Month: December 2017

ed note–it may sound like a whole helluva lot of nothing, but there is actually more to it than most would realize– 1. The visceral hatred which Jews entertain for…

While some of the ex-ambassadors sympathize with idea, they tell New York Times it’s a missed opportunity to advance the peace process ed note–ok, now maybe we are reading more…

US secretary of state says Trump’s recognition of the city as Israel’s capital did not prejudge its ‘final status’ or its borders ed note–in the aftermath of Trump’s ‘declaration’ and…

ed note–please consider a few items here that our esteemed Hebraic writer underscores– 1. She (and we have to assume) as well as a good number of other analysts, writers,…

TIMES OF ISRAEL – In announcing US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, President Donald Trump spoke loud and clear — except when he didn’t. That’s not to say that…

TELESUR – Trump’s official statement urged U.S. officials “to call the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to request that they completely allow food, fuel, water, and medicine to…

BY PHIL GIRALDI – There are two observations one might make about the Flynn saga as it currently stands. First, Israel, not Russia, was colluding with the Trump Administration prior…

The US president’s recognition of Israel’s capital can be seen as a test for the Palestinians: If they respond with violence, Trump can say the Israelis were right and there…

BY ISRAEL SHAMIR – The Dog that Didn’t Bark by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In that Sherlock Holmes story, a dog did not bark during the night when a race…

Current policy holds that American citizens born in Jerusalem have only the city as their birthplace in their passports, unless they were born before Israel’s creation in 1948. In those…

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NY Senator, Democratic leader says he advised president to recognize all of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

‘All of the actions we do, whether they are in Jerusalem or anywhere else in Israel, are based on Torah…We are fulfilling the Torah’s commandments. What we see here, around…

‘Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel will cost us dearly in terms of the diplomatic plan that he will present. It will harm us’

The Jewish Daily Forward Democrat Al Franken will resign from the U.S. Senate on Thursday, Minnesota Public Radio reported, after more than half of his Senate Democratic colleagues urged him…

Peter Beinart, The Jewish Daily Forward On its face, Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday announcing that America would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital seemed entirely reasonable. “Today,” he declared, “We…

The president spoke loud and clear — except when he didn’t. Here are a few things he said and didn’t say

President’s declaration does not negate Palestinian claims in holy city. Indeed, far from ruling out a Palestinian state, he has for all intents and purposes ruled it in, saying that…

What in the real, actual, physical world will change as a result of the empty ‘recognition’ of Jerusalem as the ‘capital’ of Israel? The answer is–nothing. The embassy will stay…

nymag.com President Trump is set to announce on Wednesday that the U.S. recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in a break with long-standing U.S. policy that is likely to…

‘Although Trump affirmed Jerusalem as the ‘capital’ of Israel, he didn’t call it the ‘undivided capital’ of Israel as supporters of the Jewish state constantly stipulate, suggesting that the US…

Journalist David Bedein says US embassy law does not recognize Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem, must be amended before embassy moves. ed note–please pay very close attention to the details of…

ed note–please pay attention to the obvious worry in our esteemed Hebraic author’s voice that the recent business involving Flynn may throw gasoline on the fire vis a vis the…

The Jewish Daily Forward The NYPD’s probe into an accusations of rape and sexual assault against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has put officers in Paris and Los Angeles, the…

washingtonpost.com Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared his intention to seek re-election next March, a vote he appears certain to win. The Russian leader chose an enthusiastic audience of…

ed note–My/our apologies ahead of time for what you are about to read in this story. We are posting this not in the interest of furthering any theories concerning ‘Hurricane…

Jewish American groups blamed the president of ignorance and of ‘irresponsible’ decision-making, warning of the potentially negative outcomes of an embassy move ed note–Keep in mind that one of the…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected announcement in which he is set to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is nothing more than symbolic.

ed note–this is more than just slightly-significant. What it underscores–as clearly described in the piece–is that Trump does not have control over his own intelligence agencies. The statement attributed to…

ed note–before everyone reacts and erupts with all the typical noise, please look at and consider what may be the underlying strategic reasons for doing this, to wit– 1. The…