth in various articles and comments at this blog, which I will not repeat here.
However, I believe that if Netanyahu had his druthers, he would provoke a war with Iran, and let the United States fight it, with the attendant losses being of a magnitude equal to or greater than the tragic Iraq War.
I do not trust Iran, but I do not trust Netanyahu either. As I have written, I believe Netanyahu and Putin are moral equivalents. The ayatollahs in iran are equally despicable.
My grandfather believed that the United States should not be in the Middle East. I never discussed his reasoning with him, because I was too young. However, I share that view today. We are essentially energy independent, and the largest energy producer in the world, with truly vast and untapped resources.
We should open our “floodgates” wide, and export vast quantities of energy products to Europe, Asia (including China), and other parts of the world. This is in our best interests; and it would bolster our economy dramatically.
To get bogged down in the Middle East is insanity, or so I believe. If the countries of the region want to blow up each other, so be it. It is not our fight.
Food for thought.
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Trump need to provide Israel with the required bunker busting bombs and delivery system required to flatten Iran, and their murderous regime. Trump has to keep Putin in line, while that goes on.
We don’t belong in the middle east, true. Obama made the war a joke. To be one of the parents that gave their life for nothing..its a tragedy. However, we helped put Israel in the middle east, and they are like our child in that way. An oasis in the middle of the desert. A democracy. How could we turn our backs on them? Netanyahu is a strong nationalist. So is Trump. You like Trump. Do you not see the similarities between the two men? Israel is there, because we, and the UN made it so. We must defend them, at least with air and naval power. We will never be out of that region, because terrorism is not going away. Especially when Iran funds so much of it. I respect you opinion, but I stand with Israel, 100%. Let’s see what Trump, Tillerson and General Matis handle this raw deal..
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Thank you again, Rick. I respectfully disagree.
General George Marshall, among others, opposed the establishment of Israel, inter alia, believing it was not in the best interests of the United States. Indeed, if FDR had lived, he might have opposed it too.
As I have noted in the article above:
What Truman did, or so I believe, was done for domestic political reasons, not as a matter of righteous altruism.
Also, Israel was founded by Jewish terrorists, who fought the British. What goes around comes around.
As you know, many American Jews do not favor continued aid to Israel. I agree with them. The tiny country has been “suckling” at our economic and military “teets” far too long. It should stand on its own, or not at all. Enough is enough.
You have said:
I respectfully disagree. I do not believe we should defend them at all.
Next, I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”)
Lastly, I agree with what Jeremy Ben-Ami wrote in his book, “A New Voice For Israel.” His grandparents were one of the founding families of Tel Aviv, and his father was an activist and leader in the Irgun, working for Israel’s independence and the rescue of European Jews before and during World War II.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-1825
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That was an even handed and balanced analysis, Timothy. I support the Iran Deal, it delays any nuclear bomb ambitions, should they ever change their mind and decide they want it. There’s a political TV show called “Madame Secretary” in which Israel attacks Iran, ignoring US warnings.
I’m anti war, have been since Vietnam. I was one of those “radicals” in my late teens who was in many of those large anti Vietnam war rallies in New York and sometimes in Jersey. I think the only justified wars were the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and WWII. I outgrew the need to be a “radical” and joined the Army National Guard for six years at 20 (was not deployed during that time). Jill Stein is kind of a throwback to those “radical protester” days.
Some say Trump is an isolationist…….I’m okay with that if that means anti war, anti intervention, although we would go broke without continued international trade. Others say he’ll start WWIII. I hope the first idea is the accurate one. Predicting him is kind of a lost cause, it’s a wait and see.
We’re busy moving this month to a larger place, a whole 150 meters away in the same gated community. Quite a hassle, movers looked our place over today. Hope you and your family are doing well. Jonathan.
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Thank you, Jonathan, for your kind words; and happy new year.
I am anti-war too, since the Vietnam War in which friends of mine died for nothing.
I served as an Army officer assigned to DIA at the Pentagon before going to Capitol Hill.
I have a healthy respect for our military, and do not believe one American life should ever be wasted.
General and later President Grant, whom Lincoln credited with being his finest general along with Sherman, believed the same thing, as did Eisenhower.
Indeed, Grant wrote in his memoirs, which are considered the finest written by any American president:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/ulysses-s-grant-an-american-hero/ (“Ulysses S. Grant: An American Hero”)
I believe President-elect Trump is much like Ronald Reagan: peace through strength. After all, we defeated the USSR without a shot being fired.
Good luck with your move, and enjoy your new home. 😊
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Zionists: Trump Should Rectify Painful Omission
Newsmax has reported:
See http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/donald-trump-trump-holocaust-zionist/2017/01/29/id/770954/ (emphasis added)
So what?
There have been lots of holocausts in history, not just the Nazi Holocaust that killed Jews, Gypsies, the mentally and physically disabled, and others.
It is estimated that Stalin was responsible for the deaths of more than 30 million men, women and children—his own countrymen—including millions during the collectivization of the Soviet farms in the 1930s.
China’s Mao Tse-tung was directly responsible for an estimated 30-40 million deaths between 1958 and 1960, as a result of what Mao’s regime hailed as the “Great Leap Forward.”
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/ (“The Silent Voices Of Stalin’s Soviet Holocaust And Mao’s Chinese Holocaust“)
The United States is not a Zionist country, or even remotely close. Christianity has 2.2 billion followers. Islam has 1.8 billion followers. At most, Judaism has 14 million followers, worldwide.
Anti-Semitism is growing in Europe and elsewhere, and European Jews are being urged to flee to Israel. Are the dark clouds gathering again?
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
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Is The Two-State Solution Dead, And The Fate Of Israel Sealed? [UPDATED]
Barring a miracle, it is arguable that (1) the two-state solution is “dead,” (2) Netanyahu and his ilk have won, and (3) the proponents of a lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians have lost, inter alia, because they are “bone-tired” of beating their heads against the wall, pushing for things that are not likely to happen.
The Rabins and Ariel Sharon hated Netanyahu. Indeed, Leah Rabin blamed him for her husband Yitzhak’s assassination. She saw “only doom for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process” with Netanyahu at Israel’s helm; and her views were prescient and are proving prophetic.
In a very real sense, the proponents of peace have been like salmon trying to “swim upstream” against the current. They have had boundless courage, and have been threatened and vilified in the process. Many have done so because of their love of Israel, and their hope that it will survive and prosper, as the homeland of the Jewish people.
But as my article above states unequivocally, it cannot be taken for granted that Israel will survive. Population growth/demographics alone will “kill” it as a Jewish state over time. Even more ominous is what a prominent American—who is a Jew and a strong supporter of Israel, and who has written for the Wall Street Journal many times—told me several years ago:
WMDs come in many forms, such as deadly viruses, biological and chemical agents, and of course nuclear and nation-ending EMP attacks. Neither Israel’s military, its security forces nor its “Iron Dome” can protect against such threats.
If this is true, or that demographics will “destroy” the Jewish character of Israel, then there is reason for the proponents of peace to change course. Some Jews may pursue a new agenda or direction of “all-things-Trump” are evil. However, they need to realize that the forces arrayed against such an agenda—be it the DNC’s agenda or otherwise—are mighty, fierce and more dedicated than the Left or far-Left imagines.
They learned from the impeachment of Richard Nixon that the next battles would be “war.” They watched as attempts were made to destroy Ronald Reagan and his presidency as a result of Iran Contra. Today, his image is “Teflon-coated,” and they control the White House and both branches of Congress. It is entirely possible that their political gains across the country will be enhanced as a result of next year’s elections.
They watch with horror and disgust—and ever-increasing anger—the violence at my alma mater Berkeley, and the violence of the “Black Lives Matter” group and others. Despite the strongly-held beliefs of the Left (much less the far-Left), the “grass roots” folks supporting Donald Trump and his presidency want this country to come together in unity. They want to rebuild the United States economically, and for all Americans to prosper.
But they are prepared to fight viciously against opposing forces if necessary. And yes, they have learned the lessons of the past very well; and surrender is not an option. They held firm and persevered, and now they control state houses and political offices across the country; and they are determined to expand their gains, and implement their agenda.
Anti-Semitism is growing in Europe and globally; and European Jews are being urged to flee to Israel. The UN vote and Barack Obama’s “abstention” were significant, in that not one country voted to support Israel. Is night falling again for European Jews? Jews can be targeted globally and there is nothing that Israel or its vaulted Mossad can do to protect them.
These are very sobering issues, which cannot be taken lightly by anyone. And no, Donald Trump is not the genesis or progenitor of these issues or trends. To the contrary, he has large numbers of Jewish friends and supporters; and he may turn out to be a far greater champion of Israel than Barack Obama ever was.
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Tim, I have to ask… Do you want Israel to survive? Do you think that the two state solution was ever a realistic and viable option? We’re the so called ‘Palestinian people’, ever really interested in peaceful coexistence with Israel?
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Your questions and comments are always good, Rick. Thank you.
Yes, I want Israel to survive, and to achieve all of the expectations for it. I have been criticized for this, which I take as a given.
Compare https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”) with https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-547 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-549; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/ (including its footnotes)
Second, with respect to the viability of the two-state solution, people who are much more experienced than I am believe that it was and is viable.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-1825 (“Jeremy Ben-Ami, ‘A New Voice For Israel’—A Wonderful Book That Should Be Read By Anyone Who Cares About And Wants To Understand Israel’s Past, Present And Future”)
Third, I believe almost all human beings everywhere want peace. It is an innate human striving.
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Sick Anne Frank Center Director Blames Trump For Anti-Semitism [UPDATED]
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4246942/Anne-Frank-Center-director-blames-Trump-anti-Semitism.html#comments-4246942 (“Anne Frank Center director blames Trump and his ‘henchman’ Steve Bannon for the ‘cancer’ of anti-Semitism currently in America: ‘Our president is creating an incubator of hatred'”) (emphasis added)
This very sick, evil and filthy publicity-seeking vermin should crawl back into the rat hole from which he emerged, after first being fired by the Anne Frank Center.
He has soiled Anne’s wonderful and timeless legacy, which lots of us have loved and revered for decades—in the case of yours truly, since I saw the 1959 film, “The Diary of Anne Frank,” in Beverly Hills, and the audience was briefed by the celebrated actor Joseph Schildkraut who played Anne’s father—and furthered the currents of anti-Semitism that have been growing in Europe and spreading globally.
European Jews are being urged to flee to Israel, and the dark clouds of anti-Semitism are rising again.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”)
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Hello, Timothy.
I have mixed feelings about all this, and will end with a theory.
A few observations;
(1) I’m a Christian from about 1999. I’m of Jewish background but rejected the culture after my Bar Mitzvah at 13, and than to be hostile to the culture due to bad experiences with it growing up.
(2) I don’t think Trump is Anti Semitic, no evidence there.
(3) There is an oddness about some Trump supporters; Steve Bannon and Pat Buchanan most definitely do have a history of Anti Semitic beliefs and statements and some associations. On the other hand Jared Kushner has a lot of influence with his father in law, practices the Jewish religion and supports Settlements on occupied land with his money. He and Bannon seem to be working together, so perhaps they’ve made some accommodation. If Nixon could go to China and meet with Mao, than Jared and Steve Bannon could work with each other, I suppose.
(4) As an aside, the Kushners are not orthodox as the media says….they don’t wear any of the “uniform” of Orthodox Jews (and I have a brother who is). I think Ivanka has the potential to be a good influence in that administration, by the way.
(5) Nationwide threats against Jewish community centers…..that is serious, some in the past have been blown up, as in Argentina by Iranian agents, and hundreds have died this way.
But I don’t think it’s about Trumps allies in the US. I think it could have to do with that press conference he did with Netanyahu recently. They both strongly implied, in a round about way, that the two state solution that would allow an independent Palestine was dead. This means no end to apartheid, no end to occupation (Trumps objection to this was very weak), no freedom for Palestinians. The threats may be coming from that realization and the desperation it leads to, although not clear who is making the threats.
Netanyahu is a deadly ally for Trump to have, he used to believe in being even handed in the Middle East, but his supporters wouldn’t like that so he changed course. Trump should have kept Netanyahu at a distance, many Jews don’t like Netanyahu anyway, based on how they’ve voted in the US and for who (Obama over Romney, for example; Romney was a Netanyahu puppet). Anyway, that’s my take on it, it’s not the clearest of matters. Jonathan.
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Thanks, Jonathan. I agree with everything you have said.
There is nothing to add except anti-Semitism raises its ugly head periodically, like both Islamophobia and anti-Christian actions do.
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Donald Trump Is Securing Israel’s Future
George Melloan, a former deputy editor of the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page, has written in the New York Sun:
See http://www.nysun.com/foreign/how-guile-and-guts-won-israels-future-and-todays/89994/ (“How Guile and Guts Won Israel’s Future, And Today’s Optimism“) (emphasis added}
If anyone thinks that Israel’s future would be bright with a Hillary Clinton presidency (i.e., a continuation of Barack Obama’s policies), they would be star-gazing.
Donald Trump is securing Israel’s future. No one should forget that, as the Democrats work toward his ouster.
Compare https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/americas-newest-civil-war-2017-and-beyond/ (“America’s Newest Civil War: 2017 And Beyond“) with https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/ (“Is Israel Doomed?“)
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Hi, Timothy. I received two notifications of new discussions on your blog. Have been busy with visiting relatives so will read the newer material and comment on it this coming week. Jonathan.
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Thank you, Jonathan. We look forward to your return.
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NETANYAHU: I WON’T BE TOPPLED, I HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR [UPDATED]
The Jerusalem Post has reported:
See http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Netanyahu-I-wont-be-toppled-I-have-nothing-to-fear-501847 (emphasis added); see also http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Netanyahu-to-supporters-I-love-you-well-lead-the-nation-for-years-502015 (“NETANYAHU TO SUPPORTERS: ‘WE’LL LEAD THE NATION FOR YEARS’“)
I have never been a “fan” of Netanyahu. In fact, I have written blistering articles (and numerous comments beneath them) about him.
He has oppressed the Palestinians; he has been an impediment to peace; he has been directly responsible for the increase of anti-Semitism globally; and he is pure evil in many if not most respects.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/ (“Is Israel Doomed?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-madness-of-benjamin-netanyahu/ (“The Madness Of Benjamin Netanyahu“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/ (“Israel’s Senseless Killings And War With Iran“)
However, he and Donald Trump admire and respect each other; and with the two of them at the helm of their respective countries, there might be a real chance for peace.
Such opportunities died with the tragic assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, and again with the decline and then death of Ariel Sharon.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/ (“Ariel Sharon Is Missed“)
Will another chance for peace be lost? Will Netanyahu come crashing down?
Donald Trump’s enemies are working toward the same result in America.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/americas-newest-civil-war-2017-and-beyond/#comment-10559 (“CIVIL WAR IF TRUMP TAKEN DOWN“); but see http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/israel-rock-star-trump/2017/08/10/id/806955/ (“Trump Is a Rock Star in Israel“)
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JERUSALEM [UPDATED]
The UK’s Economist has noted:
See https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21732093-campaign-promise-kept-problem-aggravated-world-reacts-donald-trumps (“The world reacts to Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital“) (emphasis added); see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5153669/Why-Jerusalem-important-SAM-GREENHILL-explains.html (“Why is Jerusalem important, what makes Donald Trump’s intervention so toxic and does anyone else recognise the city as Israel’s capital?: All you need to know about why Trump’s announcement is so incendiary“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5164199/Israeli-PM-Netanyahu-Paris-Jerusalem-talks.html#article-5164199 (“Israeli prime minister Netanyahu says ‘the sooner Palestinians come to grips with reality the sooner there will be peace’ as violence flares around Middle East over Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital“)
Netanyahu is delusional—and predictable.
As discussed in my article above, and in the footnotes and comments beneath it, Netanyahu morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors many years ago. Nothing has changed with him since then.
Also, the UN and international condemnation of President Trump’s decision with respect to Jerusalem may represent another sign of growing anti-Semitism, globally.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
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Jerusalem And Global Anti-Semitism [UPDATED]
Noa Landau has written for Haaretz:
See https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.830498 (“In Blow to Trump and Netanyahu, UN Rejects U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital“) (emphasis added; diagrams and video omitted); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-11515 (“JERUSALEM“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5202459/Erdogans-warning-vote-Jerusalem.html (“UN votes 128-9 to declare US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital ‘null and void’ – as Britain jeopardises its special relationship with America by voting AGAINST Trump“) and https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/12/israel-us-nikki-haley-ultra-orthodox-women-discrimination.html (“How Israel enables discrimination against ultra-Orthodox women”—”Israel is among the few states in the Middle East, and the only one in the West, that has for decades practiced gender-based discrimination — in addition to discrimination on grounds of nationality, ethnicity and religion”—”The State of Israel is complicit in the fact that in its almost 70-year history, only one ultra-Orthodox woman has served in the Knesset — Tzvia Greenfeld, a member of the liberal Meretz Party. The top echelons of public service elected for local and national governing bodies will continue to exclude some 400,000 ultra-Orthodox women who constitute 4.5% of the population”—”[H]ow can [Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley] representing a major democratic power such as the United States praise a democratic regime that discriminates against women?”)
The two-state solution remains the only viable means of resolving the conflicts between the Israelis and Palestinians. Undergirding this UN vote is rampant and rising anti-Semitism, globally.
Indeed, anti-Semitism is growing in France and elsewhere in Europe, and in the UK and globally, fanned in no small part by Netanyahu’s actions since he has been in power. For years now, European Jews have been urged to flee to Israel, and they have done so—which is both sad and tragic.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
Settlement expansion and brutality toward the Palestinians are Netanyahu’s hallmarks, and who he is. Leah Rabin blamed him for her husband Yitzhak’s assassination; and she saw “only doom for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process” with Netanyahu at Israel’s helm. Her views were prescient, and courageous.
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IS ISRAEL PUSHING AMERICA INTO ITS SECOND MIDDLE EAST WAR? [UPDATED]
Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—has written:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/is-trump-assembling-a-war-cabinet-128988 (“Is Trump Assembling a War Cabinet?“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-9488 (“Hasn’t Israel Killed Enough Brave Americans Already?”)
As I have asked before: “Hasn’t Israel Killed Enough Brave Americans Already?”
There continue to be those in Israel—and un-American “Israel Firsters” and other cockroaches in the U.S.—who do not think so, and they must the thwarted forever.
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HOW SICK [UPDATED]
The AFP news agency has reported:
See https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/israel-hopes-spy-pollard-can-emigrate-us-embassy-opening-doc-14f82x1 (“Israel hopes spy Pollard can emigrate for US embassy opening“) (emphasis added)
This is equivalent to celebrating and honoring those Israelis who participated in or were otherwise responsible for the unprovoked Israeli attack on the USS Liberty, which killed 34 brave Americans and maimed many more.
See http://www.gtr5.com
Is it any wonder that Israel is hated, and anti-Semitism is rising globally?
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“); see also https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/30/israel-ready-bomb-iran-if-necessary-report/ (“Israel ready to bomb Iran if necessary: Report“) and https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-03/israel-sees-iran-war-looming-as-mideast-tinderbox-awaits-a-spark (“Israel and Iran on Path to War as Mideast Tinderbox Awaits Spark“)
Israel and its “neocon” shills pushed us into the tragic Iraq War, in which more than 5,000 Americans lost their lives and many more were maimed, and trillions of dollars were wasted, for nothing.
Never again, even if Israel’s existence is at stake.
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Why Tim? Why are you so against Netanyahu? Do you not believe that Iran is looking to eliminate Israel/
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Thank you, Rick, for your comments as always.
Obviously, I respect your point of view, and always have. Indeed, I have the utmost respect for you.
My views about Netanyahu are long held. They are by no means new.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/ (“Israel’s Senseless Killings And War With Iran”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/the-madness-of-benjamin-netanyahu/ (“The Madness Of Benjamin Netanyahu”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/ (“Ariel Sharon Is Missed”)
I am not alone in such views. As stated in my article above:
Israel and its “necon” surrogates/shills pushed us into the tragic Iraq war, in which more than 5,000 Americans lost their lives, and many more were maimed, and trillions of dollars were wasted, for nothing.
Now, Netanyahu is trying desperately to push us into a war with Iran and/or Syria. Never again, even if Israel’s survival is at stake.
The United States is moving toward a position of energy dominance again, globally, where we may supply the needs of Europe and China in the future. We do not need the Middle East for anything anymore.
Yes, the un-American Israel Firsters plead the case for Netanyahu, but it falls on more and more deaf ears, in the United States and globally. As you know, Israel is hated, and anti-Semitism is rising in Europe and globally.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
What Netanyahu has done and continues to do inures to the detriment of Jews, wherever they are located, which is tragic. You know this, and I have known it for a very long time.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do”)
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IS ISRAEL’S NETANYAHU EVEN MORE DESPICABLE THAN IN THE PAST? [UPDATED]
Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—has written:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/are-bibi-and-bolton-in-the-wheel-house-now-129294 (“Are Bibi and Bolton in the Wheel House Now?“) (emphasis added)
As I have written in the article above:
Arguably Netanyahu and his Gestapo tactics have done more to harm Israel and Jews globally than any other leader is the tiny country’s brief history.
Do Netanyahu and the equally-despicable and un-American “Israel Firsters” (e.g., his “neo-con” shills) want even more Americans killed to save Israel—like the Iraq War, in which more than 5,000 Americans died and many more were maimed, and trillions of dollars were wasted, for nothing . . . other than the protection of Israel?
Never again, even if Israel’s survival is at stake. Barack Obama was right on this issue. Bolton has been and continues to be an unabashed and un-American Israeli shill.
Is Netanyahu doing all of this in the hopes of saving his political hide in Israel, amidst corruption charges that conceivably might result in his imprisonment—like another former Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert?
See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehud_Olmert (“Ehud Olmert“)
Lastly, what will the establishment of an American embassy in Jerusalem accomplish other than to achieve a pyrrhic victory, at the cost of increased Israeli, Jewish and other bloodshed? What a horrific price to pay.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
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Ashamed To Be Jewish [UPDATED]
Allison Kaplan Sommer has written for Haaretz:
See https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-as-trump-base-celebrates-embassy-move-u-s-jews-mourn-gaza-deaths-1.6092560 (“‘Ashamed to be Jewish’: As Trump base celebrates embassy move, horrified U.S. Jews mourn Gaza deaths”) (emphasis added); see also https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/palestinians/.premium-a-predictable-disaster-in-gaza-israel-did-nothing-to-prevent-clashes-1.6091797 (“A Predictable Bloodbath in Gaza: Israel Did Not Lift a Finger to Prevent Lethal Clashes“) and https://apnews.com/07d64de68b5f4e67b83f96174e779926 (“Israel faces diplomatic fallout after dozens killed in Gaza“) and https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-usa-embassy-turkey/turkey-tells-israeli-ambassador-to-leave-over-gaza-killings-idUSKCN1IG1ZK (“Turkey tells Israeli ambassador to leave over Gaza killings“) and http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/05/15/561820/Turkey-OIC–Binali-Yildirim–Recep-Tayyip-Erdogan (“Turkey urges Islamic world to unite against Israel“)
J Street’s Jeremy Ben-Ami was prescient in seeking reconciliation between Israel’s Jews and the non-Jews who inhabit Greater Palestine, when he evoked the wisdom of his Jewish forebearers in asking about the treatment of Palestinians:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-1825 (“Jeremy Ben-Ami, ‘A New Voice For Israel’—A Wonderful Book That Should Be Read By Anyone Who Cares About And Wants To Understand Israel’s Past, Present And Future”)
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ISRAEL AND ITS SHILLS ARE MOVING US TO WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AGAIN
Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—has written about Israel and its despicable shills in Washington, and their efforts to push us into a war with Iran and/or Syria:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/is-us-bellicosity-backfiring-129375 (“Is US Bellicosity Backfiring?“) (emphasis added)
Having given us the Iraq War—in which more than 5,000 Americans died and many more were maimed and trillions of dollars were wasted, for nothing—Americans must block all future attempts by Israel and its despicable shills to push us into another war in the Middle East.
Never again, even if Israel’s survival is at stake!
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At Some Point, Iran’s Rulers Might Become Desperate [UPDATED]
Parisa Hafezi has written for Reuters:
See https://ca.news.yahoo.com/irans-rulers-face-discontent-u-pressure-mounts-140111749.html (“Iran’s rulers face discontent as U.S. pressure mounts“) (emphasis added)
Ultimately, the question will become whether Iran’s leaders are such zealots that they are suicidal, and willing to launch devastating and nation-ending attacks against Israel—or to encourage and enable their surrogates to do so.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/#comment-15839 (“Will The United States And Israel Cease To Exist?“)
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SICK: How Israel’s Secret Service Has Become The World Leader In Assassins [UPDATED]
As I have written in the article above:
After the tragic assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, and the prophetic words of his widow Leah, the world might think that Israel would have learned important lessons.
Dominic Sandbrook has written for the UK’s Daily Mail:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6001335/How-Israels-secret-service-world-leader-assassins.html (“Poison toothpaste, prisoners hypnotised to kill: How Mossad, Israel’s secret service, has become the world leader in assassins with 800 operations in the last decade“) (emphasis added)
Anti-Semitism continues to grow in Europe and around the world; and European Jews are urged to flee to Israel. Is the cost of being hated truly worth it? Israelis and global Jewry must ask themselves this question.
They seem to blithely ignore the effects that Russian Putin’s more limited assassinations in the UK have produced.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ (“Russia’s Putin Is A Killer“)
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Jerusalem: Repression Of Non-Jews Like The Japanese In California During World War II
Isabel Kershner has written in the New York Times:
See https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/world/middleeast/israel-jerusalem-us-embassy.html (“9 Things to Know About Jerusalem as U.S. Embassy Opens“) (emphasis added); see also https://il.usembassy.gov/embassy/ (“U.S. Embassy in Israel“) and https://www.google.com/search?q=U.S.+Embassy,+Jerusalem&client=gmail&rls=aso&authuser=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiI3fux7srcAhUEKKwKHYGnDFcQ_AUIDCgD&biw=1301&bih=701 (Photos of new embassy)
Japanese-Americans were removed to internment camps on our West Coast, and lost everything in the process. This tragic chapter in U.S. history has been repeated in Netanyahu’s Israel.
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Israeli Madness: War With Iran [UPDATED]
Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant himself—has written about Israel and the “War Party” (or Israel’s despicable shills in the GOP), and their efforts to push us into a war with Iran:
See http://buchanan.org/blog/would-war-with-iran-doom-trump-129815 (“Would War With Iran Doom Trump?“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/reactions-to-israels-nation-state-law.pdf (“Reactions to Israel’s Nation-State Law“) and https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/08/israel-palestinians-us-george-bush-bill-clinton-arafat-plo.html (“Israel’s nationality law knows no boundaries“)
After the Iraq War—in which more than 5,000 Americans died and many more were maimed, and more than a trillion dollars were wasted, for nothing—Americans vehemently oppose another war in the Middle East.
Israel and its “neocon” surrogates pushed us into the last war; and the hue and cry across our great nation must be “NEVER AGAIN,” even if Israel’s survival is at stake. John Bolton has been an unabashed and paid Israeli shill for years; and his views on this critical issue must not be allowed to count, or given any credence.
Those of us who have been staunch supporters of President Trump, since he began his quest for the presidency, would abandon him in droves. Hopefully Pat Buchanan’s sobering warnings about a potential American war with Iran never materialize. At the very least, it would doom the Trump presidency.
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Inside New US Embassy In Jerusalem With Ambassador David Friedman [UPDATED]
But see https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-14807 (“An Eloquent Voice Of Enlightenment“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-14706 (“7 Days To Stop More Of Netanyahu’s Madness“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/06/islamophobia-is-un-american/#comment-14650 (“Former Clinton Consigliere And Trump Supporter, Dick Morris, Trumpets Unbridled Zionist Hate For Palestinians“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-14408 (“Israeli Madness: War With Iran“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-14393 (“Jerusalem: Repression Of Non-Jews Like The Japanese In California During World War II“)
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Israel Is Silent As Iran Is Hit By Computer Virus More Violent Than Stuxnet
The Times of Israel has reported:
See https://www.timesofisrael.com/tv-report-israel-silent-as-iran-hit-by-computer-virus-more-violent-than-stuxnet/ (“TV report: Israel silent as Iran hit by computer virus more violent than Stuxnet“) (emphasis added)
The Israelis should not be sanguine, much less celebratory about this.
As discussed in my article above and elsewhere, Iran and/or its surrogates may strike back now or in the future, in ways that are deadlier than the world has seen thus far.
Peace, not war, must be the goal.
This should be the lesson learned from the tragic attack in Pittsburgh.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-15082 (“Finally A Voice Of Sanity, Instead Of Partisan Hatred In America“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
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A Voice Of Reason In A Sea Of Hate And Madness [UPDATED]
Jeremy Ben-Ami—the president of J Street, and former Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Domestic Policy—has written:
See https://jstreet.org/the-israel-debate-requires-empathy-and-nuance/#.XGOLuCMrJPO (“The Israel Debate Requires Empathy And Nuance“) (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-14807 (“An Eloquent Voice Of Enlightenment“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-1825 (“Jeremy Ben-Ami, ‘A New Voice For Israel’—A Wonderful Book That Should Be Read By Anyone Who Cares About And Wants To Understand Israel’s Past, Present And Future“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/#comment-15839 (“Will The United States And Israel Cease To Exist?“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/06/islamophobia-is-un-american/#comment-8058 (“More Islamophobia From The Wall Street Journal And Bret Stephens“)
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Anti-Semitism Is Alive And Well In America, And Globally
This is one of the conclusions reached in an important survey that was just released by the American Jewish Committee (AJC); and it should be viewed in its entirety at the link that follows.
See https://www.ajc.org/AntisemitismSurvey2019 (“AJC Survey of American Jews on Antisemitism in America“); see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jewish_Committee (“American Jewish Committee“)
This is not a unique American phenomenon. It has been occurring in Europe and globally for a very long time now.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-7039 (“Is Night Falling Again For European Jews?“)
Non-Jews are not affected by it, but they too are concerned.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-544 (“Why I Write And Say What I Do“)
And yes, those who responded to the AJC survey were largely Democrats and anti-Trumpers, who were quick to blame our President, even though arguably he has done more to help the tiny state of Israel than any other American president.
And yes too, lots of us began as Democrats but will never vote for one again. Many of us believe that growing anti-Semitism is a byproduct and the direct result of Benjamin Netanyahu and his policies, which are perceived as implementing Apartheid in Israel.
Leah Rabin believed that peace was not possible with Netanyahu as the prime minister of Israel, and that he was responsible for her husband’s tragic death.
If only someone like Yitzhak Rabin would lead an “enlightened” Israel again, it might change the trajectory of anti-Semitism in America and globally.
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Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street and Israel
Ten years ago, I wrote about Jeremy Ben-Ami, J Street and Israel. His credentials were impeccable. His grandparents were one of the founding families of Tel Aviv; and his father was an activist and leader in the Irgun, working for Israel’s independence and the rescue of European Jews before and during World War II.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-1825 (“Jeremy Ben-Ami, ‘A New Voice For Israel’—A Wonderful Book That Should Be Read By Anyone Who Cares About And Wants To Understand Israel’s Past, Present And Future“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/ariel-sharon-is-missed/#comment-14807 (“An Eloquent Voice Of Enlightenment“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/is-israel-doomed/#comment-16049 (“A Voice Of Reason In A Sea Of Hate And Madness“)
In the intervening decade, much has happened. Barack Obama came and went. Benjamin Netanyahu has survived for now, which might change at any moment. Donald Trump has brought about changes vis-à-vis Israel that were not thought possible. And anti-Semitism has grown dramatically in Europe and globally, with no end in sight.
Eric Cortellessa conducted a fascinating and far-ranging interview with Ben-Ami—which is worth reading in its entirety—having been published in the Times of Israel:
See https://www.timesofisrael.com/has-j-street-become-us-jewrys-democratic-kingmaker-on-israel/ (“Has J Street become US Jewry’s Democratic kingmaker on Israel?“) (emphasis in original)
Whether one agrees in whole or in part with Ben-Ami, or not at all—and I began as a Democrat, but am an Independent and Trump supporter now—one cannot help but admire what he and J Street have accomplished, and how far they have come. They remain Pro-Peace and Pro-Israel, which is a tall order in this perilous world.
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See https://www.nysun.com/foreign/could-america-lose-its-jews-to-israel-its/91632/ (“Could America Lose Its Jews To Israel? It’s a Complicated Question”)
This is a fascinating, well-written article, even for those of us who are not Jewish.
Afghanistan is imploding before the eyes of the world, and terrorist groups may become emboldened like never before, certainly in the Middle East.
Americans have had their fill of interventionism, and wars. If on the heels of our crushing defeat in Afghanistan, Israel were to be attacked, there is no way that the United States would come to her aid, period.
She would be on her own, sink or swim. As indicated in my article above, it is increasingly likely that Israel’s enemies will obtain access to WMDs that can/will be used against it.
See, e.g., https://buchanan.org/blog/cacophony-and-confusion-in-foreign-policy-156200 (“Cacophony and Confusion in Foreign Policy”)
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See https://www.nysun.com/foreign/jailbreak-in-israel-a-major-failure-of-security/91649/ (“Jailbreak in Israel, a Major Failure of Security, Threatens To Ignite Firestorm”)
America’s crushing defeat in Afghanistan is likely to produce ripple effects globally. The Taliban have a vast arsenal of weapons, for use/sale against the United States and its allies.
Israel may become target #1; and there is little or nothing that the IDF, Mossad, or Israel’s vaulted “Iron Dome” (or other sophisticated defense systems) can do the prevent it. For example, one missile launched from a barge offshore carrying a single EMP or biological weapon might shut down the tiny Jewish nation completely.
See also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10001507/Trump-evoked-anti-Semitic-trope-Kushner.html (“‘Jared’s more loyal to Israel than the United States’: Trump evoked anti-Semitic trope to describe Jewish son-in-law, new Woodward book claims”)
The former President simply described his son-in-law as an “Israel firster,” of which there are many in the United States.
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See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10004269/How-Irans-nuclear-scientist-assassinated-killer-robot-machine-gun-kitted-AI.html (“How Iran’s top nuclear scientist was assassinated by a killer robot machine gun kitted out with AI that allowed sniper thousands of miles away to fire 15 bullets after disguised spy car had pinpointed his location”)
Some day the tables may be turned on his killers, who have perpetrated Apartheid. They may reap what they have sown, in spades.
See also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10006891/Netanyahu-suggests-Facebook-Biden-fell-asleep-meeting-new-Israeli-PM.html (“Benjamin Netanyahu mocks Biden claiming he fell ASLEEP during meeting with Israel’s new Prime Minister”) and https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-just-hit-gaza-harder-israel-s-unrelenting-collective-punishment-of-palestinians-1.10218784 (“‘Just hit Gaza harder’: No end in sight for Israel’s collective punishment of two million Palestinian civilians”) and https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-fakhrizadeh-assassination-israel.html (“The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing Machine”)
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See https://www.wnd.com/2021/09/bolton-warns-taliban-access-pakistans-nukes/ (“Bolton warns Taliban could access Pakistan’s nukes”)
I have never been a “fan” of John Bolton, but I believe he is right about this. Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is potentially unstable, and may be accessible to the Taliban and/or ISIS, and used against Israel at the very least.
Former cricket star Imran Khan’s regime in Pakistan may be “easy pickings” for the Taliban/ISIS.
See also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10032795/The-Taliban-hands-150-nuclear-weapons-says-John-Bolton.html (“The Taliban could get their hands on up to 150 Pakistani nuclear weapons after America’s catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan, says Trump’s former security adviser John Bolton”) and https://www.wnd.com/2021/10/iran-promotes-kamalas-approval-student-accusing-israel-genocide/ (“Iran promotes Kamala’s approval of student accusing Israel of ‘genocide'”)
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See https://www.wnd.com/2021/10/conference-considers-jews-not-killed/ (“Conference considers which Jews ‘should and should not be killed'”)
Ominous?
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See https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-set-to-okay-3000-new-settlement-homes-1300-palestinian-homes/ (“Israel set to okay 3,000 new settlement homes, 1,300 Palestinian homes”) and https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-approve-1-5-billion-budget-for-potential-strike-on-iran/ (“Israel said to approve $1.5 billion budget for potential strike on Iran”)
It should not surprise anyone why Israel is hated globally, and why anti-Semitism grew dramatically under the reign of Benjamin Netanyahu. Years ago, he morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors.
He was hated by Ariel Sharon and the Rabins; and Leah Rabin blamed him for her husband’s tragic assassination. The present regime in Israel seems to be Netanyahu 2.0. And innocent Jews will continue to suffer globally because of its actions.
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See https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/29/politics/iran-us-talks-skepticism/index.html (“Iran nuclear talks: US is deeply skeptical and considering taking tougher action as Iran says it will return to talks”)
Iran may be “yesterday’s news.” Since the United States’ humiliating defeat in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal may be accessible to the Taliban and/or ISIS, and used against Israel at the very least.
Indeed, former cricket star Imran Khan’s regime in Pakistan may be “easy pickings” for the Taliban and/or ISIS. And Israel’s Mossad and its once-vaulted — but now porous — Iron Dome may afford little or no protection for the tiny Jewish state.
One nuclear-tipped missile launched against Israel by a terrorist group might have the strategic effect of a nation-ending EMP attack, which would cripple or destroy Israel forever.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/ (“EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive”) (see also the comments beneath the article)
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See https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-11/israel-holds-war-games-to-prepare-for-more-lethal-covid-strain (“Israel Holds ‘War Games’ to Prepare for More Lethal Covid Strain”)
As discussed in my article above, nation-ending WMDs can come in a variety of devastating forms.
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See https://thepoliticalinsider.com/trump-claims-israels-netanyahu-never-wanted-peace-with-palestinians/ (“Trump Claims Israel’s Netanyahu ‘Never Wanted Peace’ With Palestinians”)
Years ago, Netanyahu morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors. He was and is evil incarnate; and his detractors sized him up correctly years ago.
He was hated by Ariel Sharon and the Rabins; and the “Lioness” Leah Rabin blamed him for her husband’s tragic assassination. She concluded that peace was impossible with Netanyahu at Israel’s helm, and her views were prescient.
He should be arrested and tried by the International Criminal Court when he sets foot outside of Israel. And yes, he has hurt innocent Jews globally by fanning the flames of anti-Semitism, which have grown exponentially during his reign.
Tragically, the present regime in Israel is Netanyahu 2.0.
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See https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/01/could-netanyahu-opt-plea-bargain (“Could Netanyahu opt for plea bargain?”)
Regardless of what is done in Israel, Netanyahu must be tried by the International Criminal Court, like the Nuremberg trials, and subjected to similar punishment. Nothing less will suffice.
Years ago, he morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors; and the present regime in Israel is Netanyahu 2.0.
He was hated by Ariel Sharon and the Rabins; and the “Lioness” Leah Rabin blamed him for her husband’s tragic assassination. She believed that peace was impossible with Netanyahu in power; and her views were prescient.
During his reign, anti-Semitism has risen dramatically; and innocent Jews have been hurt globally. Netanyahu must pay a heavy price for this as well.
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TOTAL TRIPE
See https://m.jpost.com/international/article-700429 (“With the world in crisis, Israel steps up – analysis”)
Israel has been playing both sides, and currying favor/colluding with the psychopathic megalomaniac KGB-trained killer Vladimir Putin in Russia. He is the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler, whom Israel has been aiding and abetting.
There are real heroes in Ukraine, including its Jewish President; and they are not the two-faced Israelis — who are pathetic shameless cowards, and have killed Omar Assad and others.
See, e.g., https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10594341/President-Zelensky-survived-DOZEN-assassination-attempts-close-adviser-claims.html (“President Zelensky has survived ‘more than a DOZEN assassination attempts’ with various killers ‘liquidated’, one of his close advisers claims”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10583509/Moment-surface-air-missile-takes-Russian-jet-Putin-launches-BLITZ-Kharkiv.html (“Downed in the Kharkiv blitz: Residents cheer as Ukrainian surface-to-air missile takes down ANOTHER Russian jet over second city – taking Kyiv’s claimed tally of downed aircraft to 45 of Putin’s aircraft”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10584571/Zelenskys-wife-pleads-media-tell-terrible-truth-Putins-forces-killing-children.html (“‘How many more children must die to convince Russian troops to stop firing?’ President Zelensky’s wife pleads with media to ‘tell the terrible truth’ that Putin’s forces are killing children ‘consciously and cynically'”) and https://www.state.gov/statement-on-israeli-defense-forces-report-on-death-of-omar-assad/ (“Statement on Israeli Defense Forces Report on Death of Omar Assad – United States Department of State”)
Years ago, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors. He was hated by Ariel Sharon and the “Lioness” Leah Rabin, who blamed him for her husband’s tragic assassination. The present regime in Israel is Netanyahu 2.0.
Putin hasn’t changed; and the Israelis knew exactly who and what he was. Netanyahu has been and continues to be Putin’s moral equivalent.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ (“Russia’s Putin Is A Killer”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10585475/Children-HOSPICE-stand-snow-shape-Z-support-Putin.html (“Russia’s most immoral propaganda yet: Children at a HOSPICE are made to stand in the snow in the shape of a Z to show support for Putin’s troops”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10586193/Up-five-MILLION-refugees-flee-Ukraine-carnage-bombing-continues-EU-warns.html (“Putin sinks to new low as Russia continues to shell civilians trying to flee Ukrainian cities after LANDMINES were discovered along one ‘humanitarian corridor’ amid warnings FIVE MILLION will try to leave the country”) and https://news.yahoo.com/putin-1999-apartment-bombings-ukraine-175001959.html (“‘Capable of anything’: How the ’99 apartment bombings explain Putin’s rise and regime”) and https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/israels-bennett-undertakes-diplomatic-blitz-ukraine (“Israel’s Bennett undertakes diplomatic blitz on Ukraine”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10587231/Ukrainian-girl-7-killed-school-shelled-hero-grandfather-tried-save-her.html (“Ukrainian girl, 7, is killed after Russians shell school with ‘cluster bomb’ while her hero grandfather desperately tried to shield her from the blast”) and https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/israeli-pm-offers-rare-uncertain-diplomatic-channel-putin-zelenskyy (“Israeli PM offers rare, uncertain diplomatic channel for Putin, Zelenskyy”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10590863/Ukraine-war-Elderly-civilian-couple-blown-car-Russian-tank.html (“Elderly civilian Ukrainian couple are blown up in their car in completely unprovoked attack by Russian ‘special peacekeeping force’ tank”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10592485/Tatyana-Perebeynos-cut-alongside-two-children-Russian-ceasefire-shelling-Irpin.html (“Much-loved mother, son, 18, and daughter, nine, who were all wiped out by Putin’s bombs as they tried to flee city of Irpin during sham ‘ceasefire’ in photo that sickened the world”) and https://kyivindependent.com/national/russian-soldiers-murder-volunteers-helping-starving-animals-near-kyiv/ (“Russian soldiers murder volunteers helping starving animals near Kyiv”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10593177/Ukraine-war-Russia-reopens-evacuation-routes-besieged-cities.html (“Putin sinks to new low: Maternity hospital is bombed, with children buried under rubble in Mariupol, where ‘3,000 babies are without food or medicine’, while Russian troops round up 400 Ukrainian ‘hostages’ in Kherson”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10602461/Ukraine-war-Russia-bombs-disabled-care-home-near-Kharkiv.html (“Now Putin bombs a disabled care home: Ukrainians claim Russians are killing MORE civilians than soldiers and have destroyed 48 schools – but Kyiv says its breaking stranglehold on cities as another helicopter is blown out the sky”) and https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/bennetts-shuttle-diplomacy-impresses-few-israel (“Bennett’s shuttle diplomacy impresses few in Israel”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10603179/Third-Russian-general-killed-Ukraine-eight-days-latest-blow-Vladimir-Putins-forces.html (“Third Russian general ‘killed’ in Ukraine in eight days: Commander of armoured unit is the latest senior officer to be claimed dead by Ukrainian forces”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10602157/Ukraine-Inept-Russian-tactics-baffle-military-experts.html (“‘Inept’ Russian tactics baffle military experts: Tank commanders allowed Ukrainians to ambush them by driving straight up a main road as analysts say they’ve lost enough armoured vehicles to equip the ENTIRE German army”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10604601/Putin-attacks-cities-including-Dnipro-Lutsk-locals-experience-attacks-time.html (“‘Our people are being tortured’: Zelensky vows to get food, water and medicine in to besieged Mariupol while Russia prepares to launch its all-out assault on Kyiv and the UK warns new attacks on western cities are indiscriminately shelling civilians”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10604517/Ukrainian-woman-31-blown-Russian-tank-finds-medicine-sick-mother.html (“Ukrainian woman, 31, is ‘blown up by a Russian tank as she finds medicine for her sick mother’ as friend hails ‘brave’ medic who stayed to help locals under siege from Putin’s forces”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10611835/Israel-says-no-haven-sanctioned-Russians-Roman-Abramovichs-jet-arrives-Moscow.html (“Roman Abramovich ‘was part of organised crime group that cheated Russia out of £2BILLION’: Chelsea owner waits in Tel Aviv VIP lounge to catch private jet to Turkey as Panorama makes fresh claims over how he became a billionaire in 1990s”) and https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/14/world/ukraine-russia-war/israel-insists-it-wont-offer-a-route-to-bypass-sanctions-against-russia and https://www.timesofisrael.com/abramovichs-plane-lands-in-moscow-hours-after-he-was-spotted-at-israeli-airport/ (“Abramovich arrives in Moscow, flying in from Israel via Turkey”) and https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-701041 (“Bennett advises Zelensky to surrender to Russia, Zelensky refuses”)
NO ONE should trust the Israeli government, the IDF, or the country’s despicable settlers. They are butchers, traitors, sinister and evil cowards, and the moral equivalents of Putin and the Nazis. Not surprisingly, they are loathed and hated globally. Israel lost its moral compass years ago, and its raison d’être.
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See https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/04/israeli-coalition-verge-collapse-jerusalem-roils (“Israeli coalition on verge of collapse as Jerusalem roils”)
Israel is an Apartheid state, which long ago lost its raison d’être.
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Netanyahu morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors, and should be tried by the International Criminal Court, with a Nuremberg-like result. Today’s regime in Israel is Netanyahu 2.0.
Hence, it is not surprising that anti-Semitism has risen dramatically since Netanyahu came to power, and that innocent Jews globally are hurt the most.
See, e.g., https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/german-intel-agency-says-antisemitism-filtering-into-mainstream-discourse/ (“German intel agency says antisemitism filtering into mainstream discourse”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10749543/Jewish-NYU-student-shames-fellow-law-school-students-vowing-death-Israel.html (“‘The left has a big, fat Jew-hatred problem’: Jewish NYU student shames his fellow students for vowing ‘death to Israel’, claiming that Jews control the media and that ‘Zionism is Islamophobic'”)
Clearly, Israel is a state sponsor of terrorism, again with no raison d’être. Its IDF and despicable settlers killed Omar Assad and other innocents.
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Airline Rules Apply To Everyone
See https://www.thejc.com/news/news/over-100-visibly-jewish-passengers-barred-from-lufthansa-flight-after-mask-dispute-6QvlZ3OPwppR66yPwnMpDc?reloadTime=1652118124714 (“Over 100 Jewish passengers barred from boarding Lufthansa flight after mask dispute”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10799895/Orthodox-Jews-NYC-barred-boarding-connecting-flight-refused-wear-masks.html (“More than 100 Orthodox Jews from NYC are barred from boarding flight”)
Rightly, Lufthansa barred these passengers for not following the rules.
Also, on an American Airlines flight to London, I remember the odors emanating from some male Jewish passengers being foul, strong and totally obnoxious. It was as if they hadn’t bathed in months, or ever – and were filthy swine.
Like those barred from the Lufthansa flight, they too thought they were special, which they were not.
See also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10804425/Israeli-soldiers-accused-assassinating-female-Al-Jazeera-reporter-shooting-face.html (“Israeli soldiers are accused of ‘assassinating’ female US citizen Al Jazeera reporter by shooting her in the face during refugee camp raid”) and https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-jerusalem-israel-journalists-veterans-4a1a8ae8584be0aa46ace7973ffec72b (“Palestinians mourn slain Al Jazeera journalist, blame Israel”)
Israeli animals – like the IDF soldiers and despicable settlers who killed Omar Assad and other innocents – will be hunted.
See https://www.nysun.com/article/death-of-a-journalist-in-the-fog-of-war-becomes-a-tragedy-for-journalism-too
No one believes the Israelis, or their propaganda, except their lackeys.
See also https://jcpa.org/article/president-truman%E2%80%99s-decision-to-recognize-israel/ (“President Truman’s Decision to Recognize Israel”) and https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/05/funeral-shireen-abu-akleh-stormed-israeli-police (“Funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh stormed by Israeli police”) and https://www.the-sun.com/news/5334711/israeli-forces-attack-mourners-journalists-funeral-coffin-ground/ (“Shocking moment Israeli forces attack mourners at Al Jazeera journalist’s funeral causing coffin to topple to the ground”) and https://apnews.com/article/politics-middle-east-jerusalem-israel-0a6080b491cebc2aa830986029816976 (“Israeli nationalists chant racist slogans in Jerusalem march”)
Lastly, Donald from Toronto commented on MailOnline:
“Barbaric to have killed this journalist…it’s nothing short of murder…she [had] blue helmet, blue vest, no chance of mistaken identity or error.”
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10813121/Israel-admits-sniper-killed-TV-journalist-video-blaming-terrorist-debunked.html?ito=twitter_share_comment_text#comments; see also https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/coastal/ap-top-news/2022/05/14/israel-police-to-investigate-conduct-at-journalist-funeral
Israel’s days may be numbered; and Jews are hated globally. Years ago, Benjamin Netanyahu morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors; and this has taken its toll. Today’s regime in Israel is Netanyahu 2.0.
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Zionists Are Zealots
And the ruthless Netanyahu is the very worst of them. He is condemned by J Street’s founder Jeremy Ben-Ami, and rightly so.
See, e.g.,
https://mondoweiss.net/2022/12/israel-support-is-a-threat-to-the-american-jewish-community-ben-ami-warns/ (“Israel support is a threat to the American Jewish community – Ben-Ami warns”)
Netanyahu was hated by Ariel Sharon and the Rabins; and the “Lioness” Leah Rabin blamed him for her husband’s tragic assassination.
Years ago, Netanyahu morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors; and he should be arrested and tried by the International Criminal Court — in a Nuremberg-like setting — for his many crimes.
See also https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11500559/benjamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-endorse-2024.html (“‘I will not step on that landmine’: Benjamin Netanyahu REFUSES to endorse his ex-ally Trump for 2024 and pledges to ‘deal with’ whoever’s in the White House – while calling on ex-president to CONDEMN Nick Fuentes and Kanye West”)
Netanyahu has zero morality, and should be tried and fried. Israel is an Apartheid state, which may get even worse.
See https://jewishcurrents.org/for-the-biden-administration-there-are-no-red-lines-on-israel (“For the Biden Administration, There Are No Red Lines On Israel”)
Israel’s raison d’etre ended ages ago.
See, e.g., https://mondoweiss.net/2022/12/blinken-tells-j-street-biden-will-change-nothing/ (“Blinken tells J Street Biden will change nothing”); see also https://www.foxnews.com/world/are-progressives-demonizing-incoming-israeli-prime-minister-netanyahus-right-wing-coalition (“Are progressives demonizing incoming Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition?”)
Worth reading as well:
“As Far-Right Come to Power in Israel, J Street Struggles for Relevance”
See https://www.mintpressnews.com/as-far-right-come-to-power-in-israel-j-street-struggles-for-relevance/
Clearly, Netanyahu morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors. Will his offspring be demonized?
See https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-the-son-of-hitlers-architect-helped-bring-the-world-cup-to-qatar/ (“How the son of ‘Hitler’s architect’ helped bring the World Cup to Qatar”)
Arab solidarity with the plight and oppression of the Palestinians is laudable
See https://dawnmena.org/palestinian-solidarity-at-the-world-cup-and-the-bankruptcy-of-u-s-policy/ (“Palestinian Solidarity at the World Cup and the Bankruptcy of U.S. Policy”)
Israel is a rogue, Apartheid state, which is hated. Its IDF and despicable settlers have killed Omar Assad and other innocents.
See, e.g.,
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/peace-between-jordan-and-israel-unraveling-report-says/ (“Peace Between Jordan and Israel Unraveling, Report Says”)
The Middle East is a cesspool, and America should extricate itself from the region.
See, e.g., https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/12/egypts-sisi-gets-warm-welcome-pentagon-cairo-assumes-naval-role (“Egypt’s Sisi gets warm welcome at Pentagon as Cairo assumes naval role”)
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Poll Questions And Answers Can Be Skewed
See https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/15/jews-most-favorably-viewed-religious-group-us-pew-/ (“Jews most favorably viewed religious group in U.S., Pew study says”)
“[M]ost favorably viewed religious group” is poppycock. Yes, many or most of us have Jewish friends. And having grown up in Los Angeles, I have Jewish friends who were neighbors and classmates, and who will be my friends for life.
But as my article above states, Benjamin Netanyahu is a plague on Jews globally. He should be arrested whenever he sets foot outside of Israel, and tried by the International Criminal Court for his many crimes.
Anti-Semitism has been rising globally for decades; and the idea that he and his pro-settler thugs are back in power is untenable. Even Jewish groups like J Street are “campaigning” against his regime.
See, e.g.,
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qmf56fbbQWW0YhKxxBDgVw
Perhaps I feel sorriest for young American Jews who believe in Israel but deplore its thuggery. And tragically, the idea of a two-state solution, and a peaceful resolution of relations between Israelis and their non-Jewish neighbors, seems impossible.
Innocent Jews outside of Israel and the USA may be feeling the effects of anti-Semitism in ways that we cannot fathom. Decades ago, Netanyahu morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors; and the idea that he has returned to power is obscene.
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See also https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/17/world/russia-ukraine-news?smid=em-share (“International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11872853/International-Criminal-Court-issues-arrest-warrant-PUTIN.html (“Putin’s fury as International Criminal Court issues warrant for his arrest for war crimes and abducting Ukrainian children: Kremlin slams ‘outrageous’ decision but Kyiv says ‘the wheels of justice are turning'”)
An arrest warrant needs to be issued for Netanyahu too; and he must be tried in a Nuremberg-like setting, just as the Nazis were — and receive similar punishment.
Today, Israel is a vicious Apartheid state because of him.
See, e.g., https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/article-734950 (“Alarmed by judicial reform, more Israelis are seeking to move abroad”)
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The Latest
“Pentagon has ‘multiple options’ ready if Iran builds nuclear bomb, top U.S. general says”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/23/pentagon-has-multiple-options-ready-if-iran-builds/?bt_ee
There are a number of nations that have nuclear weapons — such as Pakistan — from which such weapons can be obtained and launched against Israel (e.g., as a nation-ending EMP Attack).
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See also https://www.wsj.com/articles/antisemitic-incidents-rise-to-new-high-report-says-3687ca77?reflink=share_mobilewebshare (“Antisemitic Incidents Rise to New High, Report Says”)
This is a direct result of Benjamin Netanyahu. Years ago he morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors. He was hated by Ariel Sharon and the Rabins; and the “Lioness” Leah Rabin blamed him for her husband’s tragic assassination. She believed peace was impossible with Netanyahu at Israel’s helm; and her views were prescient.
Netanyahu should be arrested whenever he sets foot outside of Israel, and tried by the International Criminal Court for his many crimes, with no mercy shown.
Israel is an amoral Zionist — or Nazi-esque — apartheid state that has lost its raison d’etre.
See https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/avalanche-security-chiefs-warn-netanyahu-israel-brink-abyss (“Avalanche of security chiefs warn Netanyahu: Israel on brink of the abyss”) and https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-if-calls-for-idf-refusal-spread-you-will-not-have-a-country/ (“Netanyahu: If calls spread for refusal to serve, State of Israel in ‘terrible danger’”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11904849/Chaos-Israel-Netanyahu-fires-defence-minister-Tens-thousands-protest-Tel-Aviv.html (“Chaos in Israel as Netanyahu fires minister: Tens of thousands protest in Tel Aviv and block a main highway after PM abruptly removes defence chief a day after he called for a halt to judicial overhaul”) and https://apnews.com/article/israel-netanyahu-politics-legal-overhaul-protests-a61c758ad1e523d38006b3e0ea972be2 (“Israeli unions launch strike, upping pressure on Netanyahu”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11910243/Netanyahu-admits-Israel-brink-CIVIL-WAR-postpones-judicial-reform.html (“Netanyahu admits Israel is on the brink of ‘CIVIL WAR’ as he postpones judicial reform amid another night of violent protests”) and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11916473/Netanyahu-rejects-Bidens-suggestion-walk-away-judicial-overhaul.html (“Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Biden’s suggestion he walk away from a judicial overhaul, saying the country resists ‘pressures from abroad'”)
ALL American aid to Israel should cease immediately; BDS should be implemented; and Netanyahu should be tried as a war criminal by the International Criminal Court, in a Nuremberg-like setting, or like Adolf Eichmann was tried.
See, e.g., https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Eichmann (“Adolf Eichmann”)
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When Will Israel’s Enemies Cease Counterproductive Pin Pricks?
See, e.g., https://apnews.com/article/israel-jerusalem-al-aqsa-temple-mount-d5eb317fe2a0083db0160297c4f494d7 (“Israel stages strikes in Lebanon, blasts reported in Tyre”)
EMP weapons would penetrate Israel’s porous Iron Dome, and might destroy the Apartheid state completely.
See also https://m.jpost.com/middle-east/article-738692 (“Muslim world must unite against Israel, Erdogan says to Iran’s Raisi”)
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No Peace With Netanyahu
idlapac from Liverpool, UK commented on MailOnline:
“No peace with bibi in power.!!!”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11956799/Mother-two-British-sisters-20-15-murdered-West-Bank-shooting-dies-hospital.html?ito=twitter_share_comment_text#comments and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11956799/Mother-two-British-sisters-20-15-murdered-West-Bank-shooting-dies-hospital.html (“‘Our family of seven is now a family of four’: Heartbroken rabbi father of two murdered British-Israeli sisters peppered with 20 bullets in West Bank drive-by shooting reveals his wife died after operation to get two bullets out of her head and spine”)
Netanyahu is a heinous criminal who must be tried by the International Criminal Court — in a Nuremberg-like setting — for his many crimes, too many to count. And then executed.
Decades ago, he morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors. He was hated by Ariel Sharon and the “Lioness” Leah Rabin, who blamed him for her husband’s tragic assassination. She believed peace was impossible with Netanyahu at Israel’s helm; and her views were prescient.
Indeed, innocent Jews — especially those who live outside of Israel and the United States — have been suffering from rising anti-Semitism because of Netanyahu.
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Anti-Semitism Is Everywhere
See, e.g., https://m.jpost.com/opinion/article-739584 (“Florida’s ongoing battle with Jew hatred”)
Benjamin Netanyahu has fanned the flames of anti-Semitism globally. His return to power in Israel has done so already, and will continue to hurt innocent Jews globally, in ways not seen since World War II.
Decades ago, he morphed into his ancestors’ Nazi oppressors; and as stated previously, he was hated by Ariel Sharon and the Rabins. Indeed, the “Lioness” Leah Rabin blamed him for her husband’s tragic assassination.
She believed that peace was impossible with Netanyahu at Israel’s helm; and her views were prescient. He needs to be arrested and tried by the International Criminal Court for his many crimes. Nothing less will suffice.
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Israel’s Apartheid Continues Unabated
See https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-house-passes-pro-israel-measure-401-19-but-growing-number-of-dems-vote-against/
Clearly, the Israeli lobby in our nation’s capital is not influenced one iota by Benjamin Netanyahu’s racist regime in Israel. Only J Street engaged in feeble efforts to have a two-state solution mentioned, which came to naught.
No wonder anti-Semitism has grown in the United States and globally. No one should be surprised in the least.
See also https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-2-2023/ (“IDF begins Gaza counterstrikes, prompting additional rocket fire at southern towns”)
With nuclear weapons available from a number of sources (e.g., Pakistan), it’s surprising that a nation-ending EMP Attack has not been launched against Israel by now.
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See also https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/04/israel-ultra-orthodox-equality-protests/ (“Israelis call out perks for ultra-Orthodox in latest protests”)
The ultra-Orthodox and settlers are a plague on the tiny state.
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Why Do Tit-For-Tat Attacks Continue?
See, e.g., https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/09/israel-bombs-gaza-strip-killing-three-islamic-jihad-leaders (“Israel bombs Gaza Strip, killing three Islamic Jihad leaders”)
At some point, an EMP Attack or other major attack may occur, which might end Israel’s existence. The “Iron Dome” is penetrable and porous.
Are Israel’s enemies suicidal, such that they are willing to engage in “Tit-For-Tat” warfare, when instead they could deliver a “knock-out punch”?
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It Is Likely That FDR — The Father Of Today’s Democratic Party — Would Have Agreed with Her
See https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12063711/Rashida-Tlaib-fire-event-marking-catastrophe-founding-Israel.html (“Pro-Palestinian Squad member Rashida Tlaib under fire for hosting event marking the ‘catastrophe’ of the founding of the Jewish state of Israel”)
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Pure madness. What did it accomplish?
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/13/1176041866/israel-and-palestinians-reach-cease-fire-to-end-5-days-of-fighting (“Israel, Palestinians reach cease-fire to end 5 days of fighting”)
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