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#7628114 at 2019-12-27 00:35:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9759: Blessed Be the Note Takers Edition
ISRAEL DID 9-11, A Who's Who
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) -
"We are benefiting from the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon." Worked in a nuclear smuggling ring Project Pinto.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) -
Spent 6 months in the US preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, Mossad-run.
Among these products are Nano-composite explosives laced with Thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers.
3. Ehud Olmert -
Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations. Connected to Menachem Atzmon of ICTS.
4,5. Menachem Atzmon and Ezra Harel-
Owners of International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), which ran the security at the Boston and Newark airports
6. Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski)-
Pioneered the WMD base at Dimona on occupied Palestinian land in Al-Naqab that produces the Thermite used in the 9/11 horror.
7. Isser Harel (real name: Halperin)- Founder of Mossad
Masterminded the operation with Avraham Bendor and Peter Zvi Malkin, and Israeli arms peddler Shaul Eisenberg, to obtain the blueprints for the WTC, facilitated by Port Authority Executive Director Stephen Berger.
8. Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein) -
Israeli occupation Air Force Major General and architect of the USS Liberty Massacre.
The military point man for Peres, Mossad on 9/11.
9. Michael Chertoff-
Second Secretary of Homeland Security and prior to that, chief of the criminal div. of the Justice Dept. from 2001-2003. Patriot Act author. Son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, and Livia Eisen, founding female operative of Mossad.
14. Yaron Shmuel, Omer Marmari, Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, and Oded Ellner-
>Mossad spies who have come to be known as "the 5 Dancing Israelis"
After being detained, their bodies and van testing positive for explosives, proclaimed, "We're here to document the event."
15. Dominick Otto Suter-
Mossad owner of Israeli Intelligence front Urban Moving Systems where the 5 Dancing Israelis worked. Overseer and the chief of a Mossad op to gather intelligence on various Arab orgs in the Tri-State Area.
16. Morris Kahn-
>Israeli owner/founder of Amdocs, which collects processing data for 90% of the phone calls, emails and text messages in America, including several agencies of the US ZOG.
At least 60 Israeli spies, all of whom were operatives in the fields of Military Intelligence and explosive ordinance were detained on 9/11, and more than 140 Israeli spies were detained shortly before the events. A large swathe of them worked at Amdocs.
19. Alvin Hellerstein -the Judge on all of the cases run by Skadden Arps.
21. Gal Israeli -
Cedar Fund's co-founder. Also a Talpion connected to a plethora of high-tech start-ups. Prior to partnering up with Amnon Shoham and pouring cash into Israeli Intelligence assets like Guardium, Managing Director in the High Tech Investment Banking group of Bear Stearns.
24. Kenneth Feinberg -
Set up the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and forced the 9/11 Victims' families to waive their right to sue the government for criminal negligence in exchange for a little over a Million shekels-I mean dollars- apiece.
>Wife, Dede, is the former president of the Jewish Federation in DC and a major bankroller of Jewish causes through Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County in Bethesda, MD.
25. "Lucky" Larry Silverstein - Mr. "Pull It."
Friend of every Israeli Premier of the last 30 years, phone conversations with Netanyahu every Sunday. United Jewish Appeal bigwig. Co-owned the Twin Towers with Haganah terrorist and IOF Golani Brigades commando Frank Lowy. His buddies Lewis Eisenberg and Ronald Lauder, privatized the WTC for the first time in history and helped him get the lease.
>Silverstein Collected 7 $Billion Dollars from the Insurance Settlement
26. '''Rabbi Dov Zakheim -
Pentagon Comptroller who disappeared $3.3 trillion and sent it to the usurping Zionist entity to pay for new warplanes that would be used in the slaughter of Palestinians and Lebanese. Head honcho of Systems Planning Corporation (SPC) that manufactured the FTS (Flight Termination System) equipped under the fuselages of the planes that hit the WTC.'''
27. Ronald S. Lauder-
On Ronald Reagan's defence policy board 1981.
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Mossad Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. Was head of the World Jewish Congress.
>These are the Criminals who brought down the World Trade Center and blew up the Pentagon.
These are the Murderers of 2,996 Americans on September 11th, 2001.
Sauce: https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/israel-did-9-11-a-whos-who.html
>http://www.bollyn.com/home#article_16214'''
#7627866 at 2019-12-27 00:01:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9759: Blessed Be the Note Takers Edition
Netanyahu wins Likud leadership race by landslide, defeating Sa'ar 72%-27%
Conceding defeat, Sa'ar says primary was vital for Likud's democratic character, backs Netanyahu ahead of March 2 elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu trounced his rival Gideon Sa'ar in the Likud leadership race early Friday, winning some 72.5% of the party vote in a landslide victory for the longtime Likud leader.
Netanyahu declared victory soon after midnight Thursday-Friday, as the count was underway, while Sa'ar conceded an hour later.
"This is a huge victory! Thank you Likud members for your trust, support and love," Netanyahu said in a message to supporters, vowing to "lead Likud to a great victory in the upcoming [national] elections and continue to lead the State of Israel to unprecedented achievements."
"We won! Thank you for your support," Netanyahu later tweeted.
At 1 a.m., Sa'ar conceded defeat, saying that while "we don't have the final figures, the result is clear." He said he would "congratulate the prime minister on his victory," and pledged support for Netanyahu and Likud ahead of the March 2 general elections. "The contest was vital to the Likud and its democratic character," said Sa'ar. "My decision to run was right and necessary. Whoever isn't prepared to take a chance for the path he believes in, will never win."
The contest was the first significant challenge to Netanyahu's leadership of the Likud in more than a decade, but he maintained the support of the vast majority of the party's Knesset members and its prominent local leaders and activists, and can thus utilize the result as a boost ahead of Israel's third general elections in under a year.
More
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-declares-victory-in-likud-primary-appears-headed-for-landslide-win/
War criminal wins, surprise
#7627660 at 2019-12-26 23:34:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9759: Blessed Be the Note Takers Edition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares victory in his primary election battle for leadership of the Likud party, as TV stations predict a landslide win for the longtime Israeli leader.
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1210331006013771776
#7625709 at 2019-12-26 18:44:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9756: Just Stopped In To See What Condition The Edition Was In. Edition
Israel to reinstitute 'assassinations policy'
Israel's foreign minister on Thursday said Tel Aviv would return to "the policy of assassinations" against Palestinian resistance figures in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports.
In statements he made to Israel's army radio, Yisrael Katz indicated that there was "an intelligence effort to identify the rockets' launchers and work to eliminate them."
He stressed: "Intelligence efforts are currently focused on determining who is responsible for ordering missile launch instructions in order to work to eliminate him."
On Wednesday evening, Israel's iron dome anti-missile system intercepted a missile reportedly fired from the Gaza Strip towards the country's south while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was attending an election rally in Ashkelon province.
According to Israeli media, security forces transferred Netanyahu to a "protected area" while security forces responded by bombing several sites in the Gaza Strip without any casualties.
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/75828/israel-to-reinstitute-assassinations.html
#7620888 at 2019-12-26 01:15:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9750: Calm Before The Nightshift Storm Edition
Netanyahu rushed to bomb shelter amid Gaza rocket attack
https://archive.is/wip/Qf6He
https://nypost.com/2019/12/25/Netanyahu-rushed-to-bomb-shelter-amid-gaza-rocket-attack/
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to be rushed to a bomb shelter amid a rocket attack near the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, reports said.
The Jewish leader was on stage at a campaign event in the Israeli city of Ashkelon, about 8 miles from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory, when warning sirens suddenly went off and he was quickly ushered to a nearby shelter, the Times of Israel said.
The rocket, fired from Gaza, was shot down by an Israeli Iron Dome air-defense interceptor, Reuters said.
It was the second time since September that the prime minister had to be evacuated from a campaign event under such circumstances. The September rocket attack, in nearby Ashdod, led to last month's Israeli assassination of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader suspected of ordering it.
Netanyahu returned to his campaign event in Ashkelon after about 15 minutes - and with a defiant warning.
"The person who fired the rocket last time is no longer with us," he said.
"The person who did it this time should start packing their things."
#7619449 at 2019-12-25 20:37:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9748: Follow the pictures Edition
Gaza rocket fired at Israeli city during Netanyahu visit - TV
A rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip at a southern Israeli city on Wednesday as it hosted a campaign visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, prompting him to briefly take shelter, Israeli TV stations reported.
The Israeli military confirmed the launch against Ashkelon, which is 12 km (7.5 miles) from the coastal Palestinian enclave, saying the rocket was shot down by an Iron Dome air defence interceptor.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility in Gaza, which is under the control of Hamas Islamists and where a smaller armed faction, Islamic Jihad, exchanged fire with Israel during a two-day surge of violence last month.
Israeli TV stations showed Netanyahu, who is campaigning to keep the helm of the conservative Likud party in an internal election on Thursday, being escorted off a stage by bodyguards.
The stations reported that he was taken to a bomb shelter after rocket sirens sounded but then returned to resume the event.
Netanyahu's office had no immediate comment.
While Netanyahu is widely expected to retain Likud's leadership, he faces a tough battle ahead of a March general election in Israel - its third in a year, after he and his centrist rival Benny Gantz failed to secure majorities in two previous ballots. Netanyahu's standing has been dented by an indictment on corruption charges that he denies.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-israel-palestinians-violence/gaza-rocket-fired-at-israeli-city-during-Netanyahu-visit-tv-idUKKBN1YT0PA
#7618800 at 2019-12-25 18:50:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9746: Prayers for all the Soldiers Edition
Netanyahu: Putin said that if I were not PM, Israel and Russia would be at war
In rare interview ahead of Likud primary, PM refuses to answer whether he will seek immunity from prosecution or what he'll do if High Court rules he can't form government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him the two countries could have found themselves at war had it not been for the close relationship between their leaders.
"Putin told me that were it not for our relationship, we could have found ourselves in the midst of a military clash... Only because we meet every few months has this been avoided," Netanyahu said in a rare interview with Army Radio, a day before the Likud leadership primary.
"We have four times come close to collisions - our planes in Syria's crowded airspace almost collided with Russian planes," the premier continued, speaking openly regarding Israel's conduct beyond its borders.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-putin-said-that-if-i-were-not-pm-israel-and-russia-would-be-at-war/
Not sure what to make of this
#7613944 at 2019-12-25 02:24:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9741: In Honor Of Admiral Rogers Edition
>>7613837
ISRAEL DID 9-11, A Who's Who
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) -
"We are benefiting from the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon." Worked in a nuclear smuggling ring Project Pinto.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) -
Spent 6 months in the US preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, Mossad-run.
Among these products are Nano-composite explosives laced with Thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers.
3. Ehud Olmert -
Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations. Connected to Menachem Atzmon of ICTS.
4,5. Menachem Atzmon and Ezra Harel-
Owners of International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), which ran the security at the Boston and Newark airports
6. Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski)-
Pioneered the WMD base at Dimona on occupied Palestinian land in Al-Naqab that produces the Thermite used in the 9/11 horror.
7. Isser Harel (real name: Halperin)- Founder of Mossad
Masterminded the operation with Avraham Bendor and Peter Zvi Malkin, and Israeli arms peddler Shaul Eisenberg, to obtain the blueprints for the WTC, facilitated by Port Authority Executive Director Stephen Berger.
8. Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein) -
Israeli occupation Air Force Major General and architect of the USS Liberty Massacre.
The military point man for Peres, Mossad on 9/11.
9. Michael Chertoff-
Second Secretary of Homeland Security and prior to that, chief of the criminal div. of the Justice Dept. from 2001-2003. Patriot Act author. Son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, and Livia Eisen, founding female operative of Mossad.
14. Yaron Shmuel, Omer Marmari, Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, and Oded Ellner-
>Mossad spies who have come to be known as "the 5 Dancing Israelis"
After being detained, their bodies and van testing positive for explosives, proclaimed, "We're here to document the event."
15. Dominick Otto Suter-
Mossad owner of Israeli Intelligence front Urban Moving Systems where the 5 Dancing Israelis worked. Overseer and the chief of a Mossad op to gather intelligence on various Arab orgs in the Tri-State Area.
16. Morris Kahn-
>Israeli owner/founder of Amdocs, which collects processing data for 90% of the phone calls, emails and text messages in America, including several agencies of the US ZOG.
At least 60 Israeli spies, all of whom were operatives in the fields of Military Intelligence and explosive ordinance were detained on 9/11, and more than 140 Israeli spies were detained shortly before the events. A large swathe of them worked at Amdocs.
19. Alvin Hellerstein -the Judge on all of the cases run by Skadden Arps.
21. Gal Israeli -
Cedar Fund's co-founder. Also a Talpion connected to a plethora of high-tech start-ups. Prior to partnering up with Amnon Shoham and pouring cash into Israeli Intelligence assets like Guardium, Managing Director in the High Tech Investment Banking group of Bear Stearns.
24. Kenneth Feinberg -
Set up the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and forced the 9/11 Victims' families to waive their right to sue the government for criminal negligence in exchange for a little over a Million shekels-I mean dollars- apiece.
>Wife, Dede, is the former president of the Jewish Federation in DC and a major bankroller of Jewish causes through Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County in Bethesda, MD.
25. "Lucky" Larry Silverstein - Mr. "Pull It."
Friend of every Israeli Premier of the last 30 years, phone conversations with Netanyahu every Sunday. United Jewish Appeal bigwig. Co-owned the Twin Towers with Haganah terrorist and IOF Golani Brigades commando Frank Lowy. His buddies Lewis Eisenberg and Ronald Lauder, privatized the WTC for the first time in history and helped him get the lease.
>Silverstein Collected 7 $Billion Dollars from the Insurance Settlement
26. '''Rabbi Dov Zakheim -
Pentagon Comptroller who disappeared $3.3 trillion and sent it to the usurping Zionist entity to pay for new warplanes that would be used in the slaughter of Palestinians and Lebanese. Head honcho of Systems Planning Corporation (SPC) that manufactured the FTS (Flight Termination System) equipped under the fuselages of the planes that hit the WTC.'''
Ronald S. Lauder-
On Ronald Reagan's defence policy board 1981.
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Mossad Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. Was head of the World Jewish Congress.
>These are the Criminals who brought down the World Trade Center and blew up the Pentagon.
These are the Murderers of 2,996 Americans on September 11th, 2001.
Sauce: https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/israel-did-9-11-a-whos-who.html
>http://www.bollyn.com/home#article_16214'''
#7612625 at 2019-12-24 23:32:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9739: Merry Christmas To All US Service Members Edition
>>7612589
ISRAEL DID 9-11- A Who's Who
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) -
"We are benefiting from the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon." Worked in a nuclear smuggling ring Project Pinto.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) -
Spent 6 months in the US preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, Mossad-run.
Among these products are Nano-composite explosives laced with Thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers.
3. Ehud Olmert -
Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations. Connected to Menachem Atzmon of ICTS.
4,5. Menachem Atzmon and Ezra Harel-
Owners of International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), which ran the security at the Boston and Newark airports
6. Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski)-
Pioneered the WMD base at Dimona on occupied Palestinian land in Al-Naqab that produces the Thermite used in the 9/11 horror.
7. Isser Harel (real name: Halperin)- Founder of Mossad
Masterminded the operation with Avraham Bendor and Peter Zvi Malkin, and Israeli arms peddler Shaul Eisenberg, to obtain the blueprints for the WTC, facilitated by Port Authority Executive Director Stephen Berger.
8. Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein) -
Israeli occupation Air Force Major General and architect of the USS Liberty Massacre.
The military point man for Peres, Mossad on 9/11.
9. Michael Chertoff-
Second Secretary of Homeland Security and prior to that, chief of the criminal div. of the Justice Dept. from 2001-2003. Patriot Act author. Son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, and Livia Eisen, founding female operative of Mossad.
14. Yaron Shmuel, Omer Marmari, Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, and Oded Ellner-
>Mossad spies who have come to be known as "the 5 Dancing Israelis"
After being detained, their bodies and van testing positive for explosives, proclaimed, "We're here to document the event."
15. Dominick Otto Suter-
Mossad owner of Israeli Intelligence front Urban Moving Systems where the 5 Dancing Israelis worked. Overseer and the chief of a Mossad op to gather intelligence on various Arab orgs in the Tri-State Area.
16. Morris Kahn-
>Israeli owner/founder of Amdocs, which collects processing data for 90% of the phone calls, emails and text messages in America, including several agencies of the US ZOG.
At least 60 Israeli spies, all of whom were operatives in the fields of Military Intelligence and explosive ordinance were detained on 9/11, and more than 140 Israeli spies were detained shortly before the events. A large swathe of them worked at Amdocs.
19. Alvin Hellerstein -the Judge on all of the cases run by Skadden Arps.
21. Gal Israeli -
Cedar Fund's co-founder. Also a Talpion connected to a plethora of high-tech start-ups. Prior to partnering up with Amnon Shoham and pouring cash into Israeli Intelligence assets like Guardium, Managing Director in the High Tech Investment Banking group of Bear Stearns.
24. Kenneth Feinberg -
Set up the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and forced the 9/11 Victims' families to waive their right to sue the government for criminal negligence in exchange for a little over a Million shekels-I mean dollars- apiece.
>Wife, Dede, is the former president of the Jewish Federation in DC and a major bankroller of Jewish causes through Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County in Bethesda, MD.
25. "Lucky" Larry Silverstein - Mr. "Pull It."
Friend of every Israeli Premier of the last 30 years, phone conversations with Netanyahu every Sunday. United Jewish Appeal bigwig. Co-owned the Twin Towers with Haganah terrorist and IOF Golani Brigades commando Frank Lowy. His buddies Lewis Eisenberg and Ronald Lauder, privatized the WTC for the first time in history and helped him get the lease.
>Silverstein Collected 7 $Billion Dollars from the Insurance Settlement
26. '''Rabbi Dov Zakheim -
Pentagon Comptroller who disappeared $3.3 trillion and sent it to the usurping Zionist entity to pay for new warplanes that would be used in the slaughter of Palestinians and Lebanese. Head honcho of Systems Planning Corporation (SPC) that manufactured the FTS (Flight Termination System) equipped under the fuselages of the planes that hit the WTC.'''
Ronald S. Lauder-
On Ronald Reagan's defence policy board 1981.
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Mossad Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. Was head of the World Jewish Congress.
>These are the Criminals who brought down the World Trade Center and blew up the Pentagon.
These are the Murderers of 2,996 Americans on September 11th, 2001.
Sauce: https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/israel-did-9-11-a-whos-who.html
>http://www.bollyn.com/home#article_16214'''
#7610466 at 2019-12-24 19:07:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9736: Then One Foggy Christmas Eve Edition
The Foreign Policy of Johnson's Britain
It is likely that Boris Johnson will be prime minister of the United Kingdom for the next ten years, which is a sobering thought, and it is necessary that speculation as to his possible intentions on the international stage include examination of his personality and past record.
When parliament meets for the first time following an election the new government outlines its policies in a speech composed for the long-suffering Queen to deliver in front of all legislators, which she did on December 19. Johnson's programme included plans for leaving the European Union, further restrictions on immigration, increased prison sentences for those guilty of terrorism, and an increase in spending on the National Health Service.
There was no specific mention of international affairs, although Johnson will forbid such institutions as universities and local councils to express disapproval of any foreign countries' actions by, for example, refraining from purchasing their exports. Johnson explained that "one innovation this speech introduces is we will stop public bodies from taking it upon themselves to boycott goods from other countries to develop their own pseudo-foreign policy against a country which with nauseating frequency turns out to be Israel."
In an interview in July 2019 with Jewish News, Johnson described himself as a "passionate Zionist" because Israel is a "great country [that] I love". He said "I believe in Israel. I support Israel. I will always support Israel," which is an indication of the UK's future policy as regards the Middle East, and yet another nail in the coffin of Palestine, concerning which it is notable that Johnson appointed Ms Priti Patel to be Home Secretary in the new government, because she had had to resign as Overseas Aid Minister in 2017 following a series of lies she told to prime minister Theresa May about a shady visit to Israel.
It had been reported that in August 2017 she took "a secret trip to Israel with a lobbyist, during which she held 12 meetings, including one with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, without informing either [Prime Minister] May or Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary." She claimed, however, that "Boris knew about the visit. The point is that the Foreign Office did know about this, Boris knew about [the visit to Israel]." And it seems that perhaps he did know, because the lies she told about her visit have been forgiven and forgotten, and she is now a most important member of Johnson's government. So perhaps Boris did indeed know about her visit.
There are few other pointers as to the direction of foreign policy, apart from the Conservative government's fixation about leaving the European Union which is constantly vilified and blamed for all the ills that have befallen the divided United Kingdom.
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/12/24/foreign-policy-johnson-britain/
#7610080 at 2019-12-24 18:11:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9736: Then One Foggy Christmas Eve Edition
Reports: Israel considers denying entry of ICC investigators in response to war crimes probe
Israel is considering preventing the entry of officials from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to the chief prosecutor's decision to investigate its possible war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories, local media reported.
Israel Hayom reported yesterday that representatives from the Israeli ministries of foreign affairs, justice and national security council have discussed practical ways to respond to the ICC chief prosecutor's decision.
The paper said representatives from the three ministers met on Sunday in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed the possibility of preventing the entry of ICC staff into Israel.
According to the paper, Israel is considering taking steps similar to the ones taken by the US administration, which refuses to grant entry visas for ICC employees in response to the court's intention to investigate American soldiers who participated in the war in Afghanistan.
Netanyahu is to transfer all deliberations on the matter to the Israeli security cabinet and impose a gag order on it to prevent the disclosure of Israel's future actions on the issue, the paper said.
On Friday, ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced her intention to open a full investigation into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191224-reports-israel-considers-denying-entry-of-icc-investigators-in-response-to-war-crimes-probe/
#7605317 at 2019-12-24 02:57:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9730: Obstruction Of The Senate Edition
Ben Fulford 12/23/19:
International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings against Israel mean the net is closing tighter on the Khazarian mafia.
"The wheels of justice grind slowly. The ICC prosecuting Israeli war crimes in Palestine after 5 years may lead to arrest warrants and other war crimes in Syraq [sic], since Israel supports ISIS [Daesh] and steals Syrian and Iraqi oil," Pentagon sources say.
U.S. Special Forces will soon be hunting down Zionist war criminals wherever they may try to hide on this planet, the sources promise.
Related to this are the bankruptcy negotiations of the United Nations, say European royal family sources. "The UN is a private corporation incorporated in California and owned by the Rothschild family via the Lucis Trust," the sources say.
"After wishing the federal workforce and military a Merry Christmas, Trump may have given the ICC the green light as a Hanukkah present to Bibi [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu], with [U.S. Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo pretending to defend Israel while U.S. Special Forces working with Russia may arrest Israeli war criminals wherever they may be, to add gravitas to Nuremberg 2.0.
Sauce:https://stillnessinthestorm.com/2019/12/Benjamin-fulford-december-23rd-2019-calabrian-mafia-arrests-international-criminal-court-actions-against-zionist-leaders-signal-doom-for-khazarian-mafia/
#7605155 at 2019-12-24 02:42:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9729: The Great Anon Christmas Gathering Edition
Netanyahu: ICC pursuit of war crimes 'anti-Semitism'
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Criminal Court of anti-Semitism on Sunday over its chief prosecutor's plan to pursue a war crimes probe in the Palestinian Territories.
The right-wing leader, who is fighting for his political life in a March election, made the allegation with Judaism's holy Western Wall as a backdrop during a candle-lighting ceremony marking the start of the eight-day Hanukkah holiday.
"New edicts are being cast against the Jewish people - anti-Semitic edicts by the International Criminal Court telling us that we, the Jews standing here next to this wall … in this city, in this country, have no right to live here and that by doing so, we are committing a war crime," he said.
"Pure anti-Semitism," Netanyahu said, raising an argument likely to strike a chord with many Israelis who believe that criticism, especially in Europe, of Israeli policies towards the Palestinians has its roots in anti-Jewish sentiment.
The Hague-based International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said on Friday she would launch a full investigation into alleged war crimes in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip as soon as the court's jurisdiction had been established.
Israel captured those areas in the 1967 Middle East war and withdrew troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip in 2005.
Bensouda's announcement opens the possibility of charges being filed against Israelis or Palestinians. Israeli media, however, largely portrayed it as a bid to subject Israeli leaders and military officers to arrest and trial if they travel overseas.
Netanyahu's accusations appeared to be centred on a scenario in which Israeli settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where the Western Wall stands within the walled Old City, could be viewed by the court as war crimes.
ICC prosecutors have said a preliminary investigation on the West Bank focused on "reported settlement-related activities engaged in by Israeli authorities."
The Palestinians and many countries consider the settlements to be illegal. Israel disputes this, citing security needs and biblical and historical connections to the land.
The Palestinians have welcomed Bensouda's decision.
https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006250202?fp=5db946146cb714aaca68ee9d56489b28
#7603346 at 2019-12-23 23:24:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9727: The 'Really Special' Edition
ISRAEL DID 9-11- A Who's Who
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) -
"We are benefiting from the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon." Worked in a nuclear smuggling ring Project Pinto.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) -
Spent 6 months in the US preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, Mossad-run.
Among these products are Nano-composite explosives laced with Thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers.
3. Ehud Olmert -
Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations. Connected to Menachem Atzmon of ICTS.
4,5. Menachem Atzmon and Ezra Harel-
Owners of International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), which ran the security at the Boston and Newark airports
6. Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski)-
Pioneered the WMD base at Dimona on occupied Palestinian land in Al-Naqab that produces the Thermite used in the 9/11 horror.
7. Isser Harel (real name: Halperin)- Founder of Mossad
Masterminded the operation with Avraham Bendor and Peter Zvi Malkin, and Israeli arms peddler Shaul Eisenberg, to obtain the blueprints for the WTC, facilitated by Port Authority Executive Director Stephen Berger.
8. Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein) -
Israeli occupation Air Force Major General and architect of the USS Liberty Massacre.
The military point man for Peres, Mossad on 9/11.
9. Michael Chertoff-
Second Secretary of Homeland Security and prior to that, chief of the criminal div. of the Justice Dept. from 2001-2003. Patriot Act author. Son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, and Livia Eisen, founding female operative of Mossad.
14. Yaron Shmuel, Omer Marmari, Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, and Oded Ellner-
>Mossad spies who have come to be known as "the 5 Dancing Israelis"
After being detained, their bodies and van testing positive for explosives, proclaimed, "We're here to document the event."
15. Dominick Otto Suter-
Mossad owner of Israeli Intelligence front Urban Moving Systems where the 5 Dancing Israelis worked. Overseer and the chief of a Mossad op to gather intelligence on various Arab orgs in the Tri-State Area.
16. Morris Kahn-
>Israeli owner/founder of Amdocs, which collects processing data for 90% of the phone calls, emails and text messages in America, including several agencies of the US ZOG.
At least 60 Israeli spies, all of whom were operatives in the fields of Military Intelligence and explosive ordinance were detained on 9/11, and more than 140 Israeli spies were detained shortly before the events. A large swathe of them worked at Amdocs.
19. Alvin Hellerstein -the Judge on all of the cases run by Skadden Arps.
21. Gal Israeli -
Cedar Fund's co-founder. Also a Talpion connected to a plethora of high-tech start-ups. Prior to partnering up with Amnon Shoham and pouring cash into Israeli Intelligence assets like Guardium, Managing Director in the High Tech Investment Banking group of Bear Stearns.
24. Kenneth Feinberg -
Set up the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and forced the 9/11 Victims' families to waive their right to sue the government for criminal negligence in exchange for a little over a Million shekels-I mean dollars- apiece.
>Wife, Dede, is the former president of the Jewish Federation in DC and a major bankroller of Jewish causes through Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County in Bethesda, MD.
25. "Lucky" Larry Silverstein - Mr. "Pull It."
Friend of every Israeli Premier of the last 30 years, phone conversations with Netanyahu every Sunday. United Jewish Appeal bigwig. Co-owned the Twin Towers with Haganah terrorist and IOF Golani Brigades commando Frank Lowy. His buddies Lewis Eisenberg and Ronald Lauder, privatized the WTC for the first time in history and helped him get the lease.
>Silverstein Collected 7 $Billion Dollars from the Insurance Settlement
26. '''Rabbi Dov Zakheim -
Pentagon Comptroller who disappeared $3.3 trillion and sent it to the usurping Zionist entity to pay for new warplanes that would be used in the slaughter of Palestinians and Lebanese. Head honcho of Systems Planning Corporation (SPC) that manufactured the FTS (Flight Termination System) equipped under the fuselages of the planes that hit the WTC.'''
Ronald S. Lauder-
On Ronald Reagan's defence policy board 1981.
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Mossad Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. Was head of the World Jewish Congress.
>These are the Criminals who brought down the World Trade Center and blew up the Pentagon.
These are the Murderers of 2,996 Americans on September 11th, 2001.
Sauce: https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/israel-did-9-11-a-whos-who.html
>http://www.bollyn.com/home#article_16214'''
#7595658 at 2019-12-23 03:18:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9717: Goodnight BO. Snow White. Godfather III. Edition
Video: Syrian State Media Says Explosions Heard in Damascus, Air Defence Systems Repelled Attack
Syrian air defence forces on Sunday repelled a "hostile missile" attack coming from the direction of the "occupied territories", the Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported.
According to a Sputnik correspondent, at least two large blasts occurred in Damascus at approximately 23:15 local time (21:15 GMT).
Four cruise missiles were believed to have been launched through Lebanese airspace toward Syria, according to Reuters, citing an unnamed source.
According to multiple media reports, the attack may have been initiated inside Israeli territory.
No further details of the incident were immediately available.
Netizens have shared video of the alleged attack in social media.
In November, Syria's air defence system detected and shot down several missiles launched by Israeli war craft toward military positions in southern Syria.
Following the incident, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that Israel's Iron Dome air defence system had identified and intercepted four rockets launched from Syria toward northern Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the Israeli attack targeted Iranian military positions in Syria and was in response to a shelling of Israeli territory from Syrian territory.
Israel and Iran have a fraught relationship due to allegations that the latter supports Ansar Allah, also known as Houthis, in Yemen; Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine. Tel Aviv is actively working to undermine Tehran's influence in the region, including by demanding that other nations sanction Iran.
Israel and Syria share a border along the disputed Golan Heights. The area has been mostly under Israel's control after Tel Aviv seized the territory during the 1967 Six-Day War, annexing the territory in 1981. The Tel Aviv legal gambit to annex the Golan Heights has been rejected by the United Nations.
The military conflict raging in Syria since 2011 significantly de-escalated this year, and the main priority of Damascus and the guarantors of the Syrian ceasefire - Russia, Turkey and Iran - are to ensure the safe return of refugees and a political settlement in the region.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912231077725623-explosions-heard-over-damascus-as-syrian-air-defence-systems-repel-missile-attack—sana/
#7595249 at 2019-12-23 02:43:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9716: Focus on Hussein. Revelations coming very very soon. Edition
>>7594728
ISRAEL DID 9-11- A Who's Who
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) -
"We are benefiting from the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon." Worked in a nuclear smuggling ring Project Pinto.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) -
Spent 6 months in the US preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, Mossad-run.
Among these products are Nano-composite explosives laced with Thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers.
3. Ehud Olmert -
Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations. Connected to Menachem Atzmon of ICTS.
4,5. Menachem Atzmon and Ezra Harel-
Owners of International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), which ran the security at the Boston and Newark airports
6. Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski)-
Pioneered the WMD base at Dimona on occupied Palestinian land in Al-Naqab that produces the Thermite used in the 9/11 horror.
7. Isser Harel (real name: Halperin)- Founder of Mossad
Masterminded the operation with Avraham Bendor and Peter Zvi Malkin, and Israeli arms peddler Shaul Eisenberg, to obtain the blueprints for the WTC, facilitated by Port Authority Executive Director Stephen Berger.
8. Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein) -
Israeli occupation Air Force Major General and architect of the USS Liberty Massacre.
The military point man for Peres, Mossad on 9/11.
9. Michael Chertoff-
Second Secretary of Homeland Security and prior to that, chief of the criminal div. of the Justice Dept. from 2001-2003. Patriot Act author. Son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, and Livia Eisen, founding female operative of Mossad.
14. Yaron Shmuel, Omer Marmari, Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, and Oded Ellner-
>Mossad spies who have come to be known as "the 5 Dancing Israelis"
After being detained, their bodies and van testing positive for explosives, proclaimed, "We're here to document the event."
15. Dominick Otto Suter-
Mossad owner of Israeli Intelligence front Urban Moving Systems where the 5 Dancing Israelis worked. Overseer and the chief of a Mossad op to gather intelligence on various Arab orgs in the Tri-State Area.
16. Morris Kahn-
>Israeli owner/founder of Amdocs, which collects processing data for 90% of the phone calls, emails and text messages in America, including several agencies of the US ZOG.
At least 60 Israeli spies, all of whom were operatives in the fields of Military Intelligence and explosive ordinance were detained on 9/11, and more than 140 Israeli spies were detained shortly before the events. A large swathe of them worked at Amdocs.
19. Alvin Hellerstein -the Judge on all of the cases run by Skadden Arps.
21. Gal Israeli -
Cedar Fund's co-founder. Also a Talpion connected to a plethora of high-tech start-ups. Prior to partnering up with Amnon Shoham and pouring cash into Israeli Intelligence assets like Guardium, Managing Director in the High Tech Investment Banking group of Bear Stearns.
24. Kenneth Feinberg -
Set up the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and forced the 9/11 Victims' families to waive their right to sue the government for criminal negligence in exchange for a little over a Million shekels-I mean dollars- apiece.
>Wife, Dede, is the former president of the Jewish Federation in DC and a major bankroller of Jewish causes through Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County in Bethesda, MD.
25. "Lucky" Larry Silverstein - Mr. "Pull It."
Friend of every Israeli Premier of the last 30 years, phone conversations with Netanyahu every Sunday. United Jewish Appeal bigwig. Co-owned the Twin Towers with Haganah terrorist and IOF Golani Brigades commando Frank Lowy. His buddies Lewis Eisenberg and Ronald Lauder, privatized the WTC for the first time in history and helped him get the lease.
>Silverstein Collected 7 $Billion Dollars from the Insurance Settlement
26. '''Rabbi Dov Zakheim -
Pentagon Comptroller who disappeared $3.3 trillion and sent it to the usurping Zionist entity to pay for new warplanes that would be used in the slaughter of Palestinians and Lebanese. Head honcho of Systems Planning Corporation (SPC) that manufactured the FTS (Flight Termination System) equipped under the fuselages of the planes that hit the WTC.'''
Ronald S. Lauder-
On Ronald Reagan's defence policy board 1981.
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Mossad Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. Was head of the World Jewish Congress.
>These are the Criminals who brought down the World Trade Center and blew up the Pentagon.
These are the Murderers of 2,996 Americans on September 11th, 2001.
Sauce: https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/israel-did-9-11-a-whos-who.html
>http://www.bollyn.com/home#article_16214'''
#7592630 at 2019-12-22 23:39:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9713: Like Watergate, But Bigger! Edition
American, British tycoons donate to Netanyahu, Sa'ar campaigns
Netanyahu defense donor helps his Likud race
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his challenger in Thursday's Likud leadership race, MK Gideon Sa'ar, each received hundreds of thousands of shekels in campaign contributions from American and British millionaires, the State Comptroller's Office website revealed on Sunday.
The Knesset passed a law last year preventing Knesset candidates from raising money from private donations and instead providing public funds for primaries. But the law does not apply to races for the leadership of a party.
Michigan real estate developer Spencer Partrich, who has donated millions of dollars to Netanyahu's legal defense, gave the prime minister the maximum contribution of $12,000, as did two relatives.
Netanyahu also received large donation from Cherna Moskowitz, who together with her late husband Irving have supported many right-wing causes in Israel, and from several members of the Falic family, who own the Duty Free America chain, which operates over 180 stores at airports and border crossings in the US and Latin America, and are major contributors to the Friends of the IDF.
Other names that stand out on the list of donors to Netanyahu's campaign include British real estate magnate Zak Gertler, who recently financed the prime minister's 70th birthday party, and Jay Zises, a New York-based investment and financial manager who served on the board of Yeshiva University.
Sa'ar has donors from New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and Miami. One name that stands out on the list is Dr. Gabi Picker, a former close friend of Netanyahu and his family.
There is also Albert Dadon, a Melbourne, Australia businessman who founded the International Institute for Strategic Leadership Dialogue. The institute held its gala dinner at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem last week. Sa'ar took time out from the campaign trail to be the event's keynote speaker.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/American-British-tycoons-donate-to-Netanyahu-Saar-campaigns-611758
#7591537 at 2019-12-22 21:37:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9712: Ebake Edition
>>7591523
ISRAEL DID 9-11- A Who's Who
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) -
"We are benefiting from the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon." Worked in a nuclear smuggling ring Project Pinto.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) -
Spent 6 months in the US preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, Mossad-run.
Among these products are Nano-composite explosives laced with Thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers.
3. Ehud Olmert -
Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations. Connected to Menachem Atzmon of ICTS.
4,5. Menachem Atzmon and Ezra Harel-
Owners of International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), which ran the security at the Boston and Newark airports
6. Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski)-
Pioneered the WMD base at Dimona on occupied Palestinian land in Al-Naqab that produces the Thermite used in the 9/11 horror.
7. Isser Harel (real name: Halperin)- Founder of Mossad
Masterminded the operation with Avraham Bendor and Peter Zvi Malkin, and Israeli arms peddler Shaul Eisenberg, to obtain the blueprints for the WTC, facilitated by Port Authority Executive Director Stephen Berger.
8. Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein) -
Israeli occupation Air Force Major General and architect of the USS Liberty Massacre.
The military point man for Peres, Mossad on 9/11.
9. Michael Chertoff-
Second Secretary of Homeland Security and prior to that, chief of the criminal div. of the Justice Dept. from 2001-2003. Patriot Act author. Son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, and Livia Eisen, founding female operative of Mossad.
14. Yaron Shmuel, Omer Marmari, Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, and Oded Ellner-
>Mossad spies who have come to be known as "the 5 Dancing Israelis"
After being detained, their bodies and van testing positive for explosives, proclaimed, "We're here to document the event."
15. Dominick Otto Suter-
Mossad owner of Israeli Intelligence front Urban Moving Systems where the 5 Dancing Israelis worked. Overseer and the chief of a Mossad op to gather intelligence on various Arab orgs in the Tri-State Area.
16. Morris Kahn-
>Israeli owner/founder of Amdocs, which collects processing data for 90% of the phone calls, emails and text messages in America, including several agencies of the US ZOG.
At least 60 Israeli spies, all of whom were operatives in the fields of Military Intelligence and explosive ordinance were detained on 9/11, and more than 140 Israeli spies were detained shortly before the events. A large swathe of them worked at Amdocs.
19. Alvin Hellerstein -the Judge on all of the cases run by Skadden Arps.
21. Gal Israeli -
Cedar Fund's co-founder. Also a Talpion connected to a plethora of high-tech start-ups. Prior to partnering up with Amnon Shoham and pouring cash into Israeli Intelligence assets like Guardium, Managing Director in the High Tech Investment Banking group of Bear Stearns.
24. Kenneth Feinberg -
Set up the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and forced the 9/11 Victims' families to waive their right to sue the government for criminal negligence in exchange for a little over a Million shekels-I mean dollars- apiece.
>Wife, Dede, is the former president of the Jewish Federation in DC and a major bankroller of Jewish causes through Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County in Bethesda, MD.
25. "Lucky" Larry Silverstein - Mr. "Pull It."
Friend of every Israeli Premier of the last 30 years, phone conversations with Netanyahu every Sunday. United Jewish Appeal bigwig. Co-owned the Twin Towers with Haganah terrorist and IOF Golani Brigades commando Frank Lowy. His buddies Lewis Eisenberg and Ronald Lauder, privatized the WTC for the first time in history and helped him get the lease.
>Silverstein Collected 7 $Billion Dollars from the Insurance Settlement
26. '''Rabbi Dov Zakheim -
Pentagon Comptroller who disappeared $3.3 trillion and sent it to the usurping Zionist entity to pay for new warplanes that would be used in the slaughter of Palestinians and Lebanese. Head honcho of Systems Planning Corporation (SPC) that manufactured the FTS (Flight Termination System) equipped under the fuselages of the planes that hit the WTC.'''
Ronald S. Lauder-
On Ronald Reagan's defence policy board 1981.
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Mossad Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. Was head of the World Jewish Congress.
>These are the Criminals who brought down the World Trade Center and blew up the Pentagon.
These are the Murderers of 2,996 Americans on September 11th, 2001.
Sauce: https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/israel-did-9-11-a-whos-who.html
>http://www.bollyn.com/home#article_16214'''
#7590177 at 2019-12-22 18:39:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9710: Who Has Your Six?!!! Edition
High Court to consider if an indicted Netanyahu can form government
Law offers no clear standard for PM's eligibility in case of indictment; court ruling against him could play into his claim he is a victim of an 'attempted coup'
The High Court of Justice on Sunday said it had agreed to hear a petition arguing that it is against the law for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next government.
The court said the hearing would take place December 31 at 9 a.m. before a three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Esther Hayut and including Deputy Chief Justice Hanan Melcer and Justice Uzi Vogelman.
The court also asked Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to produce a legal opinion on the question of Netanyahu's eligibility to return to the prime minister's chair, and to hand it to the court at least 48 hours before the hearing.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-to-consider-if-an-indicted-Netanyahu-can-form-government/
In response:
Netanyahu denies High Court's authority to rule if he can form government
PM says 'it's simply not democracy' if justices rule he is not eligible for mandate for build ruling coalition after being charged in graft cases
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-december-22-2019/
Lawless country?
#7584225 at 2019-12-21 23:33:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9702: Comfy before the Storm! Edition
>>7584193
Benjamin Netanyahu on Iraq War 2002
Benjamin Netanyahu testifying to the U.S. congress that Saddam Hussein will pursue an arsenal of nuclear weapons.
WAR CRIMINAL
#7584193 at 2019-12-21 23:30:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9702: Comfy before the Storm! Edition
>>7584108
It doesn't matter if justice is on your side. You have to depict your position as just.
-Benjamin Netanyahu
black hat or white hat?
#7583989 at 2019-12-21 23:01:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9702: Comfy before the Storm! Edition
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
"This is a dark day for truth and justice.
The ICC prosecutor has decided not to dismiss outright the Palestinian claim against the State of Israel. It is a baseless and outrageous decision.
https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/1208037821371617280
>>7583863
>darkest day
#7575606 at 2019-12-21 00:11:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9691: Stop And FISC Edition
>>7575574
During the 1980s, Fred Trump became friends with future Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, who at the time was the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations in Manhattan.[
———–
?didja know this? the counter-offensive to the clown Bush/Clinton era about to rain down upon us??
#7574052 at 2019-12-20 21:12:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research #9689: Space Command #Christmas Edition
ICC prosecutor says Israel committing war crimes, opens investigation
"Only sovereign states can delegate criminal jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court. The PA clearly does not meet the criteria," Avichai Mandelblit states.
The International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda believes Israel is committing war crimes in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza and has opened an investigation into the matter.
"I am satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation into the situation in Palestine, pursuant to article 53(1) of the [Rome] Statute," Bensouda said on Friday in a statement she published on the ICC website.
"In brief, I am satisfied that (i) war crimes have been or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip ("Gaza") (for specifics, see paras. 94-96); (ii) potential cases arising from the situation would be admissible; and (iii) there are no substantial reasons to believe that an investigation would not serve the interests of justice," Benousda said.
In order to better pursue the issue, she has asked the ICC's pre-trial chamber to rule on the question of whether the ICC has jurisdiction to hear the case, given the special circumstances relating to the territory in question.
"I have sought confirmation that the "territory" over which the Court may exercise its jurisdiction, and which I may subject to investigation, comprises the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza," she said.
"Such determination is made strictly for the purposes of determining the Court's ability to exercise its jurisdiction and the scope of such jurisdiction under the Statute," Bensouda said.
She added that this question of jurisdiction must be answered before she can proceed.
"This foundational question should be decided now, and as swiftly as possible in the interests of victims and affected communities," she said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that this was a "black day for truth and justice" and a "baseless and scandalous decision."
"The ICC has been turned into a political weapon in the fight against Israel. They want to twist the fact that Jews live in Israel, in their homeland, into war crime. This is absurd," Netanyahu said.
Bensouda "completely ignored the serious legal arguments we presented to her. She also ignored truth and history when she said it is a war crime that Jews live in their homeland, the land of the Bible, our ancestral land. We will not be silent. We will not bow to this injustice," Netanyahu said.
https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/A-G-No-ICC-jurisdiction-over-Palestinian-war-crimes-plea-against-Israel-611571
#7572441 at 2019-12-20 18:38:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9687: The Fight is Real! The Time is Now! Edition
ICC to investigate alleged war crimes in Palestinian Territories
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said on Friday she will launch a full investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian Territories, which could include charges against Israelis or Palestinians, reports Reuters.
"I am satisfied that ... war crimes have been or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip," Fatou Bensouda said in a statement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the ICC has no jurisdiction to investigate in the Palestinian Territories.
"The court has no jurisdiction in this case. The ICC only has jurisdiction over petitions submitted by sovereign states. But there has never been a Palestinian state," Netanyahu said in a statement.
Bensouda said the preliminary examination into alleged war crimes, opened in 2015, had rendered enough information to meet all criteria for opening an investigation.
The ICC prosecutor said she had filed a request with judges for a jurisdictional ruling, because of the contested legal and factual status of the Palestine territories.
The ICC has the authority to hear cases of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of the 123 countries that have signed up to it.
Israel has not joined the court but the Palestinian Authority - a limited self-rule body in the Israeli-occupied West Bank - has done so.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191220-breaking-icc-to-investigate-alleged-war-crimes-in-palestinian-territories/
#7571859 at 2019-12-20 17:32:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9686: Washing The Impeachment Vote in the 21-Day Spin Cycle Edition
Netanyahu says ICC has 'NO JURISDICTION' to probe Israeli 'war crimes' in Palestine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided it will launch a full-fledged probe into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian lands by Israel. In response, Tel Aviv has declared the court's jurisdiction there null and void.
The looming probe was announced by the ICC's chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Friday. A preliminary investigation - opened back in 2015 - has concluded that there is enough data to open a full-scale one.
"I am satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation into the situation in Palestine," Bensouda said in a statement. "I am satisfied that… war crimes have been, or are being, committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip."
The announcement caused an explosive reaction in Tel Aviv, with the top politicians rushing to condemn it. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu - himself entangled in several domestic probes into alleged corruption - called the ICC move "a dark day for truth and justice."
"The ICC prosecutor has decided not to dismiss outright the Palestinian claim against the State of Israel. It is a baseless and outrageous decision," Netanyahu said in a statement, arguing that the court cannot probe alleged war crimes in Palestine altogether.
The court has no jurisdiction in this case. The ICC only has jurisdiction over petitions submitted by sovereign states. But there has never been a Palestinian state.
https://www.rt.com/news/476518-icc-palestine-war-crimes/
#7559774 at 2019-12-19 14:16:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9671: The enormity of what is coming will SHOCK THE WORLD Edition
BACK CHANNELS ARE IMPORTANT
SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST!
Clinton, in newly revealed emails, discussed classified foreign policy matters, secretive 'private' comms channel with Israel
A newly unearthed batch of heavily redacted, classified emails from Hillary Clinton's personal email server revealed that the former secretary of state discussed establishing a "private, 100% off-the-record" back channel to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that one of her top aides warned her that she was in "danger" of being "savaged by Jewish organizations, in the Jewish press and among the phalanx of neoconservative media" as a result of political machinations by "Bibi and the Jewish leadership."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/clinton-in-newly-revealed-classified-emails-discussed-secret-comms-channel-with-israel
#7534841 at 2019-12-17 17:53:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9638: Madcow PAGING..........Edition
Gideon Sa'ar: Two-state solution an 'illusion', Israel from river to the sea
Likud hopeful Gideon Sa'ar said yesterday that the two-state solution is an "illusion" and stressed the boundaries of the state of Israel are "between the river [Jordan] and the [Mediterranean] Sea".
Sa'ar, who seeks to take over leadership of the Likud party from Benjamin Netanyahu, said: "Throughout the world they say that a two-state solution remains the path to an agreement, but I have to say to you, this is not a position that helps anyone. Two-states is an illusion."
Arab48 reported that Sa'ar had claimed that the two-state proposal was initiated in 1937, during the British Mandate, and was discussed during the governments of Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert and Netanyahu.
The Times of Israel reported Sa'ar saying that decades of peace talks around the two-state solution failed, blaming the Palestinians for "never being able to agree to a compromise, despite very generous offers."
Sa'ar also rebuked Netanyahu for claiming that the two-state solution was the only existing one for more than a decade, referring to Netanyahu's famous speech at Bar-Ilan University in 2009 when he expressed support for a Palestinian state.
He also claimed that Netanyahu has made "endless concessions" to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, including a freeze on settlement building.
The proposed alternative by Sa'ar was a solution which should be an autonomous Palestinian entity linked together in a federation with Jordan, stressing: "Between the Jordan River and the [Mediterranean] Sea there cannot be another state."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191217-gideon-saar-two-state-solution-an-illusion-israel-from-river-to-the-sea/
#7534831 at 2019-12-17 17:52:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9638: Madcow PAGING..........Edition
Likud expels anti-Netanyahu members
The Likud party in Israel has expelled around 100 members who are known to be against the policies of its leader Benjamin Netanyahu, the Jerusalem Post reported on Monday. The current Prime Minister has been heading the Likud for 14 years.
The expulsions come just 10 days before the Likud leadership primaries slated for 26 December. According to a senior Likud official, Michael Kleiner, the party decided to expel the new members after individual hearings. "This group acted like a fifth column inside the party," said Kleiner.
He pointed out that they told people not to vote for the Likud. "Sharing a post telling voters that they have the choice not to vote for the Likud because of its corruption is certainly an acceptable reason to expel them."
One of the leaders of the group of new Likud members, Nir Hershman, was reported by the Israeli newspaper as saying that it had registered about 10,000 people with the party.
"They expel certain members in order to affect the result [of the leadership vote]," Hershman explained. "They are monitoring people like Stasi [the former East German Ministry of State Security]." Stasi has been described as one of the most effective and repressive intelligence and secret police agencies ever to have existed. "The Likud needs to be cleaned up," he added.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191217-likud-expels-anti-Netanyahu-members/
#7525356 at 2019-12-16 19:29:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9626: I HEAR YOU KNOCKIN! Let'em have it!! Edition
Israel wants $150bn compensation for Jews who left Arab countries
Israel is preparing to claim a total of $150 billion in compensation for the property of Jews who migrated from Arab countries to occupied Palestine, Israel Today has reported.
The process of estimating the property values started in 2002, the newspaper pointed out. It noted that the law to claim compensation for Arab Jews was passed by the Israeli parliament in 2010 as a condition of a regional peace deal; negotiations began with the Arab countries in 2017.
According to media reports, the compensation claimed will include assets from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya. In January, Israel was reportedly planning to seek an estimated $250 billion from Arab countries after the government in Tel Aviv quietly conducted some research on the value of property and assets that the Jews left behind.
Justice for Jews from Arab Countries, an international parent group of Jewish organisations, claims that around 856,000 Jews from 10 Arab countries - including Algeria and Lebanon - fled or were expelled during the 1948 Nakba, when 800,000 Palestinians were expelled and 532 villages were destroyed by the creation of the State of Israel.
According to Russian broadcaster RT, former British MP George Galloway denounced the Israeli move for compensation. "Israel bombed and destroyed the nuclear reactors in Iraq some 25-30 years ago. Is Iraq going to be compensated by Israel for that?" the pro-Palestinian Galloway asked. "Israel occupied and has annexed a part of Syria - the Golan Heights - and it is harvesting oil there as we speak. Is Israel going to compensate Syria for that?"
Citing Libya and Iran as examples, he added that some of these countries have got funds frozen in the United Sates. "Israel could seek to claim these funds by going to US courts. The whole thing would be laughable if it were not for this fact."
In the coming weeks, said Maan News Agency, it is expected that the compensation project will be presented to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191216-israel-wants-150bn-compensation-for-jews-who-left-arab-countries/
#7517585 at 2019-12-15 21:46:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9616: This is Exactly Why We Are Here Edition
Bolsonaro's Son Says Brazil Will Move Embassy to Jerusalem in 2020 - Netanyahu
Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of the Brazilian president and chair of the parliamentary committee for international affairs, confirmed Sunday his country would move the embassy to Jerusalem next year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
"The opening of the APEX office here in Jerusalem is part of something that we have agreed upon in the tightening of relations between Israel and Brazil. And here it's happening today as part of President Bolsonaro's commitment to open an embassy in Jerusalem next year", Netanyahu's was quoted as saying.
The two met before a ceremony to inaugurate an office in Jerusalem of the Brazilian trade and investment promotion agency (APEX), according to a statement published by Netanyahu's press office on Facebook.
Eduardo Bolsonaro confirmed the plan, saying Brazil remained committed to moving the embassy to Jerusalem. He also gave Netanyahu his cellphone to speak directly with President Bolsonaro during their meeting.
"I was with President Jair Bolsonaro before I came here… He's going to move the embassy to Jerusalem. He's going to do that. We want to do a movement to Jerusalem, not only for Brazil, but to be an example to the rest of Latin America", Eduardo Bolsonaro was quoted as saying.
Both Israel and Palestine see Jerusalem as their capital, and the status of the holy city has long been regarded as a matter that must be resolved through the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.
The United States announced in May of last year it would relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, provoking a huge global backlash. But Brazil, Honduras, the Czech Republic, Guatemala and Nauru followed in US steps by recognizing the disputed city as Israels's undivided capital.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912151077583820-bolsonaros-son-says-brazil-will-move-embassy-to-jerusalem-in-2020/
#7507416 at 2019-12-14 22:31:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9603:
Mossad helps Denmark bust 20 terrorists - report
In July, Mossad Director Yossi Cohen noted that his agency has thwarted a large number of terror attacks, especially on airliners, across the world.
The Mossad was behind successful efforts by Denmark to nab a cell of 20 terrorists planning a wave of attacks, Channel 12 reported Saturday night.
According to the report, Danish security officials arrested the terrorists and seized a variety of weapons.
While Israel previously disclosed that it had provided the intelligence to obstruct an ISIS plot to bomb a United Arab Emirates Etihad Airways flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi, Netanyahu revealed that the intelligence that broke the case was obtained through cyber tools.
He said that while he could not give specifics, the audience could "multiply by about 50" the Sydney airline terrorist plot, and that would be the number of terrorist plots worldwide (mostly by ISIS) that Israel has helped to prevent thanks to its cyber intelligence powers.
"The plane from Sydney to Abu Dhabi was not going to be hijacked, but exploded in midair," he said. "We used our cyber tools to discover that ISIS was going to do this, and so we alerted the Australian police, and they stopped it before it could happen.
"This particular incident I can talk about because it was leaked to the media," Netanyahu said. "If you multiply that by 50, it will give you an idea of the contribution that Israel has made to prevent major terrorist operations, especially from ISIS, in dozens of countries. Most of those cases were foiled because of our cybersecurity operations."
In July, Mossad director Yossi Cohen noted that his agency had prevented a large number of terrorist attacks, especially on airliners, across the world.
In June, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a conference in Tel Aviv that Israel had used its cyber intelligence capabilities to stop around 50 ISIS terrorist attacks in dozens of countries worldwide.
Cohen is half-way through his term, which he started in early 2013, and has achieved a reputation as a bold and daring leader ready to take risks to get high-value intelligence and bring benefits to Israeli allies.
In other news, the Turkish Navy deported an Israeli research ship near Cyprus two weeks ago, the National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Ministry confirmed on Saturday.
Bat Galim, a vessel belonging to the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, had researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev aboard, as well as a Cypriot geologist, who were doing research approved by the Government of Cyprus in Cyprus' territorial waters.
Turkey does not have jurisdiction over the area of the Mediterranean Sea in which the researchers were working, but its navy demanded that Bat Galim move further south, as first reported on Channel 13.
The incident took place several weeks after Turkey and Libya signed an agreement dividing up authority over the areas of the Mediterranean between their two countries, which ignores Cyprus' and Greece's economic rights in the sea, granting them to Turkey.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned Israel's top diplomat in Ankara earlier this week to inform him that Israel's plan to lay down a natural gas pipeline to Europe in that part of the Mediterranean Sea, in cooperation with Greece and Cyprus, would require Turkey's approval, Channel 13 reported.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Report-Mossad-helps-Denmark-bust-20-terrorists-610910
Hmmmmmmmm….yeah right!
#7505341 at 2019-12-14 19:11:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9600: Potus Calling the Movement to Action!!! Edition
France's Melenchon Raises Eyebrows With Claim Israeli 'Networks' Helped Defeat Corbyn in UK Vote
Prime Minister Johnson's Conservatives won a landslide victory in Thursday's snap parliamentary vote, picking up 48 seats and securing a comfortable majority in the House of Commons. Labour, meanwhile, lost 60 seats, suffering its worst defeat since 1935, prompting party leader Jeremy Corbyn to announce plans to step down.
Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of La France Insoumise, a major French democratic socialist, left-wing populist party, has accused Likud, the ruling party of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of helping to ensure the British Labour Party's defeat in Thursday's elections.
In a short election postmortem analysis published on his Facebook page, Melenchon wrote that he did not find Labour's defeat unexpected.
"I must admit that I am not surprised by the terrible electoral setback of the Labour Party and Jeremy Corbyn. It should serve as a lesson," he wrote.
Melenchon suggested that there were two major "lessons" to be learned -first, that Corbyn should have committed to one side of the Brexit debate instead of promising a second referendum in which he would not interfere. "What is the use of leaders who do not commit to the future of their country? The strongholds of workers in the north...switched to the Conservatives because they guaranteed them Brexit," he wrote.
Second, Melenchon suggested that Labour was plagued from the get-go by internal party ideological divisions which Corbyn failed to deal with. "Corbyn should have completely overhauled [the party] instead of working with it, or quit," he argued.
Furthermore, Melenchon suggested, "Corbyn spent his time being insulted and stabbed in the back by a handful of Blairite MPs. Instead of fighting back, he remained composed. He had to face the crude accusations of antisemitism, without help, from the Chief Rabbi of England and the various influential networks of Likud (the right wing party of Netanyahu in Israel). Instead of fighting back, he spent his time apologizing and giving guarantees. In both cases, he displayed a weakness that worried voters."
Ultimately, Melenchon concluded that Labour's defeat was the "price" paid for its overly broad appeals and lack of backbone.
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912141077578370-frances-melenchon-raises-eyebrows-with-claim-israeli-networks-helped-defeat-corbyn-in-uk-vote/
#7497659 at 2019-12-13 17:33:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9590: Delta Farce? Allow us to counter! Edition
Israel Applauds Boris Johnson Win as Rejection of Antisemitism
The comprehensive election defeat of Britain's left-wing Labour Party has been hailed in Israel as a "milestone in the fight against hatred" after its leadership was accused of years of tepid inaction against antisemitism in its ranks.
"I congratulate British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the UK Conservative Party on a decisive victory," Foreign Minister Israel Katz said.
"This is not just a political victory, it is first and foremost a victory of values.
"The spectre of antisemitism loomed large over this campaign, and the British public overwhelmingly voted against it, in what is, in our opinion, a testament to British history and values.
"It serves as an important milestone in the fight against hatred."
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has long been dogged by accusations of tolerating antisemities in his ranks, while the broader party has done little if anything to try and dispel that notion.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a U.S.-based Jewish human rights organisation, placed Corbyn and Labour at the top of their list of threats to Jewish people in 2019. The centre said: "No-one has done more to mainstream antisemitism into the political and social life of a democracy than the Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour Party."
It added: "Members and staff who have dared to speak out against the hate were purged, but not those who declared 'Heil Hitler' and 'F*** the Jews'."
Israel's Prime Prinister Benjamin Netanyahu was also quick to add his congratulations and note the significance of Johnson's return to Number 10:
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/12/13/israel-applauds-boris-johnson-win-as-rejection-of-antisemitism/
Everything is always about (((them)))
#7492646 at 2019-12-13 00:46:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9583: Anthill Kicked Edition
Donald Trump and Israel: When Does a 'Passionate Attachment' Threaten National Security?
In his Farewell Address, of 1796 America's first president George Washington famously warned his fellow citizens that "...a passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favorite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common interest exists, and infusing into one the enmities of the other, betrays the former into a participation in the quarrels and wars of the latter without adequate inducement or justification."
In today's United States, there is no more "passionate attachment" than that which exists with Israel. The tie that binds is assiduously cultivated by the media and the politically ambitious, so much so that the Jewish state is frequently referred to hyperbolically as America's best friend and closest ally. But Israel, with its own regional interests driving its policies, is in reality neither a friend nor an ally.
Politicians mired in the past like Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer can see no light between Israel and the United States. Pelosi has declared astonishingly that "I have said to people when they ask me if this Capitol crumbled to the ground, the one thing that would remain is our commitment to our aid...and I don't even call it aid...our cooperation with Israel. That's fundamental to who we are." Biden has repeatedly denounced any reduction in the ridiculously high level of military assistance given to Israel to convince it to modify its behavior as "bizarre," while Schumer has identified himself as the Jewish state's "shomer" or guardian in the US Senate.
Many members of the Democratic Party base are no longer enchanted by Israel and one would like to know what politicians like Biden and Pelosi really think about the Jewish state, but it is unlikely that that will ever be revealed. It is nevertheless clear that the adhesion to Israel by Democrats has been far overshadowed by the constant pandering to the Jewish state that has been the hallmark of the current administration of Donald J. Trump. To be sure, the musical chairs line-up of neo-conservatives that has included John Bolton, Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo has been unstinting in its praise of the malignant Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but it is the president himself who has raised the level of adoration to heights previously not observed coming out of the White House.
Donald Trump has overturned long standing foreign policy positions to favor Israel even more than has been the case hitherto. He withdrew from the nuclear pact with Iran, has moved the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, has recognized Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights, has declared the illegal settlements on the West Bank "not illegal," has cut off funding to the Palestinians and the United Nations and is sending signals that he will approve further moves by the Jewish state to annex much of the remaining Palestinian territory. Along the way, his Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has been making excuses for Israeli shooting of unarmed demonstrators and the everyday brutality inflicted on the hapless Palestinians.
Worse might even be coming, as Secretary of State Pompeo and Netanyahu have recently been discussing a formal defense pact which would obligate the United States to intervene on the side of Israel if it were to go to war, even if the war were initiated by the Jewish state. As Israel is now reportedly considering the value of a possible pre-emptive nuclear strike on Iran, the stakes could not be higher.
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/12/12/donald-trump-and-israel-when-does-a-passionate-attachment-threaten-national-security/
#7490615 at 2019-12-12 20:55:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9581: Peach mints not your flavor? Think Keebler!! Edition
No US-Israel Defense Pact!
One of the most harebrained ideas to come down the pike in recent years is the proposed U.S.-Israel defense pact. The Jerusalem Post reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "made progress" on finalizing the pact while meeting in Lisbon recently.
This is an idea that has absolutely nothing to recommend it. At a time when the US government should be ending its "collective defense arrangements" - NATO and the other six - such an arrangement with Israel is an especially bad idea. But it would be just as bad were it the only such arrangement the US government had.
Imagine the American state being formally obliged to defend Israel no matter what. (It's clear the US government has been informally, politically obliged since 1967, but Israeli officials have not wanted US forces in the country. Israel receives $3.8 billion a year in military assistance, an investment that US officials would not leave unattended if it were jeopardized.) This would be outrageous even if Israel confined its military actions purely to self-defense - the government should not pledge American lives to another country's defense. But in fact, Israel is one of the most aggressive nations on earth. Over the decades it has initiated wars against neighboring countries, not to mention against the Palestinians, most recently in the Gaza Strip. Israel portrays itself as threatened existentially by Iran, but in truth, Israel has been threatening and acting against Iran for a couple of decades. Israel's ally in the covert, cyber, and proxy-terrorist warfare has been the US government. Iran has no nuclear weapons, but Israel does.
Not everyone in Israel wants a formal defense pact for fear that it would tie the Israeli government's hands. Netanyahu's political rival Benny Gantz and former security officials think this, but not everyone in Israel agrees. Some also see the proposed alliance as Netanyahu's cynical way to assure he is returned to power - facing trial on corruption charges, he has failed to form a new government, despite two recent elections. Pompeo, who apparently wants to run for the Senate, may also be acting in his own political interest.
At any rate, the American people should resoundingly let the politicians know that the proposed collective defense arrangement with Israel should be scrapped.
No blood for Israel!
https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2019/12/12/no-us-israel-defense-pact/
#7489417 at 2019-12-12 17:56:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9579: Chill Greta Chill! Edition
Likud officially sets leadership primary for December 26
The Likud Central Committee, the party's main policy-making body, approves leadership primaries in a vote tonight and schedules them for December 26.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, beset by looming indictments in three criminal corruption cases, faces his first serious challenge in 14 years after Likud's former no. 2 and popular ex-education minister Gideon Sa'ar announced last month he would challenge Netanyahu for party leader.
Sa'ar is the only declared challenger at the moment.
Sa'ar vowed yesterday to run a "positive, clean and substantive campaign that will present an agenda for Israel's future. The country needs to turn a corner and end this ongoing political crisis, to establish a strong government and unite the people."
The vote comes after Netanyahu supporter MK David Bitan started gathering signatures among Central Committee members earlier today on a resolution to cancel the proposed primaries.
Netanyahu called Bitan and asked that he stop, apparently fearing the effort to cancel the vote would make him look afraid to face Sa'ar.
"Likud is a democratic movement, and its members will decide who leads them," Netanyahu's campaign said in a statement earlier today. "Prime Minister Netanyahu is certain he will win their overwhelming support."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-december-12-2019/
#7489228 at 2019-12-12 17:30:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9579: Chill Greta Chill! Edition
Israel says defense officials caught in major bribery case
Israel's Justice Ministry said on Tuesday it plans to prosecute suspects involved in a "serious corruption affair" in one of the country's defense bodies.
Most details of the case, including the names of the suspects, were unavailable because of a gag order.
But a statement by the ministry said public servants working in the unnamed defense body allegedly received millions in bribes from companies with the aim of promoting sales deals with Israel's defense establishment.
The suspects are to be charged with bribery, fraud, breach of trust and money laundering, among others offenses, pending a hearing.
The announcement comes after the ministry said last week it would serve indictments for corruption charges in a $2 billion German submarine deal that roped in close associates of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as the country's former navy chief.
The justice ministry claims those accused in the submarine case personally benefited from the purchase.
Netanyahu was questioned, but not named as a suspect, in the submarine probe, known as "case 3000."
Netanyahu has been indicted in three other graft cases for bribery, fraud and breach of trust. He has denied wrongdoing on all charges.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2019/12/10/Israel-says-defense-officials-caught-in-major-bribery-case.html
#7485194 at 2019-12-12 02:16:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9574: Nothing Can Stop What Is Comfy. Nothing! Edition
Israel's Knesset Dissolves, Election Set For 2 March 2020
Israel is now heading for its third general election within a year - an unprecedented situation for the country.
The Israeli Parliament has adopted laws on dissolving the Knesset and holding early general election on 2 March 2020 in second and third readings, Haaretz newspaper reported on Thursday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who did not attend the first reading that took place on late Wednesday, took part in the second and third readings.
The parliament has also voted to set the election date on 2 March instead of 10 March, when Israelis will be celebrating Purim.
The Knesset of the 22nd convocation had been working for less than three months, thus setting an anti-record in Israeli history.
Israel has been embroiled in a political crisis since the April election when Netanyahu's party won the poll but fell short of obtaining the majority needed to form a government. In the second election held in September, the Likud Party also failed to secure a majority in the Knesset.?
At the same time, Premier Benjamin Netanyahu is facing criminal charges on corruption, including bribery, fraud, and breach of trust - three corruption cases in total. Netanyahu, who denies any wrongdoing, has refused to step down amid the charges against him.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912121077548604-israels-knesset-dissolves-election-set-for-2-march-2020/
#7482164 at 2019-12-11 19:40:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9570: Sympathy for the Devil! Edition
>>7481985 (lb)
>You all wanna see something really cool?
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>David Ben-Gurion / David Grün - Born in P?o?sk in Congress Poland - then part of the Russian Empire
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>Moshe Sharett / Moshe Shertok - Born in Kherson in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine)
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>Levi Eshkol / Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik - Born in the shtetl of Oratov, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Orativ, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine)
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>Yigal Allon / Yigal Peikowitz - Born in Kfar Tavor (Northern Israel)
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>Golda Meir / Golda Mabovitch - Born in Kiev, Ukraine
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>Yitzhak Rabin - Born in Jerusalem to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants
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>Menachem Begin - Born in Brest, Russian Empire
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>Yitzhak Shamir / Yitzhak Yezernitsk - born in the predominantly Jewish village of Ruzhany, Grodno province, Russian Empire (now Belarus)
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>Shimon Peres / Szymon Perski - Born in Wiszniew, Poland
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>Ehud Barak / Ehud Brog - Born in Mishmar HaSharon, Mandatory Palestine
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>Ariel Sharon / Ariel Scheinermann - Born in Kfar Malal, an agricultural moshav, then in Mandatory Palestine. His mother, Vera, was from a family of Russian Subbotnik Jewish origin.
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>Ehud Olmer - Born near Binyamina in the British Mandate of Palestine. According to Olmert, his parents, Bella (Wagman) and Mordechai Olmert, escaped "persecution in Ukraine and Russia, and found sanctuary in Harbin, China.
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>Benjamin Netanyahu - Born in Tel Aviv to secular Jewish parents, Netanyahu was raised in both Jerusalem and the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania, United States.
Has everyone forgotten? PUTIN ALREADY TOLD US
#7481985 at 2019-12-11 19:20:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9569: Dank memes for "Muh Walker" Edition
>>7481842
>>7481915
>>7481930
You all wanna see something really cool?
David Ben-Gurion / David Grün - Born in P?o?sk in Congress Poland - then part of the Russian Empire
Moshe Sharett / Moshe Shertok - Born in Kherson in the Russian Empire (today in Ukraine)
Levi Eshkol / Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik - Born in the shtetl of Oratov, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Orativ, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine)
Yigal Allon / Yigal Peikowitz - Born in Kfar Tavor (Northern Israel)
Golda Meir / Golda Mabovitch - Born in Kiev, Ukraine
Yitzhak Rabin - Born in Jerusalem to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants
Menachem Begin - Born in Brest, Russian Empire
Yitzhak Shamir / Yitzhak Yezernitsk - born in the predominantly Jewish village of Ruzhany, Grodno province, Russian Empire (now Belarus)
Shimon Peres / Szymon Perski - Born in Wiszniew, Poland
Ehud Barak / Ehud Brog - Born in Mishmar HaSharon, Mandatory Palestine
Ariel Sharon / Ariel Scheinermann - Born in Kfar Malal, an agricultural moshav, then in Mandatory Palestine. His mother, Vera, was from a family of Russian Subbotnik Jewish origin.
Ehud Olmer - Born near Binyamina in the British Mandate of Palestine. According to Olmert, his parents, Bella (Wagman) and Mordechai Olmert, escaped "persecution in Ukraine and Russia, and found sanctuary in Harbin, China.
Benjamin Netanyahu - Born in Tel Aviv to secular Jewish parents, Netanyahu was raised in both Jerusalem and the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania, United States.
#7473740 at 2019-12-10 18:41:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9559: What say it's RoundUp time!! Edition
>>7473724
- Told Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher that it was good to "spread the wealth around."
- Told small business owners nationwide in a 2012 speech that "you didn't build that" - implying that they should not claim credit for their own success, since taxpayers (i.e. themselves and other business owners) had funded the national infrastructure.
- Insulted the British people by rudely returning to them a bust of Churchill which previously had been a ceremonial gift on display at the White House; when later confronted on this inexplicable action, he lied about it.
- Canceled plans to complete a missile defense shield in Poland, a move which was highly praised by Russia - the very nation whose missile threat would have been neutralized if the shield had been completed.
- By loudly publicizing (for personal political gain) the identity of exact SEAL teams who had killed Osama bin Laden, Obama made them a target for reprisals by Islamists; a short time later 22 SEALS were shot down and killed in Afghanistan, their worst loss of life ever.
- Established an extra-Constitutional top secret "kill list" of people (including Americans) Obama claims the right to kill on sight, and then bragged about it publicly.
- Set up a special email account, "Flag@Whitehouse.gov," to which Americans were supposed to inform the government of anyone they heard spreading "disinformation" about Obama's health care overhaul. (This was the first of three different "spy on your friends and neighbors" programs.)
- "Attack Watch" was Obama's second Big Brother attempt, a Web site on which you would report "attacks" on Obama's proposals and ideology; it was quickly shut down due to outrage and mockery.
- Finally, Obama set up the "Truth Team" program which encouraged citizens to report to the government any friends or relatives they hear repeating "lies" about Obama. The Truth Team site still exists.
- Twisted the arms of defense contractors to not issue layoff notices in early November, so as to avoid causing bad news for Obama right before the election - even though federal law (the "WARN Act") requires such notices.
- After the attacks on American interests in North Africa on September 11, 2012, Obama gave a speech to the U.N. and declared "The future must not belong to those who slander The Prophet of Islam" - transferring the blame from the attackers onto the makers of a film trailer that supposedly "offended" the Islamists.
- Repeatedly snubbed and got into public tiffs with Benjamin Netanyahu, who as the leader of Israel is supposed to be Obama's closest colleague in international affairs.
2/2
#7469500 at 2019-12-10 03:06:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9553: Open Interior Gateway Router Edition
High Court to A-G: Say whether Netanyahu can run for PM before elections
Avichai Mandelblit has already made it clear that he is not interested in personally being that hand that forces Netanyahu out of office.
Presuming there will be a third election, the High Court of Justice on Monday pushed Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit closer to having to rule imminently on whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is eligible to run to keep his office.
Dozens of hi-tech officials had opened a new front on Sunday in the legal battle to oust Netanyahu, filing a new petition to the High Court.
The new petition runs parallel to one already filed by the Movement for the Quality of Government in Israel to the High Court and an expected future petition by the Labor party.
However, this petition has already achieved getting the High Court to order Mandelblit to go into further depth about his legal views regarding Netanyahu's eligibility by December 18, should a third election be set by then.
Justice Ofer Grosskopf did give Mandelblit wiggle room, by technically only asking him if he thought he needed to give a concrete opinion before Election Day, but the bottom-line is that the court has ramped up the pressure on the attorney-general to take a side on the issue.
Grosskopf also asked Mandelblit if he believes the High Court must rule on the issue pre-election.
What chance does a group of even top officials in the hi-tech industry of turning the dial on this issue?
Mandelblit has already made it clear that he is not interested in personally being that hand that forces Netanyahu out of office.
He has made legal arguments protecting Netanyahu from being forced out by two legal grounds of attack, while postponing indefinitely analyzing whether Netanyahu can form a new government now that he has been indicted for bribery.
Mandelblit had previously ruled that the issue can be kicked down the road because it is only theoretical.
Until Netanyahu is actually in a position in which he has the support of 61 MKs - something which may never happen, or in any event, is three months off given that a third election is imminent - Mandelblit said there is no reason to rule on it.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/High-Court-to-A-G-Say-whether-Netanyahu-can-run-for-PM-before-elections-610384
#7468014 at 2019-12-09 23:57:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9551:Hammer time! WWG1WGA! Edition
Ex-IDF chief and former Pentagon head say US-Israel defense pact not needed
Lt. Gen. (res.) Gadi Eisenkot says Jewish state fully capable of defending itself without an American treaty, though one could be useful if Iran goes nuclear
A former US secretary of defense and an ex-IDF chief of staff on Monday rejected a proposed America-Israeli mutual defense pact, saying such a measure was unnecessary.
In recent months, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has raised the prospect of a defense treaty between Jerusalem and Washington on several occasions.
On Monday evening, former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot brushed off the need for such a treaty at this time, during an event held by the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies, where he recently became a fellow.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-idf-chief-former-pentagon-head-say-us-israel-defense-pact-unneeded/
#7459928 at 2019-12-09 02:08:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9541: Buckling Up And Buckling On The Armor Edition
Netanyahu's new campaign pitch: 'I can move US public opinion' - analysis
The prime minister has been singing that tune to conferences around the country - and around the world - for years.
There was very little new or different in the first two-thirds of a longer-than-usual 37-minute speech Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered on Sunday to the Makor Rishon Economic Conference in Jerusalem.
He started by saying, predictably, that he wanted a unity government, and laying the blame for the failure to achieve one squarely on the shoulders of his political rivals: Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid and Avigdor Liberman. That was the political component of his speech.
Then he quickly moved into his achievements, and - as he has done so often in the past - he showed slides showing Israel's impressive economic gains over the last decade. He repeated for the umpteenth time his doctrine that a free, deregulated economy is necessary to release the creative energies innate in the Israeli people. A strong economy, his doctrine goes, is a prerequisite for a strong military and intelligence apparatus, which is a key in building alliances that are necessary to thrive in this world.
The prime minister has been singing that tune to conferences around the country - and around the world - for years.
Sunday's speech also rehashed his much-repeated argument since the eve of the September 17 election that he should remain prime minister because he could both negotiate a security pact with the US and get the Trump administration to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Jordan Valley.
But then, at the 25th minute, Netanyahu introduced a new motif that was as much a campaign pitch as a glimpse into how he views the way the world works.
"Keep me in power," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, though not in those exact words, "because only I can effectively mobilize US public opinion on behalf of Israel's vital interests."
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Netanyahus-new-campaign-pitch-I-can-move-US-public-opinion-analysis-610287
#7456036 at 2019-12-08 17:23:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9536: There Is No Step Five Edition
Netanyahu demands US backing of Jordan Valley 'annexation plan' after Washington denies he ever spoke of it with Pompeo
The embattled Prime Minister wants Washington to approve of Israel's further expansion into the Jordan Valley, just days after he urged Donald Trump not to miss a rare chance to back Tel Aviv's territorial appetites.
Benjamin Netanyahu, who fiercely fights for re-election, believes that "the time has come to extend Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley," a swath of land spanning between the occupied West Bank and neighboring Kingdom of Jordan. On their part, Israel's closest ally should give a final nod to the move.
"I want American recognition of our sovereignty in the Jordan Valley. This is important," he bluntly told an event set up on Sunday by Israel's Makor Rishon newspaper. As part of the proposed annexation, all Jewish settlements in the area would become part of Israel, he insisted.
Two days ago, Netanyahu claimed he talked the issue with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at their meeting in Lisbon. Interestingly, the State Department quickly disavowed his report, telling journalists that no such discussion had ever taken place.
"I can tell you that there was no annexation plan, full or partial, for any part of the West Bank presented by Israel to the United States during the meeting," Assistant Secretary for Near East David Schenker told an official briefing.
Netanyahu's response to the comment was next to incomprehensible. "It was said that the issue was not raised [at the Pompeo meeting], the issue was raised," he explained. The Americans, he believes, "didn't say it was not raised, they said that a formal plan was not discussed."
Also in the week, the Prime Minister bragged about talking the prospective move with the US President Donald Trump. The two naturally discussed Iran, but their phone call also revolved around "historic opportunities that stand before us in the coming months - among them are [establishing] the Jordan Valley as the recognized eastern border of the State of Israel."
Back in September, Netanyahu vowed that he would immediately annex the valley if reelected during Israel's contentious general election. As he failed to score an overwhelming win, the recent outbursts were apparently aimed at winning support from right-wing voters.
https://www.rt.com/news/475327-Netanyahu-jordan-valley-annexation/
#7450105 at 2019-12-08 00:18:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9528: Schitty Adam Schitt Edition
>>7450023
(Slate - Jun 09, 2015)
Report: CIA Director Secretly Briefed Israeli Intelligence Officials on Iran Nuclear Deal
CIA director John Brennan traveled to Israel in secret last week to brief Mossad intelligence officials on "the agreement developing between Iran and the world powers on Tehran's nuclear program and Iran's involvement in terror and subversive activities throughout the Middle East," according to a report Tuesday in Haaretz:
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Brennan also met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen.
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You mean this [Traitor]?
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2015/06/john-brennan-goes-to-israel-cia-director-reportedly-gave-secret-briefing-to-israeli-intelligence-officials-on-iran-deal.html
#7449721 at 2019-12-07 23:29:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9527: Who is head of Mossad? Eyes On! Edition
>>7449714
Forgot cap.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Frank Lowenstein and Israeli National Security Adviser Yossi Cohen, on 11 November 2015, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
#7449347 at 2019-12-07 22:47:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9527: Who is head of Mossad? Eyes On! Edition
>>7449207
He was known publicly as "Y" (Hebrew: "?")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yossi_Cohen
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-said-set-to-tap-yossi-cohen-as-next-mossad-chief/
2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Benjamin Netanyahu is set to name his national security adviser Yossi Cohen as his pick to lead the Mossad, senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office reportedly said Monday. The new appointee will replace Tamir Pardo, who steps down in January.
Netanyahu will deliver a previously unscheduled statement at 8.15 p.m, during Israel's prime-time evening news programs. The announcement sparked broad speculation he is to name the new head of the Mossad spy agency.
Unlike most security appointments, this decision is that of Netanyahu alone, as the Mossad operates under the direct authority of the Prime Minister's Office.
#7448824 at 2019-12-07 21:20:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9526: ALL HANDS ON DECK! Edition
US State Department denies Netanyahu talked Jordan Valley annexation with Pompeo
PM had explicitly said he and US secretary of state discussed the possible move in a meeting last week; senior US official says no such plan was presented
A senior US State Department official rejected on Saturday the claim made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he discussed the possible annexation of the Jordan Valley and other parts of the West Bank with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a meeting between the two on Wednesday.
"I can tell you that there was no annexation plan, full or partial, for any part of the West Bank presented by Israel to the United States during the meeting," Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker told reporters in an official State Department briefing.
"And that has long been the US government position - that the ultimate disposition of territory is to be determined between the parties," Schenker added, citing the traditional US support for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Netanyahu, speaking on Thursday at the end of a two-day trip to Portugal where he and Pompeo met, explicitly said that the two discussed the possible annexation plan.
"We discussed the issue of annexation, but we're not talking about timetables yet. These things are much easier when you have a government," Netanyahu told reporters at his Lisbon hotel after he met with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa. Israel has had a transitional government since the April elections.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-state-department-denies-Netanyahu-talked-jordan-valley-annexation-with-pompeo/
#7447523 at 2019-12-07 18:25:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9525: ALL HANDS ON DECK! Edition
US State Department denies Netanyahu talked Jordan Valley annexation with Pompeo
PM had explicitly said that he and the US Secretary of State discussed the possible move in a meeting last week; senior US official says no such plan was presented
A senior US State Department official rejected on Saturday the claim made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he had discussed the possible annexation of the Jordan Valley and other parts of the West Bank with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a meeting between the two last week.
"I can tell you that there was no annexation plan, full or partial, for any part of the West Bank presented by Israel to the United States during the meeting, and that has long been the US government position, that the ultimate disposition of territory is to be determined between the parties," Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker told reporters in an official State Department briefing.
Netanyahu, speaking on Thursday at the end of a two-day trip to Portugal where he and Pompeo met, had explicitly said that the two had discussed the possible annexation plan.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-state-department-denies-Netanyahu-talked-jordan-valley-annexation-with-pompeo/
#7447297 at 2019-12-07 17:58:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9524: Comfy Saturday with Patriots! Edition
Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations, and counterterrorism. Mossad is separate from Israel's democratic institutions. Because no law defines its purpose, objectives, roles, missions, powers or budget and because it is exempt from the constitutional laws of the State of Israel Mossad has been described as a deep state.[1] Its director answers directly and only to the Prime Minister. (Wiki)
MOSSAD answers ONLY to the Isreali Prime Minister
Jeffrey Epstein [was] is a Mossad clandestine operations officer, assisted by Mossad clandestine operations officer Ghislaine Maxwell, and that their mission is to do precisely what they have been doing: entrap US politicians, judges, celebrities, prosecutors, and corporate leaders with rigged "no name" hotels and the mult-cavern "Lolita Island" where anything goes and the Mossad gets it all on video - grown people doing bad things to small children.
Ghislaine Maxwell is the daugher of Robert Mazell, one of Israel's most famous super-spies, and the man who single-handedly opened all doors for Israel's promulgation of PROMIS, the first major "hack" of many Western governments by Israel, in the 1980's, long before the Chinese and Russian cyber-incursions in the 1990's.
https://jamesfetzer.org/2019/07/robert-david-steele-my-view-jeffrey-epstein-is-a-mossad-clandestine-operations-officer/
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Because of Epstein's/Ghislaine Maxwell's blackmail, Bibi/Deep State Isreal/Mossad could maintain control over all US politicians, celebrities, etc.
Using the same tactics, Bibi could easily maintain in power in Isreal:
TEL AVIV - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday charged political rival and former prime minister Ehud Barak with having ties to Jeffrey Epstein a day after the billionaire was arrested in New York on allegations of child sex trafficking.
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/07/08/Netanyahu-and-rival-barak-in-twitter-spat-over-epstein-sex-allegations/
No wonder Netanyahu is longest-serving Prime Minister in Israeli history. He has his own personal secret intelligence service, the second largest in the world after the CIA. Reminds me of someone else from way back. . .
#7444238 at 2019-12-07 03:55:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9520: Own The Nightshift Edition
House approves two-state resolution in implicit rebuke of Trump
BY LAURA KELLY - 12/06/19 01:30 PM EST
https://thehill.com/policy/international/473398-house-approves-two-state-resolution-in-implicit-rebuke-of-trump
The House on Friday approved a resolution supporting a two-state solution to the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, recording opposition to any peace plan put forth by the Trump administration that doesn't expressly call for an independent Palestinian state living side-by-side with a Jewish state of Israel.
Only 5 Republicans backed the measure in the 226-183 vote, though 11 GOP lawmakers had joined a bipartisan amendment reaffirming U.S. commitments to providing military aid to Israel that was added to the bill.
The resolution follows criticism by Democrats of several moves by the Trump administration that they said endangered a two-state solution, including moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights and cutting the majority of U.S. aid to the Palestinians.
Last month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. would not recognize Israeli settlements as illegal under international law, a rebuke of the Obama administration's decision to refrain from using veto power on U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334 that called the settlements illegal.
"It is no coincidence this resolution is being brought now," Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) said on the floor. "It is a rebuke, attempted rebuke of the Trump administration."
The vote also showcased divisions within the Democratic caucus over Israel.
Four Democrats opposed the resolution: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.).
Two Democrats voted "present," including Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), who criticized the text reaffirming the U.S.'s "ironclad" commitment to military aid as rejecting Palestinian human rights.
Rep. Justin Amash (I-Mich.), who left the GOP earlier this year, also voted "no."
The GOP-controlled Senate is unlikely to do anything with the resolution.
The resolution highlights the long-standing policy of the United States to support a two-state solution to the Israeli and Palestinian conflict and condemns unilateral efforts on both sides as undermining the chances for achieving such a solution.
This includes opposing efforts by the Israeli government to expand settlements or unilaterally annex territory. It also calls on the Palestinians to refrain from seeking recognition of independent statehood outside the framework of negotiations with Israel.
Democratic lawmakers emphasized that the resolution affirms long-standing U.S. foreign policy of both Republican and Democratic administrations.
Omar said the inclusion of language committing $38 billion in American military assistance to Israel hurt U.S. efforts to bring peace to the region, a position increasingly gaining momentum among progressives.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) offered support for the military assistance, saying it was "critical to America's national security."
He said he was opposed to placing any conditions on the assistance.
Tlaib criticized the resolution as ignoring steps taken by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that she said would "ensure" the "demise" of the two-state solution.
"They increased their illegal taking of Palestinian homes, imprisoned more Palestinian children than ever before and are building walls right now to annex the West Bank and other Palestinian villages," she said.
Tlaib, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants and who grew up in Detroit, often refers to the Israeli and Palestinian conflict through the lens of the African American civil rights movement, saying only a one-state solution would ensure equal rights for both Arabs and Jews.
"Separate but equal didn't work in our country and I can't see it possible in other countries," she said. "Given our nation's history of segregation, we should recognize when such injustices are occurring."
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) spoke out against a one-state solution as incompatible with "Israel's right to exist as a state that is both Jewish and democratic" in his opening remarks on the floor.
"Do you know what a one-state solution means? It means a state where Jews can become the minority in their own country. It means one Palestinian state with no determination for the Jewish people or for the Palestinians. Israel's right to exist as a state that is both Jewish and democratic is incompatible with a one-state solution, period."
#7440680 at 2019-12-06 18:51:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9516: Happy Saint Nicholas Day to Q, POTUS & All Anons Edition
Netanyahu, Putin speak ahead of visit by Rusian leader to Israel next month
Talks focus on Iran and Syria; officials say PM also reiterates Israel's request to free an Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia on drug charges
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Friday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin about security issues in the Middle East and also about an Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia on drug charges.
Russian officials said the two confirmed that Putin would visit Israel next month.
Putin had been expected to join French President Emmanuel Macron in January at events to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Jerusalem, in what is expected to be the largest-ever gathering focused on combating anti-Semitism.
According to Netanyahu's office, the talks Friday focused on Iran, Syria, Israel's security needs and the continued need for the deconfliction mechanisms in place to prevent military engagement between Israel and Russia in Syria.
Russia backs the government of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and has criticized previous Israeli airstrikes aimed at preventing an Iranian entrenchment near Israel's northern border.
The IDF had said it coordinated its aerial campaign with Moscow through the deconfliction mechanism the two countries established in light of Russia's significant military presence in Syria.
Israel has repeatedly said that it will not accept Iranian military entrenchment in Syria and that it will retaliate for any attack on the Jewish state from there.
Netanyahu spoke earlier in the week with US President Donald Trump and met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in talks that also focused on Iran.
An Israeli official also said that Netanyahu and Putin discussed Israel's request for Russia to release Naama Issachar, 26, who was sentenced to seven-and-a-half-years in prison earlier this year for alleged drug smuggling.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-phone-call-Netanyahu-putin-discuss-iran-and-syria/
#7440226 at 2019-12-06 17:31:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9515: Stocks Up, Great Jobs & Manufacturing – What Winning Looks Like Edition
Israeli Officials Warn Annexation May Lead Jordan to Take Drastic Steps
Netanyahu insists he has 'full right' to annex Jordan Valley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is keen to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, on the grounds that the US is going to let him do so. Israeli officials, particularly military officials, are warning against one of the primary targets, the Jordan Valley.
The Jordan Valley, which connects the West Bank to Jordan, is something the Israeli right has long wanted to annex, as it would mean the rest of the Palestinian West Bank would never have a border with any nation other than Israel.
Military officials are warning that the big problem would be with Jordan itself, and that this move would further damage Israel-Jordan ties, and might force the Jordanian government to take drastic steps.
Netanyahu doesn't appear to be taking these warnings seriously, however, saying that he has the "full right" to annex the Jordan Valley at any time he chooses. The possibility was apparently broached with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and while the US has not commented on it, all indications are that they are fine with Israeli annexations in general.
https://news.antiwar.com/2019/12/05/israeli-officials-warn-annexation-may-lead-jordan-to-take-drastic-steps/
#7440221 at 2019-12-06 17:30:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9515: Stocks Up, Great Jobs & Manufacturing – What Winning Looks Like Edition
Netanyahu, Pompeo Push Forward With US-Israel Defense Pact
Netanyahu argues he should stay in power because of deal
On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met for an hour and 45 minutes on the specifics of a proposed US-Israel defense pact. The pact amounts to a more or less direct US intervention in Israeli politics, after two elections failed to end with a government formed.
The Trump Administration had made no bones about preferring Netanyahu over his primary political rival Benny Gantz, and the pact seems to be pandering to that fact, since Gantz is opposed to the deal.
Netanyahu looks to be steering heavily into this US lifeline, arguing that the deal proves he needs to stay in power, and that in the event of a rotation government with Gantz, he'd have to be first because of his "unique" ties with the US.
Details of the pact aren't clear, beyond it committing the US to war to defend Israel. Those familiar with it have said the pact would in no way restrict Israel's ability to unilaterally attack targets across the region, meaning constant Israeli attacks on targets in Syria and Iraq could continue.
The other important aspect, that the US is directly meddling in Israeli power-sharing talks with this plan, is something that historically the US has been reluctant to do, at least in Israel. Previously, any US government was automatically on good terms with any Israeli government, but at this point Trump has committed deeply to a relationship with Israel's far-right.
https://news.antiwar.com/2019/12/05/Netanyahu-pompeo-push-forward-with-us-israel-defense-pact/
#7437083 at 2019-12-06 03:51:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9511: Roller Coaster Up and Down Edition
Benjamin Netanyahu 'could be given a pardon for fraud in return for retiring from politics' in last-ditch attempt to form a government and avoid unprecedented third Israeli election
Israel faces third election in 12 months if coalition not formed by December 11
Talks to form a unity government between Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz have stalled, with future of the Prime Minister thought to be a sticking point
Gantz previously refused to work with Netanyahu, amid allegations of corruption
Israeli president will consider pardoning Netanyahu if he admits crimes and resigns from political life, it is claimed
Benjamin Netanyahu could be given a presidential pardon on allegations of corruption if he admits the charges and retires from politics, it has been claimed.
The move, reportedly being considered by President Reuven Rivlin, could provide a way out of the political deadlock that has gripped the country since April.
Israel is facing an unprecedented third election in just 12 months if a coalition agreement between parties cannot be reached by December 11.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7758933/Benjamin-Netanyahu-given-pardon-fraud-return-retiring.html
#7433094 at 2019-12-05 17:55:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9506: The 6 Can Be Very Dangerous Edition
Netanyahu: Iran's aggression growing 'but it's empire is tottering'
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Lisbon on Wednesday where they spoke about the threat of Iran, Reuters reports.
"Iran's aggression is growing but its empire is tottering. And I say, let's make it totter even further," Netanyahu said.
A senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday that there were indications that Iran could potentially carry out aggressive actions in the future, amid simmering tensions between Iran and the United States.
Tensions in the Gulf have risen since attacks on oil tankers this summer, including off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, and a major assault on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia. Washington has blamed Iran, which has denied being behind the attacks on global energy infrastructure.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191204-irans-aggression-growing-but-its-empire-is-tottering-Netanyahu/
#7426287 at 2019-12-04 18:15:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9497: Enough With These Press Conferences Already -- POTUS Heading Home Edition
Brazil to open trade office in Jerusalem
December 4, 2019 at 11:12 am
Israeli officials have said that Brazil is to open a trade mission, without diplomatic representation, in Jerusalem later this month, the Times of Israel reported on Monday.
The Israeli newspaper said that this trade mission would not have a diplomatic statue and its employees would not be diplomats.
Eduardo, the son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, is scheduled to visit Israel and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and other senior officials.
Bolsonaro has previously said Brazil will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Speaking to the Times of Israel, Modi Ephraim, who heads the Latin America Division at Israel's Foreign Ministry, said: "The good relations between Israel and Brazil will be underscored by the upcoming visit of a delegation from the foreign affairs committee of the Brazilian congress, which is headed by Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of the president [Jair Bolsonaro]."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191204-brazil-to-open-trade-office-in-jerusalem/
#7421745 at 2019-12-04 00:15:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9491: Shills, shills everywhere! Dig, Meme, Pray! Edition
Netanyahu trial witnesses may include Vegas magnate Sheldon Adelson and Oracle's Larry Ellison
Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison are among 333 potential witnesses in the corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's attorney general announced Monday.
Israelis got a glimpse of the legal and political battle ahead as indictments were formally served against Netanyahu, triggering a 30-day clock in which he can request parliamentary immunity. Atty. Gen. Avichai Mandelblit had announced the indictments on Nov. 21 but held off presenting them to the Knesset, Israel's parliament, until a number of Netanyahu's procedural queries were resolved.
The filing provided an eye-opening look at the huge list of potential witnesses, rife with internationally prominent names.
They included Ellison, who was rumored to have an interest in Israeli media acquisitions, and Adelson and his wife, Miriam, who own a free Israeli newspaper and have been staunch supporters of Netanyahu. Other potential witnesses include Israeli ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer, one of Netanyahu's closest associates; Israeli-born Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan; and American businessman and former ambassador Ron Lauder.
The Adelsons' Israeli attorney, Avigdor Klagsbald, said he could not say whether his clients would be asked to appear in court in Israel. Asked whether the criminal case had changed their support of the prime minister, Klagsbald said, "I don't know."
Netanyahu was indicted on one count of bribery and three counts each of fraud and breach of trust, in three cases involving the alleged exchange of gifts for political favors and his alleged attempts to influence the media. In one case, he is alleged to have offered a deal to the publisher of Israel's leading daily newspaper, Yediot Aharonot, in which Netanyahu would suppress the Adelsons' paper, Hayom, in exchange for more positive coverage in Yediot.
Israel's longest-serving prime minister, Netanyahu is the first Israeli head of government to be charged while in office.
"The rushed manner in which the incomplete document was served to the Knesset speaker is evidence of the influence of the political calendar," Netanyahu said late Monday. Since his indictment, he has accused the nation's judiciary and law enforcement authorities of engaging in an "attempted coup d'état."
His political future, and that of the country, remains shrouded in questions.
Despite his long political dominance, Netanyahu is now a caretaker prime minister. Twice in the past year, in April and in September, he led Israel to elections but failed to win an outright majority or form a coalition with smaller parties. His principal rival, the centrist Benny Gantz, a former army chief, similarly failed once. If the impasse is not resolved by midnight on Dec. 11, Israel will automatically be thrust into a third consecutive electoral campaign.
https://www.ancreport.com/report/Netanyahu-trial-witnesses-may-include-vegas-magnate-sheldon-adelson-and-oracles-larry-ellison/
#7420091 at 2019-12-03 19:25:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9489: Don't Panic! Refresh! Good wins in the end! Justice! Edition
Infinity War: Netanyahu Wants 'Mutual Defense' With US; Trump, Graham Eager to Oblige Their Master
Israel will have impunity to start wars with everyone
Last September, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that they were working on a mutual defense pact. Such a treaty, if signed, would officially and permanently mandate an American military intervention if Israel were to ever start a conflict with its neighbors.
The Trump administration is desperate to get this done, but Netanyahu is having trouble selling the idea to his rival Benny Gantz. The Likud party has so far been unable to form a government and Netanyahu is battling corruption charges. As a side note, two major GOP donors, Sheldon Adelson and Larry Ellison, are defense witnesses in Bibi's case.
https://russia-insider.com/en/politics/infinity-war-Netanyahu-wants-mutual-defense-us-trump-graham-eager-oblige-their-master
#7416934 at 2019-12-03 03:56:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9485:110 Pages of Congressional Failure! Justice Coming! Edition
Netanyahu is not the victim, we are
Opinion: Israelis are held hostage by a man willing to destroy every function of the state and its national unity to serve his own interests; he should recall his own words about his similarly indicted predecessor Ehud Olmert: This is a prime minister who is up to his neck in investigations, and has no public or moral mandate to make fateful decisions for Israel
There is one thing to remember - we are the real victims of the delusional situation in which our country finds itself. Us. Not the defendant Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/BkDgt00f6H
#7414010 at 2019-12-02 22:11:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9481: Moar Q Posting! They fear us! Edition
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An indictment submitted to Israel's parliament on Monday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu names more than 300 prosecution witnesses, including wealthy friends and former aides, in three graft cases against him.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-Netanyahu-idUSKBN1Y61VL?taid=5de58bfa86d8c600013d1084&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
NOTABLE
#7413637 at 2019-12-02 21:10:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9481: Moar Q Posting! They fear us! Edition
Every move Netanyahu takes during political limbo is suddenly suspect
Every time Netanyahu does something, what's being discussed is primarily whether all of that was just an effort by Netanyahu to save his political skin.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump talked on the phone on Sunday, a conversation the White House said focused on Iran, and which Netanyahu characterized as "very important" for Israel's security.
The call, the second between the two leaders in two weeks, comes amid rising tensions both with Iran and inside Iran, and a concern that the Iranians may attack Israel or US installations in the Middle East as a way of paradoxically trying to obtain sanctions relief, or to deflect attention from the heavy hand it has used putting down the recent wave of protests.
The Trump-Netanyahu call follows a month in which a parade of America's top generals - concluding with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley - arrived in Israel for talks. Those visits, which also included the head of the US Air Force, Gen. David Goldfein, and the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, are a sure sign that coordination between the two countries on Iran is now extremely close.
Beyond dealing with Iran, Netanyahu said, the conversation with Trump also dealt with establishing the Jordan Valley as Israel's eastern border - a euphemism for annexing the area - and the establishment of a defense pact between the US and Israel.
But in a shining example of why this period of political limbo - which the country has now been in for more than a year - is so problematic, the public debate on Monday was not about the pros or cons of the proposed defense pact. Nor was it about whether annexing the Jordan Valley is beneficial or not, or even about the dangers/opportunities lurking/presenting themselves as a result of the current upheaval in Iran.
No, what was being discussed was primarily whether all of this was just an effort by Netanyahu to save his political skin.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Every-move-Netanyahu-takes-during-political-limbo-is-suddenly-suspect-609666
#7413613 at 2019-12-02 21:06:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9481: Moar Q Posting! They fear us! Edition
American billionaires named as witnesses in Netanyahu criminal indictment
A new election would not only buy the PM additional time in office, it would also give him the opportunity to secure a more sympathetic parliament that would support immunity
American billionaires are among the 333 witnesses who could be called to testify in criminal proceedings against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/SymX5JXar
#7412233 at 2019-12-02 18:19:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9479: New California or Bust! Georgia fighting the Old Cali now! Edition
Netanyahu to Trump: We must seize 'historic opportunity' to annex Jordan Valley
Prime minister says he urged US president to recognize strategic area as eastern border of Israel during Sunday phone call, pushed for defense pact with US
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he discussed with US President Donald Trump the possibility of annexing the Jordan Valley and appeared to suggest Washington was not against the step, which is strongly opposed by the international community and in particular neighboring Jordan.
At a groundbreaking ceremony for 12 new factories to be built in Ashkelon's industrial zone, Netanyahu said there were "historic opportunities" that must be seized, and called on rival Blue and White leader Benny Gantz to join a unity government that would advance the bid.
"I spoke yesterday with President Trump, a very important conversation for Israel's security," he said.
"We talked about Iran, but we also talked at length about historic opportunities that stand before us in the coming months - among them are [establishing] the Jordan Valley as the recognized eastern border of the State of Israel, as well as a defense treaty with the United States. Things we could only dream of, but now we have the opportunity to realize them."
"That's why I've made Benny Gantz an offer - let's realize these historic opportunities in a unity government that we establish right now in the format I've suggested. I've gone very far [in political concessions] toward this goal, because we must realize these opportunities."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-to-trump-we-must-seize-historic-opportunity-to-annex-jordan-valley/
#7409544 at 2019-12-02 04:13:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9476: [Lisa Page]'s First Tweet Edition
Trump, Netanyahu Discuss 'Threat From Iran', Other Issues - White House
US President Donald Trump discussed the "threat from Iran" and other important issues with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said Sunday.
"The leaders discussed the threat from Iran, as well as other critical bilateral and regional issues," the White House said in a statement.
The statement provided no further details and readouts of the conversation are as of yet unavailable.
The two leaders have developed strong chemistry over the years, with Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and annexed Golan Heights as sovereign Israeli territory; gestures that all previous US presidents refused to make.
The last conversation between Trump and Netanyahu took place November 19, when the two discussed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's statements that the US will no longer consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank inconsistent with international law, thereby reversing a long-standing US position.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912021077457924-trump-Netanyahu-discuss-threat-from-iran-other-issues-white-house/
#7408988 at 2019-12-02 02:58:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9475: Lights On, Nightshift Edition
Netanyahu call readout
poolreports
6 minutes ago
Date: December 1, 2019 at 9:47:38 PM EST
Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. The leaders discussed the threat from Iran, as well as other critical bilateral and regional issues.
#7408269 at 2019-12-02 01:10:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9474: POTUS and FLOTUS to England! Will they see a crown? Edition
Dark Money Network Funneled $600 Million to Liberal Initiatives in 2018
Democrats adopt once-derided strategy, building a massive money network that shields donors from scrutiny
Democratic donors have built a formidable dark money network to obscure the source of more than $600 million funneled to liberal groups and initiatives last year, tax forms show. The massive cash flow came from Arabella Advisors, a D.C.-based organization that says it provides "strategic guidance for effective philanthropy." In reality, the group does far more, funneling hundreds of millions of dollars in anonymous donations to some of the most influential advocacy groups on the left. Entities traced back to Arabella have invested more than $1 billion powering liberal activist and interest groups since President Donald Trump took office. The establishment of the complex network of nonprofits marks the Democrats' adoption of a once-derided Republican strategy: building a massive funding network that provides donors anonymity.
The practice came under heavy criticism from President Barack Obama and other top Democrats, who lambasted the use of dark money from right-leaning financiers such as the Koch brothers. Yet liberal groups have fully embraced its usage and are now doing so at a much higher level than Republicans: More than $150 million in dark money was spent throughout the 2018 election cycle, 54 percent of which came from liberal groups and only 31 percent from conservative groups.
Eric Kessler, a former Bill Clinton appointee and member of the Clinton Global Initiative, is the founder and head of Arabella Advisors. Kessler also established a series of so-called fiscal sponsors, groups that offer their legal and tax-exempt status to other groups that are not yet recognized as nonprofits by the IRS, including the New Venture Fund and the Sixteen Thirty Fund.
Since I put nothing past this cabal of DSer's. This has me wondering about a name connection here:
Epstein Tapes? Sordid Case Takes A Bizarre Turn After Mystery 'Hacker' Emerges
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/epstein-tapes-sordid-case-takes-bizarre-turn-after-mystery-hacker-emerges
Snippet:
Shortly after Jeffrey Epstein's August death in a Manhattan detention facility, a shadowy figure claiming to have set up encrypted servers for the convicted sex offender told several attorneys and the New York Times he had a vast archive of incriminating evidence against powerful men stored on overseas servers, including several years worth of the financier's communications and financial records which allegedly showed he had vast amounts of Bitcoin and cash in the Middle East and Bangkok, and hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of gold, silver and diamonds. Going by the pseudonym Patrick Kessler, self-described 'hacker' said he had "thousands of hours of footage from hidden cameras" from Epstein's multiple properties, which included former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, lawyer Alan Dershowitz, and Prince Andrew, along with three billionaires and a prominent CEO, according to the Times.
According to excerpts viewed by The Times, Mr. Pottinger and Kessler discussed a plan to disseminate some of the informant's materials - starting with the supposed footage of Mr. Barak. The Israeli election was barely a week away, and Mr. Barak was challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The purported images of Mr. Barak might be able to sway the election - and fetch a high price. -New York Times.
Kessler complained that Mr. Boies and Mr. Pottinger were more interested in making money than in exposing wrongdoers. He pulled out his phone, warned the reporters not to touch it, and showed more of what he had. There was a color photo of a bare-chested, gray-haired man with a slight smile. Kessler said it was a billionaire. He also showed blurry, black-and-white images of a dark-haired man receiving oral sex. He said it was a prominent C.E.O.
The names seem to bare quite an interesting resemblance, one a phantom the other well known. Overreach on my part? or Could they really be this stupid??
#7404984 at 2019-12-01 11:04:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9470: Comfy Confirmed Edition
Endless wars and Deep State, Phil Giraldi, Herland Report TV
"The second thing they have to do is keep the American taxpayer paying for the weapons, for soldiers and for the neo-con think tanks. They had to create a threat, and the threat has been Russia, at least for the last 20 years. Russia is a plausible threat. It is essentially a fake threat, because Russia has not threatened the United States or Western Europe as its economy much smaller than that of Europe and the US. I believe it is the size of Italy. Its armed forces are much smaller. This whole thing is a is a phony threat."
"Another element is that most of the neo-cons are Jewish, and most of them are very deferential to Israel and to Israel's leadership which has been Benjamin Netanyahu for many years now. This explains why a lot of the things that happen in the Middle East that don't make any sense, like Syria. Why is the United States obsessed with Syria, it is not a threat! Yet, the United States is playing this game with Syria. But Syria is an issue for Israel."
#7400180 at 2019-11-30 18:02:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9464: "Schiff Hits the Fan" Parody Edition
Smeared by 'Israel lobby'? Dutch cartoonist scoffs after being branded 'Nazi sympathizer' over Netanyahu caricature
A Jewish group is up in arms over a Dutch cartoon that suggests Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to use claims of anti-Semitism against Jeremy Corbyn for his own political benefit. The cartoon's artist has defended his work.
The caricature, published in De Volkskrant, a major Dutch daily, depicts the Israeli prime minister holding a stone labeled "anti-Semitism charges" in one hand and reading an indictment for corruption in the other.
UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is opposite him, saying: "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone."
While the cartoon seems to suggest that Netanyahu has used accusations of anti-Semitism directed against Corbyn in order to deflect from his own corruption scandals, the Israeli prime minister has remained - at least publicly - largely silent on the issue.
https://www.rt.com/news/474725-dutch-cartoon-Netanyahu-corbyn/
#7398391 at 2019-11-30 07:12:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9461: Hope bread gone but her Qewbs will be memed forever! Edition
>>7398389
I literally cannot tell where you're coming from, but you really don't like me saying Benjamin Netanyahu created ISIS with Hillary and Obama
#7384337 at 2019-11-27 19:07:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9444: Trips confirm Memers are golden! USMCA! Czech em! Edition
Israel: Lieberman to reject giving immunity to Netanyahu
Head of Yisrael Beiteinu party Avigdor Lieberman stressed on Monday that he would reject holding a Knesset committee meeting to discuss providing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity, Quds Press reported.
This came just one day after he said that he would support Netanyahu's efforts to form the House Committee in the Knesset in order to discuss his claim for immunity regarding the corruption cases against him.
"The prime minister said he doesn't need immunity," Haaretz quoted Lieberman saying, arguing that a court decision would be "the only thing that would be accepted by all citizens".
"To set up the committee 15 days before the dissolving [of parliament], it is clear that it will be a personal committee that will deal with only one subject or one person," said Lieberman.
"We will need to wait until there is a new government, [then] the House Committee will be set up and debate it."
Granting Netanyahu immunity "would harm the public's trust", he continued.
Netanyahu cannot be protected from prosecution without the support of the Knesset House Committee or the support of the 120 members of the Knesset.
Charges can only be filed in court after the committee rejects the bid for immunity meaning the process could drag on for several months after a government is formed or a new election is held.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191127-israel-lieberman-to-reject-giving-immunity-to-Netanyahu/
#7384295 at 2019-11-27 18:59:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9444: Trips confirm Memers are golden! USMCA! Czech em! Edition
'No place like it on earth' - Kraft launches million-dollar contest to defend Israel from BDS
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft won the 2019 Genesis Prize at the beginning of the year, receiving a million-dollar award given annually to Jewish individuals "who have attained excellence and international renown in their chosen professional fields." At the award ceremony in June, the prize was presented by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a longtime friend of Kraft. In his acceptance speech, Kraft told the audience that he would use the prize money to combat antisemitism and BDS (the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement. He also pledged $20 million towards the creation of a foundation that would do the same.
"When I was awarded the Genesis Prize in January, I promised to dedicate myself even more than before to fighting anti-semitism, BDS, and other efforts to delegitimize the state of Israel," Kraft declared, "My vision is to work to end the violence against Jewish communities. To counter the normalization of anti-Semitic narratives that question Israel's right to exist, disguised as part of legitimate debate on campuses and in the media."
Now we know specifically how Kraft will use the prize money. He's teaming up with the Genesis Prize Foundation to launch a competition that will award $1 million in grants to groups that fight against BDS and the delegitimization of Israel. The competition, which is titled "Speak Out Israel," will disburse the funds (at a minimum of $50,000 per grant) to Israeli nonprofits that portray Israel in a positive manner.
"We see our role as being a catalyst in helping to bring about the change we want to see in the world," Genesis Prize Foundation president Steven Rakitt told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, "We bring together philanthropists to respond to the most critical issues in our community. Given the sharp rise in anti-Israel sentiment around the world, there is no question that we feel a responsibility to focus on combating this scourge."
A press release on the group's website includes a quote from Kraft detailing his personal connection to Israel. "Israel is so special to me and my family," he said, "It's where I took the love of my life on our honeymoon in 1963. Since then, I have sponsored dozens of missions and countless other trips for people to experience Israel for the first time. Spiritually, there is no place like it on earth. The more people learn about its history, its diverse culture and its innovation, the more we can do to change stereotypes and end antisemitism. That's why Speak Out for Israel is so timely and important to Israel's future."
In the same week that the competition was announced, Human Rights Watch's Omar Shakir became the first person to be expelled from Israel under the country's BDS law. The law allows advocates for the movement to be denied entry into the country. Israel's Strategic Affairs Ministry recommended that Shakir be barred because "he frequently retweets and shares material about BDS."
https://mondoweiss.net/2019/11/robert-kraft-launches-million-dollar-competition-to-combat-the-bds-movement/
#7374444 at 2019-11-26 05:16:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9431: Back from the SALT mine with new trips! Smooth sailing NS! Edition
'No other democracy': Human Rights Watch slams Israel's expulsion of director over BDS activism
Human Rights Watch has condemned the decision by Israel to deport Omar Shakir, HRW's director for Israel and Palestinian territories. Israel revoked his visa over activism on behalf of boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS).
Shakir, a US citizen, was placed on a flight out of Ben Gurion International Airport on Monday, after the Israeli Supreme Court upheld the government's decision to expel him from Tel Aviv. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Shakir has been an outspoken advocate of the BDS movement prior to his work at HRW, and that they have every right to expel him under a 2017 amendment to the rules of entry and residency.
This is the first deportation under the rule. Earlier this year, the regulation was cited to deny entry visas to US lawmakers Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. While Shakir does not deny being a BDS activist in the past, he says his expulsion is really intended to "muzzle our advocacy on illegal settlements" and human rights of Palestinians in general.
"This is not about BDS, this is an effort to muzzle mainstream human rights advocacy," he told CNN ahead of the expulsion.
https://www.rt.com/news/474303-shakir-hrw-deported-israel/
#7371558 at 2019-11-25 20:19:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9427: You'll Never Walk Alone Again Edition
https://twitter.com/Netanyahu/status/1198354088695672838?s=20
TRANSLATED TWEET: Thanks for the tremendous support! I love you :heart:
Looks like things are shaping up to be the same as here in USA. @Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu and @POTUS @realDonaldTrump are going through a TRIAL and will OUT THE DEEP STATE in both Nations. Support of both are at an all time high. I am calling it right now; this is the way Israel's Deep State will be cleaned out much the same as here in the USA. Am I correct Q #Q #QTeam?
https://twitter.com/KLCJR77/status/1199056716127784962?s=20
#7365035 at 2019-11-24 18:04:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9419: You are only Shilling yourself Edition
Russia Exposes Operational Details on Several Israeli Strikes in Syria
Reveals Israel used Jordanian airspace to attack Damascus
Russia has repeatedly criticized Israel for attacks on Syria in recent months, but looked to step that criticism up on Friday, issuing specific operational details about four different Israeli attacks carried out over the past 10 days.
On November 12, Israel attacked the house of Islamic Jihad's deputy leader in Damascus, killing his son and another civilian, while wounding 10 others. Three missiles were intercepted by Syria, but two other missiles hit the house.
On November 18, Israeli fighter jets entered Jordanian and Iraqi airspace, and attacked the al-Bukamal region. On the 19th, Israel attacked targets south of Damascus, and on the 20th Israel fired 40 cruise missiles into the Damascus suburbs, killing at least 10 Syrian soldiers and civilians.
While such incidents were all generally reported to be Israeli attacks, some of the specifics are likely to embarrass Israel. The revelation that they used Jordanian and Iraqi airspace in attacks is also likely to put pressure on both of those nations to defend their airspace at least a little bit.
Israel had made much of the November 20 attacks, presenting them as primarily targeting Iranians. Details on who was killed have not been made public, but it included a number of civilians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed to keep targeting Iran.
https://news.antiwar.com/2019/11/22/russia-exposes-operational-details-on-several-israeli-strikes-in-syria/
#7364225 at 2019-11-24 08:14:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9418: Fake News CNN Has Got "Reliable Sources" Edition
First petition filed to High Court to fire Netanyahu due to indictment
The Labor Party has announced that it would also file a petition and other parties are also expected to join in.
The Movement for the Quality of Government in Israel on Sunday morning became the first to file a petition to the High Court of Justice force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign following Thursday's decision by Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit to issue a final indictment against him for public corruption.
Although the dry law of Knesset statutes only requires a prime minister to resign if convicted and after all appeals have been exhausted, it has been expected that various groups would seek to force his resignation based on decades-old judge-made law requiring ministers to resign upon indictment.
The Labor Party has announced that it would also file a petition and other parties are also expected to join in.
In the petition, the Movement said, "Woe to us if a prime minister under indictment drags the entire State of Israel down with him into the court room."
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/First-petition-filed-to-High-Court-to-fire-PM-due-to-indictment-608849
#7361859 at 2019-11-23 19:30:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9415: For Nate, Where We Whistle One We Wistle All Edition
Gantz warns Netanyahu is risking 'internal war,' calls Likud to unity coalition
'Man who led incitement campaign against Rabin should well know the dangerous price of words,' says Blue and White leader, accusing PM of trying to 'hold Israel hostage'
Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz on Saturday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of holding the people of Israel "hostage" to his legal troubles and "risking an internal war" to stay in power, while urging the leaders of Likud to "make your voices heard" and join him in a unity government.
In an 8 p.m. address, Gantz launched a scathing attack on the premier following Netanyahu's Thursday press conference - held shortly after Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced he would indict him for corruption - in which the prime minister accused prosecutors of mounting "an attempted coup" against his rule, by framing him through a "tainted" process.
"No Israeli leader, right or left, ever dared to imagine the state belonged to him, that without him it had no right to exist. None of them ever conceived of pitting brother against brother, inciting brother against brother, calling explicitly or implicitly to hurt one another," Gantz said. "The State of Israel and the people of Israel are not under the private ownership of any leader."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/gantz-assails-pm-for-holding-israel-hostage-urges-likud-leaders-to-partner-up/
#7360731 at 2019-11-23 05:01:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9414: Baking a Bread for Comfiness
>>7360696
>>7360697
Notables
are not endorsements
#9413
>>7359764 John Solomon - 28 uncomfortable facts crushing debunked conspiracy theory
>>7359781 Nate Cain tells his story for the 1st time
>>7359784 Will impeachment sham require Chief Justice Roberts to step down?
>>7359818, >>7359826 Anon's headlines for today (w/links)
>>7359842 Sandusky re-sentenced to 30-60 years
>>7359861 AG Barr concludes what happened to Epstein
>>7359936, >>7359971 Vindman family dig
>>7359958 New George Papa tweet - Some newspaper thingks they have a 'scoop'
>>7359982 Navy Mutinies against POTUS re: Eddie Gallagher
>>7359984, >>7359984 ICIG Connections to Clinesmith & Moyer
>>7360044 Gloria Allred - Prince Andrew must speak to Epstein Investigators
>>7360156 John Carlin - The Former NSD Head Who Enabled the FBI's Carter Page FISA Warrant
>>7360192 WJC yacht rape update
>>7360288 Soros-Linked 'Dark Money' Group Is Funding Ads Urging Vulnerable Republicans To Impeach Trump, Records Show
>>7360316 US Federal Court Orders Tehran to Pay $180M to Washington Post Journalist - WaPo
>>7360317, >>7360334 Clearnet posting tips
>>7360381 Prince Andrew, Jeffrey Epstein and the crucial new witnesses: Unpublished photos etc
>>7360547 Good sense regarding the coming IG report.
>>7360563 New CodeMonkey
>>7360580, >>7360586 Syria Update
#9412
>>7358765 LGBTQ school book controversy in Loudoun County
>>7358778 Inside Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch:
>>7358827 timeline by John Solomon on Ukraine corruption
>>7358853 Ex-JPMorgan Trader Convicted for Helping Rig Currency Market
>>7358907 Clinton foundation funding woes touch hillary too
>>7359011 USSS - Unauthorized vehicle stopped at White House; Driver in custody
>>7358976 Zelensky promises to shave when 3 'Kerch incident' warships return to Ukraine
>>7359048 [Epstein] Prison guards charged with falsifying records
>>7359124 Person killed in San Marcos plane crash early Wednesday, authorities say
>>7359152 DNC; $8.7Mil cash on hand. $7M in debt
>>7359164, >>7359171, >>7359177, >>7359190, >>7359194 Glen Beck and the Dem. Hydra
>>7359162 Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust
>>7359182 BREAKING | AIRCRAFT 'MISHAP' AT VANCE AFB and Canadian National trains stopped nationwide due to "suspicious package"
>>7359192 Recent arrests of people connected to Pramod Mittal:
>>7359222 Ukraine extradites suspected foreign hacker to U.S., first time under simplified procedure
>>7359238 Anon interprets congressional treaty linked by Q
>>7359276, >>7359279, >>7359535, >>7359541 Reminder of history; Huber/Horowitz/Durham investigations
>>7359286 President Trump Disrupted DC's Ability to Monetize Government...
>>7359328 California Can't Force Trump To Release Tax Returns, State Supreme Court Rules
>>7359527 (2014) Mike Lofgren describes "Deep State" to Bill Moyers; why we have erosion of rights and perpetual war
>>7359596 Q's Latest Posts
>>7359598, >>7359801 Threat to narratives. James Come[y]=wh[y] Y?, WATCH The WATER + What is a BRIDGE? rreference Q drop #3310, 3616 Connections to Comey and Ray Dalio (Bridewater Assoc.-hedge fund)
>>7359609 Swing states adopt audit tool to safeguard voter ballots ahead of 2020 election
>>7359630 Andrew Hauptman owns Andell Inc. quick dig relates to Bronfman fam.
>>7359648 REVEALED: Adam Schiff Connected to Both Companies Named in $7.4 Billion Burisma-US-Ukraine Corruption Case (BlackRock and Templeton)
>>7359664 Moar REAL Russia/Ukraine Connections:Vindmans/finance/Art etc. Nice dig anon!
>>7359739 Judicial Watch Obtains Strzok-Page Emails Showing FBI's Special Accommodation of Clinton Email Witnesses
Previously Collected Notables
>>7356158 #9408, >>7356152 #9409, >>7357321 #9410, >>7359107 #9411
>>7352020 #9404, >>7351685 #9405, >>7352557 #9406, >>7354024 #9407
>>7346744 #9400, >>7347085 #9401, >>7348831 #9402, >>7349788 #9403
>>7343610 #9396, >>7344400 #9397, >>7345159 #9398, >>7345899 #9399
>>7340576 #9392, >>7341350 #9393, >>7342091 #9394, >>7342874 #9395
Notables Thread #1, #8960-present: >>7003045
Notables Aggregator: https://wearethene.ws
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384), https://8kun.top/qresearch/notables.html
Plain text archives of all QR Notables: https://pastebin.com/2f1897vD
#7360039 at 2019-11-23 02:02:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9413: The Salt Rotation and The Trip Update Edition
>>7360031
let's try this again without mistakes
#9412 Notables, not endorsements
>>7358765 LGBTQ school book controversy in Loudoun County
>>7358778 Inside Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch:
>>7358827 timeline by John Solomon on Ukraine corruption
>>7358853 Ex-JPMorgan Trader Convicted for Helping Rig Currency Market
>>7358907 Clinton foundation funding woes touch hillary too
>>7359011 USSS - Unauthorized vehicle stopped at White House; Driver in custody
>>7358976 Zelensky promises to shave when 3 'Kerch incident' warships return to Ukraine
>>7359048 [Epstein] Prison guards charged with falsifying records
>>7359124 Person killed in San Marcos plane crash early Wednesday, authorities say
>>7359152 DNC; $8.7Mil cash on hand. $7M in debt
>>7359164, >>7359171, >>7359177, >>7359190, >>7359194 Glen Beck and the Dem. Hydra
>>7359162 Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust
>>7359182 BREAKING | AIRCRAFT 'MISHAP' AT VANCE AFB and Canadian National trains stopped nationwide due to "suspicious package"
>>7359192 Recent arrests of people connected to Pramod Mittal:
>>7359222 Ukraine extradites suspected foreign hacker to U.S., first time under simplified procedure
>>7359238 Anon interprets congressional treaty linked by Q
>>7359276, >>7359279, >>7359535, >>7359541 Reminder of history; Huber/Horowitz/Durham investigations
>>7359286 President Trump Disrupted DC's Ability to Monetize Government...
>>7359328 California Can't Force Trump To Release Tax Returns, State Supreme Court Rules
>>7359527 (2014) Mike Lofgren describes "Deep State" to Bill Moyers; why we have erosion of rights and perpetual war
>>7359596 Q's Latest Posts
>>7359598, >>7359801 Threat to narratives. James Come[y]=wh[y] Y?, WATCH The WATER + What is a BRIDGE? rreference Q drop #3310, 3616 Connections to Comey and Ray Dalio (Bridewater Assoc.-hedge fund)
>>7359609 Swing states adopt audit tool to safeguard voter ballots ahead of 2020 election
>>7359630 Andrew Hauptman owns Andell Inc. quick dig relates to Bronfman fam.
>>7359648 REVEALED: Adam Schiff Connected to Both Companies Named in $7.4 Billion Burisma-US-Ukraine Corruption Case (BlackRock and Templeton)
>>7359664 Moar REAL Russia/Ukraine Connections:Vindmans/finance/Art etc. Nice dig anon!
>>7359739 Judicial Watch Obtains Strzok-Page Emails Showing FBI's Special Accommodation of Clinton Email Witnesses
#7360031 at 2019-11-23 01:59:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9413: The Salt Rotation and The Trip Update Edition
#9412 Notables
went through and these are updated as of post 698 on lb
>>7358765 LGBTQ school book controversy in Loudoun County
>>7358778 Inside Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch:
>>7358827 timeline by John Solomon on Ukraine corruption
>>7358853 Ex-JPMorgan Trader Convicted for Helping Rig Currency Market
>>7358907 Clinton foundation funding woes touch hillary too
>>7359011 USSS - Unauthorized vehicle stopped at White House; Driver in custody
>>7358976 Zelensky promises to shave when 3 'Kerch incident' warships return to Ukraine
>>7359048 [Epstein] Prison guards charged with falsifying records
>>7359124 Person killed in San Marcos plane crash early Wednesday, authorities say
>>7359152 DNC; $8.7Mil cash on hand. $7M in debt
>>7359164, >>7359171, >>7359177, >>7359190, >>7359194 Glen Beck and the Dem. Hydra
>>7359162 Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust
>>7359182BREAKING | AIRCRAFT 'MISHAP' AT VANCE AFB and Canadian National trains stopped nationwide due to "suspicious package"
>> 7359192 Recent arrests of people connected to Pramod Mittal:
>>7359222 Ukraine extradites suspected foreign hacker to U.S., first time under simplified procedure
>>7359238 Anon interprets congressional treaty linked by Q
>>7359276, >>7359279, >>7359535, >>7359541 Reminder of history; Huber/Horowitz/Durham investigations
>>7359286 President Trump Disrupted DC's Ability to Monetize Government...
>>7359328 California Can't Force Trump To Release Tax Returns, State Supreme Court Rules
>>7359527 (2014) Mike Lofgren describes "Deep State" to Bill Moyers; why we have erosion of rights and perpetual war
>>7359596 Q's Latest Posts
>>7359598, >>7359801 Threat to narratives. James Come[y]=wh[y] Y?, WATCH The WATER + What is a BRIDGE? rreference Q drop #3310, 3616 Connections to Comey and Ray Dalio (Bridewater Assoc.-hedge fund)
>> 7359609 Swing states adopt audit tool to safeguard voter ballots ahead of 2020 election
>>7359630 Andrew Hauptman owns Andell Inc. quick dig relates to Bronfman fam.
>>7359648 REVEALED: Adam Schiff Connected to Both Companies Named in $7.4 Billion Burisma-US-Ukraine Corruption Case (BlackRock and Templeton)
>>7359664 Moar REAL Russia/Ukraine Connections:Vindmans/finance/Art etc. Nice dig anon!
>>7359739 Judicial Watch Obtains Strzok-Page Emails Showing FBI's Special Accommodation of Clinton Email Witnesses
#7359935 at 2019-11-23 01:30:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9413: The Salt Rotation and The Trip Update Edition
All (Bit of a stretch cough 911/Iraq….???) the Netanyahu Corruption Cases Explained
Attorney general announces PM is indicted of bribery, fraud and breach of trust
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate criminal cases.
The charges come after Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit considered and rejected the arguments of Netanyahu's legal team in the four-day pre-indictment hearing in October in which they tried to dissuade prosecutors from charging him.
Netanyahu now faces the dual challenges of fighting to remain prime minister while grappling with the frustrating political deadlock that appears to be leading Israel to a third election in the space of a year.
The two issues are deeply intertwined: One of the main roadblocks to the formation of a governing coalition was the refusal of Netanyahu's potential partners in a unity government to serve as ministers in a government led by a prime minister under criminal indictment.
It was in February, ahead of the year's first national election in April, when Mendelblit first announced he had decided to indict Netanyahu, pending the October hearings.
Mendelblit's initial decision to indict came after examining - and agreeing with - two police reports issued in 2018, which recommended that the prime minister be indicted in three affairs known as Case 1000, Case 2000 and Case 4000, cases that have been under investigation for more than three years.
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-Netanyahu-israel-indictment-cases-charges-1.8160019
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#7359853 at 2019-11-23 00:54:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9413: The Salt Rotation and The Trip Update Edition
King Abdullah: Relations with Israel at their worst
The king of Jordan added that unless the Palestinian issue can be solved, Israel could not really become a part of the Middle East.
King Abdullah of Jordan said on Friday that relations with Israel are at its worst state, partly because of internal problems in Israel.
The king said this at a meeting of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in New York.
He added, "We hope that Israel will be able to determine its future, either in the coming weeks or in the coming months."
"If we won't be able to solve the Israeli-Palestinian issue," he said, "Israel cannot really become a part of the Middle East," Mako reported.
Noting that the alternative to a two-state solution, one for the Jewish society in Israel and the other for Palestinians, is "much worse," the king claimed that during "every year we lose [to indecision] it becomes much more complex and difficult for Israelis and Palestinians to progress."
The King publicly prayed and kissed the ground of Naharayim, which is known as Baqura in Jordan, in early November after insisting Israel hand over the land as was agreed upon in the 1994 Peace Treaty.
Israeli farmers who own lands in what is now Jordan will need a visa to enter them. The laws governing such lands will be Jordanian laws.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered the King to connect "the train from Haifa all the way to Saudi Arabia" but the project is currently "stuck."
Netanyahu said so during a special conference on Israeli-Jordanian ties, together with the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/King-Abdullah-relations-with-Israel-at-its-worst-state-608732
#7359162 at 2019-11-21 17:18:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9412: Ukraine Breaking Wide Open Edition
Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud
and breach of trust
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israeli-pm-Netanyahu-indicted-charges-bribery-fraud-breach-trust-n1084831
#7341057 at 2019-08-04 19:49:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9393: Panic! Cancel August Recess! Edition
All 40 top Likud candidates pledge loyalty to Netanyahu
"Without regard to the results of the election, Netanyahu is the Likud's only candidate for prime minister, and there will be no other candidate.
All 40 of the Likud's top Knesset candidates signed a petition on Sunday reiterating that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and only Netanyahu, is the party's candidate to form the next government.
The petition came after Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman said on Channel 12's Meet the Press program on Saturday evening that he would like to see a prime minister from Likud who is not Netanyahu and suggested Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein.
"We the undersigned candidates on the Likud list for the 22nd Knesset underscore that we will not receive any dictation from any other party," the petition says. "Without regard to the results of the election, Netanyahu is the Likud's only candidate for prime minister, and there will be no other candidate.
The petition drive was initiated by MK David Bitan and immediately endorsed by Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, among other Netanyahu loyalists. Even MKs Gideon Sa'ar and Michal Shir, who are considered less automatic to back Netanyahu than other MKs, signed the petition.
Netanyahu wrote on Twitter on Sunday afternoon, "Thanks to the Likud members for their unequivocal support. We are always united!"
The Democratic Union's number two candidate, former MK Stav Shaffir, wrote on Twitter that the petition showed that the Likud is "committing suicide." Former prime minister Ehud Barak (Democratic Union) tweeted that [the Likud's ideological mentor Ze'ev] "Jabotinsky is turning over in his grave."
The official response of Blue and White was that "the Likud is preparing for the post-Netanyahu era" and that "no document can stop the contacts and talks between figures in Blue and White and Likud."
Blue and White candidate Moshe Ya'alon compared the Likud petition to the regime in North Korea, where people "take a deep bow even to statues" of their leader. Blue and White number two Yair Lapid tweeted an endorsement of Liberman's comments on Sunday.
"Bibi is right," Lapid wrote. "Behind his back, everyone in Likud is already searching for his successor and talking about nothing but that. Right now they are whispering, but not for much longer."
Netanyahu's spokesman Yonatan Urich mocked Lapid's reaction to the petition by saying that Blue and White is considering stopping its four leaders attacking each other for a day.
"Gantz and Lapid, who head a dictatorial party and have elected themselves and their members, are the last who should be preaching morality to Likud - the largest and most powerful democratic party in Israel," the Likud said in a statement. "Lapid and Gantz, who are constantly working against each other, and Labor which changes chairmen every two weeks, can only envy Likud members who stand behind the party chairman. Their frustration is understandable: the plot to replace Netanyahu after the election finally collapsed today."
This petition was revealed first by the Ynet website.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Likud-petition-Netanyahu-is-our-leader-597593
#7312216 at 2019-08-02 18:50:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9356: Time for high-speed ride along! Edition
Israel to advance plans for 2,430 settler homes and approve four outposts
The Higher Planing Council for Judea and Samaria meets four times a year to approve settler housing projects. Next Monday and Tuesday it will hold its second meeting on the topic this year.
The Civil Administration is set to advance plans for at least 2,430 new settler homes and to authorize four new outposts as neighborhoods of existing settlements, Peace Now said on Friday.
The Higher Planing Council for Judea and Samaria meets four times a year to approve settler housing projects. Next Monday and Tuesday it will hold its second meeting on the topic this year.
Earlier in the week, Israel's security cabinet gave an initial approval for the construction of 700 homes for Palestinians in Area C of the West Bank, which is under Israeli military and civilian rule.
It also approved a plan for 6,000 settler housing units. No details of the plans were publicized and it is presumed that they must now go through the regular Civil Administration planning process. It is unclear if the homes set to be advanced next week were part of the security cabinet decision.
No meeting has been scheduled to advance the planing of the 700 Palestinian homes.
Palestinians have held that the West Bank settlements and settler building are a stumbling bloc to peace, because they are located in areas which the Palestinians hold should be part of their future borders.
Israel and the Trump administration have dismissed such claims that settlements are a stumbling bloc to peace. But it is unclear if the pending Trump peace plan will support Israel's position that all settlements should be included within Israel's sovereign borders.
On Wednesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Efrat settlement and swore that as long as he was in office, no settler or settlement would be uprooted.
Settlers have long argued that much more settlement construction is needed and they have further called on Netanyahu to apply sovereignty to Area C of the West Bank.
Hagit Ofran of the left-wing NGO Peace Now said that continued settlement prevent any possibility of a two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"The plans show that the policy of the government is to prevent any chance for peace and to advance the annexation of the West Bank," Hagit said.
The list of the number of homes that will likely be advances is as follows: 354 in Nili, 346 in Beit El, 215 in Asfar, 207 in Bracha, 194 in Ganei Mod'in, 168 in Talmon, 132 in Kfar Adumim, 98 in Ma'aleh Amos, 96 in Kiryat Netafim, 94 in Beit Hagai, 94 in Mechola, 80 in Yakir, 70 in Shim'a, 66 in Efrat, 61 in Alon Shvuet, 51 in Shiloh, 29 in Otniel, 27 in Maskiot, 19 in Pedu'el, 18 in Ma'aleh Adumim, and 11 in Enav.
The four outposts to be approved as neighborhoods of existing settlements are: Ibei Hanahal, Givat Sal'it, Haroe Haivri and Brosh.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-to-advance-plans-for-2430-settler-homes-and-approve-four-outposts-597506
#7302458 at 2019-08-02 01:02:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9343: Nothing Like This Has Ever Happened Before Edition
ared Kushner arrives in Morocco, meets MBZ and foreign minister of Oman
An administration official told the Post that the meetings, aimed to build momentum after the Bahrain workshop, were "extremely productive."
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's senior advisor, arrived in Morocco Thursday and met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) of the United Arab Emirates, an administration official told The Jerusalem Post.
In addition, he met with Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Oman's minister responsible for foreign affairs. Kushner was joined by special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt, special representative for Iran Brian Hook and deputy assistant to the president Avi Berkowitz. While it was initially expected that the group would meet MBZ in the UAE, the meeting ultimately took place in Morocco.
According to the official, the meetings were "extremely productive," and came as a follow-up to Bahrain's "Peace and Prosperity" workshop. It is not immediately clear when the peace team will also meet with a Moroccan official.
Last week, an administration official told the Post that the visit is intended to finalize the economic component of the peace plan and discuss possible resources for funding the administration's vision.
"We are trying to keep the momentum of the Bahrain workshop," he added.
The four US envoys also discussed where the funds should be based, and support locating them in Bahrain to show that countries in the region stand behind the plan, the official said.
In recent weeks, the US has received feedback from several Middle East countries on the draft of the plan that was presented at the workshop. Now, they hope to finalize it.
The meetings in Morocco end a busy week, in which the peace team met with six different leaders in five countries. On Tuesday, the team arrived in the region and met with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.
On Wednesday, the team met in Jordan with King Abdullah, followed by a meeting in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer and US Ambassador David Friedman attended the meeting, as well.
On Thursday afternoon, they also met with President Al-Sisi of Egypt, before leaving for Morocco.
An administration official said earlier this week that the Middle East team will report back to the president, the vice president, the secretary of state and the national security advisor upon returning "to discuss the many potential next steps to expand upon the success of the Bahrain workshop."
https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Jared-Kushner-arrives-in-Morocco-meets-MBZ-and-foreign-minister-of-Oman-597465
#7296592 at 2019-08-01 19:11:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9336: Placeholder Thread Deleted : Enter New Phase Edition
Netanyahu appears to confirm Israeli missile fire at Syrian Golan
Hours after Arab media report a strike on Hezbollah assets, PM says Israel acting against the terror group, and 'you're hearing about that now'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to confirm on Thursday that Israel was behind a reported missile attack earlier in the day in the Quneitra region in Syria.
"We're defending ourselves at all times," Netanyahu said at a national memorial ceremony for Ze'ev Jabotinsky, a Zionist thinker who is the intellectual forebear to Netanyahu's present-day Likud party.
The prime minister recalled the attack by a Palestinian gunman at the Gaza border earlier in the day that left three soldiers wounded, and added, "We're also fighting on other fronts. On the northern front, we're acting against Iran and Hezbollah, and you're hearing about that now as well."
Earlier Thursday, official Syrian media said Israel fired a missile at the Quneitra region in a rare daytime raid, causing damage but no injuries.
There was no comment from the Israel Defense Forces on the purported raid on the Syrian Golan Heights, which was reported by the SANA Syrian state news agency.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-appears-to-confirm-israeli-missile-fire-at-syrian-golan/
#7290773 at 2019-08-01 10:05:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9328 Ani - E Bake
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7309557/Jared-Kushner-meets-Israeli-Prime-Minister-Benjamin-Netanyahu-discuss-peace-plan.html
#7279576 at 2019-07-31 18:50:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9314: Afternoon Delightshift. Meme Something Dig Something Edition
Kushner, Greenblatt meet Netanyahu to discuss US peace plan
PM hails 'important' talks with White House advisers touring region to drum up support for part II of administration's proposal
A US delegation headed by President Donald Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner, along with Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt, arrive in Jerusalem for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the US peace plan for the region.
US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and Israel Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer are also participating in the meeting.
Right now, @Netanyahu hosting Jared Kushner and @jdgreenblatt45 pic.twitter.com/JvFjCdVnM0
- Raphael Ahren (@RaphaelAhren) July 31, 2019
Earlier, the US delegation met with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman where he underscored the need for an Israeli-Palestinian peace must be based on a two-state solution.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-31-2019/
Cabal meeting. Israel first
#7279557 at 2019-07-31 18:48:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9314: Afternoon Delightshift. Meme Something Dig Something Edition
Netanyahu May Survive This Political Crisis, but Israel's Left Will Not
As Benjamin Netanyahu closes ranks with Israel's most far-right elements, the country's already waning political Left struggles to survive
JERUSALEM, OCCUPIED PALESTINE - Like a pack of hyenas surrounding a weakened and wounded lion, Israeli politicians are ganging up on an injured, weakened Benjamin Netanyahu. With over ten years in office, Netanyahu is now the longest-reigning prime minister in the history of the State of Israel. Comparisons are being drawn between him and the man who is now second only to Netanyahu, the man considered to be the Founding Father of Israel, Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.
Though coalitions have been created on both sides of the Israeli political divide, each wanting to strengthen its chances to be in power, one can rest assured that the one big elephant in the Knesset chamber will continue to remain ignored by lion and hyenas alike: no one will dare to touch on the fact that Israel was, is, and will continue to be an illegitimate, apartheid regime dedicated to the destruction of Palestine and its people.
On the "Left"
When speaking of "Left" in Zionist terms, one has to remember that in the realm of Israeli politics left only goes so far. The newly united "Joint List," for example, is considered extreme "Left." It includes three parties that are predominantly Palestinian and one mixed Arab-Jewish party that is the successor to what used to be a Communist Party. The parties within the list include nationalists, socialists, liberal-democrats and an Islamist religious party. The common denominator is that they are made up of mostly Palestinians and discuss the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and the erosion of the rights of what was always an oppressed community, the Palestinian citizens of Israel.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/Netanyahu-may-survive-political-crisis-israel-left-will-not/261058/
BLUE & WHITE
#7279043 at 2019-07-31 18:18:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9313: Reread Crumbs Anons! SHTF SOON! Edition
Netanyahu: Settlements to stay forever
July 31, 2019 at 12:55 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israeli Jewish settlements will remain in the occupied West Bank forever.
Israeli TV Channel 12 reported Netanyahu saying during the inauguration of settlement project in the settlement of Efrat yesterday: "None of the settlers or the settlements are to be uprooted."
"This issue has ended and settlements are to remain forever."
This is not the first time Netanyahu has made such remarks. In 2017 he said: "We are here to stay, forever."
According to Haaretz, he added: "There will be no more uprooting of settlements in the land of Israel. It has been proven that it does not help peace. We have uprooted settlements. What did we get? We received missiles. It will not happen anymore."
"We are guarding Samaria [West Bank] against those who want to uproot us. We will deepen our roots, build, strengthen and settle."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190731-Netanyahu-settlements-to-stay-forever/
#7271951 at 2019-07-31 05:33:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9304: POTUS Ridin Rough, Never Dirty!Edition
Trump to host Arab leaders at peace summit before Israeli election - report
A source in Washington said that Netanyahu will not attend the summit because it will make it harder for Arab leaders to join.
The Trump administration will host an Israeli-Palestinian peace summit at Camp David before Israel's September elections, according to a report on Wednesday in the Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot.
Jared Kushner is planning to personally invite the Arab leaders during his trip to the Middle East which starts on Thursday with a stop in Jerusalem. The summit will be held at Camp David, at which President Donald Trump will lay out his vision for peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in general terms, the Wednesday report said. Kushner will visit six countries, including Israel, in the next week.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Ambassador to Washington Ron Dermer were reportedly involved in planning the summit. Dermer reportedly flew to Israel to discuss it with Netanyahu. However, a source in Washington told Yediot that Netanyahu will not attend the summit because it will make it harder for Arab leaders to participate.
Though details of what will be discussed at the summit remain unclear, it was reported that Trump will speak not about a Palestinian state but an entity and that he will refer to an Arab presence in East Jerusalem, but not about it serving as a capital for a future Palestinian state. This would allow Netanyahu to commend the US president for his efforts but also express some reservations.
The Palestinians are expected to reject the plan immediately. However, the mere presence of Arab leaders at the summit would be considered an "election gift" for Netanyahu, wrote Yediot, and could potentially help him negotiate a unity government with Blue and White after the Sept. 17 election.
Kushner's peace team as well as a spokesperson at the Israeli Embassy in Washington declined to comment on the report.
On Tuesday night, the security cabinet approved the construction of 700 Palestinian homes in in Area C in the West Bank, an area under full Israeli control. The move is being viewed as a gesture by Netanyahu to help Kushner convince Arab leaders to attend the Camp David summit.
The PM's office would not comment on the report. It is likely that the projects will still need approval from the Civil Administration.
https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Kushner-will-invite-Arab-leaders-to-a-summit-in-Camp-David-without-Netanyahu-597205
#7271934 at 2019-07-31 05:32:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9304: POTUS Ridin Rough, Never Dirty!Edition
First suspect in Netanyahu corruption probe up for pre-indictment hearing
Ze'ev Rubinstein to face prosecutors over accessory to bribery allegations in Bezeq case; PM scheduled for own hearing in October
State prosecutors on Wednesday were set to hold a pre-indictment hearing for the first suspect in the Bezeq corruption probe, a sprawling case in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to face charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust later this year.
Businessman Ze'ev Rubinstein will plead his case to prosecutors on Wednesday in Tel Aviv before a decision is made on whether to charge him as an accessory to bribery.
Netanyahu is scheduled to attend his own pre-indictment hearing in the case on October 2-3, which will also cover two other corruption probes against him in which the prime minister faces additional fraud and breach of trust charges. The other suspects in the Bezeq case, Shaul and Iris Elovitch, were summoned for their respective hearings on August 15, while Yedioth Ahronoth publisher Arnon Mozes will also be granted a last-ditch effort to fend off criminal charges in Case 2000, though a date has not yet been announced.
The attorney general will only be present at Netanyahu's hearing.
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit's lengthy description of Netanyahu's alleged illicit dealings with Shaul Elovitch - the majority shareholder in Israel's biggest telecom firm Bezeq, and the owner of the Walla website - took up the majority of the 57-page document released in February in which Mandelblit set out the allegations that prompted him to announce a criminal indictment against the prime minister, pending a hearing.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-suspect-in-Netanyahu-corruption-probe-up-for-pre-indictment-hearing/
#7256571 at 2019-07-30 10:00:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9284: Spotlight on the Red Cross Edition
>>7256566
The Israeli Intelligence Connection
The link between Nicole Junkermann, the Israeli state intelligence services and the Israeli Defence Force is not a tenuous one. The ominously named "Reporty Homeland Security" was the first incarnation of what is now called "Carbyne911" and is referred to as simply "Carbyne." Described as a "global leader in public safety technology," Carbyne is a call handling platform app that allows you to, amongst other things, stream any ongoing emergency directly to the responding emergency services. It claims, in the information section of a promotional video on YouTube entitled "Nicole Junkermann presents Carbyne," that it will:
provide a plug and play solution that allows 911 callers to connect their smartphone features to the emergency operator so that the operator can make a better assessment of the emergency. Location data, audio, camera and video access can be shared, providing the operator with greater detail on the situation. The use of Carbyne's solution will allow emergency management teams to better triage their cases and improve the utilization of downstream emergency services."
They promise to combine the use of personal data, location data, live video, data from surrounding wearable tech, and even information from parked smart cars, to deliver more information to the emergency services who should be responding. They can pinpoint your location, even indoors, to within three feet, and they claim that they can even collect data from dropped calls. However, they fail to mention how they'll get the permission to use such masses of available data. Who are these angels behind this revolutionary technology which aims to get between a victim and the emergency services?
One of the directors of Carbyne is Nicole Junkermann. The chairman of the board of directors is Ehud Barak, the 10th Prime Minister of Israel, the 14th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, former Minister of Defense and former Head of Military Intelligence for Israel. Ehud Barak has had a long history as one of the more public faces of Israeli covert operations. Before he was Prime Minister, Ehud Barak was a big name in the IDF. Through the 1970's, he led many operations including famously disguising himself as a woman to kill members of the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organisation). Ehud Barak has already been linked with Epstein, and Benjamin Netanyahu has helped to highlight those links for his own political gain.
#7256279 at 2019-07-30 08:48:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9284: Spotlight on the Red Cross Edition
Whoever's on Israel's side, we're against Erdogan slams Netanyahu & US over Palestinian killings
"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israel and its enabling allies over "state terror... in Palestine," declaring, "Whoever is on Israel's side, let everyone know that we are against them."
"We do not approve of silence on the state terror that Israel blatantly carries out in Palestine," Erdogan said on Sunday, addressing senior provincial officials of his Justice and Development Party in Ankara, according to Iranian PressTV."
Erdogan has been a fierce critic of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, denouncing the PM currently mired in multiple corruption and bribery probes as "the thief who heads Israel" and a "tyrant who slaughters 7-year-old Palestinian kids" earlier this year.
When Israel adopted its controversial "Jewish state" law, Erdogan likened the move to "the Hitler spirit... risen again among some Israeli officials."
However, his latest comments could also be interpreted as a dig at Washington, after the US "suspended" Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, condemning its purchase of Russian-made S-400 missile systems as a betrayal of NATO's security interests.
While the Trump administration has made it clear that Ankara can rejoin the pricey program if it ditches the Russian equipment, Erdogan has hinted instead that he is prepared to further distance Turkey from the American weapons market, publicly mulling the cancellation of an order of 100 "advanced Boeing aircraft."
Israeli military forces killed 56 Palestinian children and injured nearly 2,700 "in the context of demonstrations, clashes, and search and arrest operations" in 2018, according to a United Nations report released on Friday that - like many UN fact-finding missions before it - urged Israel to "end the excessive use of force." The number of children killed was the highest since 2014, when Israel waged its most recent one-sided war against Gaza.
The UN Security Council attempted to denounce Israel's demolition of 10 Palestinian apartment buildings in the Wadi Hummus area of Jerusalem last week, drafting a resolution that condemned the destruction for "undermin[ing] the viability of the two-state solution and the prospect for just and lasting peace," only for the US to veto the move."
https://www.rt.com/news/465342-turkey-slams-israel-us-palestine/
#7245173 at 2019-07-29 18:29:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9269: Future Marker Edition
Netanyahu boasts '100s of anti-Iran ops' in Syria as Russia reminds to love thy neighbor's security
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has bragged that the Jewish state has conducted hundreds of operations in Syria in the name of national security, prompting Russia urge him to respect other nations' sovereignty as well.
Netanyahu made it clear that Israel will stop at nothing to protect itself against any perceived threats, as he boasted about Tel Aviv's successful raids against alleged Iranian targets in the neighboring Syria.
"Israel has acted hundreds of times to prevent Iran from entrenching itself militarily in Syria," he said, speaking ahead of a trilateral meeting between the Russian, American and Israeli national security advisers, who met in Jerusalem on Tuesday to discuss rising tensions in the Middle East and other urgent matters.
"We have acted hundreds of times to prevent Iran from delivering increasingly sophisticated weaponry to Hezbollah, or to form a second front in the north against us from the Golan Heights. Israel will continue to prevent Iran from using neighboring territory as platforms to attack us, and Israel will respond forcefully to any such attacks."
Such belligerent statements did not sit well with the Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, who called on the Israeli PM to respect the security of his neighbors as well, explaining that it was effectively the only way to ensure Israel's own safety.
"We understand the concerns that Israel has and want those threats to be eliminated," Patrushev said, explaining that Israel's security is important for Moscow, but added that "one should also take the national interests of other regional nations into consideration."
"If we do not ... acknowledge and reckon with those interests, I doubt we can achieve any tangible result" in terms of regional security, the Russian Security Council secretary warned.
https://www.rt.com/news/462684-Netanyahu-strikes-neighbors-russia/
#7236179 at 2019-07-29 01:50:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9258: Cummings and Goings Edition
Israel & US Conduct High Altitude 'Arrow-3' Missile Defense Tests In Alaska
Following Iran's provocative test firing last week of its medium-range ballistic missile the Shahab-3, which is capable of hitting Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday the successful test firing of Israel's own Arrow-3 ballistic missile shield over Alaska, tests previously considered secretive.
"The performance was perfect - every hit a bull's eye," Netanyahu, who doubles as defense minister, said in a statement following the three secret "live interception" tests held in coordination with the United States and the missile system's maker, Boeing Co. The Arrow-3 is touted as being able to shoot down incoming missiles in space, or while a hostile missile is still outside the earth's atmosphere, and is the "bottom tier" and longest range integration on top of the the short-range Iron Dome interceptor.
Specifically the Arrow-3 is designed to take out advanced ballistic missiles in Iran and Syria's arsenal. The tests were held in Alaska due to Israel not being considered a capable hosting site given the system's specifications, as well as likely the current soaring regional tensions with Iran.
"Today Israel has the capabilities to act against ballistic missiles launched at us from Iran and from anywhere else," Netanyahu said on Sunday. "All our foes should know that we can best them, both defensively and offensively."
"They were successful beyond any imagination. The Arrow 3 - with complete success - intercepted ballistic missiles beyond the atmosphere at unprecedented altitudes and speeds," the Israeli PM added. However, no details regarding what altitudes were reached during the testing were given.
Wow, this is breathtaking. Actually pretty massive news!
The #Arrow3 🚀 is a real game changer! It allows #Israel to intercept long-range ballistic missile targets outside the atmosphere.
Simpler: Israel will be able to intercept Iranian nuclear missiles.
[Video: @Israel_MOD] pic.twitter.com/kyzbGWTVaj
- Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) July 28, 2019
During the Alaska tests the Israeli Arrow-3 missiles were also integrated with the US' long-range, very high-altitude active electronically scanned array surveillance radar which globally assists in early detection of hostile projectiles with a range up to 2,900 miles. As Reuters summarized:
Israel's Ministry of Defense said that, as part of the Alaska tests, Arrow-3 was successfully synched up with the AN-TPY2 radar - also known as X-band - which provides the United States with extensive global coverage. Israel hosts an X-band battery.
"We are committed to assisting the government of Israel in upgrading its national missile defence capability to defend the state of Israel and deployed U.S. forces from emerging threats," Vice Admiral John Hill, director of the Pentagon's Missile Defence Agency, said in a statement.
The Arrow-3 system, once fully integrated with the Iron Dome and the medium-range 'David's Sling,' will mark the highest level in Israel's multi-tiered missile defense network.
#BREAKING: Israel & US conducted in Alaska a joint test of Arrow 3, missile defence system pic.twitter.com/EXBA0AOXqi
- Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) July 28, 2019
No doubt, the publication of the weekend tests doubly serves as a strong message of warning to Iran amid soaring tensions and a US military build-up in the Persian Gulf after tit-for-tat drone shoot downs over the past month and ongoing "tanker war".
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-28/israel-us-conduct-high-altitude-arrow-3-missile-defense-tests-alaska
#7232272 at 2019-07-28 20:36:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9253: Renegade bout to have a "come to justice" meeting! Anons knew! Edition
Likud adorns HQ with Trump, Putin, Modi
The Likud began a campaign on Sunday portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "in another league" from his competition.
As part of the campaign, the party hung massive posters from its 15-story headquarters in Tel Aviv featuring Netanyahu with US President Donald Trump, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on three sides of the building. A Likud spokeswoman said that there would be no poster on the fourth side "for now."
Blue and White mocked the posters, putting out their own ads calling Netanyahu "in another league in surrendering to terror."
A group of 40 Russian-speakers planned a demonstration outside the building on Sunday evening to protest the Netanyahu-Putin poster.
"We believe that it is extremely inappropriate for an Israeli PM to use photos of a corrupt autocrat in campaign posters, especially considering yesterday's brutal crackdown on a peaceful demonstration in Moscow," a spokesman for the protesters said.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court announced on Sunday that it rejected an appeal by Likud MK Ariel Kallner against the May 28 deal signed between Likud and Kulanu to run together in the September 17 election. Kallner argued that the deal was illegal because it was authorized by the wrong Likud body, and not during the time period when mergers were permitted.
Many in Likud hoped that the Court would reject the deal, because Kulanu voters shifted their alliances elsewhere and Likud did not gain in the polls. But the Court decided against intervening.
Following the decision, Kulanu MK Roy Folkman announced that he would not run for the next Knesset because he did not see himself as part of the Likud, even though he could have run in the 35th slot on the united list.
The next candidate on the Kulanu list, former MK and Arad mayor Tali Ploskov, will receive the slot instead, enabling the Likud to field another immigrant from the former Soviet Union, joining Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and Environmental Protection Minister Ze'ev Elkin.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Likud-adorns-HQ-with-Trump-Putin-Modi-597009
#7230919 at 2019-07-28 18:50:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9251: Feelin the Need for Speed on Trials of Treason! Edition
Israel and US Successfully Carry Out Long Range Missile Interceptor Tests Above the Atmosphere
The US and Israel successfully carried out a long range missile interceptor tests above the atmosphere in Alaska.
This was the first time the weapons system intercepted a missile simulating a ballistic one. The Israeli Defense Ministry said the weapons system successfully demonstrated hit-to-kill interception.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted about the successful tests on Sunday.
During three recent tests in Alaska, the Arrow 3 intercepted ballistic missiles beyond the atmosphere at unprecedented altitudes and speeds. Perfect execution! I would like to express my deep and strong appreciation to the United States for advancing our joint security. 🇮🇱🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/HTFnYFXGIs
- Benjamin Netanyahu (@Netanyahu) July 28, 2019
The US and Israel carried out three independent tests of the system.
PM & DM Netanyahu made the following the remarks (English captions available):
In recent weeks we have carried out three pioneering secret experiments of the Arrow 3 missile. These experiments were held in the US, in Alaska, in full cooperation with our great ally the US. pic.twitter.com/u49hYMuSVC
- PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) July 28, 2019
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/breaking-israel-and-us-successfully-carry-out-long-range-missile-interceptor-tests-above-the-atmosphere-video/
#7227335 at 2019-07-28 11:19:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9246: [Corney] Edition
Israel, US test missile defense system in Alaska
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and the United States say they have successfully tested a jointly developed missile defense system in Alaska.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Cabinet meeting Sunday that the Arrow 3 gives his country the "ability to act against ballistic missiles fired against us from Iran and from any other location." The U.S. Missile Defense Agency says in a statement that Arrow 3?s interception of a missile outside the atmosphere is a "major milestone" in its development.
Arrow 3, along with the Iron Dome, David's Sling, and the Arrow 2 systems, is part of the multi-layered shield Israel is developing to defend against rockets fired from Gaza and Lebanon, as well as Iran's long-range missiles.
https://www.apnews.com/071cef466f6d4461bfbcfa75f39d1282?utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow
#7217941 at 2019-07-27 19:51:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9234: We know the Q! A: Corn Fest and 42! WWG1WGA! Edition
Boris Johnson Starts Premiership With Push to Give Amnesty to Possible 1M Illegal Migrants
Britian's new "conservative" Prime Minister Boris Johnson has decided to kick off his premiership with a push to legalize potentially 1 million illegal migrants even though the British public has repeatedly requested just the opposite.
From Breitbart:
Migration Watch UK has launched an official petition against Boris Johnson's proposal to give amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants.
Boris Johnson told the House of Commons on Thursday that he favours an illegal migrant amnesty, and that his government will be looking at "the economic advantages and disadvantages" of issuing one.
Following his first statement to the House of Commons as Prime Minister, the Tory leader was reminded that he had "courted popularity with pledging an amnesty for illegal immigrants" as Mayor of London by Labour's Rupa Huq, who asked him if he would now be "a man of his word" and deliver on it.
Johnson readily conceded that "[on] amnesty on illegal immigrants, it is absolutely true that I have raised it several times" and that "it did not receive an ?overwhelming endorsement from the previous prime minister when I raised it once in Cabinet" as Foreign Secretary - but that it was back on the table now that he was in charge.
"I do think that our arrangements in theoretically being committed to the expulsion of perhaps half a million people who don't have the correct papers and who may have been living and working here for many, many years without being involved in any criminal activity at all... I think that the legal position is anomalous," he said - with "people who don't have the correct papers" being a reference to people who have entered or stayed in the country illegally.
"[W]e need to look at our arrangements for people who have lived and worked here for a long time unable to enter the economy, unable to participate properly or pay taxes without documents," he continued - casting his earlier suggestion that the people he was referring to hadn't been involved in "criminal activity" into some doubt.
"We should look at it and, the truth is, the law already basically allows them an effective amnesty, that's basically where we have settled now. But we should look at the economic advantages and disadvantages of going ahead with the policy that [Rupa Huq] described, and which I think she and I share," he concluded, to some murmurs of discontent from the Tory backbenches.
Incidentally, Johnson also appointed Priti Patel to be Home Secretary. Patel resigned in disgrace in 2017 after getting caught breaching ministerial code by having a secret meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials while she was supposed to be on "vacation" in Israel.
https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=60535
#7210436 at 2019-07-27 04:01:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9225: Comfy with frens WWG1WGA Edition
Is China using Israel to gain secret information from the United States?
Is Israel a willing 'bridge' used by China.
"Benjamin Netanyahu ignored the intelligence operations of Beijing", turning a blind eye.
Israel spies on the US -> Israel lets China spy on them.
Sound like when HRC let China gain access to her private server.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/03/24/china-and-russia-are-spying-on-israel-to-steal-u-s-secrets-putin-Netanyahu-xi-haifa-ashdod-iai-elbit/
#7186096 at 2019-07-25 19:25:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9194:Lots of calls to diggz rt Disney! Edition
Priti Patel, who asked for UK aid for Israel army, now Home Secretary
The UK's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Priti Patel as Home Secretary despite the fact that she was forced to resign two years ago after holding secret, unofficial meetings with Israeli ministers.
The former international development secretary made several unofficial meetings including with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and was accused of conducting her own foreign policy in the Middle East.
The meetings included a visit to an Israeli army field hospital in the occupied Golan Heights; Patel asked officials within her department to look into whether British aid money could be funneled into the medical centre.
In her resignation letter Patel herself admitted she "fell below the high standards that are expected of a Secretary of State."
Her appointment has drawn outrage across the board due to her record on key human rights issues.
Despite the fact that her parents migrated to the UK in the sixties, Patel has voted for a stricter asylum system and against banning the detention of pregnant women in immigration jails.
The Essex MP has suggested using the potential of food shortages in Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit as leverage against the backstop being introduced.
In 2011 Patel supported the death penalty on the BBC's Question Time arguing it would "act as a deterrent."
Before being elected as an MP in 2010, Patel worked for the PR company Weber Shandwick, whose clients included the government of Bahrain, which has been criticised for its high number of torture and forced disappearance cases.
Shortly after being elected the Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs flew Patel to Bahrain to meet several ministers. She has also been on a UAE-funded trip to the country and attended a conference in Washington paid for by the Henry Jackson society.
Patel will replace former Home Secretary Sajid Javid who is now Chancellor. Earlier this year Javid ordered that Shamima Begum be stripped of her British citizenship and let her two-year-old son die of pneumonia in a refugee camp in Syria.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190725-priti-patel-who-asked-for-uk-aid-for-israel-army-now-home-secretary/
#7169441 at 2019-07-24 21:08:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9172: Force of Nature! Edition
Netanyahu offers minister posts to URP to encourage Otzma merger - report
Otzma is demanding the 3rd spot in a religious-Zionist joint list.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly offered Bayit Yehudi and National Union two ministerial posts in the next government if they add the far-right Otzma Yehudit Party to their political union.
According to the Walla report, the prime minister conditioned the offer on the two religious parties adding Otzma before allowing Ayelet Shaked's New Right Party to join.
Netanyahu made a similar promise before the last election, which indeed paved the way for Otzma to join Bayit Yehudi and National Union in a large religious-Zionist coalition called Union of Right-Wing Parties.
A source in Bayit Yehudi told The Jerusalem Post, however, that there is a "basic agreement" between Bayit Yehudi, National Union and the Likud that the two parties would get two ministerial positions, regardless of whether they bring Otzma in.
The Likud did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
Otzma Yehudit is currently demanding that it be given four spots - including the third place - on a joint list with Bayit Yehudi and National Union.
Sources in the party told the Post on Wednesday they "appreciate" Netanyahu's efforts to maximize the voting potential of the right-wing bloc, in reference to Netanyahu's renewed requests that Bayit Yehudi leader Rabbi Rafi Peretz bring Otzma into the joint list it has formed with the National Union Party.
According to a Walla report, Netanyahu has offered Bayit Yehudi and National Union two ministerial posts in the next government if they add Otzma to their joint list.
According to a senior Otzma official, the party is demanding the third, sixth, ninth and 12th spots on a combined list with Bayit Yehudi and National Union.
If there is a broader unity deal with New Right as well, the official said, Otzma would seek the fourth or fifth spot and the eight place.
In the April elections, Otzma was given the fifth and eight spots on a joint list with Bayit Yehudi and National Union, and was promised that if members of the other parties were made ministers, they would resign as MKs to allow the highest-placed Otzma representative to enter the Knesset.
Otzma has expressed deep disappointment and frustration at the failure of Bayit Yehudi and National Union ministers Peretz and Bezalel Smotrich to resign, despite this agreement.
Senior Otzma leader Itamar Ben-Gvir said the party is now determined to ensure it gets a realistic spot on the list.
"We secured unprecedented success for the religious-Zionist parties," he told the Post.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Otzma-demands-3rd-spot-in-religious-Zionist-joint-list-596715
Desperate to hold power???
#7153827 at 2019-07-24 01:16:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9152: Bigger Than Most Realize (Thats What She Said) Edition
>>7153800
Trust the plan
Benjamin Netanyahu who is universally viewed as a piece of shit
Is endorsed by zion don
Whats next is he gonna endorse hitler or pol pot
#7125523 at 2019-07-21 23:46:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9117: Thank You For Playing Edition
As Trump Backs Down, the Pips Squeak
Last week it was all fire and brimstone. The US was threatening more sanctions on Iran, the Brits were seizing oil tankers and Iran was violating the JCPOA.
This week things look different all of a sudden. An oil tanker goes dark while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the story fails to get any real traction and the US allows Iranian Foreign Minister, recently sanctioned, to do his job at the United Nations.
Trump then holds a cabinet meeting where he reiterates that "We're not looking for regime change. We want them out of Yemen."
I thought National Security Advisor John Bolton said the US would apply pressure until "the pips squeak."
Where the pips are squeaking is on the Arabian Peninsula, not across the Persian Gulf in Bandar Abbas. Specifically, I'm talking about the United Arab Emirates. The UAE sent a delegation to Tehran recently that coincided with its partial withdrawal of troops from Yemen.
That meeting, according to Elijah Magnier, focused on Emirates realizing they are in the middle of this conflict, up to their skyscrapers.
"The UAE would like to avoid seeing their country transformed into a battlefield between the US and Iran in case of war, particularly if Trump is re-elected. The Emirates officials noted that the US did not respond to Iran's retaliation in the Gulf and in particularly when the US drone was downed. This indicates that Iran is prepared for confrontation and will implement its explicit menace, to hit any country from which the US carries out their attacks on Iran. We want to be out of all this", an Emirates official told his Iranian counterpart in Tehran.
Iran promised to talk to the Yemeni officials to avoid hitting targets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi as long as the UAE pulls out its forces from the Yemen and stops this useless war. Saudi Crown Prime Mohammad Bin Salman is finding himself without his main Emirates ally, caught in a war that is unwinnable for the Saudi regime. The Yemeni Houthis have taken the initiative, hitting several Saudi strategic targets. Saudi Arabia has no realistic objectives and seems to have lost the appetite to continue the war in Yemen.
So, with the Houthis successfully striking major targets inside Saudi Arabia and the UAE abruptly pulling forces out, the war in Yemen has reached a critical juncture. Remember, the Republican-controlled Senate approved a bill withdrawing support for the war back in March, which the White House had to veto in support of its fading hopes for its Israeli/Palestinian deal pushed by Jared Kushner.
But things have changed significantly since then as that deal has been indefinitely postponed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a second election this fall after he failed to secure a stable coalition.
After that there was the failed economic conference in Bahrain in June where Kushner revealed the economic part of the plan to a half-empty room where only the backers of the plan showed any real support.
And that's the important part of this story, because it was Kushner's plan which was the impetus for all of this insane anti-Iran belligerence in the first place. Uniting the Gulf states around a security pact leveraging the U.S/Israeli/Saudi alliance was part of what was supposed to pressure the Palestinians to the bargaining table.
By placing maximum economic sanctions on both Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran while continuing to foment chaos in Syria was supposed to force Israel's enemies to fold under the pressure which would, in turn, see the Palestinians surrender to the will of Kushner and Bibi.
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/07/21/as-trump-backs-down-pips-squeak/
#7122052 at 2019-07-21 18:39:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9112: Rock it for Q! Learn to bake! Edition
'Clear and Decisive Win': Why Netanyahu Needs a War on Gaza More Than Ever Before
Media reports of an impending Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip are now a regular occurrence. The frequency of these reports fluctuates based on Israel's own political landscape.
Empirical experience has taught us that when Israeli leaders are in trouble, they wage a war on Gaza. Now that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing the greatest challenge in his political career, Gaza is bracing for another Israeli war.
The war rumors are no longer just that. Rightwing Israeli newspaper, The Jerusalem Post recently reported that Israel's military chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Aviv Kochavi, "has already approved operational combat plans and recently set up an administrative unit to handle the formation of a list of potential targets in the coastal enclave for when the next war breaks out."
The Post's own military correspondent, Anna Ahronheim concurs, that, indeed, war on Gaza "is not far away." But unlike previous wars, the upcoming war must "have a clear and decisive win" by Israel so that "the other side will think twice about going to war in the future."
The fallacy in Ahronheim's analysis is obvious. Israel always approaches its wars in Gaza with the aim of having a "clear and decisive win", aims that are often thwarted by strong Palestinian resistance in the besieged and impoverished Strip.
Second, Gaza never initiates wars. The Strip has no army or military strategy beyond self-defense tactics carried out by organized resistance factions, including Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and various PLO groups. However, if Israel thinks that a 'decisive win' would eradicate Palestinian resistance, it will be greatly disappointed. Gaza's resistance, in all of its forms, against Israel and Israeli occupation goes back to the late 1940s. No amount of firepower will ever end this kind of determined resistance.
However, it is likely that Israel measures the decisiveness of its 'victory' based on the amount of destruction it is able to inflict on Palestinians.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190721-clear-and-decisive-win-why-Netanyahu-needs-a-war-on-gaza-more-than-ever-before/
#7113217 at 2019-07-20 20:42:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9101: Mossad Rats Are On The Move Edition
Fomenting war
Iraq's Hezbollah Says Recent Saladin Airstrikes Bear "Zionist And American Marks"
The mysterious July 19 Saladin airstrikes, which targeted a base of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), bear "Zionist and American marks", a senior security commander in Kata'ib Hezbollah said, urging the Iraqi government to respond to the attack.
"The attack on the PMU's headquarters in Amerli bears Zionist and American marks ... It is the duty of the Iraqi government to respond to the attack, especially after it adopted PMU forces ... Not responding will be a very dangerous signal," several sources quoted Abu Ali al-Askary as saying.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) had denied any U.S. involvement in the mysterious airstrikes and said it does have no further information on the matter.
Two PMU fighters were injured in the airstrikes, according to Iraqi officials. The UAE-based al-Arabiya TV claimed that Iranian ballistic missiles were stored in the targeted base. However, this has not been confirmed yet.
The U.S. denies any involvement in the airstrikes. Many sources hinted that Israel could be behind them. Last year, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to attack Iranian assets in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.
https://southfront.org/iraqs-hezbollah-says-recent-saladin-airstrikes-bear-zionists-and-american-marks/
Israel and the U.S. CREATED Hamas, Hezbollah and Al Qaeda
We've extensively documented that the U.S. and Israel created Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups in an attempt to fight other enemies.
Larry Johnson - a counterterrorism official at the U.S. State Department - says:
The Israelis are their own worst enemies when it comes to fighting terrorism. They are like a guy who sets fire to his hair and then tries to put it out by hitting it with a hammer. They do more to incite and sustain terrorism than curb it.
Use link for evidence
https://washingtonsblog.com/2012/11/israel-and-the-u-s-created-hamas-hezbollah-and-other-terrorists-via-blowback.html
#7101068 at 2019-07-19 21:02:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9086: Free Rocky Edition
>>7101030
Netanyahu is not behind Trump's decision not to attack Iran - Report
An Israeli official denied Lebanese news story claiming Netanyahu talked Trump out of attacking the Islamic Republic, 'this report is false.'
ime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not the reason U.S. President Donald Trump did not launch an attack on Iran when the Islamic Republic shot down a US drone, an unnamed Israeli official told the Jerusalem Post on Friday evening.
A Lebanese news report claimed that, while speaking with Trump. Netanyahu argued that Iranian casualties will lead to a harsh counter-strike from Tehran. .
Allegedly, Netanyahu argued that "Iran does not respond to Israeli attacks in Syria as long as there are no casualties, and when there are fatalities, Iran attacks the Golan Heights," the Lebanese report claimed.
The Israeli official said that "this report is false. This alleged conversation never took place."
https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Netanyahu-is-not-behind-Trumps-decision-not-to-attack-Iran-Report-596231
Hmmmm fuckery afoot all over the Iran sitch, drones, ships and bullshit!
#7097581 at 2019-07-19 16:42:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9081: Bake America Great Again. Get In The Kitchen. Batter Up Edition
>>7097530
>and Benjamin Netanyahu
dont make shit up
#7097530 at 2019-07-19 16:38:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9081: Bake America Great Again. Get In The Kitchen. Batter Up Edition
Happening.
George Nader and Benjamin Netanyahu indicted for sex trafficking.
#7090022 at 2019-07-19 00:30:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9072: Note Events Happening Today Edition
However, a complete purge of the satanic elements of the world power structure will be needed before this is possible, Pentagon and CIA sources note. This has continued with a Special Forces raid on the Clinton Foundation and other satanic infrastructures that took place during a power outage in Manhattan last week, the sources say.
"While China may get media attention, an extreme prejudice counterintelligence task force aided by the NSA, the military, and Russia is ridding America of the [satanic] Zionist parasite, as the CIA and FBI atone for their crimes and protection of Epstein," Pentagon sources say.
"With 110,000 indictments that are being unsealed with Epstein, a Twitter outage and California quakes, ICE raids with federal troops may lead to mass arrests, as Trump knows that it is now or never if he is to win in 2020," one Pentagon source says.
Clearly, even if Trump is a Zionist agent, the push from the lower and middle ranks of the military-industrial complex will pop him out of power like a cork from a champagne bottle if he tries to stop it.
The Pentagon sources add, "Israel is under siege as former Prime Minister Ehud Barak may have commanded Epstein blackmail operations as well as 9/11." Barak appears to have been ratted on by war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu, and internecine fighting in Israel intensifies, MI6 sources note.
Israel is also feeling the heat because "Turkey is getting Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missiles to break up NATO, project power, protect its offshore gas in Cyprus, and put Israel back in its sandbox," the Pentagon sources say.
When in trouble, the fake Jews attack themselves in order to appear persecuted and justify aggression, Mossad sources say. That is why the Mossad-created Hamas organization is now calling for Jews to be killed around the world, they say.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-hamas-official-calls-on-members-of-palestinian-diaspora-to-kill-jews/
Message to the Jews: Relax, nobody is going to kill you; you are just being liberated from thousands of years of satanic Babylonian tyranny.
https://geopolitics.co/vital-issues/ben-fulford/execution-of-george-bush-sr-doomed-jp-morgan-deutsche-bank-merkel/
#7079161 at 2019-07-18 11:04:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9058: The Kitchen is Open for Regular Business Edition
https://www.timesofisrael.com/barak-charges-Netanyahu-behind-daily-mail-blood-libel-tying-him-to-epstein/
Barak charges Netanyahu behind Daily Mail 'blood libel' tying him to Epstein
Former prime minister Ehud Barak went on the offensive Wednesday evening, dismissing as a "blood libel" a British tabloid insinuating that he met women at alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's residence.
Speaking in front of hundreds of supporters at a campaign launch event in Tel Aviv for his new Israel Democratic Party, Barak asserted that the report in the Daily Mail was a result of the "poisoned atmosphere" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fostered over the past two decades.
"Over the last 24 hours something has happened in Israel, something despicable. A terrible blood libel, a baseless lie," charged Barak, who is attempting to make a comeback after nearly a decade out of politics.
Barak has threatened to sue the Daily Mail, which on Tuesday published an article claiming to show Barak entering Epstein's home in 2016 at the same time young women may have been present and insinuating nefarious aims.
"For over 20 years, anyone who has stood against Netanyahu has been dragged through the mud and turned into a traitor," Barak said, pointing the finger at the premier for "spreading lies."
"Former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was incited against, with Netanyahu's blessing, until his life was taken by three shots," Barak continued. "Those shots are a consequence of the incitement and mudslinging that is spread against anyone today who stands against Netanyahu."
He claimed that Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz had been the target of such attacks in the last election campaign "simply because he wanted to lead Israel to normalcy, and to ensure that Netanyahu does not hide behind his position of power and stand trial like any other citizen."
"And now it's my turn. It must stop. And it will stop," Barak declared.
Barak said the attacks on him only made him "more determined" to push ahead with his political comeback with the goal of ousting Netanyahu.
Barak's ties to Epstein, which go back over 15 years, have become an unexpected hot-button issue in the election campaign in Israel, after Epstein was arrested earlier this month.
Epstein faces federal charges of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls in the early 2000s. His indictment, unsealed last week, shows conspiracy and sex trafficking charges that could result in up to 45 years in prison if convicted. He has pleaded not guilty.
Barak, who entered a business deal with Epstein in 2015, years after the American financier served time for solicitation, called long-rumored allegations of sex trafficking by Epstein "abhorrent" and announced that he had officially cut off all business ties with him.
"I thought Epstein was a one-time stumble. When it turned out differently, I drew conclusions and cut off any contact with him," Barak said.
Earlier Wednesday, Barak issued an ultimatum to the Daily Mail tabloid to remove the article insinuating that he had been present at one of Jeffrey Epstein's homes when he was having women over. As of 10:00 p.m. the article remained on the newspaper's website, three hours past the deadline.
#7079026 at 2019-07-18 10:43:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9058: The Kitchen is Open for Regular Business Edition
Netanyahu to Decide Whether Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Can Enter Israel, West Bank for Tour
KIKES SAY NO TO ILHAN OMAR AND RASHIDA TLAIB
>Israel's Foreign Ministry can recommend diplomatic exceptions for law denying entry to BDS supporters, but due to visit's sensitivity, the premier would have to make the call, Haaretz has learned
Democratic U.S. Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are planning a visit to Israel and the West Bank in the coming weeks, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have to decide whether they would be let in to the country, over the support they have voiced for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.
> The Jewish Insider first reported the lawmakers' planned trip on Wednesday, noting that Omar said that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories will be the focal point of the trip: "Everything that I hear points to both sides feeling like there is still an occupation."
> Israeli law allows authorities to deny entry into the country by individuals who support boycotting the country. However, the Foreign Ministry has the authority to recommend to the Strategic Affairs Ministry and the Interior Ministry issuing waivers for political or diplomatic figures, if it deems denying them entry would harm Israel's foreign relations.
> Due to the sensitivity of the ccongresswomen's planned visit and its possible ramifications on Israel-U.S. relations, Haaretz has learned Netanyahu would be asked to be the one to make the call on the issue.
> Omar and Tlaib broke barriers when they were elected as the first Muslim U.S. congresswomen in November. Omar, who was born in Somalia and immigrated at a young age to Minnesota, and Tlaib, who was born in Michigan to Palestinian parents, have been outspoken about their views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, garnering accusations of anti-Semitism for their statements and support for the BDS movement.
> On Tuesday, Omar introduced a House resolution that "opposes unconstitutional legislative efforts to limit the use of boycotts to further civil rights at home and abroad," and affirms Americans' right to pursue boycotts "in pursuit of civil and human rights at home and abroad."
> In 2012, Omar tweeted that Israel had "hypnotized the world" to carry out "evil," a statement that garnered widespread accusations of anti-Semitism after it was brought to light. Earlier this year, she was embroiled in two separate anti-Semitism controversies, after tweeting in February that U.S. support for Israel is "all about the Benjamins," insinuating that Israelis or Jews buy American influence, and again in March, for expressing and then doubling down on the idea that politicians who support Israel "push for allegiance to a foreign country."
> Tlaib puzzled historians in May after giving an interview in which she said her Palestinian ancestors were part of an attempt to "create a safe haven for Jews" after the Holocaust, although the role "was forced on them" and took place "in a way that took their human dignity away." She is the only Democrat who has publically disavowed the two-state solution, supporting one state instead.
> Tlaib conceived of her trip to the West Bank last year, and proposed it as an alternative to AIPAC-organized trips to Israel. She told the Intercept that she was "rejecting [the] Israel lobby's influence over Congress" echoing and that her plan was a "rebuke of a decades-old tradition for newly elected members: a junket to Israel sponsored by the education arm" of AIPAC. "I want us to see that segregation and how that has really harmed us being able to achieve real peace in that region," The Intercept quoted Tlaib as saying .
> The trip was reported to be jeopardized on Sunday after the organizing group, the Humpty Dumpty Institute, which describes itself on its website as being "dedicated to tackling difficult global and domestic issues, pulled out of the trip due to scheduling conflicts. Regardless, a spokeswoman for Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress, told the Daily News she was "pretty sure" the trip would still be taking place in August.
> "My city [of Beit Ur al-Fauqa] is so excited that I am possibly going to come to see her next month," Tlaib said, according to Jewish Insider. "She is so happy. And I am going to take my two wonderful boys... and they are going to meet their great grandmother. So I am really, really excited about that."
Source: https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-ilhan-omar-and-rashida-tlaib-plan-israel-west-bank-visit-in-coming-weeks-1.7536481
Archive: Once again, unable to archive Haaretz webpages. If somone can, please post the archive here, but I do have a screen-shot.
#7076197 at 2019-07-18 04:46:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9054: Winning.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Released-photos-show-Barak-four-women-entering-Epstein-house-report-595887
>Ehud Barak, head of the Israeli Democratic Party, was caught on camera entering the Manhattan townhouse of Jeffery Epstein with his face hidden back in 2016.
>The Israeli politician added that he had also been to Little St. James, Epstein's private island in the US Virgin Islands known as the "Island of Sin" - even after revelations that Epstein used the island for underage sex, although he claimed that he had not been to any parties or met girls there.
>"All of Ehud Barak's work these days is to consolidate the democratic camp into one united force that will work to bring Israel back on track and to keep it a Jewish, Zionist and democratic state for its citizens and their service," the statement.
>Epstein financed much of an investment of several million dollars formerly made by Barak in the company Reporty Homeland Security, according to Haaretz. Now called Carbyne, it develops call-handling and identification capabilities for emergency response services.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has challenged Barak to explain why he was paid over $2 million by the Wexner Foundation in 2004 for what was described as a research program, when Epstein was among the foundation's trustees. Barak was not in public office at the time. The Jewish philanthropist Leslie Wexner and Epstein were close friends and business associates at the time.
#7072401 at 2019-07-17 23:34:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9049: BOOM Edition
>>7072350
They promise to combine the use of personal data, location data, live video, data from surrounding wearable tech, and even information from parked smart cars, to deliver more information to the emergency services who should be responding. They can pinpoint your location, even indoors, to within three feet, and they claim that they can even collect data from dropped calls. However, they fail to mention how they'll get the permission to use such masses of available data. Who are these angels behind this revolutionary technology which aims to get between a victim and the emergency services?
One of the directors of Carbyne is Nicole Junkermann. The chairman of the board of directors is Ehud Barak, the 10th Prime Minister of Israel, the 14th Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, former Minister of Defense and former Head of Military Intelligence for Israel. Ehud Barak has had a long history as one of the more public faces of Israeli covert operations. Before he was Prime Minister, Ehud Barak was a big name in the IDF. Through the 1970's, he led many operations including famously disguising himself as a woman to kill members of the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organisation). Ehud Barak has already been linked with Epstein, and Benjamin Netanyahu has helped to highlight those links for his own political gain.
Another of Carbyne's directors and board members is Brigadier Pinchas Buchris, the former Deputy Commander of an elite IDF operations unit and former Commander of the IDF 8200 Cyber Intelligence Unit. Amir Elichai is the Founder and CEO of Carbyne, he is also a former Israeli Army officer who served in various positions in the special elite forces and the intelligence corps. Alex Dizengof is Carbyne's Co-Founder & CTO. He's described as a Software Architect and Algorithms Developer. Dizengof had previously developed machine learning algorithms for robots and mobile platforms, as well as cyber security software for the Israeli Prime Minister's Office.
These people have always been serious Israeli State assets and it would be naive to think anything has changed. It seems that Nicole Junkermann has some serious partners, and it makes me wonder whether or not Jeffrey Epstein's original meeting with the then recently graduated Junkermann was as a recruiter for the Mossad.
2/2
#7070974 at 2019-07-17 20:32:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9047: The Four Whores run the Democrat Party Edition
Barak accuses Netanyahu of Daily Mail 'blood libel,' compares himself to Rabin
"This has been a disgusting blood libel that should surprise no one, because anyone who has challenged Netanyahu over the past 25 years has endured it."
Israel Democratic Party leader Ehud Barak unleashed a fierce attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night at a rally in Tel Aviv launching his new party.
Barak spoke the night after the Daily Mail published an article that made it appear that he took part in a party with underage women at convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's New York home in January 2016. He accused Netanyahu of being behind the article.
"This has been a disgusting blood libel that should surprise no one, because anyone who has challenged Netanyahu over the past 25 years has endured it," Barak told his sweaty supporters in a packed room that lacked air-conditioners.
He cited the 1995 assassination of then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, and false attacks on former foreign minister David Levy and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz, blaming Netanyahu for all of them.
"This must stop, and it will stop," Barak said. "No one will make me a criminal or a traitor just because I have exposed the destruction of democracy by the suspect who currently lives in the former home of Rabin."
Barak called himself a "feminist" and called Epstein's crimes disgusting. He said he was disconnecting all his remaining business ties with Epstein, contrasting himself to Netanyahu, who still is advised by his former chief of staff Natan Eshel, who had to leave his post due to sexual harassment.
"No fake news of a fake prime minister will stop us," Barak said. "Netanyahu will continue telling lies about me, and I will continue telling the truth about him."
Barak also called Netanyahu's son Yair "a parasite."
The Daily Mail photographed Barak entering Epstein's Manhattan townhouse with his face hidden, on the same day in January 2016 that a large group of women were seen entering the home. He explained that his face was covered because it was cold in New York that day.
Barak vowed to sue the newspaper for defamation, in a warning letter his British lawyers wrote to the newspaper.
"The article is disgraceful," the lawyers wrote. "It makes a number of very serious allegations against, and insinuations about, our client, which are highly defamatory and entirely untrue. Most seriously, you have sought to draw our client into the Epstein affair, suggesting that he is somehow involved in Epstein's pedophile ring. This is false, as you well know."
The lawyers complained that the newspaper did not seek a response from Barak. They noted that the article was picked up by news media all over the world.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Barak-gives-Daily-Mail-hour-to-take-down-article-connecting-him-to-Epstein-595964
#7069884 at 2019-07-17 18:27:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9046: High Energy Edition
Likud Official: Jeremy Corbyn Has Proven He 'Hates the Jewish People'
TEL AVIV - A Likud minister close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn of Jew-hatred amid continuing probes into the British opposition party over its failure to deal with antisemitism.
"We don't decide for the British who to vote for, of course, but we have to state our position. I think Corbyn has proven himself, more than once or twice, to be a figure who quite hates the State of Israel and hates the Jewish people," Ze'ev Elkin told Army Radio in an interview cited by Reuters.
"People often try to hide behind this anti-Israeli mantle and say, 'We are not antisemitic, we're only criticizing the State of Israel and its policy.' And the example of what's happening in the Labour Party under Corbyn shows the extent to which this cover is no true cover."
Last week, the BBC aired an exposé in which four Labour officials accused Corbyn and others within the party of interfering with efforts to root out antisemitism within the party. The officials also revealed the antisemitic abuse they faced from other party members.
Corbyn and Labour denied the accusations, saying that it was an effort by whistleblowers who had "personal and political axes to grind" to give a "deliberate and malicious representation" of the party.
Parting from the Netanyahu government's unspoken policy of not commenting on the antisemitism charges facing Corbyn and his party, Elkin and Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely have expressed their concerns since the BBC program was aired.
Regarding the documentary, Hotovely told Channel 13 news: "We certainly see this as a very grave matter."
"There is no doubt that Labour, in Corbyn's image, is a very big problem for Israel's foreign relations," she added.
Netanyahu's office would not immediately answer inquiries from Reuters as to whether Elkin's and Hotovely's comments reflected official government policy.
Israel's own Labor party, which is also in the opposition, announced last year that it was breaking ties with Corbyn on account of his antisemitism and "very public hatred" of Israel's government.
In light of the BBC exposé, Israel's new Labour leader Amir Peretz said he would cut relations with the whole party.
"As far as I'm concerned, I have no intention of generating contacts with (Britain's) Labour as long as Corbyn is there. I do not intend to allow anyone from among us to have contacts of that kind," Peretz told Army Radio.
"I think he has crossed all the red lines."
More than 60 British Labour member in the House of Lords have taken out an advertisement accusing Jeremy Corbyn of having "failed the test of leadership," the Guardian reported Tuesday.
The advertisement read: "The Labour party welcomes everyone* irrespective of race, creed, age, gender identity, or sexual orientation. (*except, it seems, Jews). This is your legacy, Mr Corbyn."
The signatories told Corbyn that the party was "no longer a safe place for all members" and claimed that thousands have left the party "because of the toxic culture you have allowed to divide our movement."
The ad came a day after Corbyn received a letter signed by more than 200 current and former Labour staffers demanding he root out the party's "worse than ever" antisemitism or else resign.
"The party's response has been to smear Jewish victims, and former staff, accusing them of acting in bad faith," they wrote. "The way the Party has threatened and denigrated these whistleblowers is appalling, hypocritical and a total betrayal of Labour's core values."
"This has all happened on your watch. The crisis has moved beyond a question of rules and disciplinary processes, to a question of a political culture, and crucially, leadership," they said.
"As its leader, the moral responsibility for Labour's antisemitism crisis ultimately sits with you. Own that responsibility, or give it away to someone who will," they said.
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/07/17/israeli-officials-slam-jeremy-corbyns-labour-party-jew-hatred/
This is why (((they))) are pushing this.
'I am a passionate Zionist,' declares Boris Johnson
https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/boris-johnson-zionist/
#7069118 at 2019-07-17 17:02:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9045: Do the 'SHEEP' follow? SEE truth. Edition
>>7069113
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Saturday that talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed.
"Sadly, I can say that the call for a cease-fire has not been heard, and on the contrary, there's a risk of more civilian casualties that worries us," he said.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is slated to meet Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal on Sunday to discuss a truce, an official close to Abbas told Agence France-Presse.
Conditions of the truce include "an end to aggression against the Palestinian people," lifting the blockade on the territory and opening the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
#7064909 at 2019-07-17 02:20:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9039: TOGETHER YOU ARE STRONG Edition
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America.
The Prime Minister stressed the importance of the link between Israel and Diaspora Jewry.
https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/1151182142971547648
10:29 AM - 16 Jul 2019 >>7064893
Panic?
#7061218 at 2019-07-16 19:39:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9035: A defense mechanism Narcissists use that involves condeming others
Israeli minister accuses UK's Corbyn of Jew-hatred
An Israeli official close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn of Jew-hatred on Tuesday, remarks likely to fuel acrimony in and around the opposition party as it struggles with anti-Semitism probes, reports Reuters.
A BBC Panorama exposes aired last week said Corbyn's office had interfered in independent party discipline processes aimed at rooting out anti-Semitic conduct. Labour, the main opposition party in Conservative-led Britain, denied this.
Netanyahu's rightist government has largely reserved comment on the furore over Corbyn - a veteran and vocal pro-Palestinian campaigner - with aides citing reluctance to be perceived as meddling in Britain's internal affairs.
But two Israeli officials parted from that reticence on Tuesday when asked about the BBC Panorama findings.
Zeev Elkin, a member of Netanyahu's security cabinet and Likud party, told Israel's Army Radio in an interview:
We don't decide for the British who to vote for, of course, but we have to state our position. I think Corbyn has proven himself, more than once or twice, to be a figure who quite hates the State of Israel and hates the Jewish people.
People often try to hide behind this anti-Israeli mantle and say, 'We are not anti-Semitic, we're only criticising the State of Israel and its policy'. And the example of what's happening in the Labour Party under Corbyn shows the extent to which this cover is no true cover.
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said of the BBC Panorama findings: "We certainly see this as a very grave matter".
"There is no doubt that Labour, in Corbyn's image, is a very big problem for Israel's foreign relations," she told Israel's Reshet 13 TV.
Asked if Elkin's and Hotovely's comments reflected Israeli government thinking, Netanyahu's office had no immediate response.
Corbyn has long denied being anti-Semitic - an accusation also levelled against him on Monday by the frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister, Boris Johnson of the Conservative Party.
The festering controversy has played a part in British Labour's failure to take electoral advantage of the Conservative government's turmoil over Brexit.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190716-israeli-minister-accuses-uks-corbyn-of-jew-hatred/
#7053792 at 2019-07-16 00:24:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9025: 5:5 Edition
Netanyahu: Some in Europe won't wake up until Iran nukes land on them
After EU says Iran's latest violations of nuclear deal not sufficient to reimpose sanctions, PM compares bloc's response to pre-WWII attempts at appeasement with the Nazis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said some countries will only wake up to the Iranian threat when nuclear missiles fall on European soil, after the European Union on Monday declared that recent Iranian violations of a nuclear deal are not significant enough to necessitate reimposing sanctions.
Netanyahu urged the EU to act immediately against Iran, and in a video posted on his social media invoked the memory of Britain's failed attempt to appease Nazi Germany on the eve of World War II.
"The response by the European Union to the Iranian violations [of the nuclear deal] reminds me of the European appeasement of the 1930s," Netanyahu said in the Hebrew-language clip. "Also then, there was someone who buried his head in the sand and didn't see the approaching danger."
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-some-in-europe-wont-wake-up-until-iran-nukes-land-on-them/
#7053764 at 2019-07-16 00:21:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9025: 5:5 Edition
On the one hand, Trump is right: some of the new members of Congress - particularly Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib - have used Israel as their punching bag, and through a combination of antisemitism and extreme criticism of Israel have made many American Jews and Israelis uncomfortable and concerned with the direction they are taking their party. They should be called out for it.
On the other hand, Trump's use of Israel in his Monday morning attack will cause the country more damage than good, and will further undermine what Israel has long prided itself on having accomplished: keeping Israel an issue that receives bipartisan support in the halls of Congress.
Trump's placement of Israel at the center of his attack on Democratic congresswomen is probably more politically driven than a defense of Israel. Trump is entering an election campaign, and attacking Democrats helps rally the base.
He probably genuinely cares for Israel and appreciates that when looking out at the world today there is no country whose leader has aligned himself with Trump like Benjamin Netanyahu. But what good does Israel get from being caught in the middle of Trump's xenophobic comment that congresswomen should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came?"
The answer is not very much. Israel has long fought to retain bipartisan support for itself on both sides of the aisle in Congress. For many years it succeeded, although recently that has been undermined by two primary culprits: the Democratic Party and Trump himself.
There is no question that the Democratic Party is changing, and support for Israel is not what it used to be. Polls by the Pew Research Center show a growing gap between Republicans and Democrats, with nearly three times as many Republicans expressing more sympathy for Israel than for the Palestinians. As the Democratic Party keeps moving leftward, support for Israel will continue to decline.
Nevertheless, we cannot ignore the contribution Israel's intimate relationship with Trump is also making to that decline. When Americans look at Israel and Netanyahu, they see Trump. And vice versa.
This leads many people to move away from Israel, even when it has nothing to do with what Trump might be doing. When the president uses Israel as his weapon against the Democrats, he only exacerbates that impression.
Can Israel do anything about this? Probably not. A first step might be for Netanyahu to quietly convey to the administration that it does not help Israel when it is used as a weapon in Trump's political battles with the Democrats. This is unlikely to happen though, since Netanyahu would need to do this without upsetting the president, and that would be difficult.
Then there is getting Democrats to understand that while it might seem that Netanyahu and Trump are one and the same, that is not the case.
Yes, Israel has been able to obtain significant and strategic benefits from this president - recognition of Jerusalem, recognition of the Golan, the withdrawal from the Iran deal - and yes, no Israeli leader would turn all of that down out of concern that it would upset the Democrats.
But what a leader might do is tone down the enthusiasm with which he or she embraces Trump. For that reason, some Israel supporters - including Democratic members of Congress - have recently asked Netanyahu to cut back on his embrace of the president. Work with him, they have told the prime minister, but without declaring how amazing he is on a weekly basis.
Will that alter the course of what is happening in US politics? Probably not. It doesn't mean though that Israel shouldn't try.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Trumps-use-of-Israel-to-attack-Democrats-will-be-costly-analysis-595747
#7052663 at 2019-07-15 22:24:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9024: Reality is hard to swallow Edition
A Secret Meeting to Plot War?
Who is representing the American people in this secret conclave with pro-Israel groups? While other ethnic groups in the United States are protective of their respective cultures and languages, there is no sense that any of them actually seek to advocate policies damaging to the US in order to benefit the foreign nations that they identify with.
Editor's Note: Phil has his guns blazing as he goes after the Democratic Senators who gave a private meeting to major Jewish groups to get their wish list and swear fealty to whatever Israel wants. The groveling contest between Republicans and Democrats for the Jewish Lobby political support has been going on a long time, and the Democrats usually fare better, as more Jews are liberal in politics.
Both parties are well-funded by these orgs, as the Lobby 5th column, as Giraldi describes it, is primarily interested in Israel's interest above that of its fellow Americans, who are viewed as chumps with pockets to be picked for Israel.
At the end of his withering critique, Phil lays the cruncher down with his mention that no American national or ethnic group has ever attempted to destroy the First Amendment by carving out a special niche for itself to bring criminal penalties on those fellow Americans who disagree with its positions.
There are many in the defense and security orgs who feel like Phil,, but they keep their heads down, not wanting to get "targeted" because they know our corrupt system will always side with the Lobby people.
To all of them I would say look at Phil and VT. We have fought them tooth and nail for years; and they have not laid a glove on us, because they know that would just give us a bigger public forum; and they are too smart to do that.
We get harassed for sure, but no moves to punch our tickets, as we know a lot that we have saved for the rainy day; and we are not without friends in high places ... Jim W. Dean
On June 5, 16 heads of Jewish organizations joined 25 Democratic senators in a private meeting, which, according to the Times of Israel, is an annual event. All of the Jewish organizations but one were openly declared advocates for Israel and are supportive of its policies.
Key groups present included the Council of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the Anti-Defamation League, and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. A number of the groups have lobbied Congress and the White House in support of the use of force against Iran, a position that is basically identical to the demands being made by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The senatorial delegation was headed by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), currently Senate minority leader who has described himself as the "shomer" or guardian of Israel in the Senate.
The 25 senators in attendance constitute one-quarter of the entire deliberative body and more than half of all Democrats serving in it. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who has emphatically linked her campaign to become the Democratic presidential nominee in 2020 to Jewish and Israeli interests, chaired the gathering.
After the meeting, Jewish Insider provided a complete list of the participants and also a diagram of how they were positioned in the Capitol Hill conference room. The senators were placed on one side of a rectangle with the Jewish leaders in front of them filling the seats on the other three sides.
Who exactly provided the agenda that Klobuchar was presumably following is not known, but one suspects that it may have been a joint effort by Schumer and several of the more prominent Jewish organization participants.
The meeting was by design not a public event, and, to a certain extent, it was a secret. Its time, place, and participants were not announced, and it was only reported at all in the Israeli and Jewish media.
According to after-the-fact coverage of the event by Alison Weir of the "If Americans Knew" website, even staffers in the congressional offices were not aware that the meeting was taking place.
No statement was issued afterwards, but it is believed that the principal topic under discussion was how to contain and reverse pro-Palestinian sentiment among progressive Democratic voters, who, to the horror of the participants, actually have been embracing the possibility that Palestinians are human beings with plausibly the same rights as Israelis.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2019/07/15/a-secret-meeting-to-plot-war/
#7052471 at 2019-07-15 22:01:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9024: Reality is hard to swallow Edition
Israel says EU's response on Iran recalls Nazi appeasement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a European Union response on Monday to Iran's breaches of nuclear limitations, saying it recalled failed diplomacy with Nazi Germany ahead of World War Two, reports Reuters.
"(It) reminds me of the European appeasement of the 1930s," Netanyahu said in a video statement after EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said none of the parties to a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran saw its increased uranium enrichment as "significant non-compliance".
"Then, too, there were those who stuck their head in the sand and did not see the approaching danger," said Netanyahu, who has often cast Iran's nuclear projects as a mortal menace to Israel and the wider world. Iran denies seeking a nuclear bomb. He added:
It seems there are those in Europe who will not wake up until Iranian nuclear missiles land on European soil. But then it will be too late, of course.
Israel's main ally the United States quit the Iran nuclear deal last year, deeming it insufficient. That left Russia, China, France, Britain, and Germany as parties to the deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a European Union response on Monday to Iran's breaches of nuclear limitations, saying it recalled failed diplomacy with Nazi Germany ahead of World War Two, reports Reuters.
"(It) reminds me of the European appeasement of the 1930s," Netanyahu said in a video statement after EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said none of the parties to a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran saw its increased uranium enrichment as "significant non-compliance".
"Then, too, there were those who stuck their head in the sand and did not see the approaching danger," said Netanyahu, who has often cast Iran's nuclear projects as a mortal menace to Israel and the wider world. Iran denies seeking a nuclear bomb. He added:
It seems there are those in Europe who will not wake up until Iranian nuclear missiles land on European soil. But then it will be too late, of course.
Israel's main ally the United States quit the Iran nuclear deal last year, deeming it insufficient. That left Russia, China, France, Britain, and Germany as parties to the deal.
READ: Netanyahu calls Iran's enrichment move a 'very, very dangerous step'
Israel has predicted that, should European powers join Washington in reimposing sanctions on Tehran, that could prompt the Iranians to enter talks on a more limiting nuclear accord.
Alluding to Israel's long-standing if veiled threat of a last-resort war against its arch-foe, Netanyahu said: "In any event, we will continue to do whatever is necessary to prevent Iran getting nuclear weaponry."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190715-israel-says-eus-response-on-iran-recalls-nazi-appeasement/
#7048650 at 2019-07-15 15:26:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9019: Think Size and Scope Edition
>>7048628
Keep this in mind about Ehud, too:
"Ehud Barak vows to do 'whatever necessary' to defeat Netanyahu
Barak, the most decorated soldier in Israel Defense Forces history, served as IDF chief of staff from 1991 to 1995, and then as prime minister from 1999 to 2001, defeating a young Netanyahu after his first term as prime minister.
In an attempt to hand Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the second defeat of his long political career, former Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced last week the formation of a new left-wing party that will compete in Israel's September election."
https://www.jns.org/ehud-barak-vows-to-do-whatever-necessary-to-defeat-Netanyahu/
This article was dated just last 6/30. Someone wanting to take him down, to preserve Bibi.
Ehud is biggie leftist.
#7048373 at 2019-07-15 14:45:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9018: OLD GUARD Threatened Edition!
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/investigations/article232658477.html
Epstein scandal explodes in Israel as ties to former prime minister under scrutiny.
Jeffrey Epstein's arrest is reverberating in Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing Likud party are calling for a criminal probe into former prime minister Ehud Barak's personal and business ties with the accused sex trafficker, Israeli media is reporting.
Barak, 77, served as prime minister from 1999 to 2001. This month he formed a new party to run for prime minister against Netanyahu, who called for new elections in September. Once political allies, Barak and Netanyahu have been sparring on social media, with Netanyahu producing a video raising Barak's relationship to the multimillionaire New York financier, and Ohio billionaire Les Wexner, who has given money to Barak, the Times of Israel reported.
Barak was a close friend and business partner with Epstein for years. Now some of those business partnerships are being scrutinized amid questions about Barak's own source of wealth. The Times reported Saturday that Barak is exploring whether to sever business ties with Epstein, 66, who was charged last week with sex trafficking underage girls.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in 2010. ABACA PRESS/MCT
In 2015, Barak formed a limited partnership company in Israel to invest in a high-tech startup called Reporty, now named Carbyne., which develops video streaming and geolocation software for emergency services, the Times reported. A large part of the investment money was supplied by Epstein.
Barak also received $2.5 million from the Wexner Foundation in 2004 for research, which has never been fully explained, Haaretz reported. Epstein was a member of that foundation.
More in article.
#7041876 at 2019-07-14 22:30:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9010: Attacks Only Validate Edition
The Untold Story of Christian Zionism's Rise to Power in the United States
Well before Theodore Herzl founded political Zionism and published The Jewish State, Christian Zionists in the United States and England were already seeking to direct and influence the foreign policy of both nations in service to a religious obsession end times prophecy
The largest pro-Israel organization in the United States is not composed of Jews, but of Christian evangelicals, with a total membership of 7 million, more than 2 million more members than the entirety of the American Jewish community.
Members of this organization, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), met in Washington on Monday, attracting thousands of attendees and featuring speeches from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Secretary of State and former CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Advisor John Bolton. CUFI's leader, controversial evangelical preacher John Hagee, has met with President Donald Trump several times and was recently part of an exclusive White House meeting in March on the administration's upcoming "peace plan" for Israel and Palestine.
CUFI is but one of many organizations throughout American history that have promoted the state of Israel and Zionism on the grounds that a Jewish ethnostate in Palestine is a requirement for the fulfillment of end-times prophecy and necessary for Jesus Christ to return to Earth - an event Christians often refer to as "the Second Coming."
USE link 10 min read! Notable af
https://www.mintpressnews.com/untold-story-christian-zionists-power-united-states-israel/260532/
#7041255 at 2019-07-14 21:27:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9009: God Wins Edition
Panic around the world.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has challenged Barak to explain why he was paid over $2 million by the Wexner Foundation in 2004 for what was described as a research program when Epstein was among the foundation's trustees. Barak was not serving in office at the time. The Jewish philanthropist Leslie Wexner and Epstein were close friends and business associates at the time.
https://m.jpost.com/Israel-News/Barak-Attorneys-working-to-dissolve-limited-partnership-with-Jeffrey-Epstein-595668
#7040308 at 2019-07-14 20:24:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9008: The Show Goes On Edition
Netanyahu: IDF the only army ready to fight Iran
Speaking to members of the National Security College at the Prime Minister's Residence, Netanyahu slammed the 2015 nuclear deal, and said that only he was against it.
Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the only army ready to combat Iran is the IDF.
Speaking to members of the National Security College at the Prime Minister's Office, Netanyahu slammed the 2015 nuclear deal, and said that only he was against it at the time.
"The only thing that the terrible nuclear agreement gave is a strong and sweeping rapprochement with major Arab countries," Netanyahu said. "Iran says simply: 'We will destroy you and destroy you first by nuclear weapons.'"
"I had to fight alone to block the nuclear agreement," Netanyahu lamented. "I had to fight against all the powers and against the president of the United States - I went to the American Congress.
"I thought that this agreement would not only pave the way for a nuclear arsenal, but would also give them hundreds of billions of dollars that they would not invest in Iran, but would invest in their empire. Today you can judge whether we were right or not. So first of all, you have to stop it.
"At the moment, the only army in the world to fight Iran - this is the Israeli army."
Netanyahu's comments come as Iran says it is open for talks with the United States as long as it lifts its punishing sanctions on the country.
Washington accused Iran of extortion after it inched past the deal's limit on enrichment levels last week, while still offering to hold talks with Tehran.
Two sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday that the United States has granted a visa to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to attend a U.N. meeting in New York this week, saying Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had approved the decision.
https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Netanyahu-IDF-the-only-army-ready-to-fight-Iran-595649
#7038910 at 2019-07-14 18:53:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9006: Status of Limits == Broken, Edition
Netanyahu taps linguist and LGBTQ rights activist as foreign media spokesperson
South Africa-born Evan Cohen last year criticized government's surrogacy law as 'shameful'; has no previous experience in public diplomacy
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday appointed South Africa-born academic Dr. Evan Cohen as his new spokesperson for international media.
The post had been vacant since September 2018, when Los Angeles native David Keyes stepped down amid reports of sexual misconduct.
Cohen, 51, currently teaches linguistics at Tel Aviv University, where he received his academic degrees. According to the university, his research focuses on phonology, phonetics and heritage linguistics.
The Ramat Gan resident, who moved to Israel when he was nine, is the founding chairman of Likud Pride, the party's caucus for LGBTQ rights, a fact Netanyahu noted in a tweet announcing his appointment.
"Evan is a talented man and he founded the pride caucus in Likud. We have great missions ahead of us for Israel's public diplomacy," the prime minister wrote.
In 2018, Cohen spoke out publicly against the government's decision not to include same-sex couples in a new surrogacy law, calling it "shameful."
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- Benjamin Netanyahu (@Netanyahu) July 14, 2019
Cohen is also the director and founder of the Tel Aviv Scrabble Club, and has competed in several Scrabble World Championships.
He is not known to have any prior experience in public diplomacy.
Israeli public diplomacy often highlights the country's open-minded LGBTQ atmosphere. Netanyahu recently appointed Amir Ohana, a Likud MK, as justice minister - Israel's first openly gay cabinet member. The education minister, Rafi Peretz, of the Union of Right-Wing Parties, is currently embroiled in controversy over remarks in a TV interview in support of gay conversion therapy.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-taps-south-africa-born-linguist-as-new-foreign-media-spokesperson/
#7038529 at 2019-07-14 18:06:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9006: Status of Limits == Broken, Edition
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>>7038008 (lb)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article232658477.html
Epstein scandal explodes in Israel as ties to former prime minister under scrutiny
BY JULIE K. BROWN
JULY 14, 2019 10:07 AM, UPDATED 2 HOURS 10 MINUTES AGO
Jeffrey Epstein's arrest is reverberating in Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing Likud party are calling for a criminal probe into former prime minister Ehud Barak's personal and business ties with the accused sex trafficker, Israeli media is reporting.
Barak, 77, served as prime minister from 1999 to 2001. This month he formed a new party to run for prime minister against Netanyahu, who called for new elections in September. Once political allies, Barak and Netanyahu have been sparring on social media, with Netanyahu producing a video raising Barak's relationship to the multimillionaire New York financier, and Ohio billionaire Les Wexner, who has given money to Barak, the Times of Israel reported.
In 2015, Barak formed a limited partnership company in Israel to invest in a high-tech startup called Reporty, now named Carbyne., which develops video streaming and geolocation software for emergency services, the Times reported. A large part of the investment money was supplied by Epstein.
Barak also received $2.5 million from the Wexner Foundation in 2004 for research, which has never been fully explained…
Epstein was a member of that foundation.
#7027984 at 2019-07-13 18:35:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8992: Voat Maintenance Ongoing Edition
>>7027959
CUFI is exempt from paying U.S. taxes and from publicly disclosing its finances because it is officially registered as a church, though it is often likened to an arm of the pro-Israel lobby in the United States and actively promotes and funds illegal West Bank settlements. CUFI also advocates for Israeli sovereignty over all of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount and the construction of a Third Temple.
Much has been written about CUFI's influence in the Republican Party, which began under the George W. Bush administration soon after its founding. As journalist Max Blumenthal noted in a 2006 article for The Nation: "Over the past months, the White House has convened a series of off-the-record meetings about its policies in the Middle East with leaders of Christians United for Israel (CUFI)."
As a result of these meetings, CUFI aligned itself tightly with the neoconservatives that were well represented in the Bush administration, even appointing neoconservative and Christian Zionist Gary Bauer to its board and naming Bauer the first director of its lobbying arm, the CUFI Action Fund. Bauer is a founding member of the highly controversial and now-defunct neoconservative group, Project for a New American Century (PNAC), and has also served on the executive board of the neoconservative group Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD).
CUFI has since won powerful allies and counts neoconservative Elliott Abrams; former CIA director James Woosley; neoconservative archon Bill Kristol; former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee; Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Ted Cruz (R-TX); Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence among its staunchest supporters. At a CUFI summit last year, Netanyahu described CUFI as a "vital part of Israel's national security."
In addition, CUFI has close ties to casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, the top donor to President Trump and the entire Republican Party. Adelson even received a special award from Hagee at a 2014 CUFI event. "I've never had a greater warm feeling than being honored by Pastor Hagee," said a beaming Sheldon Adelson at the time.
At the most recent CUFI summit, held on Monday, the Trump administration sent Pence, Pompeo, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt, and National Security Advisor John Bolton, all of whom spoke at the summit.
CUFI's 2019 Washington Summit is days away and includes speakers @VP @Mike_Pence, @SecPompeo, @USAmbIsrael David Friedman, NSA @AmbJohnBolton, Assistant to President Trump @JdGreenblatt45, @DennisPrager, and @PastorJohnHagee.
Register at https://t.co/q1hsRMLNnA. pic.twitter.com/EO1Bi11llR
- Pastor John Hagee (@PastorJohnHagee) July 4, 2019
In addition to its own influence as an organization, the group has made Hagee himself a major political player. In 2007, then-Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) compared Hagee to Moses, stating:
I want to take to opportunity to describe Pastor Hagee in the terms the Torah used to describe Moses. He is an Ish Elohim. A man of God. And those words really do fit him. And I have something else. Like Moses, he's become the leader of a mighty multitude. Even greater than the multitude that Moses led from Egypt to the Promised Land."
PART 5
#7027959 at 2019-07-13 18:33:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8992: Voat Maintenance Ongoing Edition
>>7027934
long after, as did Falwell's political clout. Indeed, following Begin's model, Benjamin Netanyahu, during his first term as prime minister, also made a habit of visiting Falwell, meeting with the controversial pastor even before he met with political officials in his visits to Washington.
During one trip to D.C. in 1998, Netanyahu's first visit was to an event co-hosted by Falwell, where the pastor praised Netanyahu as "the Ronald Reagan of Israel." The New York Times described the purpose of Netanyahu's U.S. visit not as a visit aimed at meeting with government officials, but rather one intended "to shore up his base of traditional support in the United States. Conservative Christian groups have long been ardent supporters of Israel because of its religious importance to Christianity."
However, this relationship between Christian Zionists like Falwell and prominent right-wing Israeli politicians has not been without its controversy, especially given that pro-Israel evangelicals like Falwell have a history of making anti-semitic statements.
For example, during a 1999 sermon, Falwell discussed his interpretation of end-times prophecy, widely shared by Christian Zionist evangelicals, that the Second Coming would follow not just the creation of the state of Israel but the construction of a Third Temple on the Temple Mount, from which a figure known to Christians as the "Antichrist" would reign. In responding to his own rhetorical question as to whether the Antichrist is "alive and well today," Falwell stated that "Probably because when he appears during the tribulation period he will be a full-grown counterfeit of Christ. Of course, he'll be Jewish."
Falwell's comments were immediately condemned by a variety of Jewish groups, including the pro-Israel Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Rabbi Leon Klenicki, then-director of interfaith affairs for the ADL, noted that Falwell's view is a "common theological position" among American evangelicals and that Falwell was "an influential voice among evangelical and charismatic Christians" who "only supports Israel for his own Christological ends." "He sees us only as the ones who prepare the coming of Jesus," Klenicki stated at the time. "It is a great disappointment after more than 30 years of dialogue; he's still in the Middle Ages."
Another prominent dispensationalist with great political and literary influence is Hal Lindsey, the author and co-author of several books, including the popular Left Behind book series. Lindsey's work greatly influenced many prominent U.S. politicians like Ronald Reagan, who was so moved by Lindsey's books that he invited Lindsey to address a National Security Council meeting on nuclear war plans and helped make Lindsey an influential consultant with several members of Congress and the Pentagon.
As noted by Israeli historian Gershom Gorenberg, Lindsey sees Jews as serving "two central roles" in Christian dispensationalist eschatology:
[T]he first - despite his insistence of love for Jews - is the classic one of Christian anti-Jewish polemic: They are 'the Jewish people who crucified Jesus' and the archetype of those who ignore the truth of prophecy. The second role is to fulfill prophecy despite themselves."
Gorenberg further notes that Lindsey believes that Jews have fulfilled two of the three crucial prophecies that will usher in the end times, with the first being the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 and the second being the Israeli conquest and occupation of Jerusalem after the Six Day War in 1967. According to Lindsey: "There remains but one more event to completely set the stage for Israel's part in the last great act of her historical drama. That is to rebuild the ancient Temple..."
PART 4
#7027880 at 2019-07-13 18:26:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8992: Voat Maintenance Ongoing Edition
The Untold Story of Christian Zionism's Rise to Power in the United States
Well before Theodore Herzl founded political Zionism and published The Jewish State, Christian Zionists in the United States and England were already seeking to direct and influence the foreign policy of both nations in service to a religious obsession end times prophecy/
The largest pro-Israel organization in the United States is not composed of Jews, but of Christian evangelicals, with a total membership of 7 million, more than 2 million more members than the entirety of the American Jewish community.
Members of this organization, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), met in Washington on Monday, attracting thousands of attendees and featuring speeches from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Secretary of State and former CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Vice President Mike Pence, and National Security Advisor John Bolton. CUFI's leader, controversial evangelical preacher John Hagee, has met with President Donald Trump several times and was recently part of an exclusive White House meeting in March on the administration's upcoming "peace plan" for Israel and Palestine.
CUFI is but one of many organizations throughout American history that have promoted the state of Israel and Zionism on the grounds that a Jewish ethnostate in Palestine is a requirement for the fulfillment of end-times prophecy and necessary for Jesus Christ to return to Earth - an event Christians often refer to as "the Second Coming."
While organizations like CUFI and its predecessors have long seen the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, and the later Israeli victory and conquest of Jerusalem in 1967, as the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy, there is one prophecy that this sect of evangelical Christians believes is the only thing standing between them and the Second Coming. There are estimated to be more than 20 million of these Christians, often referred to as Christian Zionists, in the United States and they are a key voting bloc and source of political donations for the Republican Party.
As was explored in previous installments of this series, these Christian Zionists, much like religious Zionist extremists in Israel, believe that the Al Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock must be replaced with a Third Jewish Temple in order to usher in the end times.
These two groups of different faiths, since the 19th century, have repeatedly formed an opportunistic alliance in order to ensure the fulfillment of their respective prophecies, despite the fact that members of the other faith are rarely if ever on the same page in their interpretations of what occurs after the temple's construction.
This alliance, based on a mutual obsession with hastening the coming of the Apocalypse, continues to this day and now, more than at any other time in history, these groups have reached the heights of power in both Israel and the United States. Parts I and II of this exclusive series explored how this branch of religious Zionism has come to dominate the current right-wing government of Israel and has led Israel's current government to take definitive steps towards the destruction of the Al Aqsa mosque and the imminent construction of a Third Temple.
Now this installment (Part III) will show how this movement's Christian counterpart in the United States, Christian Zionism, has likewise become a dominant force in American politics, particularly following the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, where this apocalyptic vision is a major driver behind his administration's Middle East policy.
Yet, this fire-and-brimstone vision of the end times has long been a guide for prominent figures in American history and the American elite, even predating Zionism's founding as a political movement. Thus, Christian Zionism's influence on Trump administration policy is merely the latest of a long list of examples where prophecy and politics have mixed in American history, often with world-altering results.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/untold-story-christian-zionists-power-united-states-israel/260532/
PART 1
#7022823 at 2019-07-13 04:35:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8985: We Are Q! Dig Meme Pray! Gotta Prep the Normies! We Are The News! Edition
NEWS/NOTABLE
MOSSAD LED IAEA TO RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AT IRAN SITE, PROVING IT BROKE DEAL - REPORT
According to Channel 13, top Israeli sources revealed that the IAEA is sitting on the information and has avoided making it public to date.
The IAEA has found signs of radioactive material which would violate the 2015 nuclear deal at an Iranian nuclear site identified to the agency by Israeli intelligence, Channel 13 reported late Thursday.
According to Channel 13, top Israeli sources revealed to it that the IAEA is sitting on the information and has avoided making it public to date.In April, Reuters reported that the IAEA had finally visited the secret Iranian nuclear site at Turquzabad revealed in a September 2018 UN speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Since then, all parties to the US-Iran nuclear standoff have been waiting for the IAEA's June announcement of its findings from that visit.
During that visit, the IAEA took samples from the site and it had been expected to announce the results of the samples in June, but then did not mention the issue.
Rather, the IAEA and other parties more recently have been distracted by Iran's open violations of uranium enrichment limits.
Some expectations had been that the IAEA had waited so long to review the site noted by Netanyahu that, by the time it came, Iran had likely already "cleaned" the site of any evidence of nuclear activity which would violate the 2015 nuclear deal.
But there have been instances in the past where the Islamic republic's cleaning crew was not careful enough and left behind traces which inspectors picked up on.
If the IAEA found evidence of a violation, some believed the whole game could change, with the US gaining a huge advantage to get global pressure for Iran to make more concessions on the nuclear issue.
However, in the current environment of escalations by both sides and open violations from Iran, it is unclear whether the IAEA will reveal the results of its visit and what impact those results would even have under the dynamic circumstances.
Netanyahu revealed the Turquzabad site following a prior revelation in April 2018 of a Mossad operation which appropriated massive amounts of Iran's secret nuclear file from a site at Shirobad.
On Wednesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump discussed the Iranian nuclear threat.
"The two leaders discussed cooperation between the United States and Israel in advancing shared national security interests, including efforts to prevent Iran's malign actions in the region," Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere told reporters on Thursday.
Netanyahu tweeted, "We discussed regional developments and security issues. Foremost among them was Iran. I thanked President Trump for his intention to increase sanctions against Iran."
On Wednesday Trump tweeted that he planned to substantively increase sanctions. The two spoke as Iran has taken steps to break the nuclear restrictions imposed upon it by the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan fo Action.
On Monday Iran threatened to restart deactivated centrifuges and ramp up its enrichment of uranium to 20 percent purity as its next potential big moves away from the agreement. Iran has exceeded the stockpile of enriched uranium permitted under the 2015 deal.
On Thursday Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said, "America's role in world politics has ended. America feels that it has been defeated in the campaign theatre of Middle East. Of course, one of the reasons for America's defeat is the people's resistance and the Islamic Republic's resistance."
The IAEA did not comment at this time.
Watch this space…
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Mossad-leads-IAEA-to-find-radioactive-material-in-violation-of-nuke-deal-report-595375
#7015760 at 2019-07-12 19:10:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8976:So many digs! Deep digs! Fees good man! Edition
Biden declares that US relationship with Israel must be 'ironclad' regardless of who their Prime Minister is
On July 11, Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden gave a speech outlining his foreign policy objectives in which he stated that the United States must stand with Israel despite the disagreements some Democrats have with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Biden's 40-minute speech was delivered at City University of New York and he spent most it vowing to renew the diplomacy of the Obama era, contrasting the previous approach with Trump's "America First" technique. He vowed to rejoin the Paris climate accords and the Iran nuclear deal. Additionally, he called for an end to the United States' involvement in "forever wars" although he never mentioned that he voted in favor of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq when he was a Senator.
Biden barely mentioned Israel, but his comment on the country was notable:
We need to look for opportunities to strengthen opportunities with domestic friends beyond North America and Europe. Reaching to our partners in Asia including Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, to fortify our collective capabilities. Sustaining our ironclad commitments to Israel's security regardless of how much you may disagree with its current leader.
A number of Democratic candidates have criticized Netanyahu's government on the campaign trail, including Bernie Sanders (who implied he'd cut military aid to Israel if they didn't "respect" the Palestinians) and Pete Buttigieg (who said he wouldn't supply the Prime Minister with funding if it would be used to annex the West Bank.) Last month, the New York Times asked the Democratic candidates a number of question and one of them was whether Israel meets the international standards of human rights. Biden was the only major candidate who declined to participate.
Biden has a long history of sharing his views on Israel and the American Jewish community. In a 2014 speech before the Jewish Federations of North America, Biden joked about still being friends with Netanyahu despite his seemingly awkward relationship with the Obama administration. "I signed a picture for Bibi a long time ago-I have a bad habit of, no one ever doubts I mean what I say, sometimes I say all that I mean, though-and I signed a picture a long time for Bibi," said Biden, "He's been a friend for over 30 years. I said 'Bibi I don't agree with a damn thing you say but I love you.'"
https://mondoweiss.net/2019/07/relationship-regardless-minister/
#7011518 at 2019-07-12 14:41:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8971: Baking is easier now Edition
wait wait wait wait … for once [maybe] not the jews?
Bibi goes full That's Not My Mossad!
Netanyahu again goes after Barak for ties to accused billionaire Jeffrey Epstein
PM highlights payment to political rival from Wexner Foundation, linked to US tycoon who allegedly sex trafficked minors
The political jousting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival former premier Ehud Barak ramped up Tuesday when the premier published a video on social media again questioning the latter's relationship with US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused of sex-trafficking in minors.
The video was published under the headline "What else has sex offender Epstein given to Barak?"
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-again-goes-after-barak-for-ties-to-accused-billionaire-jeffrey-epstein/
also:
Why Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein Is Not A Billionaire
Forbes has never included Epstein, 66, in its rankings of the World's Billionaires, since there is scant proof he holds a ten-figure fortune. As we wrote in 2010, "The source of his wealth-a money management firm in the U.S. Virgin Islands-generates no public records, nor has his client list ever been released." Moreover, Epstein's former clients include Leslie Wexner, the billionaire founder of Victoria's Secret; Epstein served as a trustee of The Wexner Foundation. A spokesperson for the retailer says that, "Mr. Wexner severed ties with Mr. Epstein more than a decade ago."
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINALS
#6999401 at 2019-07-11 21:30:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8955: The Crap You Think Of Is Unbelievable Edition
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-revealed-jeffrey-epstein-entered-million-dollar-partnership-with-ehud-barak-in-2015-1.7493648
Revealed: Jeffrey Epstein Entered Partnership Worth Millions With Ehud Barak in 2015
Epstein bankrolled a considerable part of Barak's investment in a startup called Reporty Homeland Security ? Barak: These are private investments, it wouldn't be proper to expose details
The American billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, a registered sex offender who was arrested this week on new sex-trafficking charges involving underage girls, partnered with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak to invest in the former prime minister's startup.
In 2015 Barak set up a limited partnership, in which he is the sole shareholder. That company invested in Reporty Homeland Security, established in 2014, becoming a major shareholder. Last year Reporty changed its name to Carbyne. The company develops call-handling and identification capabilities to for emergency response services.
Barak is the chairman of Carbyne and according to reports by business media outlets, his personal investment in the company totals millions of dollars in it. Haaretz has learned that Epstein financed a considerable part of the investment, thus becoming a partner in the project.
One of the company's directors is Pinchas Buchris, the director general of the Defense Ministry during Barak's tenure as defense minister. Buchris encouraged the former prime minister to invest in the company.
"Barak brought the money and as far as I'm concerned it's his. I don't know Epstein and haven't met him," Buchris told Haaretz.
"I saw the business opportunity and registered a partnership in my control in Israel. A small number of people I know invest in it," Barak said in a statement to Haaretz. "Since these are private investments, it wouldn't be proper or right for me to expose the investors' details."
Epstein, who was raised in a Jewish home in Brooklyn, New York, made his fortune trading options on Wall Street and managed a finance management company whose clients included some of the wealthiest people in the United States. Epstein has extensive contacts with senior business people and politicians. His close contacts included presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.
He was also known for his flashy lifestyle. Epstein lives in a $77 million dollar mansion in Manhattan and owns another mansion in Florida and one in the Virgin Islands, as well as properties in Paris and New Mexico.
On Saturday, Epstein was arrested at a New Jersey airport after arriving from a visit to Paris and charged with sex trafficking.
In the original investigation, which ended in a plea deal and state rather than federal charges, Florida authorities found that Epstein paid dozens of girls as young as 14 or 15, some of them runaways or foster children, for sexual services between 1999 and 2005.
At a raid at his New York mansion this week, police found hundreds of photographs of underage girls.
Under the plea bargain in 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting and procuring a person under age 18 for prostitution. He served 13 months in a country lockup, under an arrangement that allowed him to leave his sentence in a private division, from which he was allowed to leave for work six days a week.
The lenient arrangements, which raised public criticism, were attributed to his business and political connections. That deal is now being challenged in a federal court in Florida.
One of Epstein's prominent clients was Leslie Wexner, founder and chairman of the parent company of Victoria's Secret's and other companies. Epstein financed and managed the Wexner Foundation, a philanthropic organization that operates training programs to advance leadership and excellence in Israel and among North American Jews.
Last year journalist Israeli Erel Segal reported that in 2004 the foundation gave Barak $2.3 million for research he conducted. Barak refused to comment on the research and said, "as a private citizen I deal with research and business entrepreneurship. My services are in demand, and there are bodies prepared to pay me large sums for them."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his aides have blasted Barak since Epstein's recent arrest in connection to their ties. In one video posted to social media, Netanyahu asked "what else the sex offender gave Ehud Barak."
Barak responded with a video mentioning Netanyahu's own ties to Arnaud Mimran, a French businessman who was sentenced to eight years in prison for his part in a tax fraud involving billions of euros in what was dubbed "the sting of the century." Mimran testified that he gave 1 million euros to Netanyahu's election campaign. Later he claimed the donation was smaller, and Netanyahu said Mimran donated $40,000 that was deposited in a public fund, when Netanyahu was out of office.
#6998444 at 2019-07-11 20:19:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8954: POTUS Live Edition
kek
oh my fucking sides, anons: This week in The Goyim Know Shut It Down:
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has found its way into Israel's elections
A sketch from Jeffrey Epstein's court appearance in New York on Monday July 8, 2019.
A sketch from Jeffrey Epstein's court appearance in New York on Monday July 8, 2019.
Jerusalem (CNN)Jeffrey Epstein is suddenly the biggest name in Israeli politics.
Six weeks into what has been an otherwise quiet election campaign, the Jewish-American multi-millionaire, who was charged in New York with sex trafficking of minors on Monday, is now the focus of a war of words between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Ehud Barak.
Netanyahu attacked the man who once served as his Defense Minister for his connections to Epstein – who has pleaded not guilty to the charges – while also accusing the media of burying the story.
In a slickly produced video released on Netanyahu's Twitter account on Tuesday, a narrator says: "Meet Jeffrey Epstein. Suspected of pedophilia and a rich past in sexual offenses. Epstein was the head of the Wexner Foundation that gave Barak 2.3 million dollars for a research program that never was and never came to be. What else did the sexual offender give Ehud Barak? Is the media going to wake up?"
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/11/middleeast/jeffrey-epstein-barak-Netanyahu-israel-elections-intl/index.html
#6998039 at 2019-07-11 19:52:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8953: Twitter Problems Edition
Mossad leads IAEA to find radioactive material in violation of nuke deal
According to Channel 13, top Israeli sources revealed that the IAEA is sitting on the information and has avoided making it public to date.
The IAEA has found signs of radioactive material which would violate the 2015 nuclear deal at an Iranian nuclear site identified to the agency by Israeli intelligence, Channel 13 reported late Thursday.
According to Channel 13, top Israeli sources revealed to it that the IAEA is sitting on the information and has avoided making it public to date.In April, Reuters reported that the IAEA had finally visited the secret Iranian nuclear site at Turquzabad revealed in a September 2018 UN speech by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Since then, all parties to the US-Iran nuclear standoff have been waiting for the IAEA's June announcement of its findings from that visit.
During that visit, the IAEA took samples from the site and it had been expected to announce the results of the samples in June, but then did not mention the issue.
Rather, the IAEA and other parties more recently have been distracted by Iran's open violations of uranium enrichment limits.
Some expectations had been that the IAEA had waited so long to review the site noted by Netanyahu that, by the time it came, Iran had likely already "cleaned" the site of any evidence of nuclear activity which would violate the 2015 nuclear deal.
But there have been instances in the past where the Islamic republic's cleaning crew was not careful enough and left behind traces which inspectors picked up on.
If the IAEA found evidence of a violation, some believed the whole game could change, with the US gaining a huge advantage to get global pressure for Iran to make more concessions on the nuclear issue.
However, in the current environment of escalations by both sides and open violations from Iran, it is unclear whether the IAEA will reveal the results of its visit and what impact those results would even have under the dynamic circumstances.
Netanyahu revealed the Turquzabad site following a prior revelation in April 2018 of a Mossad operation which appropriated massive amounts of Iran's secret nuclear file from a site at Shirobad.
On Wednesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump discussed the Iranian nuclear threat.
"The two leaders discussed cooperation between the United States and Israel in advancing shared national security interests, including efforts to prevent Iran's malign actions in the region," Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere told reporters on Thursday.
Netanyahu tweeted, "We discussed regional developments and security issues. Foremost among them was Iran. I thanked President Trump for his intention to increase sanctions against Iran."
On Wednesday Trump tweeted that he planned to substantively increase sanctions. The two spoke as Iran has taken steps to break the nuclear restrictions imposed upon it by the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan fo Action.
On Monday Iran threatened to restart deactivated centrifuges and ramp up its enrichment of uranium to 20 percent purity as its next potential big moves away from the agreement. Iran has exceeded the stockpile of enriched uranium permitted under the 2015 deal.
On Thursday Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said, "America's role in world politics has ended. America feels that it has been defeated in the campaign theatre of Middle East. Of course, one of the reasons for America's defeat is the people's resistance and the Islamic Republic's resistance."
The IAEA did not comment at this time.
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Mossad-leads-IAEA-to-find-radioactive-material-in-violation-of-nuke-deal-report-595375
#6997503 at 2019-07-11 19:20:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8953: Twitter Problems Edition
Holy War? Pompeo Preaches to Pro-Israel Christian Confab
The Secretary of State took his case against Iran to the Evangelical faithful, making it a matter of religious life, or death.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a pointedly religious speech Monday that sounded like he was rallying fellow Pro-Israel Christians around the inevitably of a U.S. confrontation with Iran.
Pompeo delivered his 2,000-plus word speech, titled "The U.S. and Israel: a Friendship for Freedom," before a 5,000-plus gathering of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) in Washington, D.C. Led by founder and chairman John Hagee, the annual event also boasted speeches from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Vice President Pence, and National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton.
In other words, every member of Trump's inner circle who has spent the last several weeks of escalating tensions banging the drums of war against Iran.
Members of CUFI, which calls itself the largest pro-Israel organization in the U.S., have been spending the early part of the week lobbying lawmakers on Capitol Hill. "Fourteen years ago, I invited 400 of America's leading evangelicals to come to Cornerstone Church in San Antonio to give birth to CUFI. Today, by the grace of God, we are seven million-plus standing united in defense of Israel and the Jewish people," Hagee told the crowd assembled in the cavernous Washington Convention Center.
Pompeo was clearly taking his case against Iran to Hagee's faithful in his own remarks Monday, beginning with a brief history lesson on the modern state of Israel, and then asking the audience to "compare Israel's reverence for liberty with the restrictions on religious freedom facing Christians and people of all faiths throughout the rest of the Middle East," where "if a Muslim leaves Islam it is considered an apostasy, and it is punishable indeed by death."
From lines like "can I get an amen?" to "this is what it must have looked like to be part of the crowd for the fishes and loaves," Pompeo's address was filled with religious metaphors that were right on cue for the massive Evangelical convocation.
"Christian support in America for Zion-for a Jewish homeland-runs back to the early Puritan settlers, and it has endured for centuries," said Pompeo. "Indeed, our second president, a couple years back, said... 'I really wish the Jews again in Judea an independent nation.'"
The speech was posted on the State Department website and emailed to all subscribers. With "Christians United for Israel" emblazoned behind him, Pompeo spoke in biblical language, invoking President Harry Truman's support for the creation of the modern state of Israel after World War II:
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/holy-war-pompeo-preaches-to-pro-israel-christian-confab/
#6996620 at 2019-07-11 18:01:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8951: So Great Looking and Smart Edition
'Only the Strong Survive'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can legitimately claim to have remade Israel in his image. Is that a good thing? 'I don't look at my survival,' he tells TIME. 'I look at the survival of the country, its durability, its future'
https://time.com/
#6986203 at 2019-07-10 22:11:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8938: Smoke & Mirrors Edition
>>6985397 lb Cartoonist Ben Garrison disinvited from WH.
Twitter is blowing up about Ben Garrison implying George Soros is a manipulator because Soros is Jewish. Even Israel doesn't like Soros:
"Among the organizations Soros funds is Human Rights Watch, which is frequently critical of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and its policies toward the Palestinians."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-hungary-soros/israel-backs-hungary-says-financier-soros-is-a-threat-idUSKBN19V1J4
World News July 10, 2017 / 9:00 AM / 2 years ago
Israel backs Hungary, says financier Soros is a threat
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's foreign ministry has issued a statement denouncing U.S. billionaire George Soros, a move that appeared designed to align Israel more closely with Hungary ahead of a visit to Budapest next week by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Soros, a Hungarian-born Jew who has spent a large part of his fortune funding pro-democracy and human rights groups, has repeatedly been targeted by Hungary's right-wing government, in particular over his support for more open immigration.
In the latest case, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has backed a campaign in which Soros is singled out as an enemy of the state. "Let's not allow Soros to have the last laugh" say billboards next to a picture of the 86-year-old investor, a campaign that Jewish groups and others say foments anti-Semitism.
Soros, who rarely addresses personal attacks against him, has not commented on the billboards. But Hungarian Jewish groups and Human Rights Watch, an organization partly funded by Soros, have condemned the campaign, saying it "evokes memories of the Nazi posters during the Second World War".
Many posters have been defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti, including the words "stinking Jew" written in magic marker.
Israel's ambassador to Hungary issued a statement denouncing the campaign, saying it "evokes sad memories but also sows hatred and fear", an apparent reference to Hungary's part in the deportation of 500,000 Jews during the Holocaust.
But hours after the ambassador made his comments over the weekend, Israel's foreign ministry issued a "clarification" saying that Soros was a legitimate target for criticism.
"In no way was the statement (by the ambassador) meant to delegitimize criticism of George Soros, who continuously undermines Israel's democratically elected governments," said foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon, adding that Soros funded organizations "that defame the Jewish state and seek to deny it the right to defend itself".
A spokesman for Soros's Open Society Foundations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Netanyahu VISIT
The foreign ministry's unusual decision to issue a statement clarifying comments by one of its ambassadors comes days before Netanyahu, who also serves as Israel's foreign minister, is scheduled to visit Orban.
Israel is normally quick to denounce anti-Semitism or threats to Jewish communities anywhere in the world. While it made that point in the statement, it chose to focus on the threat it believes Soros poses to Israeli democracy.
Among the organizations Soros funds is Human Rights Watch, which is frequently critical of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and its policies toward the Palestinians.
Like Hungary, Israel has passed legislation that seeks to limit the influence of non-governmental organizations that receive a large portion of their funding from abroad.
Israel and Hungary were briefly at odds last month after Orban praised Hungary's World War Two leader Miklos Horthy, calling him an "exceptional statesman".
Horthy was an ally of Adolf Hitler who approved anti-Jewish legislation in the 1920s and 1930s and cooperated with the Germans in deporting Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.
Initially Israel expressed alarm, but then quickly accepted the Hungarian government's explanation that Orban had zero tolerance for anti-Semitism and was not suggesting everything Horthy did was positive.
The strong ties between Netanyahu and Orban have raised eyebrows in the European Union, where Orban is regarded as an illiberal maverick. His party has curtailed press freedom and stymied EU efforts to tackle the migrant crisis.
Hungary has held discussions with Israel about purchasing security fences to keep migrants out, while Israel has sought better ties with countries that it hopes will take its side in any EU discussions where Israel is criticized.
#6984555 at 2019-07-10 20:01:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8936: Defend Ben Edition
The police have investigated Prime Minister Benjamin @Netanyahu for membership in a private company when he was finance minister and opposition leader.
https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/1149040169112219648
12:38 PM - 10 Jul 2019
Tic Toc
#6983253 at 2019-07-10 18:32:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8934: Challenge the DNC hack narrative! Edition
Jewish assimilation in US is 'like a second Holocaust,' Israeli minister claims
Intermarriage among diaspora Jews - particularly those in North America - is "like a second Holocaust," Israeli Education Minister Rafi Peretz declared in a cabinet meeting, uniting much of that diaspora in shocked offense.
The Jewish community "lost 6 million people" over the last 70 years because of intermarriage and assimilation, Peretz told a cabinet meeting on trends in Jewish communities around the world, particularly in the US. His spokesman confirmed the statement to Israeli Channel 13.
American Jews, unsurprisingly, were outraged. Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called the remarks "inconceivable" in a tweet, adding that "This kind of baseless comparison does little other than inflame and offend." The ADL tweeted an additional response in Hebrew, blaming Peretz's statement for "add[ing] to the already existing tension between Israel and US Jewry" and pleading with him to "engage in respectful dialogue."
"Israel's government has a moral responsibility to maintain and improve the country's relationship with diaspora Jews in general, and with the American Jewish community in particular," Jay Ruderman, president of the Ruderman Family Foundation, a Jewish organization that advocates for people with disabilities.
And Peretz's fellow ministers - some of them, anyway - took a dim view of the comment. "First we need to stop disregarding and looking down on Jews in America that see themselves as Jews not only religiously but even more culturally and historically," argued Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz.
But PM Benjamin Netanyahu shared Peretz's alarm over demographic trends, claiming US Jews are abandoning Jewish traditions in a trend that is not easily reversed.
Support for Israel among American Jews has been declining for years, and Peretz's comments - far from the first to compare assimilation to the Holocaust - are unlikely to heal the rift.
https://www.rt.com/news/463799-israeli-minister-diaspora-holocaust/
#6971290 at 2019-07-09 21:02:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8919: An Amazing Coincidence Edition
PM and DM Netanyahu Visits F-35 Squadron and Holds Security Discussion
Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the F-35 squadron at the Nevatim Air Force base, and held a security discussion. Video: Omer Miron & Nir Sharf, GPO
https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/1148594873253212160
7:08 AM - 9 Jul 2019
PANIC
#6970636 at 2019-07-09 20:14:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8918: Hang on America! Gold Standard Coming! Edition
Secret meetings between U.S., Iran officials in Iraq - report
The Iranian delegation included two officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iraj Masjedi, Iran's special envoy to Iraq.
Secret meetings between United States officials and Iranian representatives were conducted in a hotel in Erbil, Iraq, i24News reported Tuesday evening. The Iranian representatives are led by Hassan Khomenei, the grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei.
The Iranian delegation also included two officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iraj Masjedi, Iran's special envoy to Iraq, according to the report.
i24News also said the that sources suggest that Iran's Revolutionary Guard have experienced division recently, suggesting that the Islamic Republic is undergoing a soft coup.
There have also been reports that Iran contacted Kurdish opposition parties based in Iraq, but the talks remained "useless," internal Iranian sources told i24News.
'The Iranian Communist Party,' a Kurdish opposition party, announced that some of the major Kurdish parties have secretly met with Iranian officials for the past two years.
Earlier on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Security Advisor John Bolton for killing the Paris agreement by insisting on 0% uranium enrichment in a tweet.
"Bolton & Netanyahu killed Paris agreement between E3 & Iran in '05 by insisting on zero enrichment," tweeted Zarif. "Result? Iran increased its enrichment 100 fold by 2012."
Zarif blamed the two officials "lured" Trump into leaving the JCPOA nuclear agreement as well.
"#B_Team hasn't learned. BUT THE WORLD SHOULD," concluded Zarif.
On Monday, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, confirmed an announcement that Tehran had enriched uranium beyond the deal's limit of 3.67% purity, passing 4.5%, according to the student's news agency ISNA. This was later verified by the IAEA.
Also on Monday, Zarif tweeted that the US should not expect a better deal than the 2015 nuclear deal.
"#B_Team sold @realDonaldTrump on the folly that killing #JCPOA thru #EconomicTerrorism can get him a better deal," Zarif wrote, referring to the nuclear deal by its acronym, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
"As it becomes increasingly clear that there won't be a better deal, they're bizarrely urging Iran's full compliance. There's a way out, but not with #B_Team in charge."
Earlier this week, the Iranian Fars news agency reported that a senior commander in the Iraqi army disclosed information on military bases along the Iraq-Syria border to a CIA agent, according to audio files and WhatsApp chats released by the Iraqi Hezbollah terror group.
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Secret-meetings-between-US-Iran-officials-in-Iraq-report-595128
What do we make of this??? Possible exposure of white hat meeting or clown fuckery??? Zionist sauce
#6970300 at 2019-07-09 19:45:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8917: Flynn News Big! Read Up! Edition
25 Senators in Secret Meeting With Jewish Leaders to Plot Strategy Against Growing Anger Over Influence of Jewish Elites
Who is representing the American people in this secret conclave with pro-Israel groups?
On June 5, 16 heads of Jewish organizations joined 25 Democratic senators in a private meeting, which, according to the Times of Israel, is an annual event. All of the Jewish organizations but one were openly declared advocates for Israel and are supportive of its policies. Key groups present included the Council of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the Anti-Defamation League, and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. A number of the groups have lobbied Congress and the White House in support of the use of force against Iran, a position that is basically identical to the demands being made by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The senatorial delegation was headed by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), currently Senate minority leader who has described himself as the "shomer" or guardian of Israel in the Senate. The 25 senators in attendance constitute one-quarter of the entire deliberative body and more than half of all Democrats serving in it. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who has emphatically linked her campaign to become the Democratic presidential nominee in 2020 to Jewish and Israeli interests, chaired the gathering.
https://russia-insider.com/en/25-senators-secret-meeting-jewish-leaders-plot-strategy-against-growing-anger-over-influence-jewish
#6970059 at 2019-07-09 19:27:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8917: Flynn News Big! Read Up! Edition
Bolton, Netanyahu luring Trump into killing Iran deal: Zarif
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the US national security advisor and Israel's prime minister are using the "delusion" of forcing Iran's uranium enrichment level to "zero" to encourage the US president to destroy a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and other countries.
John Bolton and Benjamin Netanyahu acted on the same delusion in 2005 to devastate a nuclear agreement that had been reached between Iran and Britain, France, and Germany in Vienna a year earlier, Zarif tweeted on Tuesday.
"Bolton & Netanyahu killed Paris agreement between E3 & Iran in '05 by insisting on zero enrichment," he wrote.
Under the accord, the European parties had offered political, trade, and nuclear incentives in exchange for Tehran's voluntary and temporary suspension of its uranium enrichment program.
Zarif also noted how the duo's anti-Iran efforts had backfired despite initially undoing the agreement. "Result? Iran increased its enrichment 100-fold by 2012," the top diplomat noted.
"Now, they've lured [US President] Donald Trump into killing JCPOA with the same delusion," he stated, referring to a subsequent nuclear agreement.
The second deal was reached between the P5+1 group of states - the United States, the UK, France, Russia, and China plus Germany - and Iran in the Austrian capital in July 2015. It is officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
However, the US left the JCPOA last year and reinstated the nuclear-related sanctions that the deal had lifted.
Speaking to Fox News in April, Zarif outlined the role being played by Bolton and Netanyahu to ramp up pressure on the Islamic Republic as part of, what the Iranian top diplomat called, the four-strong B-Team, also comprising Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/07/09/600531/Iran-nuclear-Bolton-Netanyahu-Trump-United-States-Zarif
#6969736 at 2019-07-09 19:05:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8917: Flynn News Big! Read Up! Edition
Netanyahu threatens Iran with Israeli planes that can 'reach everywhere' in the Middle East
As tension mounts over Iran's nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Tehran that Israeli warplanes can strike anywhere in the Middle East, "including Iran and Syria."
"Iran has threatened recently to destroy Israel," Netanyahu said in a video clip posted on Tuesday. "It is worthwhile for them to remember that these planes can reach everywhere in the Middle East, including Iran and Syria."
Netanyahu delivered his stern lecture while standing in front of an F-35 fighter jet at Nevatim Airbase in central Israel. The Israeli Air Force has used its warplanes to strike supposed Iranian and Hezbollah targets in Syria numerous times, most recently pounding the cities of Damascus and Homs at the beginning of July - attacks that left multiple civilians dead. Last year, Israel became the world's first military power to use the next-generation F-35 in a combat operation, reportedly against Iranian targets in Syria.
The Israeli leader's video comes a week after Iranian parliamentarian Mojtaba Zolnour remarked that "if the US attacks us, only half an hour will remain of Israel's lifespan."
The Iranian leadership has stuck with a calmer line, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stating in May that "there won't be a war" between Iran and the US. Even the usually hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leader, Major General Hossein Salami, said on Monday that "the world knows" Tehran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon.
With tension between the US and Iran at boiling point following an American military buildup in the Persian Gulf and Iran's downing of a US drone late last month, Tehran announced on Monday that it had stepped up its uranium enrichment beyond a cap set by the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, or Iran nuclear deal). Tehran also threatened further increases in refinement if European leaders fail to live up to their trade obligations under the deal.
Shortly before Netanyahu posted his video, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused 'Bibi' of playing a part in scuppering both the 2015 deal and another agreement 10 years earlier, saying the Israeli PM "hasn't learned" from his past dealings with Iran.
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/73722/Netanyahu-threatens-iran-with-israeli-planes-that-can-reach-everywhere-in-the-middle.html
#6953547 at 2019-07-08 20:18:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8896: Making The Census Great Again Edition
Epstein case oozes into Israeli political mud as Netanyahu, Barak trade barbs
Disgraced US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, arrested on fresh sex-trafficking charges Saturday, was injected into Israel's political scrum Sunday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu highlighting Epstein's alleged connection to rival Ehud Barak.
Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager who once counted as friends former US President Bill Clinton, Great Britain's Prince Andrew, and US President Donald Trump, was taken into federal custody Saturday and is expected to appear Monday in Manhattan federal court, according to law enforcement officials.
One of the officials said Epstein is accused of paying underage girls for massages and molesting them at his homes in Florida and New York in the early 2000s.
In 2008, Epstein was sentenced to 13 months in jail after pleading guilty in a plea deal to lesser charges of soliciting and procuring a person under age 18 for prostitution, averting a possible life sentence. He is since a registered sex offender.
On Sunday morning, Netanyahu tweeted a screenshot of a Hebrew-language report about Epstein's arrest and his ties to Barak, a former prime minister who has emerged as a major rival in upcoming elections.
"And the media is silent," Netanyahu wrote.
Barak, who was prime minister in 1999-2001, last week announced a return to politics after quitting in 2013 and the establishment of his new Israel Democratic Party, vowing to defeat Netanyahu in September.
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/73701/epstein-case-oozes-into-israeli-political-mud-as-Netanyahu-barak-trade.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/epstein-case-oozes-into-israeli-political-mud-as-Netanyahu-barak-trade-barbs/
#6953179 at 2019-07-08 19:30:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8895: Spirit Cooking The Epstein Goose Edition
The fallout from the Epstein arrest is likely to continue for some time. However, the fact that he was arrested and 2,000 pages of information related to his previous arrest and conviction have been made public means this will not be swept under the carpet. Thus, it is a major victory against the cabal.
In any case, despite victory in the West, the battle for the planet as whole is far from over. It now looks like the Khazarians are activating their Iranian sleeper cells to start World War III. Remember, Marc Rich of Glencore Commodities (pardoned by Bill Clinton) was paying both Iranian and Israeli government officials from the profits of the "bomb Iran" oil futures manipulation scam for decades.
What this scandal has revealed is that there are Khazarian mafia fifth columnists at the highest level of the Iranian government. That's probably why certain Iranian government officials are now suddenly making nuclear threats in tandem with their Khazarian counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel.
The German Khazarian faction and their EUSSR are still probably going to try to stir up trouble in the Ukraine and other parts of Eastern Europe as well. Last week they showed the whole world that the EU was not a democratic institution by ignoring the EU Parliament and imposing German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leven as President of the European Commission.
https://stillnessinthestorm.com/2019/07/Benjamin-fulford-july-7th-2019-major-victory-as-all-three-power-obelisks-fall-washington-london-and-rome/
#6952866 at 2019-07-08 18:51:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8895: Spirit Cooking The Epstein Goose Edition
Netanyahu uses DNA claim to deny Palestinian right to homeland
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday tweeted that the Palestinians' connection to the Land of Israel is nothing compared to the 4,000 year connection that the Jewish people have with the land. He cited a recent article stating that Biblical Philistines had come from Europe, according to DNA uncovered in the coastal city of Ashkelon.
His attempt to delegitimise the Palestinians' right to their homeland was criticised by many as "race science", which is often promoted by extreme right-wingers to justify ethno-nationalist policies.
One Twitter user questioned the validity of Netanyahu's "scientific" argument, comparing it to phrenology, the pseudoscience which involves measuring bumps on the skull to predict mental traits and has since been entirely discredited by scientific research.
Another challenged Netanyahu on Israel's policies towards Ethiopian Jews. Last week, an unarmed Ethiopian Jewish teenager was killed by an off-duty police officer, sparking protests by the community accusing the Israeli police of racism.
Yet another Twitter user drew a historical parallel with apartheid South Africa, when white settlers would use similar arguments to justify the apartheid policies of forced population transfer and segregation. Others looked to Nazi Germany as a historical parallel, where eugenics and race science were used to justify the genocide of the Jewish people.
Writing no doubt with tongue planted firmly in her cheek, another Twitter user suggested the absurdity of Netanyahu's argument by comparing it with the "connection" that Mongolians have to Hungarian territory because they lived there in the 1200s.
Meanwhile, Netanyahu's son Yair was filmed speaking at an event for devout Christians in Alabama this weekend, trying to erase Palestinians' identity by saying that they had originally migrated from other parts of the Middle East, as proven by such surnames as those which mean "Egyptian" and "from Aleppo". Netanyahu Junior also faced criticism, and was compared to his father because of his extreme rhetoric.
He is known for his offensive behaviour on social media. Last December, Facebook banned him for 24 hours after he posted a series of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian posts which broke the social network's rules on hate speech.
In April, he claimed that Palestine never existed because there is no "P" in the Arabic language, leading many people to criticise and mock him for his ignorance. In Arabic, of course, Palestine is pronounced "Filisteen". And yes, there is an "f" in the Arabic language.
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/73697/Netanyahu-uses-dna-claim-to-deny-palestinian-right-to.html
#6952841 at 2019-07-08 18:48:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8895: Spirit Cooking The Epstein Goose Edition
>>6952781
>While the Epstein arrest may appear to fit into the political jujitsu both sides are aggressively playing in the lead-up to the 2020 election, this explosive happening is much more likely related to Iran. In other words, the Mossad is using the Epstein scandal to compel Trump to follow orders issued from Tel Aviv, especially where it concerns military moves against Iran. Trump let down PM Benjamin Netanyahu last month after the false flag attacks in the Mideast Gulfs. The POTUS was supposed to approve airstrikes against Iran's nuclear testing sites. As a result of Trump's noncompliance, Israel will exert every manner of coercion and blackmail to ensure there is not a repeat non-performance on his part.
>
Would be impressive if this was a more reputable source. This is nothing more than opinion posing as sauce.
Anon just because you have a theory and sauce it with other theory doesn't make it legit. Try harder.
#6952781 at 2019-07-08 18:41:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8895: Spirit Cooking The Epstein Goose Edition
Here's why Jeffrey Epstein was arrested now and who's really behind it.
The Epstein arrest is specifically directed at Trump
This blockbuster of a story ought to be a no-brainer.
The only reason Jeffrey Epstein was recently arrested was to put President Trump in a political vise.
Did they arrest Jeffrey Epstein to put pressure on Trump? Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta is up to his eyeballs in alligators from the Pedogate swamp!
First, it's important to understand that this criminal case is being brought by the Southern District of New York (SDNY). This particular jurisdiction has already demonstrated an extreme hatred for Trump.
The various legal initiatives launched by the SDNY targeting Trump, both directly and indirectly, clearly illustrate the outworking of a hardcore vendetta by New York City's ultra-liberal Left. They want Trump, and they want him bad!
Secondly, the SDNY prosecutor assigned to the Epstein case is Maurene Comey, daughter of fired FBI Director James Comey. Need we say more?!
Prosecutor in 2019 Epstein Case Is Maurene Comey, Daughter of Fired FBI Director James Comey - Who Participated in 2017 Pussy Hat March
For any truth-seeker who really wants to understand the Epstein-Trump back story, the following exposé lays bare the proven facts and more critical points of this sordid saga.
A VERY SPECIAL MESSAGE TO THE PATRIOT MOVEMENT:
Donald Trump is NOT who we thought he was
Conclusion
There is nothing on the planet - N O T H I N G - that is as radioactive as Jeffrey Epstein's Little Black Book. See: Deep State Goes After Epstein's "Little Black Book"
There are names on every side of the political spectrum in that book... and both major parties want it for obvious reasons ... before the 2020 elections. Who did not see the impact of Pizzagate / Pedogate on Hillary Clinton's epic defeat?!
PEDOGATE: Pandora's Box Has Been Opened for Deep State and the C.I.A.
Between now and Election Day the epochal war between the Right and the Left is going to go nuclear. Actually, it already went nuclear with this utterly shocking arrest of Epstein.
There was an extremely significant series of developments that occurred back in December of last year. It began with the Bush Funeral "Envelope Affair" and continues to this very day. While the Epstein arrest may appear to fit into the political jujitsu both sides are aggressively playing in the lead-up to the 2020 election, this explosive happening is much more likely related to Iran. In other words, the Mossad is using the Epstein scandal to compel Trump to follow orders issued from Tel Aviv, especially where it concerns military moves against Iran. Trump let down PM Benjamin Netanyahu last month after the false flag attacks in the Mideast Gulfs. The POTUS was supposed to approve airstrikes against Iran's nuclear testing sites. As a result of Trump's noncompliance, Israel will exert every manner of coercion and blackmail to ensure there is not a repeat non-performance on his part.
http://stateofthenation2012.com/?p=124859
#6952218 at 2019-07-08 17:43:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8894:Epstein's Goose continues to cook! Edition
.@IsraeliPM Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the @CUFI Summit in a conversation with @PastorJohnHagee today in Washington.
8:42 AM - 8 Jul 2019
https://twitter.com/IsraelinUSA/status/1148256006306258944
>>6952196
#6951910 at 2019-07-08 17:06:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8893:Epstein's Goose cooked, is his noodle baked? Edition
.@IsraeliPM Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the @CUFI Summit in a conversation with @PastorJohnHagee today in Washington.
https://twitter.com/IsraelinUSA/status/1148256006306258944
8:42 AM - 8 Jul 2019
#6951648 at 2019-07-08 16:41:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8893:Epstein's Goose cooked, is his noodle baked? Edition
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The leaders discussed Iran, Syria and bilateral relations.
https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/1148190764498862080
4:23 AM - 8 Jul 2019
>>6951536 Baker´s comped, so, we repost
#6951536 at 2019-07-08 16:31:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8893:Epstein's Goose cooked, is his noodle baked? Edition
>>6951257 (pb)
>https://twitter.com/KremlinRussia_E/status/1148190518389739520
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60947
Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed his condolences on the tragic death of Russian sailors in the Barents Sea.
Current issues related to bilateral cooperation in trade, the economy and humanitarian sphere were discussed.
Vladimir Putin invited the Israeli Prime Minister to visit Moscow next year to take part in the celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
They also discussed matters related to Russian-Israeli cooperation in the Syrian settlement process considering the results of the trilateral meeting between the Russian, Israeli and US security council secretaries held on June 25, 2019. In particular, they emphasised the importance of further cooperation between military agencies.
The two leaders also agreed to continue personal contacts.
#6951257 at 2019-07-08 16:04:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8892: QR AM Bake 2 Edition
President of Russia
Verified account @KremlinRussia_E
Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu
https://twitter.com/KremlinRussia_E/status/1148190518389739520
4:22 AM - 8 Jul 2019
#6948710 at 2019-07-08 08:15:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8889: Beyond the Infinite Edition
Epstein case oozes into Israeli political mud as Netanyahu, Barak trade barbs
Disgraced US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, arrested on fresh sex-trafficking charges Saturday, was injected into Israel's political scrum Sunday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu highlighting Epstein's alleged connection to rival Ehud Barak.
Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager who once counted as friends former US President Bill Clinton, Great Britain's Prince Andrew, and US President Donald Trump, was taken into federal custody Saturday and is expected to appear Monday in Manhattan federal court, according to law enforcement officials.
One of the officials said Epstein is accused of paying underage girls for massages and molesting them at his homes in Florida and New York in the early 2000s.
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In 2008, Epstein was sentenced to 13 months in jail after pleading guilty in a plea deal to lesser charges of soliciting and procuring a person under age 18 for prostitution, averting a possible life sentence. He is since a registered sex offender.
Jeffrey Epstein, center, is shown in custody in West Palm Beach, Florida on July 30, 2008 (Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post via AP, File)
On Sunday morning, Netanyahu tweeted a screenshot of a Hebrew-language report about Epstein's arrest and his ties to Barak, a former prime minister who has emerged as a major rival in upcoming elections.
"And the media is silent," Netanyahu wrote.
Barak, who was prime minister in 1999-2001, last week announced a return to politics after quitting in 2013 and the establishment of his new Israel Democratic Party, vowing to defeat Netanyahu in September.
The report on the obscure News1 website claimed that one of Epstein's top clients is the founder of the Wexner Foundation, which granted Barak $2.3 million between 2004 and 2006, and that Epstein had been a trustee in the foundation when it handed Barak $1 million in 2004.
Netanyahu's Likud repeatedly claimed Sunday that Barak attended a party hosted by Epstein in 2016.
Former prime minister Ehud Barak speaks at a press conference announcing his return to politics ahead of national elections in September, Tel Aviv, June 26, 2019. (Jack Guez/AFP)
Barak responded Sunday with a jab at Netanyahu, who is himself embroiled in several criminal cases and faces corruption charges in three probes, pending a hearing.
"It pains me to hear that people I know get in trouble and face criminal charges. First Netanyahu, now Epstein," he tweeted. "I wish both of them that the truth will come out."
In an interview with 103FM radio, Barak denied attending Epstein's party and said he wasn't the only one on friendly terms with the tycoon.
"Donald Trump and Bill Clinton also knew Epstein," he said, adding that the one who had introduced Epstein to Barak was the late former Israeli president Shimon Peres, an almost universally revered figure in Israeli politics.
Epstein's arrest, first reported by The Daily Beast, comes amid renewed scrutiny of the once-secret plea deal that ended a federal investigation against him.
According to court records in Florida from the 2008 case, authorities say at least 40 underage girls were brought into Epstein's Palm Beach mansion for what turned into sexual encounters after female fixers looked for suitable girls locally and in Eastern Europe and other parts of the world.
Some girls were also allegedly brought to Epstein's homes in New York City, New Mexico and a private Caribbean island, according to court documents.
Saturday's arrest came just days after a federal appeals court in New York ordered the unsealing of nearly 2,000 pages of records in a since-settled defamation case involving Epstein.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/epstein-case-oozes-into-israeli-political-mud-as-Netanyahu-barak-trade-barbs/
#6945986 at 2019-07-08 01:23:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8886: Sunday Nighshift Begins Edition
ISRAEL DID 9-11- A Who's Who
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) -
"We are benefiting from the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon." Worked in a nuclear smuggling ring Project Pinto.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) -
Spent 6 months in the US preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, Mossad-run.
Among these products are Nano-composite explosives laced with Thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers.
3. Ehud Olmert -
Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations. Connected to Menachem Atzmon of ICTS.
4,5. Menachem Atzmon and Ezra Harel-
Owners of International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), which ran the security at the Boston and Newark airports
6. Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski)-
Pioneered the WMD base at Dimona on occupied Palestinian land in Al-Naqab that produces the Thermite used in the 9/11 horror.
7. Isser Harel (real name: Halperin)- Founder of Mossad
Masterminded the operation with Avraham Bendor and Peter Zvi Malkin, and Israeli arms peddler Shaul Eisenberg, to obtain the blueprints for the WTC, facilitated by Port Authority Executive Director Stephen Berger.
8. Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein) -
Israeli occupation Air Force Major General and architect of the USS Liberty Massacre.
The military point man for Peres, Mossad on 9/11.
9. Michael Chertoff-
Second Secretary of Homeland Security and prior to that, chief of the criminal div. of the Justice Dept. from 2001-2003. Patriot Act author. Son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, and Livia Eisen, founding female operative of Mossad.
14. Yaron Shmuel, Omer Marmari, Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, and Oded Ellner-
>Mossad spies who have come to be known as "the 5 Dancing Israelis"
After being detained, their bodies and van testing positive for explosives, proclaimed, "We're here to document the event."
15. Dominick Otto Suter-
Mossad owner of Israeli Intelligence front Urban Moving Systems where the 5 Dancing Israelis worked. Overseer and the chief of a Mossad op to gather intelligence on various Arab orgs in the Tri-State Area.
16. Morris Kahn-
>Israeli owner/founder of Amdocs, which collects processing data for 90% of the phone calls, emails and text messages in America, including several agencies of the US ZOG.
At least 60 Israeli spies, all of whom were operatives in the fields of Military Intelligence and explosive ordinance were detained on 9/11, and more than 140 Israeli spies were detained shortly before the events. A large swathe of them worked at Amdocs.
19. Alvin Hellerstein -the Judge on all of the cases run by Skadden Arps.
21. Gal Israeli -
Cedar Fund's co-founder. Also a Talpion connected to a plethora of high-tech start-ups. Prior to partnering up with Amnon Shoham and pouring cash into Israeli Intelligence assets like Guardium, Managing Director in the High Tech Investment Banking group of Bear Stearns.
24. Kenneth Feinberg -
Set up the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and forced the 9/11 Victims' families to waive their right to sue the government for criminal negligence in exchange for a little over a Million shekels-I mean dollars- apiece.
>Wife, Dede, is the former president of the Jewish Federation in DC and a major bankroller of Jewish causes through Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County in Bethesda, MD.
25. "Lucky" Larry Silverstein - Mr. "Pull It."
Friend of every Israeli Premier of the last 30 years, phone conversations with Netanyahu every Sunday. United Jewish Appeal bigwig. Co-owned the Twin Towers with Haganah terrorist and IOF Golani Brigades commando Frank Lowy. His buddies Lewis Eisenberg and Ronald Lauder, privatized the WTC for the first time in history and helped him get the lease.
>Silverstein Collected 7 $Billion Dollars from the Insurance Settlement
26. '''Rabbi Dov Zakheim -
Pentagon Comptroller who disappeared $3.3 trillion and sent it to the usurping Zionist entity to pay for new warplanes that would be used in the slaughter of Palestinians and Lebanese. Head honcho of Systems Planning Corporation (SPC) that manufactured the FTS (Flight Termination System) equipped under the fuselages of the planes that hit the WTC.'''
Ronald S. Lauder-
On Ronald Reagan's defence policy board 1981.
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Mossad Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. Was head of the World Jewish Congress.
>These are the Criminals who brought down the World Trade Center and blew up the Pentagon.
These are the Murderers of 2,996 Americans on September 11th, 2001.
Sauce: https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/israel-did-9-11-a-whos-who.html
>http://www.bollyn.com/home#article_16214'''
#6944383 at 2019-07-07 22:04:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8884: Shekels wont save you this time Mr. (((Epstein)))
Netanyahu Compares Iran's Uranium Enrichment Breach To Nazi March Into Rhineland
Usually the 'reductio ad hitlerum' argument rolls out shortly before the West or its allies take some kind of military action against a Middle East regime. Following Sunday's announcement out of Iran that it's advancing its uranium enrichment beyond the 3.67% ceiling set by the 2015 nuclear deal - with officials telling Reuters over the weekend that enrichment will go to 5% - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did just that.
Speaking at a weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu told his ministers that it's a "mistake" to dismiss Iran's declaration as a mere "small step" given that the Nazis also took "small steps" in the 1930s before blitzing across European territory. He said Iran's enrichment "is for only one thing - to prepare nuclear weapons," according to The Jerusalem Post.
This after Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi announced Sunday plans to increase uranium enrichment to the level needed for operations of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. Prior statements had indicated this level at five percent.
The Deputy FM said:
Our commitments regarding the level of enrichment were revised, and we are reducing our commitments starting today.
And Iran nuclear agency spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi announced further that, "Within hours, the technical tasks will be done and enrichment above 3.67% will begin." He said, "We predict that the IAEA measurements early tomorrow morning will show that we have gone beyond 3.67%."
The IAEA, which is the international nuclear watchdog, said "inspectors in Iran will report to our headquarters as soon as they verify the announced development."
Netanyahu was reacting to these and other statements out of Tehran. He asserted the entirety of World War II began when:
"Nazi Germany took one small step - to enter the Rhineland [in 1936]. A small step. No one said anything and no one did anything. The next step was the Anschluss, the connection with Austria [annexation of Austria in March 1938], and the next step was entering the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia [October 1938]. And the rest is known."
He then appealed to international signatories of the 2015 JCPOA to take action, saying, "I call on my friends, the heads of France, Britain and Germany: You signed this [nuclear] agreement [with Iran], and you said that once they take this step, there will be harsh sanctions. That was the decision of the Security Council."
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-07/Netanyahu-compares-irans-higher-uranium-enrichment-nazi-march-rhineland
#6943255 at 2019-07-07 19:31:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8882:(((they))) want to win, (((they)) got to fight our war! Edition
Netanyahu Compares Iran's Uranium Enrichment 'Small Step' With Nazis' March Into Rhineland in 1936
Tehran announced Sunday that its uranium enrichment levels would soon surpass limits set in the 2015 nuclear deal, and said that Iran would continue to reduce its commitments to the nuclear deal every 60 days until the deal's other signatories meet their commitments.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blasted Iran's decision to raise uranium enrichment levels beyond the 3.67 per cent limit outlined in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying the only possible reason for such an action is the creation of a nuclear bomb, The Jerusalem Post has reported.
Commenting on a report in US media about Iran's uranium enrichment decision on Sunday, Netanyahu said the report seemed to suggest that the move was "not terrible, because it is just a 'small step'."
This sort of thinking is a "mistake," Netanyahu said, noting that the Second World War began "when Nazi Germany took one small step - to enter the Rhineland [in 1936]. A small step. No one said anything and no one did anything. The next step was the Anschluss [the annexation of Austria in 1938] and the next step was entering the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia [in 1938]. And the rest is known."
Alleging that the enriched uranium could be used "for only one thing - to prepare nuclear weapons," Netanyahu appealed to his "friends, the heads of France, Britain and Germany," telling them "you signed this agreement, and you said that once they take this step, there will be harsh sanctions. That was the decision of the Security Council."
Netanyahu called on the European powers to "take the actions you promised to take" and to impose "snapback sanctions" against Iran.
Way to Go to Weapons-Grade Uranium
Israeli officials have repeatedly compared Iran to Nazi Germany in recent years, and likened former President Barack Obama's negotiations with Iranian officials on the nuclear deal to the appeasement of Adolf Hitler before World War II. Israel has also actively lobbied President Trump scrap the JCPOA. In 2018, days before Washington announced that it would dropping out of the agreement, Netanyahu gave a media presentation accusing Iran of lying to the world about its commitments to the nuclear deal. Iran has vocally denied Tel Aviv's allegations, accused Mossad of trying to "kill" the JCPOA, and recalled that Israel is the only state in the region with an actual nuclear weapons arsenal.
On Sunday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the country's uranium enrichment would soon surpass the 3.67 per cent level outlined in the JCPOA, with concentrations of uranium-235 of 20 per cent or higher technically sufficient for a nuclear weapon, although weapons-grade uranium has a uranium-235 concentration of 85 per cent or above. For example, the first US atomic bomb dropped on Japan had a uranium-235 concentration of 80 per cent.
Later Sunday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iran's actions were aimed at saving the nuclear deal, "because we believe that if we don't do anything, the deal will be lost."
Last week, after Iran announced that its stockpile of enriched uranium would soon grow beyond the 300 kg limit set by the JCPOA, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused Tehran of veering toward war and pledged that Tel Aviv would not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons under any circumstances, "even if it has to act alone on that."
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201907071076176573-Netanyahu-compares-irans-uranium-enrichment-small-step-with-nazis-march-into-rhineland-in-1936/
#6942880 at 2019-07-07 18:53:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8882:(((they))) want to win, (((they)) got to fight our war! Edition
HAPPENING
>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former prime minister Ehud Barak intensified their rivalry on Sunday with below the belt attacks on each other, including Netanyahu accusing Barak of connections to alleged pedophile and sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
>Netanyahu and Barak fought over Twitter, where Netanyahu posted an article about Epstein, who was arrested in New York on sex trafficking charges. Netanyahu complained that the Israeli media was not criticizing Barak over his connections to Epstein.
>Barak responded by turning the tables on Netanyahu.
"It pains me that people I know have gotten in trouble with the law," Barak wrote on Twitter. "First came Netanyahu and now Epstein. I hope for both of them that the truth will come to light."
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Netanyahu-Barak-is-a-fringe-candidate-with-no-chance-594840
http://archive.fo/qpF4U
#6933703 at 2019-07-06 18:59:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8870: Train how you fight! Edition
Israeli government minister takes credit for 27 U.S. states passing anti-BDS laws
A leading Israeli government minister takes credit for 27 U.S. states passing laws aimed at curbing citizens' advocacy for BDS, the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign targeting Israel.
Gilad Erdan, minister for strategic affairs and information under Benjamin Netanyahu, addressed the Jerusalem Post conference in New York two weeks ago, and bragged that the Israeli government had taken its fights "to the enemy," and that includes BDS.
When I was charged with leading this fight, BDS leaders operated freely and were largely successful in disguising themselves as human rights organizations... We tore off their masks. We exposed their ties to terror, we exposed their deeprooted antisemitism, we exposed their opposition to peace, and we exposed of course their hypocrisy. They couldn't care less about the real human rights violations, for example in Syria and Iran. All they care about is demonizing and delegitimizing the world's only Jewish and democratic state.
Erdan then took credit for American laws:
Our efforts are producing results. 27 US states now have counter-BDS legislation. Let's give a hand to all the governors and state legislators who supported this law. They deserve it.
The minister cited a report he produced called "Terrorist in Suits" that aims to show that supporters of BDS include some Palestinians convicted of being members of terrorist organizations- ergo BDS is a haven for terrorists. Now "BDS is on the defensive," Erdan said.
But Israel and its "friends" in the audience must push for even harsher laws in the U.S.
We need to take the fight against BDS to the next level. We must encourage investigations of terror-linked BDS groups and promote legislation that counters all forms of anti-Semitism including of course the anti-Semitic delegitimization of Israel.
So it is a huge scandal that Russia interfered in the 2016 election but Israel is messing in our politics all the time, and that's standard operating procedure.
Remember those Facebook ads from Russia? Part of Erdan's effort is establishing and leading "a global community of advocates," more than 100 bloggers around the world who counter efforts to delegitimize Israel on the internet. These advocates explain the ancient Jewish connection to the land, etc.
https://mondoweiss.net/2019/07/israeli-government-minister/
#6907469 at 2019-07-03 20:34:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8835:Epstein indictments order unsealed! Editio
Netanyahu: Israel preparing for wide-scale campaign in Gaza
Netanyahu's comments came after he convened a security cabinet meeting at the IDF Gaza Division headquarters to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip.
Israel wants to restore calm to the South, but at the same time is preparing for a wide-scale military campaign inside the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.
Netanyahu's comments came after he convened a security cabinet meeting at the IDF Gaza Division headquarters to discuss the situation in the Strip, followed by a meeting with local and regional council heads, some of whom left the meeting in protest.
"Our policy is clear: we want to restore the calm, but at the same time we are preparing for a large-scale military operation, if such an action is required," Netanyahu said. "Those are my instructions to the army."
A few local council heads most affected by the violence who were invited to the meeting did not attend, with Gadi Yarkoni and Ofir Liebstein, heads of the Eshkol and Sha'ar Hanegev regional councils, walking out when they saw that there were a number of other local and regional heads from the South in attendance.
"The prime minister had no intention of holding a special meeting on the Gaza envelope area as expected and as requested today," they said. "We respect the heads of the local authorities in the South who are also dealing with difficult situations, but we are convinced beyond any doubt that the challenges, needs and realities in the Gaza vicinity are completely different from the other authorities."
Sderot Mayor Alon Davidi also did not attend, citing a previous commitment and saying beforehand that he would be unable to attend, and Sdot Negev Regional Council head Tamar Idan was out of the country.
Regarding the local council heads who left the meeting, Netanyahu said that he was sorry that "some of the mayors who always say that they are not being listened to" left the meeting.
Sources in the Prime Minister's Office said that those who left did so for "political reasons."
"It is odd that they say they are not being heard, but then when we come to hear them, they leave," the sources said.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Netanyahu-Israel-preparing-for-wide-scale-campaign-in-Gaza-594528
#6907243 at 2019-07-03 20:05:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8835:Epstein indictments order unsealed! Editio
Netanyahu: Our strategy is to move battle to enemy's field
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel's strategy is to increase the number of reserve units and move the battle onto the enemy's field, RT reported.
Speaking during a ceremony held to honour the Israeli military reserve units, Netanyahu said: "Our country is a small one, but when we are forced to defend ourselves, we must move the battle to a wider field, I mean the enemy's field."
Netanyahu said that the Israeli army is relatively large, but "it must be much larger because we face the same threats facing great powers."
"When it is needed, we have to expand our land to keep up with the increase in our forces."
He cited the 1973 war on Syria and Egypt, saying that Israel won that battle thanks to the reserve units, who allowed the army to attack its enemies not simply defend the country.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190703-Netanyahu-our-strategy-is-to-move-battle-to-enemys-field/
#6907236 at 2019-07-03 20:04:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8835:Epstein indictments order unsealed! Editio
>>6907217
In one example, Goren claimed that he had been sent by Begin to the White House to personally deliver Reagan a message regarding the withdrawal of Israel from the Sinai Peninsula and "to provide Reagan with a sense of the moral and spritual feeling in Israel," which included warning against the formation of a Palestinian state, keeping Jerusalem "united," and recognizing the city as exclusively Israeli.
As chief rabbi of Israel, Goren's "activism" regarding the Temple Mount continued unabated and arguably grew with his growing political influence, both within Israel and abroad. Having led extremists in ascending the Temple Mount since the Old City's conquest in 1967, Goren's stature as chief rabbi allowed him to continue and expand his efforts to push for an increased presence of extremist religious Zionists on the Temple Mount. Following the 1967 war, Goren also created detailed maps of the Temple Mount with the intention of delineating where the Third Temple should be built and where he believed the long-lost treasures of the Ark of the Covenant were hidden beneath the Temple. Those maps are still used by Temple Activists today.
Yet Goren's "activism" on behalf of a Third Temple was much more far-reaching during his time as chief rabbi. In 1981, Goren along with Rabbi of the Western Wall Yehuda Getz, began excavating a series of tunnels under the Temple Mount, without archaeological approval, in an alleged search for the Ark of the Covenant artifact. They believed that finding the Ark of the Covenant would signal that the time to build a Third Temple had arrived. One of the volunteers aiding Getz and Goren was Gersh Salomon, who had founded the Temple Mount Faithful a few years prior.
The tunnels - conducted without archeological supervision, as is required by Israeli law - were dug with the support of Israel's Religious Affairs Ministry. There was also another government connection to the illegal project, owing to the intimate involvement of Rafi Eitan in the project. Eitan was an influential counterterrorism and security adviser to three Israeli prime ministers (Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir and Shimon Peres), a former officer for the Mossad and Shin Bet, and a "personal and close family friend" of current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He later gained notoriety for recruiting Jonathan Pollard, a former United States Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel, and serving as his handler.
Goren, Getz and their group of volunteers managed to reach Warren's Gate, an ancient subterranean passage leading to the Temple Mount. Accordig to Salomon, "We needed just two days more to come to the place where the Ark of the Covenant is located." However, their ambitions were cut short when Palestinians guarding Al-Aqsa heard strange noises coming from below Al-Aqsa Mosque and quickly discovered the group's excavations. A riot nearly broke out and Israeli authorities subsequently sealed the tunnel.
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#6892414 at 2019-07-02 00:31:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8816: Melania Monday Edition
Israel calls for 'automatic' European sanctions on Iran over uranium breach
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Europe on Monday to impose "automatic sanctions" on Iran for accumulating more low-enriched uranium than permitted under its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers.
"I say again that Israel will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons," Netanyahu said, according to a statement from his office.
"On this day I also call on all European countries to stand behind their commitments. You committed to acting the moment Iran violates the nuclear agreement, you committed to activating the mechanism for automatic sanctions that was set in the (UN) Security Council," he said.
A European diplomat told Reuters there was a mechanism under the agreement to deal with "any inconsistencies", and it would be up to a joint commission of signatories to decide next steps.
Iran's move was the first major step in violation of the deal since the United States pulled out of it more than a year ago and reimposed tough economic sanctions on Iran.
Earlier on Monday Israel's energy minister accused Iran of pursuing "nuclear blackmail" by stockpiling more low-enriched uranium than permitted under the deal but said continued international pressure would cause Tehran to back down.
"It's a blatant violation of the agreement," Yuval Steinitz said on Kan public radio. "Iran is carrying out nuclear blackmail. It is saying to the world, 'Look how close we are to a nuclear weapon'.
"Iran's economy is collapsing ...they are under atomic pressure, so they are taking unbalanced actions," he added. "If the pressure continues, and the world doesn't give in, they will give it up."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190701-israel-calls-for-automatic-european-sanctions-on-iran-over-uranium-breach/
#6891577 at 2019-07-01 22:22:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8815: The Grisham Box Out Edition
US Duty Free tycoons fund Israeli settlements
The family that runs Duty-Free Americas donated at least $5.6 million to groups responsible for building illegal settlements in occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to a report by the Associated Press Monday, says Anadolu Agency.
The Falic family of Florida, who runs the chain of Duty-Free Americas stores, are running a significant charitable operation in Israel by funding Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
The chain of stories is headed by three Falic brothers: Jerome, Leon, and Simon. They have 180 stores at airports and border crossings in the US and Latin America.
The Falics donated $600,000 to the group "Hachnasat Orchim Hebron", who host visitors to the Jewish community, have donated more money than any other group to Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, and have supported groups pushing for a "Third Temple" at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in the old city of Jerusalem.
The site is one of the most contested in Jerusalem.
Simon confirmed to AP that the family does support the groups mentioned, however, that those groups are not violating any Israeli law and condemned violence.
"We are proud to support organizations that help promote Jewish life all over the Land of Israel," Falic said.
"The idea that the mere existence of Jewish life in any geographical area is an impediment to peace makes no sense to us."
The Falic family has two main charitable organizations, the Falic Family Private Foundation based out of the US and the Segal Foundation in Israel. The US foundation distributed $20m to "various worldwide Jewish organizations", according to tax filings obtained by AP.
"The Falics back Jewish groups that covertly buy up Palestinian properties in occupied East Jerusalem, and they helped develop an unauthorised settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank," the report read.
The settlement was later legalized retroactively.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190701-us-duty-free-tycoons-fund-israeli-settlements/
#6891231 at 2019-07-01 21:34:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8814: E bake Edition
Netanyahu: 'More proof of Iran's nuclear lies to come soon'
PM calls on EU to snap back sanctions now that Iran has violated the nuclear deal.
More proof will soon be provided to prove that Iran has been lying "all the time" about its nuclear development program, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, just hours after Tehran confirmed that it had gone beyond the 300 kilograms of low-enriched uranium allowed under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Netanyahu, speaking at a ceremony honoring outstanding reserve soldiers at Beit Hanasi, said that when Israel exposed Iran's nuclear archives in 2018, "we proved that the entire nuclear agreement with Iran is based on one big lie. Now even Iran admits it. Soon there will be more proof that Iran has lied all the time."
Iran, Netanyahu said, "is making a significant step" towards the production of nuclear weapons. "I say it again, Israel will not let Iran develop nuclear weapons."
Netanyahu called on the European countries to fulfill their commitments under the nuclear agreement to snapback sanctions against Iran once it violates the nuclear agreement.
"Do it, just do it," he urged.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Netanyahu-More-proof-of-Irans-nuclear-lies-to-come-soon-594293
FFS, queue bomb graphic up to 100%
#6890148 at 2019-07-01 18:50:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8813: Fake Klan March Edition
Iran amasses more enriched uranium than allowed by nuclear deal
DUBAI/VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran announced on Monday it had amassed more low-enriched uranium than permitted under its 2015 deal with major powers, its first major step in violation of the deal since the United States pulled out of it more than a year ago.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which monitors Iran's nuclear program under the deal, confirmed in Vienna that Tehran had breached the limit.
The step could have far-reaching consequences for diplomacy at a time when European countries are trying to pull the United States and Iran back from the brink of war, less than two weeks after Washington aborted air strikes at the last minute.
The Europeans, who opposed last year's decision by President Donald Trump to abandon the nuclear deal signed under his predecessor Barack Obama, had pleaded with Iran to keep within its parameters.
Iran has said it aims to do so but cannot do so indefinitely, as long as sanctions imposed by Trump have deprived it of the benefits it was meant to receive in return for accepting curbs on its nuclear program under the deal.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran had passed the threshold, exactly as it had warned it would: "We have said very transparently what we will do."
The move is a test of European diplomacy after French, British and German officials had promised a strong diplomatic response if Iran fundamentally breached the deal.
Prime Minister Theresa May's office said Britain was urgently considering its next moves along with its partners, and urged Iran to "reverse this step". Her foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said he was "deeply worried" by Iran's announcement.
A European diplomat told Reuters there was a mechanism under the agreement to deal with "any inconsistencies", and it would be up to a joint commission of signatories to decide next steps.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the European countries should "stand behind their commitments" and impose "automatic sanctions" on Iran.
Iran announced in May that it would speed up production of enriched uranium in response to the Trump administration sharply tightening sanctions against it that month. Washington has now effectively ordered all countries to halt purchases of Iranian oil or face sanctions of their own, which Tehran calls "economic war" designed to starve its population.
In the two months since the U.S. sanctions were tightened, the confrontation has taken on a military dimension, with Washington blaming Tehran for attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf region, and Iran shooting down a U.S. drone.
Trump ordered air strikes in retaliation, only to call them off minutes before impact.
The nuclear deal imposes limits both on how much enriched uranium Iran can hold and on how pure its stocks can be, a pair of related thresholds intended to keep Tehran from amassing enough material, in a sufficiently refined state, to make a nuclear bomb.
Zarif said Iran's next move would be to enrich uranium beyond the 3.67% maximum purity allowed under the deal, a threshold Tehran has previously said it would cross on July 7. That could be seen as a bigger breach than Monday's announcement that it holds too much material at a permissible purity.
European officials had held last-ditch talks with Iranian envoys last week in the hope of persuading Tehran not to breach either threshold. Those talks failed, with the Iranians saying European efforts to shield the Islamic Republic from the impact of U.S. sanctions were insufficient.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-iran-usa/iran-amasses-more-enriched-uranium-than-allowed-by-nuclear-deal-idUSKCN1TW1ML?
#6885064 at 2019-07-01 00:41:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8806: Welcome Home Sir! Edition
Palestinian Who Attended Trump-Backed Bahrain Conference Is Arrested
JERUSALEM - About a dozen Palestinian businessmen defied the official Palestinian boycott of the Trump administration's economic conference in Bahrain last week.
Once there, most of them tried to maintain a low profile and keep their names out of the news media. The delegation returned to the West Bank on Thursday. But officers of the Palestinian Authority's General Intelligence Service arrested one of them, Saleh Abu Mayala, on Friday night as he was walking from his car to his home in the West Bank city of Hebron, according to two Palestinian officials and the leader of the Palestinian business delegation to Bahrain, Ashraf Jabari.
One Palestinian official called his attendance at the conference an illegal act of betrayal.
Mr. Abu Mayala was later released, Jason D. Greenblatt, the White House's special Mideast envoy, said in a post on Twitter. Palestinian officials had maintained official secrecy about the arrest, and it was not clear when exactly he was freed, but he was released without charge.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting that Mr. Abu Mayala had been released "due to American pressure."
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Intelligence officers summoned another conference participant, Ashraf Ghanem, also from Hebron, by phone on Friday night, after they did not find him at home. Instead of turning himself in, Mr. Ghanem was sheltering on Saturday in Mr. Jabari's house, according to the two men, in the Israeli-controlled section of Hebron - an area where the Palestinian Authority security forces cannot operate without prior coordination with the Israelis.
A Palestinian security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on a sensitive security issue, said the Palestinian businessmen's participation in the conference was "tantamount to betrayal," adding that Palestinian law punishes those who betray their homeland.
Once the Palestinian leadership had decided to boycott the event, he said, participation was not optional or a matter of individual freedom.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/world/middleeast/palestinian-authority-arrest-bahrain.html
#6870881 at 2019-06-29 03:57:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8788: POTUS-Xi at G20 Edition
ISRAEL DID 9-11- A Who's Who
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) -
"We are benefiting from the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon." Worked in a nuclear smuggling ring Project Pinto.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) -
Spent 6 months in the US preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, Mossad-run.
Among these products are Nano-composite explosives laced with Thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers.
3. Ehud Olmert -
Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations. Connected to Menachem Atzmon of ICTS.
4,5. Menachem Atzmon and Ezra Harel-
Owners of International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), which ran the security at the Boston and Newark airports
6. Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski)-
Pioneered the WMD base at Dimona on occupied Palestinian land in Al-Naqab that produces the Thermite used in the 9/11 horror.
7. Isser Harel (real name: Halperin)- Founder of Mossad
Masterminded the operation with Avraham Bendor and Peter Zvi Malkin, and Israeli arms peddler Shaul Eisenberg, to obtain the blueprints for the WTC, facilitated by Port Authority Executive Director Stephen Berger.
8. Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein) -
Israeli occupation Air Force Major General and architect of the USS Liberty Massacre.
The military point man for Peres, Mossad on 9/11.
9. Michael Chertoff-
Second Secretary of Homeland Security and prior to that, chief of the criminal div. of the Justice Dept. from 2001-2003. Patriot Act author. Son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, and Livia Eisen, founding female operative of Mossad.
14. Yaron Shmuel, Omer Marmari, Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, and Oded Ellner-
>Mossad spies who have come to be known as "the 5 Dancing Israelis"
After being detained, their bodies and van testing positive for explosives, proclaimed, "We're here to document the event."
15. Dominick Otto Suter-
Mossad owner of Israeli Intelligence front Urban Moving Systems where the 5 Dancing Israelis worked. Overseer and the chief of a Mossad op to gather intelligence on various Arab orgs in the Tri-State Area.
16. Morris Kahn-
>Israeli owner/founder of Amdocs, which collects processing data for 90% of the phone calls, emails and text messages in America, including several agencies of the US ZOG.
At least 60 Israeli spies, all of whom were operatives in the fields of Military Intelligence and explosive ordinance were detained on 9/11, and more than 140 Israeli spies were detained shortly before the events. A large swathe of them worked at Amdocs.
19. Alvin Hellerstein -the Judge on all of the cases run by Skadden Arps.
21. Gal Israeli -
Cedar Fund's co-founder. Also a Talpion connected to a plethora of high-tech start-ups. Prior to partnering up with Amnon Shoham and pouring cash into Israeli Intelligence assets like Guardium, Managing Director in the High Tech Investment Banking group of Bear Stearns.
24. Kenneth Feinberg -
Set up the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and forced the 9/11 Victims' families to waive their right to sue the government for criminal negligence in exchange for a little over a Million shekels-I mean dollars- apiece.
>Wife, Dede, is the former president of the Jewish Federation in DC and a major bankroller of Jewish causes through Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County in Bethesda, MD.
25. "Lucky" Larry Silverstein - Mr. "Pull It."
Friend of every Israeli Premier of the last 30 years, phone conversations with Netanyahu every Sunday. United Jewish Appeal bigwig. Co-owned the Twin Towers with Haganah terrorist and IOF Golani Brigades commando Frank Lowy. His buddies Lewis Eisenberg and Ronald Lauder, privatized the WTC for the first time in history and helped him get the lease.
>Collected 7 $Billion Dollars from the Insurance Settlement
26. '''Rabbi Dov Zakheim -
Pentagon Comptroller who disappeared $3.3 trillion and sent it to the usurping Zionist entity to pay for new warplanes that would be used in the slaughter of Palestinians and Lebanese. Head honcho of Systems Planning Corporation (SPC) that manufactured the FTS (Flight Termination System) equipped under the fuselages of the planes that hit the WTC.'''
Ronald S. Lauder-
On Ronald Reagan's defence policy board 1981.
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Mossad Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. Was head of the World Jewish Congress.
>These are the Criminals who brought down the World Trade Center and blew up the Pentagon.
These are the Murderers of 2,996 Americans on September 11th, 2001.
Sauce: https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/israel-did-9-11-a-whos-who.html
>http://www.bollyn.com/home#article_16214'''
#6856330 at 2019-06-27 18:53:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8769: All Your Twitter Are Belong To Us Edition
The steal of the century: stolen land, stolen water, stolen images
Jared Kushner and Benjamin Netanyahu must have considered it the longest of long shots but what if the Palestinians by some wild stretch of the imagination had called their bluff on the "deal of the century"; what if they had suddenly decided to turn up in Bahrain for the "Peace to Prosperity" workshop this week?
To guard against any such thing happening, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, wrote a deliberately offensive and insulting opinion piece on 24 June that the New York Times was happy to publish. "What's wrong with Palestinian surrender?" mused Ambassador Danon. "Surrender is the recognition that in a contest, staying the course will prove costlier than submission." Having backed the Palestinians into a corner from which they could only say no, Kushner then had Danon stick the knife in.
The message, in all its arrogance, was clear: if you don't take what is on offer, it is going to get a hell of a lot worse. However, we know we have made it impossible for you to take what is on offer, so guess what? The two state solution is well and truly dead; the path to a greater Israel is secured; welcome to the new reality of Palestinian Bantustans in the West Bank and Gaza. And, oh yes, we promise to throw cash at you, $50 billion; that's a lot of dosh, if you do what is commanded of you. If you don't, well that money is off the table.
While many commentators have rightly attacked the New York Times for publishing an openly racist and hate-mongering piece, they may have missed the larger significance of what is happening at speed in the killing of the two-state solution. The day before the Danon article, US National Security Advisor John Bolton accompanied the Israeli Prime Minister to land overlooking the Jordan Valley, the most fertile region of the West Bank. Nearly 90 per cent of the valley has been allocated to Israeli settlements and agriculture, in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 242 and international law.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190627-the-steal-of-the-century-stolen-land-stolen-water-stolen-images/
#6850150 at 2019-06-27 00:56:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8761: Off To Save The Free World! Edition
>>6849959
?==ISRAEL DID 9-11 - A Who's Who==?
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) -
"We are benefiting from the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon." Worked in a nuclear smuggling ring Project Pinto.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) -
Spent 6 months in the US preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, Mossad-run.
Among these products are Nano-composite explosives laced with Thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers.
3. Ehud Olmert -
Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations.? Connected to Menachem Atzmon of ICTS. ?
==4 & 5.Menachem Atzmon and Ezra Harel-=?=?
Owners of International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), which ran the security at the Boston and Newark airports
6. Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski)-
Pioneered the WMD base at Dimona on occupied Palestinian land in Al-Naqab that produces the Thermite used in the 9/11 horror.
7. Isser Harel (real name: Halperin)- Founder of Mossad
Masterminded the operation with Avraham Bendor and Peter Zvi Malkin, and Israeli arms peddler Shaul Eisenberg, to obtain the blueprints for the WTC, facilitated by Port Authority Executive Director Stephen Berger.
8. Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein) -
Israeli occupation Air Force Major General and architect of the USS Liberty Massacre.
The military point man for Peres, Mossad on 9/11.
9. Michael Chertoff-
Second Secretary of Homeland Security and prior to that, chief of the criminal div. of the Justice Dept. from 2001-2003. Patriot Act author. Son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, and Livia Eisen, founding female operative of Mossad.
?=?=??14. Yaron Shmuel, Omer Marmari, Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, and Oded Ellner-==
>Mossad spies who have come to be known as "the 5 Dancing Israelis"
After being detained, their bodies and van testing positive for explosives, proclaimed, "We're here to document the event."
15. Dominick Otto Suter-
Mossad owner of Israeli ?I?ntelligence front Urban Moving Systems where the 5 ?D?ancing Israelis worked. Overseer and the chief of a Mossad op to gather intelligence on various Arab orgs in the Tri-State Area.
16. Morris Kahn-
?>?Israeli owner/founder of Amdocs, which collects processing data for 90% of the phone calls, emails and text messages in America, including several agencies of the US ZOG.??
At least 60 Israeli spies, all of whom were operatives in the fields of ?Military ?Intelligence and explosive ordinance were detained on 9/11, and more than 140 Israeli spies were detained shortly before the events. A large swathe of them worked at Amdocs.
19. Alvin Hellerstein -the Judge on all of the cases run by Skadden Arps.
21. Gal Israeli -
Cedar Fund's co-founder. Also a Talpion connected to a plethora of high-tech start-ups. Prior to partnering up with Amnon Shoham and pouring cash into Israeli ?I?ntelligence assets like Guardium, Managing Director in the High Tech Investment Banking group of Bear Stearns.
24. Kenneth Feinberg -
Set up the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and forced the 9/11 Victims' families to waive their right to sue the government for criminal negligence in exchange for a little over a Million shekels-I mean dollars- apiece.
?>?Wife, Dede, is the former president of the Jewish Federation in DC and a major bankroller of Jewish causes through Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County in Bethesda, MD.??
25. "Lucky" Larry Silverstein - Mr. "Pull It."
Friend of every? ?Israeli Premier of the last 30 years, phone conversations with Netanyahu every Sunday. United Jewish Appeal bigwig. Co-owned the Twin Towers with Haganah terrorist and IOF Golani Brigades commando Frank Lowy. His buddies Lewis Eisenberg and Ronald Lauder, privatized the WTC for the first time in history and helped him get the lease.
>Collected 7 ?$?Billion Dollars from the Insurance ?Settlement
26. '''Rabbi Dov Zakheim -
Pentagon Comptroller who disappeared $3.3 trillion and sent it to the usurping Zionist entity to pay for new warplanes that would be used in the slaughter of Palestinians and Lebanese. Head honcho of Systems Planning Corporation (SPC) that manufactured the FTS (?Flight ?Termination ?System) equipped under the fuselages of the planes that hit the WTC.'''
Ronald S. Lauder-
On Ronald Reagan's defence policy board 1981.
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Mossad Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. Was head of the World Jewish Congress.
?>These are the Criminals who brought down the World Trade Center and blew up the Pentagon.?
These are the ?Murderers of 2,996 Americans on September 11th, 2001.
Sauce: https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/israel-did-9-11-a-whos-who.html
>http://www.bollyn.com/home#article_16214'''
#6849959 at 2019-06-27 00:34:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8761: Off To Save The Free World! Edition
>>6849848 lb
Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky)
Ehud Barak (real name: Brog
Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein
#6849907 at 2019-06-27 00:25:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8760: The Bagpipe Badass Edition
>>6849848
Jump to search
Nathan Mileikowsky
Born
August 15, 1879
Kreva, Russian Empire
(Modern Belarus)
Died
January 4, 1935 (aged 55)
Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Spouse(s)
Sarah Mileikowsky (née Lurie)
Children
Benzion, Elisha, Miri, Hovav, Saadya, Ezra, Mati, Amos, Zacharia
Rabbi Nathan Mileikowsky (August 15, 1879 - February 4, 1935) was a Zionist rabbi, educator, writer and political activist. Mileikowsky's grandson is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Ehud Barak is an Israeli general and politician who served as the tenth Prime Minister from … Barak was born on 12 February 1942 in kibbutz Mishmar HaSharon in what was … Ehud hebraized his family name from "Brog" to "Barak" in 1972.
learned something new….
#6849848 at 2019-06-27 00:17:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8760: The Bagpipe Badass Edition
ISRAEL DID 9-11- A Who's Who
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) -
"We are benefiting from the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon." Worked in a nuclear smuggling ring Project Pinto.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) -
Spent 6 months in the US preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, Mossad-run.
Among these products are Nano-composite explosives laced with Thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers.
3. Ehud Olmert -
Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations.
==4 & 5.Menachem Atzmon and Ezra Harel-=
Owners of International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), which ran the security at the Boston and Newark airports
6. Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski)-
Pioneered the WMD base at Dimona on occupied Palestinian land in Al-Naqab that produces the Thermite used in the 9/11 horror.
7. Isser Harel (real name: Halperin)- Founder of Mossad
Masterminded the operation with Avraham Bendor and Peter Zvi Malkin, and 'Israeli' arms peddler Shaul Eisenberg, to obtain the blueprints for the WTC, facilitated by Port Authority Executive Director Stephen Berger.
8. Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein) -
'Israeli' occupation Air Force Major General and architect of the USS Liberty Massacre.
The military point man for Peres, Mossad on 9/11.
9. Michael Chertoff-
Second Secretary of Homeland Security and prior to that, chief of the criminal div. of the Justice Dept. from 2001-2003. Patriot Act author. Son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, and Livia Eisen, founding female operative of Mossad.
?=?=??14. Yaron Shmuel, Omer Marmari, Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, and Oded Ellner-==
>Mossad spies who have come to be known as "the 5 Dancing Israelis"
After being detained, their bodies and van testing positive for explosives, proclaimed, "We're here to document the event."
15. Dominick Otto Suter-
Mossad owner of 'Israeli' intelligence front Urban Moving Systems where the 5 dancing Israelis worked. Overseer and the chief of a Mossad op to gather intelligence on various Arab orgs in the Tri-State Area.
16. Morris Kahn-
'Israeli' owner/founder of Amdocs, which collects processing data for 90% of the phone calls, emails and text messages in America, including several agencies of the US ZOG.
At least 60 Israeli spies, all of whom were operatives in the fields of military intelligence and explosive ordinance were detained on 9/11, and more than 140 Israeli spies were detained shortly before the events. A large swathe of them worked at Amdocs.
19. Alvin Hellerstein -the Judge on all of the cases run by Skadden Arps.
21. Gal Israeli -
Cedar Fund's co-founder. Also a Talpion connected to a plethora of high-tech start-ups. Prior to partnering up with Amnon Shoham and pouring cash into 'Israeli' intelligence assets like Guardium, Managing Director in the High Tech Investment Banking group of Bear Stearns.
24. Kenneth Feinberg -
Set up the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund and forced the 9/11 Victims' families to waive their right to sue the government for criminal negligence in exchange for a little over a Million shekels-I mean dollars- apiece.
Wife, Dede, is the former president of the Jewish Federation in DC and a major bankroller of Jewish causes through Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County in Bethesda, MD.
25. "Lucky" Larry Silverstein - Mr. "Pull It."
Friend of every last 'Israeli' Premier of the last 30 years, phone conversations with Netanyahu every Sunday. United Jewish Appeal bigwig. Co-owned the Twin Towers with Haganah terrorist and IOF Golani Brigades commando Frank Lowy. His buddies Lewis Eisenberg and Ronald Lauder, privatized the WTC for the first time in history and helped him get the lease.
>Collected 7 Billion Dollars from the Insurance settlement
26. '''Rabbi Dov Zakheim -
Pentagon Comptroller who disappeared $3.3 trillion and sent it to the usurping Zionist entity to pay for new warplanes that would be used in the slaughter of Palestinians and Lebanese. Head honcho of Systems Planning Corporation (SPC) that manufactured the FTS (flight termination system) equipped under the fuselages of the planes that hit the WTC.'''
Ronald S. Lauder-
On Ronald Reagan's defence policy board 1981.
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Mossad Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. Was head of the World Jewish Congress.
These are the Criminals who brought down the World Trade Center and blew up the Pentagon.
These are the murderers of 2,996 Americans on Septembers 11th, 2001.
Sauce: https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/israel-did-9-11-a-whos-who.html
>http://www.bollyn.com/home#article_16214'''
#6848013 at 2019-06-26 20:12:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8758: Think MirrorEdition
When they say that Israel did 9/11, they really mean it.
Israel Did 9-11- A Who's Who
"Know what all these people have in common?
And I do mean ALL of them. Figure it out yet? Yeah.
They ain't Muslims. ...They're Jews.
They go to the synagogue-Synagogue of Satan, that is.
They all have ties to 'Israel', either as dual-citizens,
committed Zionist fundraisers or both.
This is only the tip of the iceBERG too."
Proof that the US is a colony of Israel, capital of the Rothschild's NWO.
(Disclaimer- These men belong to Organized Jewry. The average Jew has as much say
as the average American over the actions of the subverted US government. And, as Greg reminds us in the
First Comment below, the whole American political class, and media are complicit in the cover-up. Not to mention that the CIA and who knows how many other agencies collaborated with the Israelis.)
Israel Did 9-11 and Anyone who thinks Otherwise is an Idiot
by Jonathan Azaziah
It's been 17 long, hard and savagely bloody years that have left tens of millions murdered, maimed and displaced in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Libya, Syria, Yemen, occupied Palestine, Lebanon, Mali, Nigeria and occupied Kashmir.
GWOT, the Global War on Terror, has raped the world. And it's all because of what happened at the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on this day, September 11th, in 2001.
T.H.E.Y. - The Hebrews Enslaving You - told you, the Goyim, i.e. the 99% majority here on this beautiful little sphere of blue and green called Earth, that Muslims did it. That's right. ...YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME...
These are just SOME- you read that right, SOME-of the names that the Monsters don't want you to call out when you're discussing 9/11:
Benjamin Netanyahu(real name: Mileikowsky) - 24 hours after the 9/11 attacks, he said that they were "very good" then said later that, "We are benefiting from one thing, and that is the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon, and the American struggle in Iraq." Godfather of GWOT with his think tank, the Jonathan Institute, and his book,"Terrorism: How the West Can Win". Inaugurated the 100-year war against what he called "militant Islam" and revealed as much in June 2012. Previously worked in a nuclear smuggling ring called Project Pinto. War criminal.
Ehud Barak(real name: Brog) - Traveled to the United States and spent about 6 months preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, a shadowy Mossad-run company that does big business with firms that created advanced niche specialty metals and complex metal products for defense industries in the fields of energy, aerospace, infrastructure and chemicals. Among these products are nano-composite explosives laced with thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers. Barak was on the BBC minutes after American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 hit the WTC to literally announce the "clash of civilizations" and call for attacks on Iraq, Iran, Libya and Afghanistan. War criminal.
http://themillenniumreport.com/2019/06/when-they-say-that-israel-did-9-11-they-really-mean-it/
#6840837 at 2019-06-25 21:33:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8749: Cruz Challenges Google Edition
Palestinians must sign on to investment programme if they want peace, Kushner says
The Trump administration launched a $50 billion economic formula for Israeli-Palestinian peace on Tuesday, saying an investment programme for the Palestinians was a precondition for ending the decades-old conflict.
U.S. President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner opened a two-day international meeting in Bahrain to rally support for the blueprint, which has met broad disdain from Palestinians and others in the Arab world although regional U.S. allies such as Saudi Arabia discreetly support it.
"We can turn this region from a victim of past conflicts into a model for commerce and advancement throughout the world," Kushner told the gathering, attended by the heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, whose Palestinian Authority exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was scathing about its prospects:
"Money is important. The economy is important … The political solution is more important."
The political details of the peace plan, almost two years in the making, remain secret. Neither the Israeli nor Palestinian governments attended the curtain-raising event while several Arab states stayed away or sent deputy ministers.
The conference is taking place in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, amid high tension between Tehran on the one hand and Washington and its Sunni Muslim allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on the other. All share a common foe with Israel in Shi'ite Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a close Trump ally, said Israel was open to the proposal.
Washington will be hoping that wealthy Gulf Arab states show a concrete interest in the plan, which expects donor nations and investors to contribute $50 billion to the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon.
No politics today
"To be clear, economic growth and prosperity for the Palestinian people are not possible without an enduring and fair political solution to the conflict … one that guarantees Israel's security and respects the dignity of the Palestinian people," Kushner said.
"However, today is not about the political issues. We will get to those at the right time."
It is not clear whether the Trump team plans to abandon the "two-state solution", which involves creation of an independent Palestinian state living side-by-side with Israel.
The United Nations and most countries back the two-state solution, which has underpinned every peace plan for decades, but Trump's team has consistently refused to commit to it.
Kushner told Al Jazeera TV on Monday that the Trump plan would not follow a Saudi-led Arab initiative that has been the Arab consensus on the outline of a settlement since 2002.
Any solution must settle long-standing issues such as the status of Jerusalem, mutually agreed borders, Israel's security concerns, Palestinian demands for statehood, and the fate of Israel's settlements and military presence in territory where Palestinians want to build that state.
https://www.france24.com/en/20190625-palestinians-must-sign-investment-programme-they-want-peace-kushner-says
#6839697 at 2019-06-25 19:02:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8747: Russian Warship Is In Havana’s Harbor Edition
Netanyahu says he's considering proposal to cancel September election
Knesset speaker said to concoct plan to nix new national vote, but it is unclear how PM could form a government without Blue and White, which rejects the plan as 'spin'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will consider a proposal by Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein to cancel the September 17 elections, his Likud party said Tuesday.
Likud's statement came after Channel 12 news reported that Edelstein had launched a "substantial" push to revoke the new national vote through Knesset legislation.
The network reported earlier that Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit told politicians that calling off the vote isn't legally possible, but Channel 12 later said a way may have been found to do so legally.
According to the purported plan, the Knesset Presidium would be convened to cancel parliament's current hiatus. A new law would then be introduced that enables parliament to cancel elections.
However, such legislation would require broad support of at least 80 MKs, according to Channel 12.
A previous report said the move could be aimed at forming a unity government that includes both Netanyahu's Likud party and its main rival, Blue and White.
In a statement Tuesday evening, Likud said Netanyahu "has great respect for... Edelstein and will consider his proposal in the coming days."
Meanwhile, Blue and White rejected the move, calling it "more spin" from a prime minister who himself was responsible for the second snap elections within months - the first such event in the nation's history.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-says-hes-considering-proposal-to-cancel-september-election/
#6836927 at 2019-06-25 06:59:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8744: Dems New Agenda: Scavino is a "Must Follow" at this Point Edition
Potentially HUGE for Middle East and Israel
Title Saudi Diplomat to Israeli Paper: 'Age of War with Israel' Is Over: BREITBART
by Deborah Danan
23 Jun 2019
TEL AVIV - In a rare interview with a Hebrew-language newspaper, a senior Saudi diplomat said it was time the Arab world realized that the "age of war with Israel" is over.
The diplomat, who declined to be named, slammed the Palestinian leadership for "irresponsibly" panning the Trump administration's long-anticipated peace deal without even seeing it.
"The bloody conflict has dragged on for too long. For us the Saudis, as well as for all the Gulf states, Egypt and Jordan, it is clear that the age of war with Israel has ended and that normalizing relations will only benefit us," he said in interview published in Globes. "The entire Arab world can benefit from this, not only the Palestinians, and of course also [Israel]."
"History and Allah have brought a real opportunity to realize this," he added.
He praised Israel's technological prowess, saying that even those in the Arab world that "hate" Israel look to the Jewish state with "admiration over its success in [technology] and hopes to copy it."
He emphasized Saudi Arabia's deep commitment to the Palestinians but criticized them for hanging onto a victimhood identity.
"Maybe it is hard for them to separate themselves from the portrayal of the eternal victim and they don't believe they can survive without it," he said.
President Donald Trump's so-called deal of the century would bring the Palestinians $50 billion, "sums they never dreamed of," he said.
On Saturday, Palestinian officials denounced the economic portion of the peace plan unveiled by the White House.
According to the diplomat, the peace proposal also includes a vision for Palestinian statehood.
The deal provides a "clear path leading to total Palestinian independence," he said.
He added that even the thorniest issues can be resolved, but the Palestinians are unwilling to accept that.
He acknowledged that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be the wrong person to be involved in a peace deal.
"We recognize [Netanyahu's] excellent relationship with Trump and with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but it is clear to us that in the Israeli political structure it will be difficult for him to pass a diplomatic plan with the Palestinians," he said.
"We believe that when the time comes for a decision, every Israeli leader, including Netanyahu, will adopt the path of peace, because that is what most Israelis want," he added.
He praised Israel for revealing the danger posed by Iran to the world and lambasted Europe for not understanding that its commercial ties with Tehran "secures funds for terrorism."
The Trump administration, on the other hand, "understands very well what Tehran's goal is."
Riyadh and Washington "have clear evidence that the terrorist attacks against the oil tankers were the work of Iran's Revolutionary Guards."
Iran would not allow the situation to devolve into war, he said, because it has too much to lose.
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/06/23/top-saudi-diplomat-tells-israeli-paper-age-of-war-with-israel-is-over/amp/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&__twitter_impression=true
#6832260 at 2019-06-24 19:32:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8738: Iran activating terror cells in Africa watch Edition
>>6832235
Upon his release from prison, Etzion founded the Chai Vekayam (Alive and Existing) movement, a group that Al Jazeera's Mersiha Gadzo described as aimed at "shaping public opinion as a prerequisite for building a Third Temple in the religious complex in Jerusalem's Old City where Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock are located." Gadzo also notes that "according to messianic belief, building the Third Temple at the Al Aqsa compound - where the First and Second Temples stood some 2,000 years ago - would usher the coming of the Messiah."
Six years later, another group called the Temple Mount Faithful, which is dedicated to building the Third Temple, provoked what became known as the Al-Aqsa massacre in 1990 after its members attempted to place a cornerstone for the Third Temple on the Temple Mount / Haram El-Sharif, leading to riots that saw Israeli police shoot and kill over 20 Palestinians and wound an estimated 150 more.
This was followed by the riots in 1996 after Israel opened up a series of tunnels that had been dug under Al-Aqsa mosque that many Palestinians worried would be used to damage or destroy the mosque. Those concerns may have been well-founded, given the involvement of then- and current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Third Temple activist groups in creating the tunnels and in subsequent excavations near the holy site, which were and continue to be officially described as "archaeological" in nature. During the 1996 incident, 80 Palestinians and 14 Israeli police officers were killed.
Some Israeli archaeologists have argued that these tunnels have not been built for archaeological or scientific purposes and are highly unlikely to result in any new discoveries. One such Israeli archaeologist, Yoram Tseverir, told Middle East Monitor in 2014 that "the claims that these excavations aim at finding scientific information are marginal" and called the still-ongoing government-sponsored excavations under Al-Aqsa "wrong." When those "archaeological" excavations at Al-Aqsa resulted in damage to the Western Wall near Al-Aqsa last year, a chorus of prominent Palestinians, including the spokesman for the Fatah Party, claimed that Israel's government had devised a plan to destroy the mosque.
Since 2000, Al-Aqsa mosque has been the site of incidents that have resulted in new state crackdowns by Israel against Palestinians both within and well outside of Jerusalem. Indeed, the Second Intifada was largely provoked by the visit of the then-Likud candidate for prime minister, Ariel Sharon, who entered Al-Aqsa mosque under heavy guard. Then-spokesman for Likud, Ofir Akounis, was later quoted by CNN as saying that the reason for Sharon's visit was "to show that under a Likud government it [the Temple Mount] will remain under Israeli sovereignty."
That single visit by Sharon led to five years of heightened tensions, more than three thousand dead Palestinians and an estimated thousand dead Israelis, as well as a massive and still continuing crackdown on Palestinians living under Israeli occupation and in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
Dr. Ramzy Baroud told MintPress that Sharon's provocation in particular, and subsequent provocations, are often planned and used by Israeli politicians in order to justify crackdowns and restrictions on Palestinians. He argued:
Part 3
#6830249 at 2019-06-24 13:51:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8735: Monday Forecast Shilly Start with Justice Incoming Edition
Palestinians rally against Kushner's economic peace plan
GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinians burned portraits of President Donald Trump as they protested in both the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Monday against U.S.-led plans for a conference on their economy in Bahrain. Many Palestinian business groups have said they will boycott the June 25-26 event, billed as part of Washington's long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan and spearheaded by Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner. "Down with Bahrain, down with Trump, down with the Manama conference," chanted crowds in Gaza, which is ruled by the armed Islamist group Hamas. Some burned large paintings of Trump marked with the words: "Deal of the devil" Leaders in both territories have accused Washington of pro-Israel bias and railed against the conference's focus on economics, rather than their aspirations for an independent state. Kushner told Reuters on Saturday the plan would create a million jobs, halve Palestinian poverty and double the Palestinians' GDP.
In the West Bank, hundreds marched through Ramallah's main squares, waving posters in support of President Mahmoud Abbas, whose Western-backed Palestinian Authority exercises limited self-rule in the territory. Protesters there burned posters of both Trump and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The rallies marked a moment of political unity against the Bahrain conference, despite a 12-year political feud between Abbas's Fatah party and Hamas.
"A WEDDING WITHOUT THE BRIDE" "The Manama conference is a comedy show, a wedding without the bride (the Palestinians) … it will not succeed," said a protester who gave her name as Siham in Gaza City. The Bahrain conference will be attended by Gulf Arab states as well as Jordan and Egypt. Israel is expected to send a business delegation but no government officials.
Mahmoud Barhoush, 25, said he didn't know whether to laugh or cry at what he called Arab states' "treasonous" participation. "Enough of your running into the arms of Trump and (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu," he said at the Ramallah protest. Other demonstrators criticized the lone Palestinian businessman named as an expected attendee in Bahrain, Ashraf Jabari. A U.S. official told Reuters that at least 15 Palestinians were expected to attend. "Whoever attends is not a Palestinian and is not welcomed in Palestine. There should be measures taken against them," said Maisoon Alqadoomi, 32, a Fatah activist from Ramallah.
Palestinian leaders on Monday renewed their calls for a boycott of the conference. "This workshop is simply a political laundry for settlements and a legitimization of occupation," Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh told journalists ahead of a cabinet meeting. In Gaza, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said: "They (Palestinians) will not sell out their rights for all treasures on earth"
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-plan-protests/palestinians-rally-against-kushners-economic-peace-plan-idUSKCN1TP1OF?il=0
#6825283 at 2019-06-23 21:07:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8729: Planefags on it! Edition
>>6825220
>>6825175
John Bolton Flies to Israel to Apologize for Not Bombing Iran, Says He Will Do It Soon
You thought that headline was an exaggeration, didn't you?
It's not.
This is utterly insane.
Try to imagine a situation where an advisor to the president of any other country goes to another country to give a press conference with the second country's leader and promises to use the military of his home country to start a war to forward the agenda of the foreign country.
Like, imagine an advisor to Shinzo Abe going to China and giving a press conference with Xi Jinping telling the Chinese that Japan is going to invade South Korea, and apologizing that they haven't done it already.
John Bolton stood in front of an Israeli flag at a podium identifying him as an employee of the Prime Minister of Israel.
You couldn't even satirize this.
Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is utterly impossible to parody a Jewish shill in such a way that someone won't mistake them for the genuine article.
This is so incomprehensibly bizarre that it is difficult to even wrap your head around.
On Friday, Tucker Carlson called for John Bolton to be fired.
He said, "there is nothing normal about John Bolton," and I lol'd.
I don't think Bolton is going to be fired. And I don't think Trump is canceling the war in Iran. Tucker says that if Trump had gone through with the strike on Thursday, he would have lost the 2020 election. But he also admitted that a war is initially good for poll numbers. So what Trump can do is wait until closer to the election to start bombing Iran.
Furthermore, unless Bernie gets the nomination (sadly, Tulsi and Yang have no chance), the Democrat is also going to be pro-war, which means that Americans are going to be deciding who will do the war better, not whether or not we should be in a war.
In fact, if Trump started the war before the Democrat primaries, then it would be good for Bernie.
I hope that Bernie makes the fact that Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and all the rest of these people are war hawks central to his campaign strategy. Because I will endorse him over Trump, without question.
Trump has proven himself to be deranged and dangerous. Whether he is simply being manipulated by Jews - and I think this is the case - is totally irrelevant. Whatever is driving him, he is a lunatic who is going to start World War III because the Jews told him to do so.
>>NPR:
>>"Neither Iran nor any other hostile actor should mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness," Bolton said. "No one has granted them a hunting license in the Middle East."
>>He spoke in Jerusalem alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bolton said he is in the Middle East for previously scheduled meetings with Israeli and Russian security advisors. And he warned Iran that the U.S. remains a formidable adversary.
>>"Our military is rebuilt, new and ready to go," Bolton said.
#6825256 at 2019-06-23 21:02:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8729: Planefags on it! Edition
>>6825175
John Bolton Flies to Israel to Apologize for Not Bombing Iran, Says He Will Do It Soon
You thought that headline was an exaggeration, didn't you?
It's not.
This is utterly insane.
Try to imagine a situation where an advisor to the president of any other country goes to another country to give a press conference with the second country's leader and promises to use the military of his home country to start a war to forward the agenda of the foreign country.
Like, imagine an advisor to Shinzo Abe going to China and giving a press conference with Xi Jinping telling the Chinese that Japan is going to invade South Korea, and apologizing that they haven't done it already.
John Bolton stood in front of an Israeli flag at a podium identifying him as an employee of the Prime Minister of Israel.
You couldn't even satirize this.
Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is utterly impossible to parody a Jewish shill in such a way that someone won't mistake them for the genuine article.
This is so incomprehensibly bizarre that it is difficult to even wrap your head around.
On Friday, Tucker Carlson called for John Bolton to be fired.
He said, "there is nothing normal about John Bolton," and I lol'd.
I don't think Bolton is going to be fired. And I don't think Trump is canceling the war in Iran. Tucker says that if Trump had gone through with the strike on Thursday, he would have lost the 2020 election. But he also admitted that a war is initially good for poll numbers. So what Trump can do is wait until closer to the election to start bombing Iran.
Furthermore, unless Bernie gets the nomination (sadly, Tulsi and Yang have no chance), the Democrat is also going to be pro-war, which means that Americans are going to be deciding who will do the war better, not whether or not we should be in a war.
In fact, if Trump started the war before the Democrat primaries, then it would be good for Bernie.
I hope that Bernie makes the fact that Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and all the rest of these people are war hawks central to his campaign strategy. Because I will endorse him over Trump, without question.
Trump has proven himself to be deranged and dangerous. Whether he is simply being manipulated by Jews - and I think this is the case - is totally irrelevant. Whatever is driving him, he is a lunatic who is going to start World War III because the Jews told him to do so.
>>NPR:
>>"Neither Iran nor any other hostile actor should mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness," Bolton said. "No one has granted them a hunting license in the Middle East."
>>He spoke in Jerusalem alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bolton said he is in the Middle East for previously scheduled meetings with Israeli and Russian security advisors. And he warned Iran that the U.S. remains a formidable adversary.
>>"Our military is rebuilt, new and ready to go," Bolton said.
#6824573 at 2019-06-23 19:14:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8728: "It's the BREAK" KITCHEN's HOT Edition
Netanyahu to Bolton: Any Palestine deal 'must include' Israeli presence in Jordan Valley
Benjamin Netanyahu, who on Sunday toured the West Bank with John Bolton, said he will listen to US peace proposals - but added that "any future agreement" with Palestine must guarantee an Israeli presence in the Jordan Valley.
Footage posted on Sunday showed Israel's prime minister and the US national security adviser overlooking the Israeli-occupied area from an aircraft and on the ground, with Netanyahu seen giving Bolton an excursion.
Speaking English on camera standing next to Bolton, the PM rammed the message home that Israel will not be leaving the area under any deal, saying it ensures "the minimal strategic depth and strategic height for the defense of our country."
Netanyahu was also adamant that the Israeli presence in the Jordan Valley "guarantees stability and security for the entire region," and that the IDF leaving the occupied Palestinian lands would result in "war and terror."
To those who say that for peace to be established, Israel has to leave the Jordan Valley, I say: That's not going to bring peace. That's going to bring war and terror - and we've been there. We don't want to be there again.
https://www.rt.com/news/462522-Netanyahu-us-deal-jordan-valley/
#6817521 at 2019-06-22 19:23:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8719: Sunday ICE Raids Edition
'Israel does not want peace', former Mossad chief says
The former chief of Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, Shabtai Shavit, has said that Israel does not want peace and that, if it had, it would have made peace with the Palestinian Authority (PA) long ago.
Shavit gave his remarks to Israeli daily Maariv, reiterating that if Israel wanted peace it would have discussed it in economic and infrastructure terms that serve the interests of both parties, Arab 48 reported yesterday.
However, Shavit said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not see the PA as a negotiating partner and therefore refuses to develop relations with the authority. "Do you know any other head of an Israeli government who did not talk with the Palestinians?" he asked.
Shavit also claimed that Netanyahu stopped speaking to the PA under pressure from the Israeli right-wing, who he claimed "would lynch him in the city centre" if he opened discussions today.
June 22, 2019 at 12:25 pm
The former chief of Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, Shabtai Shavit, has said that Israel does not want peace and that, if it had, it would have made peace with the Palestinian Authority (PA) long ago.
Shavit gave his remarks to Israeli daily Maariv, reiterating that if Israel wanted peace it would have discussed it in economic and infrastructure terms that serve the interests of both parties, Arab 48 reported yesterday.
However, Shavit said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not see the PA as a negotiating partner and therefore refuses to develop relations with the authority. "Do you know any other head of an Israeli government who did not talk with the Palestinians?" he asked.
Shavit also claimed that Netanyahu stopped speaking to the PA under pressure from the Israeli right-wing, who he claimed "would lynch him in the city centre" if he opened discussions today.
Israel minister: 'I intend to Judaise the Galilee'
"We [Israel] are the strongest in the Middle East", Shavit continued, adding that:
at this time no Arab coalition is likely to be formed that would endanger [Israel's] existence like in the 1960s and 1970s.
"The strong can do for itself what the weak cannot do [...] We can run over the other side if we want," he added.
Regarding the Oslo Accords of the mid-1990s - the last substantial attempt at peace negotiations - Shavit said that the Israeli right-wing has since painted this agreement as a "sin," arguing that had they continued down this path, there could have been peace.
"This is not fantasy, because those who do not want peace succeeded in making large portions of the country believe that Oslo was the mother of all sins and the desire for peace is also a sin," Shavit concluded.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190622-israel-does-not-want-peace-former-mossad-chief-says/
#6810798 at 2019-06-21 23:41:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8712: Abracadabra Buddy Edition
Robert Kraft pledges $20 million to set up foundation that will fight BDS
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has pledged $20 million to establish a foundation that will fight anti-Semitism and BDS (the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement). Kraft made the announcement while in Israel accepting The Genesis Prize, a $1 million award that Time Magazine has called "the Jewish Nobel."
The award was presented by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the prize is administered in partnership with Israel's government. Like President Trump, Netanyahu has been friends with Kraft for years. "Robert Kraft fights back," said Netanyahu, "and he's committed to fight BDS and the slanders against Israel and to stand up for the state of Israel."
In his acceptance speech, Kraft explained that the new foundation will focus on social media messaging and target individuals between the ages of 18-35. "When I was awarded The Genesis Prize in January," said Kraft, "I promised to dedicate myself even more than before to fighting anti-semitism, BDS, and other efforts to delegitimize the state of Israel."
"My vision is to work to end the violence against Jewish communities, "Kraft explained, "To counter the normalization of anti-Semitic narratives that question Israel's right to exist, disguised as part of legitimate debate on campuses and in the media. To educate, to inform, and to heal inter-communal relations. In combating the scourge of anti-Semitism, my solemn ambition is to counter all forms of intolerance in the spirit of the ancient Jewish value of tikkun olam - to heal and repair the world."
Kraft aims to begin the foundation with $50 million and is currently seeking partners. He has already secured a $5 million gift from Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich.
Last year's ceremony was canceled after the actress Natalie Portman declined to attend the event citing "distressing" events in Israel. Although Portman didn't specifically detail her motivations, the move was viewed by many as a BDS victory. This year's selection was initially uncontroversial but shortly after the award announcement, Kraft was charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution in Florida. He has pleaded not guilty.
Kraft has visited Israel more than 100 times. He was accompanied on this trip by a number of former and current NFL players, including Drew Bledsoe, Ty Law, Vince Wilfork, Stephen Gostowski, Nate Ebner and Julian Edelman. He's traveled with similar delegations throughout the years, including 2017 when he visited the country with football greats Joe Montana, Jim Brown, Roger Staubach and Mike Singletary to open the Kraft Sports Campus in Jerusalem. The campus includes the country's first full-length football field.
https://mondoweiss.net/2019/06/pledges-million-foundation/
#6808189 at 2019-06-21 18:16:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8708: Something definitely going on Edition
Israel minister: 'I intend to Judaise the Galilee'
Newly-appointed Israeli transportation minister Bezalel Smotrich has declared that one of his main objectives is to 'Judaise the Galilee', in light of the region's number of Palestinian citizens.
In an interview with Israel Hayom, the notorious right-wing nationalist also vowed to boost settlement infrastructure in the occupied West Bank.
Smotrich, part of the Union of Right-Wing Parties, was given the transportation ministry by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a transitional government between elections.
"If I will be transportation minister in the coming years, I will lay down a network of roads, to complete a revolution, so that hundreds of thousands of Jews will come to live in the Galilee", he said.
"I intend to Judaise the Galilee", Smotrich added, bemoaning the number of non-Jews - i.e. Palestinian citizens - who live there.
Smotrich also pledged to further Israel's colonisation of the occupied Palestinian territory.
"With the help of God", he told Israel Hayom, "if I continue as Transportation Minister, I will make sure that in the next five-year plan there will be a meaningful master plan that looks further on Judea and Samaria [the West Bank], where there are another half a million people, and which includes trains, roads and interchanges".
"Anyone who thinks that settlement in Judea and Samaria is a threat to peace should be afraid," he added.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190621-israeli-minister-i-intend-to-judaise-the-galilee/
"Master plan" really Adolph?
#6804701 at 2019-06-21 05:01:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8704: In Honor of Korean war soldier, William “Hoover†Jones, US Army Edition
Prime Minister Benjamin @Netanyahu and Genesis Prize Foundation Chairman Stan Polovets bestowed the award upon @Patriots owner Robert Kraft in front of an audience of 600 (666) Israeli and international dignitaries.
1:05 PM - 20 Jun 2019
https://twitter.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/1141799146904596480
#6801727 at 2019-06-20 22:31:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8700: Rockin' Stock Market Edition
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) - 24 hours after the 9/11 attacks, he said that they were "very good" then said later that, "We are benefiting from one thing, and that is the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon, and the American struggle in Iraq." Godfather of GWOT with his think tank, the Jonathan Institute, and his book, "Terrorism: How the West Can Win". Inaugurated the 100-year war against what he called "militant Islam" and revealed as much in June 2012. Previously worked in a nuclear smuggling ring called Project Pinto. War criminal.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) - Traveled to the United States and spent about 6 months preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, a shadowy Mossad-run company that does big business with firms that created advanced niche specialty metals and complex metal products for defense industries in the fields of energy, aerospace, infrastructure and chemicals. Among these products are nano-composite explosives laced with thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers. Barak was on the BBC minutes after American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 hit the WTC to literally announce the "clash of civilizations" and call for attacks on Iraq, Iran, Libya and Afghanistan. War criminal.
3. Ehud Olmert - Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations. Connected to Menachem Atzmon of ICTS. War criminal.
4. & 5. Menachem Atzmon and Ezra Harel - Owners of International Consultants on Targeted Security (ICTS), which ran the security at the Boston and Newark airports as well as "all the international aviation gateways in the USA" according to its own website. Affiliated with Shin Bet, Mossad and Aman.
6. Shimon Peres (real name: Szymon Perski) - Godfather of the usurping Zionist entity's illegal nuclear program, arms industry, spy services and false flag operations (he was numero uno in the Lavon Affair aka Operation Susannah). Pioneered the facility at the illegitimate 'Israeli' regime's WMD base at Dimona on occupied Palestinian land in Al-Naqab that produces the thermite used in the 9/11 horror. SPC Partners is the distributor, and it was Peres who brought the transaction to Barak. War criminal.
7. Isser Harel (real name: Halperin) - Founder of the Mossad. Masterminded the operation with his old students Avraham Bendor and Peter Zvi Malkin, as well as 'Israeli' tycoon and Mossad-connected arms peddler Shaul Eisenberg, to obtain the blueprints for the WTC in an exchange facilitated by Port Authority Executive Director Stephen Berger.
8. Mordechai "Motti" Hod (real name: Fein) - 'Israeli' occupation Air Force Major General and architect of the USS Liberty Massacre. From "Kibbutz Degania", built on ethnically cleansed Palestinian village Umm Jouniyeh, where his friend Moshe Dayan, the notorious one-eyed genocidal maniac, also called "home". Using his connections at 'Israeli' airline El Al (a known front for Zionist intelligence operatives) and 'Israel' Aerospace Industries (IAI)-where he was chief for years as well as his experience in executing false flags and attacking aircraft filled with innocent people (Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114), he was the military point man for Peres as well as Mossad and Shin Bet on 9/11. War criminal.
9. Michael Chertoff - Second Secretary of Homeland Security and prior to that, chief of the criminal division of the Justice Department from 2001-2003. Patriot Act author. Son of Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, the final rabbinical scholar in a long line from Russia, and Livia Eisen, protege of Isser Harel, first hostess of El Al and founding female operative of Mossad…
#6801144 at 2019-06-20 21:12:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8699: Tiffany Thursday Edition
4D Chess is REAL.
Trump is bear hugging Israel to death.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-cia-chief-us-israel-relationship-seems-to-have-gone-overboard/
http://archive.fo/45m3c
>Former CIA director Leon Panetta said Thursday that the relationship between the Trump administration and Israel has become so friendly the US appears to have abandoned taking a balanced approach toward the Israelis and Palestinians, impacting its credibility as a peace mediator.
>Panetta, who served as CIA chief and US Secretary of Defense in the Obama administration, told Army Radio in an interview that Washington's attitude has created "serious problems" for its efforts to present a plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
>"In someways it seems to go overboard in the way they treat each other," Panetta told the station. "It cannot look like the United States is in the pocket of Israel, or Israel for that matter is in the pocket of the United States."
>"We've always tried to maintain a balanced relationship and because the United States appears to have given up that balanced approach it has created serious problems" in being trusted to provide a peace plan which is accepted on both sides, he said
>Since US President Donald Trump announced in 2017 that he would recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv, the Palestinians have refused to engage with the Trump administration or its diplomatic team, saying the US had forfeited its right to act as an honest broker in any negotiation
>The US president has subsequently cut aid from the Palestinian Authority, closed the Palestine Liberation Organization's DC office, and recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights - all moves that Palestinians cite as showing preferential treatment toward Israel.
>On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet held a ceremony to mark the establishment of a new community on the Golan Heights, named "Ramat Trump" (Trump Heights) in honor of the US president
#6801121 at 2019-06-20 21:09:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8699: Tiffany Thursday Edition
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meanwhile, said that "In the last 24 hours, Iran has intensified its aggression against the United States and against all of us," he said, adding that
"Israel stands by the United States and its military."
Israel stands BEHIND the U.S. military. Fixed that for ya Bibi.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-on-iran-shooting-down-american-drone-i-find-it-hard-to-believe-it-was-intentional_2971846.html
#6800941 at 2019-06-20 20:51:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8699: Tiffany Thursday Edition
Memes are becoming an important form of editorializing and more accessible to create than political cartoons.
https://theconversation.com/political-cartoonists-are-out-of-touch-its-time-to-make-way-for-memes-116471
Political cartoonists are out of touch - it's time to make way for memes
May 17, 2019 6.44am EDT
Author - Jennifer Grygiel
The New York Times came under fire after a political cartoon appeared in print on April 25, 2019. In it, a blind President Donald Trump, wearing sunglasses and a yarmulke, is being led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who's depicted as a guide dog with a Star of David around his neck.
The Times later issued an apology, called the cartoon "anti-Semitic," and announced that it would discipline the editor and enhance its bias training. The newspaper also indicated that it will no longer use the syndication service that supplied the cartoon.
To some, this might appear to be a significant move. But it fails to address larger problems with editorial cartooning - namely, the ranks of cartoonists are too white, too old and too male.
As a scholar who studies social media and memetics, I wonder if political cartoons are the best way to connect with today's diverse readership. Many crave searing, cutting political commentary - and they're finding it in internet memes.
What if internet memes were elevated - not only as a serious art form but also as an important form of editorializing that's worthy of appearing alongside the traditional cartoon?
Behind the times
Newspapers and magazine editors still rely on political cartoons to capture readers' attention and to deliver some lighter material alongside heavier news stories. The need for this content isn't going away, nor is the need for forms of communication that challenge governments and open up important public discussions - a role the political cartoonist has long held.
But in many ways, political cartooning can seem like a relic of a bygone era.
A 2015 Washington Post report also underscored the lack of diversity among political cartoonists in newsrooms, noting how not a single black individual was employed as one.
Then there's journalism's top prize, the Pulitzer.
An extensive 2016 study by the Columbia Journalism Review unveiled how the ranks of editorial cartoon Pulitzer winners have been largely dominated by white men. Since 1922, only two women have received a Pulitzer in this category, and it wasn't awarded to an African American until this year, when syndicated cartoonist Darrin Bell became the first to receive the award.
One roadblock to diversifying the ranks of political cartoonists is that the potential pool of candidates is limited. Few have the technical skill to draw pen-and-ink drollery, the common style for political cartooning.
Another has to do with industry trends. A 2017 study found that many newspapers don't even employ an editorial cartoonist anymore. Instead, they've come to rely on less expensive syndication services.
A more democratic form
Given the important function of the political cartoon, simply discontinuing their use serves no one, including publishers.
But the field's high barrier to entry - not to mention the time it takes to actually produce a cartoon - clearly poses a problem. A new, quicker and more inclusive solution to political commentary is needed.
The political cartoon is technically a meme, which is simply any piece of culture that can be copied or replicated.
A different sort of political cartoon, the internet meme, dominates on social media. Often crudely constructed, they're far easier to create than, say, your typical New Yorker political cartoon. Many simply appear as a photo with text overlay, something that can be made within a few minutes via an online meme generator or mobile app. But the lack of technical skill needed means that they're democratic in nature - and those that resonate the best will get shared the most and rise to the top.
A new common meme format simply entails brief, humorous, text-based commentary. Words are memes, after all, and they can be used to communicate ideas very quickly and clearly, which avoids some of the issues with visual rhetoric such as misinterpretation or misrepresentation - the exact sort of thing that happened with The New York Times cartoon.
Memers of the world, unite!
[Moar at website]
#6800842 at 2019-06-20 20:38:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8699: Tiffany Thursday Edition
Netanyahu urges support for U.S. against Iran's 'aggression'
"I repeat my call for all peace-loving countries to stand by the United States in its effort to stop Iranian aggression," Netanyahu said in a statement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called on the international community to support the United States against Iran as tensions between the two countries escalated after the downing of a U.S. drone by Iran.
In the last 24 hours, Iran has intensified its aggression against the United States and against all of us. I repeat my call for all peace-loving countries to stand by the United States in its effort to stop Iranians' aggression. Israel stands by the United States on this. pic.twitter.com/dansjewMrU
- PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) June 20, 2019
"In the last 24 hours Iran has intensified its aggression against the United States and against all of us. And I repeat my call for all peace-loving countries to stand by the United States in its effort to stop Iranian aggression," Netanyahu said in a statement. "Israel stands by the United States on this."
U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran made "a very big mistake" by shooting down a U.S. military drone that Tehran said was on a spy mission over its territory, in an incident that fanned fears of wider military conflict in the Middle East.
Asked how the United States will respond, Trump told reporters, "You'll find out."
Last month an Israeli minister warned of possible direct or proxy Iranian attacks on Israel should the stand-off between Tehran and Washington escalate.
Asked if Israel's armed forces were on any changed alert status given Trump's statement on Iran, an Israeli military spokesman said they were not.
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton will meet Netanyahu in Israel on June 23.
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Netanyahu-urges-support-for-US-against-Irans-aggression-593172
Projection 101, time to go die for Israel US boys
#6800580 at 2019-06-20 20:05:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8698: Loose and Stupid Edition
Israel Did 9-11 - A (((Who's Who)))
"Know what all these people have in common?
And I do mean ALL of them. Figure it out yet? Yeah.
They ain't Muslims. …They're Jews.
They go to the synagogue-Synagogue of Satan, that is. They all have ties to 'Israel', either as dual-citizens, committed Zionist fundraisers or both.
This is only the tip of the iceBERG too."
It's been 17 long, hard and savagely bloody years that have left tens of millions murdered, maimed and displaced in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Libya, Syria, Yemen, occupied Palestine, Lebanon, Mali, Nigeria and occupied Kashmir.
GWOT, the Global War on Terror, has raped the world. And it's all because of what happened at the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on this day, September 11th, in 2001.
T.H.E.Y. – The Hebrews Enslaving You – told you, the Goyim, i.e. the 99% majority here on this beautiful little sphere of blue and green called Earth, that Muslims did it. That's right. …YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME…
These are just SOME- you read that right, SOME-of the names that the Monsters don't want you to call out when you're discussing 9/11:
1. Benjamin Netanyahu (real name: Mileikowsky) - 24 hours after the 9/11 attacks, he said that they were "very good" then said later that, "We are benefiting from one thing, and that is the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon, and the American struggle in Iraq." Godfather of GWOT with his think tank, the Jonathan Institute, and his book, "Terrorism: How the West Can Win". Inaugurated the 100-year war against what he called "militant Islam" and revealed as much in June 2012. Previously worked in a nuclear smuggling ring called Project Pinto. War criminal.
2. Ehud Barak (real name: Brog) - Traveled to the United States and spent about 6 months preceding 9/11 as a chief consultant for Electronic Data Systems and SCP Partners, a shadowy Mossad-run company that does big business with firms that created advanced niche specialty metals and complex metal products for defense industries in the fields of energy, aerospace, infrastructure and chemicals. Among these products are nano-composite explosives laced with thermite, used to blow up the Twin Towers. Barak was on the BBC minutes after American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 hit the WTC to literally announce the "clash of civilizations" and call for attacks on Iraq, Iran, Libya and Afghanistan. War criminal.
3. Ehud Olmert - Was in New York the very night before the attacks to make the final preparations. Connected to Menachem Atzmon of ICTS. War criminal.
https://www.henrymakow.com/2019/06/israel-did-9-11-a-whos-who.html
#6791585 at 2019-06-19 20:15:12 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8687: Winning Anyway Edition
America's War against Iran: The Insidious Role of the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) Terrorist Entity
In 2015, the United States, several other nations and the European Union signed an agreement with the government of Iran that limited Iran's nuclear development program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions against Iran. During the final years of the Obama presidency, and the first year of the bizarre and erratic administration of Donald Trump, all parties were in compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This was attested to by the United Nation International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which inspected Iran's nuclear sites regularly, and the fact that many nations were now freely and profitably trading with Iran.
But as Trump attempted to undo everything his popular predecessor had accomplished, he violated the JCPOA by withdrawing from it completely. He reissued sanctions, and threatened the other signatories, including some of the U.S.'s oldest and closest allies, with sanctions if they continued trading with Iran. The deal collapsed, with all the parties except Iran in violation of it.
The U.S. violation was condemned around the world, by nearly every nation on the planet except apartheid Israel, whose racist prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had addressed the U.S. Congress before that body voted, urging its members to defeat the agreement; despite his efforts, Congress agreed to support the JCPOA.
Wanting out of the deal, Trump sought some rationale that he felt would pass muster with the public, to enable him to violate both domestic and international law. His minions located an article by one Heshmat Alavi, saying that the deal allowed Iran to increase its military budget, something to which the U.S. objected.
There are a few things worth exploring a bit more deeply in this. First, since the United States has a bloated military budget that is equal to the military budgets of the next eight countries with the largest such budgets, it is a bit disingenuous for the U.S. to criticize any other country's military budget. And since Iran is surrounded by U.S. military bases, it is completely understandable for that nation to want to be sure it has what it needs to protect its people from U.S. aggression.
Next, let us look at the 'journalist' who wrote the article Trump cited, one Heshmat Alavi. His purported work has appeared in a wide variety of journals over the years. However, on closer scrutiny, we learn that Mr. Alavi simply doesn't exist! He is a creation of the political wing of the terrorist organization known as Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK), which exists for the sole purpose of overthrowing the government of Iran. From 1997 to 2012, the MEK was officially designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the United States.
Despite that fact that many articles have appeared under the name Heshmat Alavi, and there are active Faceook and Twitter accounts under that name, a Google search of that name today exposes the fact that there is no such person. Yet the MEK has successfully fooled many journals; for example, at least sixty-one articles under that name appear in Forbes magazine from April of 2017 to April of 2018.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/united-states-mek-jcpoa/5681042
#6772976 at 2019-06-17 19:09:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8663:No "Mursi" for MB Edition
Israel's Secretive Nuclear Facility Leaking as Watchdog Finds Israel Has Nearly 100 Nukes
Israel is one of only five nations in the world that refuse to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, an international treaty aimed at ending the proliferation of nuclear weapons and achieving global nuclear disarmament.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) - an international watchdog organization focusing on conflicts, the arms trade and nuclear proliferation - released a new report on Monday that claimed that Israel has nearly a hundred nuclear warheads, more than previously thought.
The SIPRI report described Israel's nuclear arsenal as follows: 30 gravity bombs capable of delivering nuclear weapons by fighter jets; an additional 50 warheads that can be delivered by land-based ballistic missiles; and an unknown number of nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missiles that would grant Israel a sea-based second-strike capability.
In total, the SIPRI report estimated that Israel possesses between 80 and 90 nuclear weapons, an increase over previous years. SIPRI was unable, however, to confirm those estimates with Israel's government, which has a long-standing policy of refusing to comment on its nuclear weapons program - a policy it describes as "nuclear ambiguity."
As a result of this "nuclear ambiguity" policy, the actual number of Israeli nuclear weapons is unknown. Some other organizations, such as the U.S.-based Nuclear Threat Initiative, have estimated that Israel has produced enough weapons-grade plutonium to arm between 100 and 200 nuclear warheads. Israel is one of only five nations in the world that refuse to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, an international treaty aimed at ending the proliferation of nuclear weapons and achieving global nuclear disarmament.
During a speech last August in front of the Dimona nuclear reactor in the Negev Desert, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to use nuclear weapons to "wipe out" Israel's enemies. More recently, Netanyahu and his allies in the U.S. accused Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, despite the fact that intelligence agencies of both the U.S. and Israel have long recognized that Iran has no such program.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/international-watchdog-finds-israel-has-nearly-100-nuclear-weapons/259274/
#6772813 at 2019-06-17 18:42:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8662: Free Hong Kong! Edition
Netanyahu urges world to reimpose sanctions if Iran ramps up nuclear enrichment
Prime minister vows Israel will never let Tehran obtain nuclear weapons, after Iran says it will break limit on uranium stockpile set by nuke deal
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday urged the international community to immediately snap back sanctions on Iran if it goes ahead with its threat to enrich uranium beyond the levels set by a landmark nuclear pact.
Iran said earlier Monday that it would break the uranium stockpile limit set by the 2015 accord in 10 days, and warned that Iran could enrich uranium up to 20 percent - just a step away from weapons-grade levels.
Netanyahu, one of the agreement's most vociferous critics, said Israel was not surprised by the threat.
"In the event it acts upon its threats and violates the nuclear deal, the international community must immediately impose the sanctions that were set previously. Israel will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon," he said at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, during a ceremony that commemorated Israeli presidents and prime ministers who have passed away.
The nuclear deal has steadily unraveled since the Trump administration pulled America out of the accord last year and re-imposed tough economic sanctions on Iran, deeply cutting into its sale of crude oil abroad and sending its economy into freefall.
The Monday announcement by Behrouz Kamalvandi, timed for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, put more pressure on Europe to come up with new terms for the nuclear deal.
Europe has so far been unable to offer Iran a way around the US sanctions, and Netanyahu has urged other powers to follow the lead of the US and pull out of the deal as well.
Kamalvandi made the announcement during a press conference with local journalists at Iran's Arak heavy water facility that was carried live on Iranian state television.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-urges-world-to-reimpose-sanctions-if-iran-ramps-up-nuclear-enrichment/
#6772624 at 2019-06-17 18:16:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8662: Free Hong Kong! Edition
US: Florida passes bill suppressing free speech on Israel, Palestine
Israel has been granted protection from its critics by the state of Florida in recent amendments to the Florida Educational Equality Act (FEEA), which includes provisions that suppresses free speech. Under new definitions of anti-Semitism adopted by the American state, limits have been placed on discussions of the plight of the Palestinian people and underscoring the brutality of Israel's occupation.
The bill is likely to open the door for criminal charges to be levelled against human rights activists and critics that advocate a single democratic state in which Israeli Jews, Palestinians and all others are granted full, equal rights. Supporters of the Palestine cause face the prospect of being silenced on the grounds that calls for equality under a single democratic state is deemed to be an attempt to deny the Jewish people their right to self-determination and that such a call for non-discrimination questions Israel's right to exist.
Florida signed the bill while its governor, Ron DeSantis, was on tour of Israel and the occupied territories. DeSantis, who has called Florida "the most Israel-friendly state in the country", visited the US embassy in Jerusalem to ceremonially sign the new law. He also paid a visit to Ariel University, located in an illegal settlement, to receive an honour for "his dedication, leadership and commitment to the State of Israel." Reports also confirm that he had met with Sheldon Adelson, a top funder of the Republican Party and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Amendments to the definition of anti-Semitism in Florida's House Bill 741, include examples that conflate criticism of Israel with the universally accepted definition of anti-Semitism, the main characteristic of which is hatred for the Jewish people. The new provision sets limitations on the criticism of Israeli policy by insisting that "demonising Israel" or "drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis" is anti-Semitic.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190617-us-florida-passes-bill-suppressing-free-speech-on-israel-palestine/
#6768032 at 2019-06-17 02:20:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8656: Happy Father's Day Edition
New PDJT tweet!
Donald J. Trump
Verified account
@realDonaldTrump
1 minute ago
Donald J. Trump Retweeted Benjamin Netanyahu
Thank you Mr. Prime Minister, a great honor!Donald J. Trump added,
Benjamin Netanyahu
Verified account
@Netanyahu
Establishing a new community in the Golan Heights named after a friend of Israel, US President @realDonaldTrump. A historic day! 🇮🇱🇺🇸
146 replies 432 retweets 1,330 likes
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#6765324 at 2019-06-16 19:10:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8653:SloRise Father's Day Chillin
Netanyahu's wife convicted for misusing public funds after racking up $50k in catering bills
Sara Netanyahu's lawyer has accused her embattled husband's political opponents of orchestrating a case against his client after she was convicted of using public money to order food to the prime minister's residence.
The judge in a Jerusalem court ordered Sara Netanyahu to pay NIS 55,000 ($15,210) as a fine and compensation on Sunday, after she had agreed to a plea deal four days earlier. Sara, the third wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was initially indicted for spending $100,000 in state funds on luxurious meals from the country's top restaurants between 2010 and 2013. Such expenses are forbidden, as she had already been allocated a full-time chef at the residence - something she reportedly misrepresented to internal auditors when filing her expenses. The size of the alleged overspend was slashed to $50,000 this week, though she will not have to pay back even the reduced amount in full, unless the state pursues a separate civil case.
Despite voluntarily admitting her misdemeanor, Sara Netanyahu presented herself as the victim at the hearing, saying she'd "suffered enough" during the humiliating case, in which a senior residence official is also expected to plead guilty.
Her lawyer, Yossi Cohen, told the court in his closing statement that the investigation was a means of targeting her husband, who is facing an election in September.
"This is one of the most severe and hurtful punishments that a person I know has received. This is the result of four years of ugly, tendentious, libelous leaks that spilled my client's blood. They forgot she is also a mother, a wife," said Cohen.
"I stood here astonished at the lengths our society is willing to go to hurt a person," he continued. "And of course nobody wanted to hurt Mrs Netanyahu. The goal was to hurt her husband, topple the government."
https://www.rt.com/news/462006-sara-Netanyahu-catering-court-Benjamin/
#6765000 at 2019-06-16 18:17:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8652: QR Sunday Brunch. Takin Pops To Feelz Bar Edition
Jared Kushner & Bibi Netanyahu
The definitive manifestation of Trump's wholly inappropriate loyalty to Israel can be seen in his relationship with Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu. The bond between these two war criminals is so improper that it's clear who owns who. However, it's son-in-law Jared Kushner who really does the dirty work on behalf of both mafia dons-Netanyahu and Trump.
This is where Trump's son-in-law - Jared Kushner comes in. Really, what is this kid even doing there. A Chabad-affiliated Zionist and ultra-liberal NYC Jewish Neo-liberal Neocon is jet-setting around the world making deals for the POTUS ... ... ... after taking direction from Netanyahu. This arrangement is so wrong it screams with influence-buying, malfeasance and unseemly collusion whenever it's necessary for these "Three Amigos" to close an illicit deal.
Whenever it concerns Trump, Netanyahu and Kushner, the only thing that comes to mind is "thicker than thieves"; and it doesn't get thicker than these 3 amigos. After all, Trump gave his daughter to the Kushner family years ago to cement the alliance with various Israeli crime families, as well as the all-powerful MOSSAD. The Kushner family headed by Charles Kushner was well-known as a Jewish Mafia type.
Dear reader, this is the only way to look at the current predicament: America is totally ruled by crime families, and the Trump-Kushner Crime Syndicate happens to be the one that occupies the White House at this time. As far as Trump's partner-in-crime Bibi Netanyahu is concerned, have a look below at his secret strategy.
"If we get caught, they will just replace us with persons of the same cloth. So it doesn't matter what you do. America is a Golden Calf and we will suck it dry, chop it up, and sell it off piece by piece until there is nothing left but the World's biggest welfare state that we will create and control. Why? Because it's God's will and America is big enough to take the hit so we can do it again, again and again. This is what we do to countries that we hate. We destroy them very slowly and make them suffer for refusing to be our slaves." - PM Benjamin Netanyahu
(Benjamin Netanyahu was in a meeting at Finks bar in Jerusalem, a well-known Mossad watering-hole. Here is what he said as taken directly from the transcript of the recording, which was witnessed and which has been 100% fully authenticated.)
#6764869 at 2019-06-16 17:52:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8652: QR Sunday Brunch. Takin Pops To Feelz Bar Edition
>>6764739
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/israel/2017-10-06/russia-and-next-lebanon-war
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/06/israel-united-states-russia-iran-Benjamin-Netanyahu-putin.html
#6764587 at 2019-06-16 17:03:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8652: QR Sunday Brunch. Takin Pops To Feelz Bar Edition
oh bibi, oh baby!
Wife of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu pleads guilty to misuse of government funds
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/wife-of-israeli-pm-Benjamin-Netanyahu-pleads-guilty-to-misuse-of-government-funds/ar-AACXsRc?OCID=ansmsnnews11
#6764155 at 2019-06-16 15:41:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8651: QR AM Bake Edition
The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted to misuse of state funds and will have to pay $15,000 (£11,910).
Sara Netanyahu was accused of spending $99,300 on outside catering while falsely declaring there were no cooks available at the PM's residence.
She was charged with fraud and breach of trust last year.
Her lawyer said the case had nothing to do with her and said it was an attempt to bring down her husband.
Under a plea deal, Mrs Netanyahu will repay the state $12,490 and pay a fine of $2,777.
She will have a criminal record though the charges she faced were reduced, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Prosecutor Erez Padan said that the prosecution had made "significant concessions" that led to a "balanced and right plea deal." He said the compromise had saved the court from calling on 80 witnesses.
"The prosecution is aware there isn't full correlation between the sum and the criminal offence, however in the framework of the legal procedure, a full correlation is not obligatory," he said.
more…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-48652986
#6763273 at 2019-06-16 11:12:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8650: Strange Bread Shadow Baker Dues NO CHUD
Wife of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu pleads guilty to misuse of government funds
https://www.foxnews.com/world/wife-of-israeli-pm-Benjamin-Netanyahu-pleads-guilty-to-misuse-of-government-funds
The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a plea deal in connection with allegations that she misused about $100,000 in government money.
Under terms of the agreement, Sara Netanyahu, 60, has been sentenced to pay a fine of roughly $15,000, the Associated Press reported.
#6761494 at 2019-06-16 03:06:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8648: Saturday Night At The Shows. The Chud Edition
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today with @Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman William Clay Ford, Jr.
"Israel has finally got an automotive industry. We have now an autonomous vehicle industry and everything else that you see. And that's just changing transportation."
6:07 - 13 jun. 2019
https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/1139157241679007755
#6743959 at 2019-06-13 21:15:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8625: We'll Miss You Sarah Edition
Netanyahu Vows More Preemptive Attacks Against Syria
Says Israel will attack in a 'systematic and consistent manner'
Following Syrian reports that they'd foiled an Israeli attack near the Golan Heights, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to launch even more preemptive attacks against Syria into the future.
Netanyahu said Israel was facing "unending" tests, and that they would continue to attack in a "systematic and consistent manner" to ensure that Syria never establishes any capability to threaten Israel.
In practice Israel has been attacking targets in Syria on a regular basis for months now, and indeed has spent much of the Syrian War feigning neutrality while backing rebel groups, and attacking pro-government forces on every pretext, and often with no pretext at all.
It is no surprise, then, to hear that preemptive Israeli attacks will continue, though it is somewhat surprising to hear Israeli officials present them as such. Generally speaking, Israel tries to spin every strike they acknowledge as retaliation, and when they aren't retaliating against anything in particular, they generally refuse to comment.
https://news.antiwar.com/2019/06/12/Netanyahu-vows-more-preemptive-attacks-against-syria/
#6737908 at 2019-06-13 01:38:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8617: The World Doesn't Work That Way Edition
Abe urges Rouhani to avoid escalation of Iran-US tensions
TEHRAN (Kyodo) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday to avoid a further escalation of tensions and an unintended military conflict in the Middle East, as he sought to nudge Tehran toward dialogue as a mediator with the United States.
Speaking after talks with Rouhani at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Abe offered to do whatever Japan can to reduce friction between Iran and the United States. But he added Iran also needs to play a "constructive role" in bringing peace and stability in the region.
"We must avoid an armed clash at any cost. Peace and stability in the Middle East are essential for the prosperity of the region and the world," Abe said alongside Rouhani.
Abe made the comments after he became the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit Iran since Takeo Fukuda in 1978. Tensions have flared in recent weeks over Iran's nuclear program and Washington's attempt to boost its military presence.
"We won't pursue war with the United States," Rouhani said, while adding that Iran will act resolutely if the situation develops into war.
"We've seen heightened tensions in this region and the U.S. economic war is to blame. So if the economic war ends, we believe stability can be ensured," Rouhani said.
Rouhani welcomed Abe's visit to diffuse tensions, and expressed appreciation and hope for Japan's continued support for an international nuclear deal from which the United States has already withdrawn.
During his visit through Thursday, Abe will also hold a meeting with Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It will be the first time a Japanese prime minister has met with the supreme leader, who ultimately determines the country's policy direction.
The Middle East is a critical area for Japan, which relies heavily on countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Japanese officials say the purpose of Abe's visit is not simply serving as a messenger.
Iran was also a major supplier before the United States ended its sanctions waivers given to Iranian oil buyers, including Japan, in May.
Rouhani disclosed Japan is interested in continuing to buy Iran's oil, adding he is "thankful for (Japan's) wish" to aim for such an environment.
As Abe landed in Iran, Yemen's Houthi rebels that are pro-Iran attacked an airport in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, media reports said, highlighting the escalation of regional tensions.
Earlier in the day, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks in Tehran.
Abe's symbolic visit comes as Washington has left the door open for dialogue despite its abrupt withdrawal last year from the nuclear accord and the reinstating of economic sanctions. Japan is not a member of the deal but has been a supporter.
The trip gives Abe a rare opportunity to raise his diplomatic profile ahead of a Group of 20 summit in Japan on June 28 and 29 before an election for the upper house this summer.
Before making the trip official, Abe secured backing from U.S. President Donald Trump, who was on a state visit to Japan in late May, for his efforts to reach out to Iran.
Abe also spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the crown princes of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.
Roughly a year after Trump's decision to leave the international nuclear accord that led to the lifting of economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for its curbing of nuclear activities, Tehran said it was suspending some of its commitments under the deal.
Tehran set a 60-day deadline to negotiate new terms, saying it would keep more enriched uranium than allowed under the agreement initially reached with the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China.
Washington has dispatched an aircraft carrier strike group and bombers to the Persian Gulf, and decided to send additional U.S. troops to the region.
Trump's more aggressive approach to Tehran has prompted a delicate balancing act by Japan, which marks the 90th anniversary of its diplomatic relations with Iran this year.
Since returning to power in 2012, Abe has held seven meetings with Rouhani.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190613/p2g/00m/0in/002000c
#6735772 at 2019-06-12 20:11:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8614: Wednesday Flyover Edition
Justice Minister Ohana says he'll disobey High Court if security at risk
In his first interview since becoming acting justice minister this week, Ohana also made explosive statements regarding the cases against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Justice Minister Amir Ohana told Channel 12 late Wednesday that he was ready to disobey rulings by the High Court of Justice if they went against his view of what was necessary to keep Israeli citizens safe.
In his first interview since becoming acting justice minister this week, Ohana also made explosive statements regarding the cases against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
He said he continued to support a bill to circumvent the High Court's ability to veto Knesset laws as well as a bill to give Netanyahu immunity from prosecution while he remains in office.
Moreover, he would not commit to supporting the High Court if it ruled in favor of prosecuting Netanyahu, merely saying he hoped it would not come to that.
Further, while he refused to make new criticisms against Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit's February 28 announcement of a likely intent to indict Netanyahu, he said he stood by his past statements which included clear implications that Mandelblit's arm had been twisted by his prosecution team into going after Netanyahu against the attorney-general's better judgement.
Ohana also questioned the professionalism and non-partisan status of the prosecution, saying there should be no assumption that all of them "are angels" without "improper interests."
The new acting justice minister's interview put him far to the right of even his right-leaning predecessor Ayelet Shaked, who attacked the High Court but never advocated disobeying it and never criticized Mandelblit's handling of the Netanyahu cases.
A court spokeswoman declined to respond.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Justice-Minister-Ohana-says-hell-disobey-High-Court-if-security-at-risk-592298
#6735453 at 2019-06-12 19:28:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8614: Wednesday Flyover Edition
After alleged Syria strike, PM says Israel acting against 'enemy in vicinity'
In apparent acknowledgment of missile attack on sites in southern Syria, Netanyahu says IDF is constantly working to prevent foes from establishing bases along the border.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said Israel was carrying out pre-emptive attacks to prevent its "enemy" from establishing military bases "in our vicinity," in an apparent acknowledgment of a strike earlier in the day on alleged Hezbollah facilities across the border in Syria.
"We respond with attacks and force to every attack against us. But we are not only taking action after the fact, we are also denying the enemy capabilities before the fact. In a systematic and consistent way, we are working to prevent our enemy from establishing attack bases against us and in our vicinity," Netanyahu said.
In the predawn hours of Wednesday morning, Syrian state media reported that Israel fired several missiles toward a mountain near the Golan border.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-alleged-syria-strike-pm-says-israel-acting-against-enemy-in-vicinity/
#6735354 at 2019-06-12 19:18:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8614: Wednesday Flyover Edition
>>6735335
Continued:
If the report's figures are accurate, Israeli government funding seems to account for a majority of the group's 2017 budget - the same year it launched the app.
The report does not disclose Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs as being among the funders it lists - though it does thank "private anonymous donors."
The ministry's director general has made it clear that their work "stays under the radar," and has attempted to change Israeli law to render it classified in the same way as Israeli intelligence agencies.
Gilad Erdan - a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - is both strategic affairs minister and public security minister.
In 2017, Erdan explained why his ministry uses front organizations like Act.IL: "Most of the ministry's actions are not of the ministry, but through bodies around the world who do not want to expose their connection with the state."
But as the Israeli news report in the video below shows, Act.IL is one of the Israeli government's less subtle projects.
Erdan himself launched the app at a lavish rooftop party in New York in 2017, doing his best "down with the kids" act by donning a DJ's headphones.
Posing for the cameras with him was model and former Miss Israel Yityish "Titi" Aynaw.
https://electronicintifada.net/content/inside-israels-million-dollar-troll-army/27566
#6735295 at 2019-06-12 19:12:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8614: Wednesday Flyover Edition
Kushner as a Colonial Administrator: Let's Talk About the 'Israeli Model'
In a TV interview on June 2, on the news docuseries "Axios" on the HBO channel, Jared Kushner opened up regarding many issues, in which his "Deal of the Century" was a prime focus.
The major revelation made by Kushner, President Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law, was least surprising. Kushner believes that Palestinians are not capable of governing themselves.
Not surprising, because Kushner thinks he is capable of arranging the future of the Palestinian people without the inclusion of the Palestinian leadership. He has been pushing his so-called "Deal of the Century" relentlessly, while including in his various meets and conferences countries such as Poland, Brazil and Croatia, but not Palestine.
Indeed, this is what transpired at the Warsaw conference on "peace and security" in the Middle East. The same charade, also led by Kushner, is expected to be rebooted in Bahrain on June 25.
Much has been said about the subtle racism in Kushner's words, reeking with the stench of old colonial discourses where the natives were seen as lesser, incapable of rational thinking beings who needed the civilized "whites" of the western hemisphere to help them cope with their backwardness and inherent incompetence.
Kushner, whose credentials are merely based on his familial connections to Trump and family friendship with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is now poised to be the colonial administrator of old, making and enforcing the law while the hapless natives have no other option but to either accommodate or receive their due punishment.
This is not an exaggeration. In fact, according to leaked information concerning Kushner's "Deal of the Century," and published in the Israeli daily newspaper, "Israel Hayom", if Palestinian groups refuse to accept the US-Israeli diktats, "the US will cancel all financial support to the Palestinians and ensure that no country transfers funds to them."
https://original.antiwar.com/ramzy-baroud/2019/06/11/kushner-as-a-colonial-administrator-lets-talk-about-the-israeli-model/
#6735002 at 2019-06-12 18:32:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8613: They Never Though She Would Lose Edition
Israel Police recommend charging Netanyahu associate with bribery in 'Submarine Affair'
Israel Police has recommended charging Miki Ganor, an associate of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with bribery for his role in Case 3000, often known as the "Submarine Affair".
The case refers to a series of allegations against close associates of Netanyahu, who it is claimed lobbied Israeli defence officials to sign deals with German shipbuilding firm ThyssenKrupp. The multi-billion-shekel deals, many of which date back to 2009, would have seen Israel purchase naval vessels and submarines from the German firm. Netanyahu's associates, however, are suspected of "skimming" millions of shekels off the top of the deals for their personal profit.
One of these associates is Miki Ganor, a former sales representative of ThyssenKrupp who turned state witness in 2017. Under the agreement, Ganor would testify for the prosecution in exchange for only having to serve one year in prison and pay a ten million shekel ($2.7 million) fine for his role in facilitating the deals.
However, in a shock move in March, Ganor presented himself to the police and asked to change his previous statement, despite standing by it during 50 meetings over the course of the investigation. He was subsequently arrested for "obstructing an investigation with false information", while Israel's State Prosecutor threatened to rescind his partial immunity.
Having had his immunity rescinded, the Israel Police's Lahav 433 anti-fraud unit today recommended that prosecutors indict Ganor on five counts of bribery and one count of receiving an illicit gift, in addition to six counts of money laundering, the Times of Israel reported, citing Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Ahronoth.
The Israeli daily added that "despite the recent developments, all the recommendations against the other suspects in the case have remained unchanged". One of these other suspects include Netanyahu's cousin David Shimron, who represented Ganor in the deals and allegedly promised to use his influence over the prime minister to secure the sales, in return for a "hefty cut" of the money exchanged.
Other close associates of Netanyahu have also been implicated in the affair: another of his cousins, Nathan Milikowsky; his former bureau chief David Sharan; his former pick for National Security Adviser Avriel Bar-Yosef; former head of the Israeli Navy Eliezer Marom; and former government minister Eliezer Sandberg.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190612-israel-police-recommend-charging-Netanyahu-associate-with-bribery-in-submarine-affair/
#6731538 at 2019-06-12 05:29:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8609: Dems are Singin' the State Department Blues Edition
How NeoCon Billionaire Paul Singer Is Driving the Outsourcing of US Tech Jobs to Israel
Several U.S. tech giants including Google, Microsoft and Intel Corporation have filled top positions with former members of Israeli military intelligence and are heavily investing in their Israeli branches while laying off thousands of American employees, all while receiving millions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies funded by American taxpayers.
WASHINGTON - With nearly 6 million Americans unemployed and regular bouts of layoffs in the U.S. tech industry, major American tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Intel Corporation are nonetheless moving key operations, billions in investments, and thousands of jobs to Israel - a trend that has largely escaped media attention or concern from even "America first" politicians. The fact that this massive transfer of investment and jobs has been so overlooked is particularly striking given that it is largely the work of a single leading neoconservative Republican donor who has given millions of dollars to President Donald Trump.
To make matters worse, many of these top tech companies shifting investment and jobs to Israel at record rates continue to collect sizable U.S. government subsidies for their operations while they move critical aspects of their business abroad, continue to layoff thousands of American workers, and struggle to house their growing company branches in Israel. This is particularly troubling in light of the importance of the tech sector to the overall U.S. economy, as it accounts for 7.1 percent of total GDP and 11.6 percent of total private-sector payroll.
Furthermore, many of these companies are hiring members of controversial Israeli companies - known to have spied on Americans, American companies, and U.S. federal agencies - as well as numerous members of Israeli military intelligence as top managers and executives.
This massive transfer of the American tech industry has largely been the work of one leading Republican donor - billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer, who also funds the neoconservative think tank American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the Islamophobic and hawkish think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), and also funded the now-defunct Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI).
Singer's project to bolster Israel's tech economy at the U.S.' expense is known as Start-Up Nation Central, which he founded in response to the global Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement that seeks to use nonviolent means to pressure Israel to comply with international law in relation to its treatment of Palestinians.
This project is directly linked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who in recent years has publicly mentioned that it has been his "deliberate policy" to have former members of Israel's "military and intelligence units ... merge into companies with local partners and foreign partners" in order to make it all but impossible for major corporations and foreign governments to boycott Israel.
In this report, MintPress identifies dozens of former members of an elite Israeli military intelligence unit who now hold top positions at Microsoft, Google and Facebook.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/neocon-billionaire-paul-singer-driving-outsourcing-us-tech-jobs-israel/259147/
Part 1
#6726954 at 2019-06-11 18:56:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8603: QR PM Bake Edition
How NeoCon Billionaire Paul Singer Is Driving the Outsourcing of US Tech Jobs to Israel
WASHINGTON - With nearly 6 million Americans unemployed and regular bouts of layoffs in the U.S. tech industry, major American tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Intel Corporation are nonetheless moving key operations, billions in investments, and thousands of jobs to Israel - a trend that has largely escaped media attention or concern from even "America first" politicians. The fact that this massive transfer of investment and jobs has been so overlooked is particularly striking given that it is largely the work of a single leading neoconservative Republican donor who has given millions of dollars to President Donald Trump.
To make matters worse, many of these top tech companies shifting investment and jobs to Israel at record rates continue to collect sizable U.S. government subsidies for their operations while they move critical aspects of their business abroad, continue to layoff thousands of American workers, and struggle to house their growing company branches in Israel. This is particularly troubling in light of the importance of the tech sector to the overall U.S. economy, as it accounts for 7.1 percent of total GDP and 11.6 percent of total private-sector payroll.
Furthermore, many of these companies are hiring members of controversial Israeli companies - known to have spied on Americans, American companies, and U.S. federal agencies - as well as numerous members of Israeli military intelligence as top managers and executives.
This massive transfer of the American tech industry has largely been the work of one leading Republican donor - billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer, who also funds the neoconservative think tank American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the Islamophobic and hawkish think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), and also funded the now-defunct Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI).
Singer's project to bolster Israel's tech economy at the U.S.' expense is known as Start-Up Nation Central, which he founded in response to the global Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement that seeks to use nonviolent means to pressure Israel to comply with international law in relation to its treatment of Palestinians.
This project is directly linked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who in recent years has publicly mentioned that it has been his "deliberate policy" to have former members of Israel's "military and intelligence units ... merge into companies with local partners and foreign partners" in order to make it all but impossible for major corporations and foreign governments to boycott Israel.
In this report, MintPress identifies dozens of former members of an elite Israeli military intelligence unit who now hold top positions at Microsoft, Google and Facebook.
Singer's nonprofit organization has acted as the vehicle through which Netanyahu's policy has been realized, via the group's close connections to the Israeli PM and Singer's long-time support for Netanyahu and the Likud Party. With deep ties to Netanyahu, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), and controversial tech companies - like Amdocs - that spied on the American government, this Singer-funded organization has formed a nexus of connections between the public and private sectors of both the American and Israeli economies with the single goal of making Israel the new technology superpower, largely at the expense of the American economy and government, which currently gives $3.2 billion in aid to Israel annually.
https://governmentslaves.news/2019/06/11/how-neocon-billionaire-paul-singer-is-driving-the-outsourcing-of-us-tech-jobs-to-israel/
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#6726814 at 2019-06-11 18:35:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8603: QR PM Bake Edition
Pete Buttigieg: I Will Cut Funds to Israel If It Annexes Part of the West Bank
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg promised, if elected president, to cut U.S. aid to Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu followed through on an election promise to annex parts of Judea and Samara - the "West Bank."
Buttigieg, delivering what was billed as his first major address on foreign policy at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, claimed that President Donald Trump had made the United States into a version of Russia. He also slammed Trump for his negotiations on denuclearization with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un - while attacking Trump for pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal. And he said that the Trump administration had neglected white supremacist terror in its focus on radical Islamic terror.
But Buttigieg - once regarded as a rare pro-Israel voice - blasted Israel as well:
The closer an ally, the more important it is that we speak truth to them. The security and survival of the democratic state of Israel has been, and continues to be, a central tenet of U.S. foreign policy, and is very much in our national interest. Which is why neither American nor Israeli leaders should play personal politics with the security of Israel and its neighbors.
[Applause]
Just as an American patriot may oppose the policies of an American president, a supporter of Israel may also oppose the policies of the Israeli right-wing government.
[Loud applause]
Especially when we see increasingly disturbing signs that the Netanyahu government is turning away from peace. The suffering of the Palestinian people, especially the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, has many authors - from the extremism of Hamas, and the inefficacy of the Palestinian Authority, to the indifference of the international community, and, yes, the policies of the current Israeli government. And now Gaza has become a breeding ground for the kind of extremism that only exacerbates threats to Israel and the region. Israeli and Palestinian citizens should be able to enjoy the freedom to go about their daily lives without fear, and to work to achieve economic well-being for their families. As Israel's most powerful and most reliable ally, the United States has the opportunity to shape a more constructive path with the tough and honest guidance that friendship and fairness require. The current state of affairs cannot endure. The pressure of history and the mathematics of demography, mean that well before 2054, Israelis and Palestinians will have come to see either peace or catastrophe. A two-state solution that achieves legitimate Palestinian aspirations and meets Israel's security needs remains the only viable way forward, and it will be our policy to support such a solution actively.
[Applause]
And if Prime Minister Netanyahu makes good on his threat to annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a President Buttigieg would take steps to ensure that American taxpayers won't help foot the bill.
[Loud applause]
Professional critics of Israel were delighted by Buttigieg's comments, including J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami:
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/06/11/pete-buttigieg-i-will-cut-funds-to-israel-if-it-annexes-part-of-the-west-bank/
Cheeky kikes shaping the narrative
#6722116 at 2019-06-11 00:59:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8597: Follow the Yellow Brick Road Edition
Netanyahu: Iran's Zarif lying, Tehran is the one threatening destruction
PM says Islamic Republic 'accelerating its nuclear program,' warns Israel won't allow it to develop atomic weapons, hours after Iran's FM castigated Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired back at Iran on Monday after its foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, claimed the Israeli leader had threatened to destroy his country and warned that the Islamic Republic would respond to such threats.
"Zarif is once again lying," Netanyahu said in a statement. "Iran is the one openly threatening destruction. The regime's officials threaten the destruction of Israel on a daily basis."
He said Iran was "attempting to establish itself militarily in Syria, and just today it was publicized that it is accelerating its nuclear program.
"I'll say it again: We won't allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons that will endanger us and the entire world," he said.
At a press conference in Tehran alongside visiting German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, Zarif had said "Netanyahu stands next to the Dimona [reactor], a nuclear weapons site, and says Iran should be destroyed...Of course, no one can act against our people without receiving a decisive response."
Israel has long maintained an official position of ambiguity with regards to its nuclear capabilities.
According to Iran's Tasnim news agency, which provided an English translation of his remarks, Zarif was referring to comments Netanyahu made in August 2018 during a visit to Israel's secretive nuclear site in Dimona.
At the time Netanyahu warned that those who seek to destroy Israel put themselves in danger of suffering the same fate instead.
The Iranian regime routinely threatens and anticipates the destruction of Israel, and funds and arms anti-Israel terrorist groups in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, frequently refers to Israel as a cancer that must be eradicated, and has set out detailed plans for its elimination.
Israel has repeatedly warned that Iran is seeking a nuclear arsenal in order to destroy it, and Netanyahu has led international opposition to the 2015 P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran.
"Iran has never waged a war against any country and will not do so in future," Zarif said Monday, but warned that "if any country starts a war on Iran, it would definitely not be the one that ends it."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-irans-zarif-lying-tehran-is-the-one-threatening-destruction/
This old chestnut!
#6703940 at 2019-06-08 19:35:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8573: Ding Dong The Witch's Brothers Dead Edition
U.S. Ambassador to Israel: Israel has right to annex part of West Bank
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said that Israel has the right to annex some but "unlikely all" of the West Bank in an interview.
This comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to begin annexing settlements in the West Bank, a move that would put a dent in any attempts at a two-state solution in the area.
"Under certain circumstances, I think Israel has the right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank," Friedman said.
The comment by Friedman stirred plenty of controversy, as much of the world views Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal.
Friedman further clarified that the "Deal of the century" was aimed at improving life for Palestinians, but without any "permanent resolution to the conflict."
However, the United Nations resolution in 2016 allowed by the Obama administration which condemned the Israeli settlements in the West Bank was heavily criticized by Friedman, who said that "Israel's entitled to retain some portion of it."
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/US-Ambassador-to-Israel-Israel-has-no-right-to-annex-all-of-West-Bank-591908
#6693627 at 2019-06-07 15:19:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8560: QR AM Bread
Benjamin Netanyahu's not-so-secret weapon: his son Yair, the Israeli leader's defender in chief
He is his father's greatest defender and posts tweets that seem designed to infuriate the political left. "Calling him a troll or a provocateur would be to underestimate him," one liberal columnist wrote.
In recent months, Yair Netanyahu, the 27-year-old son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has become a prominent and sometimes controversial public proxy for his father, occasionally eliciting comparisons to Donald Trump Jr.
The younger Netanyahu became a lightning rod during Israel's recent electoral campaign when he lashed out at President Reuven Rivlin for defending the civil rights of Arab citizens after the senior Netanyahu said that Israel was "not a state of all its citizens" but the nation-state of the Jewish people.
Rogel Alpher, the columnist for the liberal daily Haaretz who cautioned Israelis not to underestimate the premier's son, wrote that Yair Netanyahu is "becoming an online star," and that the left ignored him, or mocked him, at its peril.
https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-israel-yair-Netanyahu-20190607-story.html
#6686902 at 2019-06-06 18:42:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8551: Anons Storm The Beach Edition
AG rejects Netanyahu's bid to further postpone pre-indictment hearing
After hearing was pushed from July to October, PM asked for a second reprieve due to the new elections called for September
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Thursday declined a request by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay his pre-indictment hearing in the three corruption cases against him.
Netanyahu had asked the attorney general for a delay a day earlier, citing the recent April 9 elections, and the new election campaign underway for the September 17 vote.
"The dissolution of the Knesset and the holding of new elections can't in and of themselves constitute a consideration that justifies delaying the hearing date in the investigations concerning the prime minister," a top adviser to Mandelblit, Gil Limon, said in a letter Thursday to Netanyahu's lawyers.
Limon noted that Netanyahu was given six months to prepare for the hearing, from when the evidence became available to Netanyahu's lawyers in April to the scheduled date of the hearing on October 2-3.
Limon also emphasized the state prosecution's general policy when conducting criminal investigations concerning politicians "of separation, as much as possible, between the legal track of the criminal cases and the political track, with its characteristic instability."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-rejects-Netanyahus-bid-for-further-delay-to-pre-indictment-hearing/
#6686747 at 2019-06-06 18:25:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8551: Anons Storm The Beach Edition
Netanyahu appoints justice minister who supports his immunity from prosecution
A Netanyahu loyalist, Amir Ohana is the country's first ever gay minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Likud lawmaker Amir Ohana as justice minister on Wednesday in a move that could shield him from indictment on corruption charges.
Ohana, 43, the country's first ever gay minister, has backed the Nation State law that gives Jews supremacy over all non-Jewish Israeli citizens and has previously blamed Muslims for being "responsible for the acts of murder and massacre in the world over the past 50 years"
Political sources told Haaretz that Ohana was appointed because he supports moves which would exempt Netanyahu from prosecution in three cases involving graft and breach of trust.
Ohana's appointment comes days after Netanyahu sacked the former justice minister Ayelet Shaked, a right-wing rival who failed to win enough votes in the April elections to return to parliament.
Netanyahu failed to build a coalition after the April polls. Last week, Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament, paving the way for a new election in September.
'Rule of law gangs'
Born to Jewish immigrants from Morocco, Ohana is a lawyer by training and a former official in Israel's internal security apparatus Shin Bet.
He is a backer of Netanyahu's proposed bill that would allow Knesset and government ministers to annul any High Court decision to rescind Netanyahu's immunity.
The bill would effectively turn the High Court's decisions into non-binding ones.
In an interview with 103 FM Radio last month, as quoted by Haaretz, Ohana said that "immunity laws are needed, especially in a legal world like ours, where there is an offense like breach of trust".
Ohana is known for his hostility towards the Israeli judicial system and its top officials who he once described as the "rule of law gang".
At a public event in Petach Tikvah last month, he decried the High Court as an obstacle to democracy.
"The sovereign is the public. They should make decisions through their elected representatives, because this is democracy … If the High Court intervenes in everything, then why do we need elections?" he was quoted as saying.
In February, he said he expected the government to "draw red lines" for the High Court if its decisions are deemed harmful for the security of citizens.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israels-Netanyahu-appoints-justice-minister-who-supports-immunity-pm
#6682797 at 2019-06-06 03:23:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8546: The Kansas/Eisenhower Statue Edition
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/Netanyahu-suspect-in-three-corruption-cases-is-now-israel-s-justice-minister-1.7332234
Netanyahu, Suspect in Three Corruption Cases, Is Now Israel's Justice Minister
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is awaiting a pre-indictment hearing in three corruption cases, now serves as Israel's justice minister after he fired Ayelet Shaked from the post on Sunday.
https://news.yahoo.com/Netanyahu-fires-two-key-ministers-ahead-israeli-polls-143431070.html
#6681606 at 2019-06-06 00:59:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8544: Shills Still Crazy After All These Years Edition
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-appoints-loyalist-amir-ohana-as-justice-minister/
Netanyahu appoints Amir Ohana justice minister, first openly gay cabinet member
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday confirmed loyalist Amir Ohana as justice minister in the run-up to elections on the September 17.
Ayelet Shaked formally departed from the Justice Ministry on Tuesday, two days after she was fired by Netanyahu in a cabinet reshuffle that also targeted her political ally education minister Naftali Bennett. The move was widely seen as a bid to prevent the once-popular right-wing duo from using their cabinet positions to bolster their campaigns ahead of the new national vote.
Ohana is a lawyer by training who became the first openly gay MK in a right-wing party when he was elected to the Knesset in 2015. In announcing his appointment Wednesday, the Likud party noted that he would also be the first openly gay minister in Israel's history.
"Good luck to Justice Minister MK Amir Ohana!" Netanyahu tweeted Wednesday evening.
Thanking the prime minister, Ohana said in a tweet that it was "a great honor to serve the State of Israel in the role of justice minister."
Ohana is among the only senior members of Likud to have publicly backed Netanyahu's drive to secure immunity from prosecution in the cases against him. Earlier this year, he struck out at legal authorities over the Netanyahu investigations, charging that judicial officials, who have announced their intention to charge the prime minister pending a hearing, were usurping the will of the Israeli voters.
"This is what happens when bureaucrats who are not chosen by the public and don't have to ask for its trust once every four years decide to take for themselves the reins of the state," he was quoted as saying by the Ynet news site.
Netanyahu is suspected of corruption - including one count of bribery - in three cases, one of which involves gifts from wealthy associates, with the other two involving potential quid pro quo deals for regulatory favors in exchange for positive media coverage.
The prime minister has long accused police, the media, judicial officials and the political left of conducting a witch hunt against him, and has denied any wrongdoing.
Following Shaked's dismissal, the position of justice minister reverted to Netanyahu, who as well as prime minister, already holds the defense and health portfolios.
Initially, the Prime Minister's Office said Netanyahu would temporarily assume the mantles of education and justice minister, but that sparked a backlash, with critics saying he could not hold the latter portfolio with an indictment hanging over his head. His office then backtracked and announced that interim ministers would be named within 48 hours.
Bezalel Smotrich of the Union of Right-Wing Parties on Monday called on Netanyahu to appoint him as Shaked's replacement, later saying he wanted to impose Jewish religious law on the country. In response, Likud sources were quoted as saying there was no chance Smotrich would get the position after his comments, which Netanyahu also criticized in a Facebook post.
Likud's Yariv Levin, currently minister of tourism as well as immigration and absorption, has long been angling for the Justice Ministry, but on Sunday said he had no interest in serving there in an interim capacity ahead of the elections.
After Wednesday's announcement, Smotrich tweeted that Ohana was a friend and worthy recipient of the post, but charged that Netanyahu was discriminating against his religious Zionist partners.
"But he isn't the story," he added. "The story is that Netanyahu wouldn't treat any of his other partners like he allows himself to treat religious Zionists."
"The time has come to draw our own conclusions," said Smotrich, who had also demanded to be appointed justice minister in the wake of the April 9 elections.
Shaked wished Ohana luck, tweeting, "It is an important and challenging ministry with the most talented staff. I'm at his disposal for any help or questions."
On May 29, the Knesset voted to disband and called new elections for September 17 after Netanyahu failed to build a coalition due to an impasse between the secular Yisrael Beytenu party and ultra-Orthodox parties.
Given the seven-day post-election advisory period for the president's appointing a PM-designate, and the roughly seven-week period usually granted to premiers to negotiate a coalition, Ohana could serve in the position well into mid-November.
#6681588 at 2019-06-06 00:57:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8544: Shills Still Crazy After All These Years Edition
https://news.yahoo.com/Netanyahu-appoints-israels-first-openly-gay-minister-194304522.html
Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday tapped Amir Ohana as acting justice minister, the first openly gay minister in the country's history.
The appointment of Ohana, from Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party, comes as Jerusalem prepares for its annual Gay Pride celebrations on Thursday.
"Amir Ohana is a jurist who knows the legal system well," the premier's office said in a statement.
He takes up the position from Netanyahu's right-wing rival Ayelet Shaked, fired by the premier on Sunday along with education minister Naftali Bennett after the prime minister failed to form a government following April elections.
Netanyahu opted for parliament to dissolve itself and approve new elections, preventing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin from selecting someone else to form a government.
Shaked and Bennett had left the Likud years earlier, but their New Right party failed to win enough votes in April's poll to clear the threshold to join Israel's parliament.
Israeli ministers remain in their posts immediately after elections, until the formation of the next administration.
But Netanyahu's office confirmed their sackings at the weekend.
Justice ministry hopeful Betzalel Smotrich, of the religious far-right alliance United Right, said Monday the country should be run according to biblical laws, sparking outrage among secular Israelis.
Netanyahu responded by saying "the state of Israel will not be a halakha state", referring to Jewish law.
Thousands of people are expected to converge on Jerusalem on Thursday for its "march of pride and tolerance" to support the rights the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community, amid tight security.
In 2015, a 16-year-old demonstrator at the march was stabbed to death by an ultra-orthodox Jew.
Israel has presented itself as a pioneer in LGBT rights in the region, but homosexuality is deeply rejected by conservative religious parties whose support Netanyahu is likely to need in order to form his next government.
It has also been accused of "pinkwashing", or pushing its reputation for tolerance, in an effort to restore a liberal image tarnished by its occupation of Palestinian territories.
Netanyahu's failure to form a coalition was due to strongly secular right-wing former defence minister Avigdor Lieberman's refusal to back down on demands for legislation to force religious Jews to serve in the army along with other Israelis.
#6679649 at 2019-06-05 20:36:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8542 D-Day Incoming
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'''Given Kerry's personal financial interest, it might have been better for him to recuse himself and delegate the task to another State Department official'''. Such a move would undoubtedly have been proper, also in the case of the Iran negotiations.
'''Haaretz reported that Kerry contacted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the Israeli leader to advance the deal with Noble and sidestep the antitrust difficulties'''. According to the report, Kerry said, "It is important for all countries to have a strong investment climate, including a consistent and predictable regulatory framework." '''Netanyahu has pushed the legislation through, labelling the natural gas issue a security issue, thereby sidestepping antitrust laws.'''
In yet another incident, '''it is somewhat ironic that Kerry led a committee investigating the Iran-Contra Affair, in which selling weapons to Iran was illegal because it was designated a state sponsor of terrorism and was the focus of an arms embargo by the US government'''. '''Yet today, Kerry is willing to allow Iran's nuclear program to remain intact, lift sanctions and provide the Iranian terror regime with billions of dollars, despite their public declarations of threats of violence, terror and destruction against the US and Israel'''. It appears that Kerry, regardless of his previous views on Iran as a terror state, has no qualms conducting negotiations based entirely on good faith, as his response to the Senate Committee clearly showed.
Kerry's intimate Iranian connections and his interests in foreign matters are a matter of public record. Taken separately, each incident may be considered harmless. '''Viewed together as a pattern, it seems that Kerry has a history of operating in areas where he has a conflict of interest, putting aside his beliefs'''. This should raise questions about his judgement. To date, there have been no American or Israeli calls to investigate Kerry's multiple conflict of interests, though investigations and inquiries have certainly been initiated on much less grounds.
https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/46248/nuclear-nepotism-hushed-up-truth-kerrys-personal-iran-connection-middle-east/
#6679296 at 2019-06-05 19:53:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8541: Tremendous Success Edition
Israel gets first gay minister: Ohana appointed interim justice minister
The move comes just one day ahead of Thursday's LGBTQ Pride parade in Jerusalem.
Amir Ohana will be Israel's first gay minister ever after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to appoint him interim justice minister.
The move comes ahead of Thursday's gay pride parade in Jerusalem.The official Prime Minister's Office statement announcing the appointment emphasized Ohana's professional qualifications as "a lawyer who is very familiar with the legal system," his law degree and his apprenticeship in the State's Attorney's Office Tel Aviv district. The statement said Ohana has appeared before courts across the country and sponsored key legislation in the Knesset, including the Nation-State Law.
But Netanyahu's spokesman Yonatan Urich singled out only the history Netanyahu was making in the appointment: "For the first time ever, a member of the LGBT community will be a senior member of the Israeli government."
"As a Jew, as an Israeli, as the partner of the love of my life Alon Haddad, as the father of Ella and David, as a mizrachi (Sephardi), as a Likudnik, as a Beersheva resident, as a liberal and as a lawyer who has spent thousands of hours in court, it is a great honor to serve Israel as justice minister," Ohana said. "I want to thank the prime minister for putting his hige trust in me and all those who have moved me with their congratulations."
Ohana replaces Ayelet Shaked who Netanyahu fired on Sunday. Netanyahu is expected to appoint several more ministers from Likud next week, but he had to expedite the appointment of a justice minister, because Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit ruled that Netanyahu could not hold the portfolio due to his ongoing criminal cases.
Shaked wished best of luck to her successor and offered to assist him in any way possible. The appointment was praised by top figures in Likud, including Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev and MK Uzi Dayan.
But Union of Right-wing Parties MK Bezalel Smotrich criticized the appointment, because he wanted it for himself. He accused Netanyahu of mistreating the religious Zionist sector and warned that "lessons will be learned."
The Likud responded that there would soon be appointments from the Union of Right-wing Parties but added that Ohana's appointment meant that Smotrich's wish of a counctry led by religious law would not come true. Smotrich's party responded to the Likud by saying that Netanyahu "took Smotrich's words about running the country by Jewish law out of context in an ugly way."
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Israel-gets-first-LGBT-minister-Ohana-appointed-interim-justice-minister-591680
#6672669 at 2019-06-04 23:35:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8533: Royal Dinner Edition
Netanyahu becomes Israel's new Justice Minister while he still faces criminal charges
Israeli politics reached a new level of absurdity on Tuesday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - who is facing three separate corruption charges - allocated the justice portfolio to himself, on top of his other ministries.
The move leaves Netanyahu, who has served as Israel's premier continuously for the last decade, in control of four ministries -in addition to the prime minister's office- including Defense, Health, Education and, now, Justice.
Netanyahu's decision to retain the justice portfolio for himself, effectively immunizing himself from the law, has left him open to harsh criticism, as he has effectively put himself in charge of the very officials tasked with scrutinizing his own alleged improprieties.
Three criminal cases have hung heavily over Netanyahu since February, when Israel's Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced he would indict Netanyahu for bribery, fraud and breach of trust over his relationships with media moguls, which are alleged to have involved political favoritism.
Filling the post of justice minister fell to Netanyahu after he axed from his cabinet Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Education Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday, two lawmakers who failed to return to the parliament after their upstart New Right party failed to get enough votes in April's national elections.
But Netanyahu's curious decision to hoard portfolios would seem to result from his hesitation over appointing a religious rival to one post, precisely when he is coming under public criticism for granting too many concessions to religious parties.
After he failed to appoint a replacement for Shaked, judiciary officials said that it was unthinkable for Netanyahu to retain the post for himself. "Netanyahu cannot fill in for the Justice Minister for even a single day," unnamed Israeli figures told Israel's Channel 13.
"The prime minister must immediately appoint a replacement for the Justice Ministry," said the Movement for Quality Government, an Israeli civil society group, calling Netanyahu's assumption of the post "a shameful political trick that harms the public trust in the legal system."
"It's not only psychotic that he will serve even for a second as justice minister - he should have been forbidden from even firing the [previous] justice minister, and from hiring a new justice minister," tweeted prominent independent journalist and anti-corruption activist Or-ly Barlev.
After Netanyahu failed to form a government in the six weeks allotted to him after winning at the polls in April, his ruling Likud party led the parliament in dissolving itself, setting the stage for new national elections, to be held on September 17.
https://www.rt.com/news/461082-Netanyahu-justice-minister-charges/
#6671997 at 2019-06-04 21:55:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8532: Steele On The Stand Edition
Sanders: Netanyahu's peace is Israel between Mediterranean Sea, Jordan River
"Israel is making significant technological advances that could bring innovation and prosperity to the entire region, yet unable to achieve this goal because of Israeli-Palestinian conflict," he said
WASHINGTON - Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont raised sharp criticism Tuesday of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a video clip that was broadcast during the American Jewish Committee Global Forum in Washington, Sanders also said that opposing Netanyahu doesn't make him anti-Israel.
"We must say loudly and clearly that we oppose reactionary policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, [which] does not make anyone anti-Israel," Sanders said. "Let me say it again. I am vigorously opposed to the reactionary racist and authoritarian policies of [US President] Donald Trump. That does not make me anti-American, and I am not anti-Israel because I oppose Netanyahu's policies."
Speaking on the peace process in the Middle East, Sanders said Israel is making significant technological advances that could bring innovation and prosperity for the entire region, yet it is unable to achieve this goal because of its unresolved conflict with the Palestinians.
"And I see [the] Palestinian people crushed underneath a military occupation [that is] now over a half-century old, creating a daily reality of pain, humiliation, and resentment," he continued. "Let me be clear: I do not know how peace can be achieved in that region, but in the Gaza Strip, poverty is rampant. Fifty-three percent of people are unemployed. The number of unemployed is even higher, but young people at 99% of the residents cannot leave that area. That is not a sustainable situation."
Sanders added that "ending the occupation and enabling the Palestinians' independence and self-determination in a sovereign, independent, economically viable state of their own, is in the best interest of the United States, Israel, Palestinians, and the entire region. It is a necessary step in ensuring that Israel is accepted and integrated into the region."
The senator said that he does not doubt the political challenges of reaching a solution, yet he still believes that agreements are possible "if there is a serious willingness to sit down and talk and compromise."
"The truth is that the parameters of a solution are well known," he said. "They are based in international law. They are based in multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions. And they are supported by an overwhelmingly international consensus. Two states based on the 1967 lines with Jerusalem as the capital of both states."
"Unfortunately, [the] prime minister and his allies seem to be preparing for a future in which Israel controls the entire territory between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River in perpetuity," Sanders continued. "And the Palestinians receive limited autonomy within a disconnected series of communities."
"That is not an acceptable outcome for anyone who supports the security, freedom and self-determination of both people," he concluded.
https://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/Sanders-Opposing-Netanyahu-doesnt-make-me-anti-Israel-591583
#6671156 at 2019-06-04 19:48:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8531: Planned Parenthood Prostitutes Edition
Israel Continues Its Interference in the Syrian Crisis
On June 2, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported on Israeli aggression on the T4 airbase, located in the eastern countryside of Homs province. It's recognized that the Syrian Air Defense System managed to destroy two missiles. The remaining rockets hit targets on the territory of the base, resulting in one death, two injured servicemen, and damage to an arms depot and other equipment.
For the past several days the Israeli aviation repeatedly attacked the Syrian territory. Tel-Aviv struck artillery and two anti-missile batteries not far from Damascus, on the night of June 2. Three Syrian soldiers were killed, and seven others were severely wounded.
The Israeli forces hasted to declare that the strikes were retaliation for the launches of the Syrian missiles towards Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he had ordered the strike.
"We won't tolerate fire at our territory and will respond forcefully to any aggression against us," he said.
The Prime Minister also held a meeting on security issues after the Syrian attacks on the Golan Heights.
However, the actual reasons for the Israeli attacks are entirely different. Currently, the country is preparing for the parliamentary elections, so Netanyahu needs good public relations to demonstrate his determination. He does his best to score points in the domestic arena, including the acts of aggression against the sovereign state. Thus, he proves the intention not to retrieve the occupied territories to Damascus. Notably, in the lead-up to the Knesset elections in April, the same provocation was seen.
Since the beginning of 2019, the Israeli side more than ten times has carried out massive strikes on various objects in Syria that allegedly belonged to Iran.
Apart from open aggression against Damascus Tel-Aviv often use another method of influence, namely accusing the Syrian government of preparing chemical weapons provocation. The Israeli Foreign Ministry has repeatedly stated without a shred of evidence that Bashar Assad possesses vast reserves of chemical weapons, and even is capable of producing a new shipment of arms, violating the international rules and restrictions.
Last month it became known that the Israeli government had been responsible for staging several White Helmets' videos on the alleged use of the chemical weapons against civilians in Idlib province by the Syrian Arab Army.
It's reported that the Israeli personnel has written scripts, trained the representatives of Civil Defense in the territory of the Golan Heights, then transferred them to Idlib province, and also looked for volunteers for staging fake videos. Later the footages were submitted to the mainstream media for further replication.
The actions of Israel in Syria are illegal. Tel-Aviv is not interested in the early resolution of the Syrian crisis. Hiding behind the fight against the presence of Iranian forces, supporting the White Helmets, Israel continues to violate the sovereignty of Syria, as well as provisions of UN Security Council resolutions. The UN is an international organization designed to watch the peacekeeping process all around the World. When is it going to pay precious attention at the Israeli aggression towards Syria?
https://www.globalresearch.ca/israel-continues-interference-syrian-crisis/5679527
#6662283 at 2019-06-03 18:10:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8519: Potus In Full Boom Edition
Netanyahu Promises Permanent Occupation
In a speech commemorating the Israeli occupation of Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will never leave those areas. Since the 1967 Six-Day War, the Arab residents of these territories have lived under a military occupation, with no representation in the Israeli government.
Netanyahu praised President Trump twice during his speech, once for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and again for recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli territory. He said recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights was a "good and important start."
Some see Trump recognizing the Golan Heights as a part of Israel as a precursor to him recognizing the rest of the territories occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War. Netanyahu does know how to play to Trump's ego, recently promising to name a settlement in the Golan Heights after him.
Netanyahu could be in trouble since he failed to form a new government after being reelected in April, Israeli Parliament voted to dissolve and Israelis will be heading back to the polls on September 17th. Back in April Netanyahu made a similar pledge in the run up to the elections, saying he would begin annexing the occupied West Bank if reelected.
https://news.antiwar.com/2019/06/02/Netanyahu-promises-permanent-occupation/
#6658041 at 2019-06-03 03:49:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8514: Brace For Impact - The Buckle Up Edition
>>6658030
>Iran will suffer dire consequences if it threatens Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu warned as he ordered illustrative air raids in Syria
#6658030 at 2019-06-03 03:48:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8514: Brace For Impact - The Buckle Up Edition
Netanyahu warns Iran 'will be hurt far worse' amid deadly Israeli strikes in Syria
Iran will suffer dire consequences if it threatens Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu warned as he ordered illustrative air raids in Syria, reminding voters in the looming snap elections of his firm stance on the occupied Golan Heights.
In a rare public acknowledgement of Israeli cross-border operations, Netanyahu on Sunday boasted of personally ordering airstrikes against Syrian military positions. As a demonstration of Tel Aviv's readiness to respond with "great force to any aggression," the IAF pounded Syrian army's artillery batteries, observation posts and air defense units, killing 3 soldiers and wounding 7 others - in retaliation for two rocket allegedly launched from the Syrian side.
While we do not make light of Iran's threats, neither are we deterred by them because anyone who tries to hurt us will be hurt far worse.
Mere hours after Netanyahu's passionate speech, Syrian Arab Air Force Tiyas Airbase was targeted in another air raid. At least one Syrian soldier was killed and two others wounded in the attack which military sources also blamed on Israel.
Damascus, which views the raids as a blatant violation of its sovereignty, repeatedly accused Israel of helping and boosting the morale of the remaining terrorists in Syria. Sunday's raid too corresponded with "successive terrorist attacks in the northern suburbs of Hama and Idlib," Sana reported.
https://www.rt.com/news/460912-Netanyahu-iran-syria-strikes-warning/
#6655378 at 2019-06-02 22:17:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8510: Pray for POTUS and Crew Edition
1 killed after 'Israeli missiles' strike Syrian military airbase in Homs, day after IDF raids
Several missiles have been fired at Syrian Arab Air Force Tiyas Airbase, located in the Homs Governorate, killing at least one soldier, just a day after Israel conducted raids against multiple Syrian military targets.
Two projectiles were intercepted by the air defense systems, activated to address the threat. However, at least one person was killed and two others injured, Sana reports. Infrastructure and equipment at the facility, also known as the T-4 Airbase, also suffered damage in what appears to be an Israeli attack, military sources said.
The strikes came less than 24 hours after Israel confirmed unleashing 'retaliatory' strikes against Syrian army's artillery batteries, observation posts and air defense units, using warplanes and combat helicopters. Those strikes came in response to two rockets, allegedly fired from Syrian territory towards Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Saturday night.
Syrian air defense forces have engaged IAF warplanes on numerous occasions throughout the course of the years-long conflict, as Israel continues to justify its raids as a necessary measure to contain Iran's and Tehran's proxy presence inside Syria. Previous strikes on late Saturday evening were ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stressed that Israel will "react with great force against all aggression against us."
Damascus views regular Israeli cross border intrusions as direct violations of its sovereignty and has repeatedly asked the UN to step in and intervene to stop the attacks.
https://www.rt.com/news/460909-syria-homs-airbase-missiles/
Am so confused about the Middle East situation.
#6654345 at 2019-06-02 19:43:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8509: Warlike Posture Edition
Benjamin Netanyahu: The Fugitive Crime Minister
In a move considered surreal even two days ago, the Israeli Knesset - elected on April 9th - dissolved itself last night (Wednesday). Some new Members of Knesset didn't even get to get to give their maiden speech.
The vote on dismissal came after a few political days which cannot be described as anything but lunatic.
In an attempt to get extra votes to get his government past the president, Netanyahu tried:
To get Labour to join his family, and failed.
He offered Tal Russo, a former general in 2nd place in Labour, the office of the Minister of Defense if he'd support his government. Russo, to his credit, said no.
Random Blue-White new MKs, still trying to find their way in the Knesset (in the lead rival party to Netanyahu's Likud), were dumbfounded to be offered ambassadorships if they'd only support Netanyahu's government. As this was a downgrade from the ministry positions they were offered in the last two days, they sensibly turned the offer down.
Haaretz reported sources in the Knesset said Netanyahu desperately tried to convince the two Palestinian MKs of the RAAM party to leave the plenum and avoid voting against his government, promising to stop the demolition of Bedouin houses in the south and recognition of an unrecognized Palestinian village; this ploy failed, as well.
With no cards up his sleeve and no rabbits in his hat, the so-called wizard of Israeli politics managed to pull an extraordinary act of self-immolation.
The "King" of Israeli politics failed to create a coalition, and he has only himself to blame. Let's recount what happened, and begin with what we know. The unknowable will remain such.
Some basic law is needed. By law, once the Knesset is elected, the President must appoint an Member of Knesset - legally, any MK he so desires - to form a government. Without exception in the last 71 years, this was entrusted to the MK who had a majority around him. Often it was the leader of the largest party, but the system works by blocs: if you have 35 MKs in your party and can get another 26 MK's to tell the President they support you, you will automatically be offered first dibs at the premiership. This is what happened: Netanayhu went to President Rivlin with 65 supporters, and was given 28 days to form a government.
He failed. This wasn't of much concern, as it happens almost every time. Netanyahu then asked for, and duly received, the customary 14 extra days to form a government. This is all part of the coalition chicken game: the parties are trying to get as much as they can from the would-be prime minister. They want offices, budgets, sinecures, bills passed. They wave an unloaded gun around, threatening to shoot themselves in the head if the prime minister doesn't cave to their demands.
So far, so good. Parties are supposed to represent their voters, and get as much as they can for them as is legally decent. But everyone knows the game has to end not 14 days after the extension, but 12: it takes at least a day to write down a semi-respectable coalition agreement, which is a binding legal document.
By law, there are three ways to resolve a case if a candidate can't create a coalition in 42 days (28 + 14):
https://www.globalresearch.ca/Benjamin-Netanyahu-fugitive-crime-minister/5679277
#6650767 at 2019-06-02 05:56:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8504: Live From Kekistan, It's Saturday Night Edition
Israel strikes Syria after rockets fired at Golan
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said its aircraft struck Syrian army targets on Sunday after rockets were fired at the Golan Heights, and Syria's state media said three soldiers were killed in the second such flare-up in a week. Syrian television reported big explosions near Damascus before dawn and said air defences had "confronted the enemy".
The Israeli military said it struck Syrian artillery and aerial defence batteries in retaliation for Saturday's firing of two rockets at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. An Israeli military spokeswoman said it was still unclear who had fired the rockets but the Syrian army was held responsible for any attack launched from Syrian territory. "We will not tolerate any firing into our territory and we will respond with great force to any aggression against us," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.
On Monday, Israel's military said it attacked a Syrian anti-aircraft position that had fired on one of its warplanes, and Syrian state media said a soldier had been killed in the incident. In recent years, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria against its regional arch foe Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah group, which it calls the biggest threat to its borders. Iran and Hezbollah are fighting on the side of President Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian war, and Israel says they are trying to turn Syria into a new front against Israelis.
Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel in the 1967 Middle East war. Israel later annexed the captured territory in a move unrecognized by most of the international community, except for the United States. President Donald Trump announced U.S.-recognition for Israeli sovereignty over the Golan in March. The White House said on Wednesday that national security adviser John Bolton and his Israeli and Russian counterparts will meet in Jerusalem this month to discuss regional security issues. Russia intervened militarily in the Syrian war on Assad's behalf in 2015, turning the tide of the war.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-israel-syria/israel-strikes-syria-after-rockets-fired-at-golan-idUSKCN1T23EQ?il=0
#6643368 at 2019-06-01 05:54:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8495: Grand Juries are Grand Edition
Netanyahu thanks pope for exoneration
PM says he has 'deep esteem' for Benedict XVI, whose new book refutes claim Jews killed Jesus
Roni Sofer|Published: 03.03.11 ,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday for his exoneration of the Jews for the death of Jesus Christ.
The pope says in his new book, 'Jesus of Nazareth-Part II' - excerpts of which were released Wednesday - that there is no basis in Scripture for the argument that the Jewish people as a whole were responsible for Jesus' death.
"I commend you for rejecting in your new book the false claim that was used as a basis for the hatred of Jews for hundreds of years," Netanyahu wrote to the pontiff.
The prime minister added that he hopes "the clarity and bravery" shown by Benedict will strengthen relations between Jews and Christians worldwide and promote peace in the next generations.
"I look forward to seeing you again soon and expressing my deep esteem for you personally," Netanyahu wrote.
While the Catholic Church has for five decades taught that Jews weren't collectively responsible, Jewish scholars said Wednesday the argument laid out by the German-born pontiff, who has had his share of mishaps with Jews, was a landmark statement from a pope that would help fight anti-Semitism today.
In the book, Benedict re-enacts Jesus' final hours, including his death sentence for blasphemy, then analyzes each Gospel account to explain why Jews as a whole cannot be blamed for it. Rather, Benedict concludes, it was the "Temple aristocracy" and a few supporters of the figure Barabbas who were responsible.
"How could the whole people have been present at this moment to clamor for Jesus' death?" Benedict asks.
Benedict said Jesus' death wasn't about punishment, but rather salvation. Jesus' blood, he said, "does not cry out for vengeance and punishment, it brings reconciliation. It is not poured out against anyone, it is poured out for many, for all."
Benedict, who was forced to join the Hitler Youth as a child in Nazi Germany, has made improving relations with Jews a priority of his pontificate. He has visited the Auschwitz Nazi death camp in Poland and Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial.
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4037397,00.html
Satanists
#6637952 at 2019-05-31 18:27:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8488: E-ish Bake Edition
A historic Cabinet meeting for Gov. DeSantis and a warning to those who go against Israel
The governor also signed a bill prohibiting anti-Semitism in schools
JERUSALEM - A long historic day took Gov. Ron DeSantis from the trade shows of Tel Aviv to an industrial park in the disputed Judean Hills of the West Bank to the cradle of Judaism and Christianity for a ceremonial meeting of the Florida Cabinet.
At every stop along the way he worked to further polish his bona fides as the most pro-Israel U.S. governor by pushing a conservative agenda that promotes open trade, condemns boycotts and criticism of Israel, and outlaws anti-Semitism in schools.
The day was a culmination of keeping campaign promises and seeing the work he started in Congress come to fruition, with Thursday's denouement being a somber visit to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, and the City of David and the Western Wall.
The ultimate coup would be a hoped-for meeting Thursday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in a tough battle to stay in power following recent elections that forced him to create a coalition government.
"Everyone I've talked to, people that are very knowledgeable, don't know what is going to happen," DeSantis said. "Hopefully they can straighten it out today and if that's the case, I think I will be his first foreign meeting since the coalition gets approved."
'Ruckus' or remedy needed?
At the first of several press briefings that day, DeSantis addressed the emergency injunction request filed by the First Amendment Foundation and most of the state's newspapers Tuesday that asked a judge to block the Cabinet meeting scheduled for later in the afternoon.
He called the arguments "totally baseless" that officials were "willfully violating the law" for holding the meeting at the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, about 6,000 miles from the state Capitol. He wondered why they waited until the last minute to file the lawsuit.
"It's open to the public, you guys can listen in and everything so it's not being done in secret," he said.
He later called the lawsuit "frivolous" and said that people "sometimes just want to cause a ruckus."
DeSantis gave the lawsuit credit for creating more interest in the Cabinet meeting, "because usually there isn't a hell of a lot."
For its part, the foundation said it was examining further court action that would ensure future meetings couldn't be held outside the Sunshine State.
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https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2019/05/29/desantis-israel-cabinet-meeting-florida-anti-semitism-jewish/1277849001/
#6636513 at 2019-05-31 14:56:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8486: May Ends.. PAIN Begins Edition
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190529-israel-Netanyahus-wife-reaches-plea-deal-in-corruption-case/
The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached a plea deal in a corruption case filed against her, agreeing to pay a fine in exchange for avoiding prison.
Sara Netanyahu today signed a plea deal with the Israeli State Prosecutor's Office, after months of negotiations in what has become known as the "catering affair". Sara was accused of receiving catered meals at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem, at a cost of around 360,000 shekels ($100,000). This was allegedly done using Israeli taxpayers' money, despite the fact that the residence employs a full-time cook.
Under today's plea deal, Sara will admit to and be convicted of a criminal offense which, according to Haaretz, is defined as "receiving an item by intentionally exploiting another individual's mistake but not through fraud". She will pay a fine of 55,000 shekels ($15,000) that will be passed on to the Israeli state.
Compared to both the value of the catered meals alleged to have been received, and given the 50 million shekel ($13.9 million) personal wealth of Sara's husband Benjamin Netanyahu, the fine is likely to be seen as little more than a token punishment.
The plea deal also means that Sara will not admit that she defrauded the state, will not be forced to attend a hearing and, ultimately, will avoid serving prison time. Had she been convicted of fraud, she could have faced up to three years in jail.
READ: Netanyahu's wife grilled on new fraud allegation
Today's verdict will likely be seen as a victory for the Netanyahus, particularly given the fact that Prime Minister Benjamin currently faces his own hearing for three separate corruption cases.
In what have become known by their respective case numbers 1000, 2000 and 4000, Netanyahu is accused of a number of counts of fraud, breach of trust and bribery which, if he is convicted, could see him serve up to ten years in prison
#6635036 at 2019-05-31 06:52:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8484: A Tribute to the Free Speech Chans Edition
Behind closed doors, Likud officials blame Netanyahu and think about what's next
Party officials feel the PM's political career is nearing its end, but they're keeping quiet, at least for now
Behind closed doors, senior Likud officials are voicing harsh criticism - unprecedented criticism - of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political maneuvering in the last few weeks that led to the dissolution of the Knesset and new elections.
Powerless to stop his spiraling political and legal troubles, Netanyahu stumbled this week, brought the whole system down with him, and could well be nearing the end of his political career, his party members whisper in the halls of power.
"Why did we need to get to a situation like this?" one senior official said angrily. "After all, it was clear to everyone that Netanyahu was limited [in his options for forming a coalition]. He doesn't have any power to maneuver among the right-wing parties. If I was head of Likud, or anyone else, I would assemble a government in a couple of days. All the gates were open to me. For him, everything is closed."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/behind-closed-doors-likud-officials-blame-Netanyahu-and-think-about-whats-next/
#6632942 at 2019-05-31 02:08:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8481: Shifting Into Night Gear Edition
Israel, U.S., Russia to discuss Syria in trilateral meeting in Jerusalem
The meeting will take place in June.
A trilateral Israeli, US and Russian meeting of national security advisers is scheduled to take place in Israel in June to deal with regional security issues, and is expected to focus on Iran's involvement in Syria.
On Wednesday night, just before the Knesset decided to dissolve itself, the White House issued a statement saying that US National Security Adviser John Bolton, Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat and Russian Secretary of the Security Council Nikolay Patrushev will meet in Jerusalem in June "to discuss regional security issues."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned the planned meeting in the agitated statement he gave after the Knesset vote, saying that these are the issues the country should be dealing with, not another round of elections.
"I proposed to [US President Donald] Trump and [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to form a US-Russia-Israel trilateral committee that would meet in Jerusalem to discuss the security situation in the Middle East and both of them agreed," Netanyahu said. "This is unprecedented. A meeting like has never taken place before in Israel. Never."
The Russian media reported that Yevgeny Anoshin, a spokesman for Patrushev, confirmed the meeting to journalists.
Netanyahu first proposed the idea at the Kremlin in February during a meeting with Putin that dealt primarily with Iran's presence in Syria.
"The greatest threat to stability and security in the region comes from Iran and its proxies," Netanyahu said before that meeting. "We are determined to continue with our aggressive action against the efforts of Iran - which calls for our destruction - and against its attempt to entrench militarily in Syria."
Netanyahu said at the time that the objective of removing Iranian troops from Syria is not Israel's alone. He proposed setting up a team with others to promote the goal of removing all foreign forces on from Syrian soil and returning the situation regarding foreign troops to what it was before the start of the Syrian civil war. He said that a team has been established to deal with this matter in Israel's National Security Council.
During a meeting in the White House in March, Netanyahu presented Trump with a plan to remove the Iranians from Syria, and a senior Israeli diplomatic official at the time said that he is also trying to enlist Putin's support for that plan.
The Kremlin quickly denied that Netanyahu presented Putin with a plan.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-US-Russia-will-hold-trilateral-meeting-591151
#6630119 at 2019-05-30 20:40:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8478: Fly, Fight, And Win Edition
NEWS
'Very nice': Netanyahu pleased with Trump's approval of Israel map including occupied Golan Heights
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu beamed as he showed off a new, Donald Trump-signed US State Department map which redraws Israel's border to include the Golan Heights - an occupied territory annexed from Syria.
The map was passed along at a meeting on Thursday between Netanyahu and White House adviser Jared Kushner, according to Israel Channel 13 journalist Yosef Yisrael.
Kushner's visit is part of an international tour to sell the much-anticipated Middle East peace plan, set to be unveiled this summer, but the territory-divvying map does not bode well for peace in the region, according to the usual terrorist loving jew haters. So who cares what they say anyway?
https://www.rt.com/news/460676-Netanyahu-trump-golan-heights-map/
#6629375 at 2019-05-30 19:29:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8477: Ghosted E-Bake No Baker Edition
Israel PM meets top US officials amid political crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday met with Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's senior adviser (and son-in-law), and Jason Greenblatt, Trump's Mideast envoy, Anadolu Agency reports.
Kushner and Greenblatt are visiting Israel as part of a wider Middle East tour in the run-up to a planned US-sponsored meeting in Bahrain meant to lure investment to the Palestinian territories.
The White House has described the upcoming meeting in Manama as the first phase of its so-called "Deal of the Century", a backchannel Palestine-Israel peace plan the terms of which have yet to be made public.
In April, Kushner said that details of the plan would be unveiled after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Israeli media, however, reported on Thursday that this could be delayed after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government, prompting him to announce snap elections in September.
"Kushner thought he was coming to Jerusalem to meet a prime minister," Haaretz reported. "Instead, he's meeting a man forced to plan his second reelection campaign of the year."
According to the newspaper, the political crisis could end up derailing the Trump administration's peace plan.
Slated for June 25 and 26, the upcoming conference in Manama will reportedly be chaired by Kushner and Greenblatt.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have all announced their intention to take part in the event.
Based on leaks in the Israeli media, Trump's peace plan will call on the Palestinian leadership to make concessions to Israel regarding Jerusalem's status and the rights of Palestinian refugees.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190530-israel-pm-meets-top-us-officials-amid-political-crisis/
#6629108 at 2019-05-30 18:56:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8476: Graduation Speech On The 50 Yard Line Edition
The enemy is rabbinical religious tyranny, not the Left - analysis
Netanyahu left the stage wide open for Liberman to immediately brand the next elections not as Left or Right, but as a right-wing battle for civil liberty versus religious tyranny.
Forget about left or right politics, that's so winter 2019.
No point in even asking the question about the Left.
If Israelis have learned anything in the last two months, it's that it is all about the Israeli Right - but the Israeli Right does not necessarily secure a victory.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu successfully branded the initial winter elections for the 35th government and the 21st Knesset early on with his famous "Bibi or Tibi."
In so doing, he reduced a complex political map to one central question. Did Israeli voters want a left-wing government that would give up the West Bank and divide Jerusalem or a right-wing government that would keep that territory.
Netanyahu's left-wing branding was fairly broad. He included the Blue and White party, even though the party's platform never spoke of supporting a Palestinian state, and included well known right-wing politicians such as Moshe Ya'alon.
The going wisdom was that the opportunity for a pro-right resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was so strong under the Trump administration, that the right-wing parties should forgo all their partisan concerns in favor of a secure right-wing government.
Indeed, Israeli voters did lean Right when they went to the polls and gave those parties 49 seats, more than for any other bloc. But the Trump factor was not strong enough to erase the divisions among them. In the immediate aftermath of his failure to form a government, falling short by one seat, Netanyahu immediately blamed Yisrael Beytenu party head Avigdor Liberman. He called his former right-wing partner "left-wing" for not accepting a compromise platform that would have allowed for a government of 65.
But it was a phrasing that fell short of the mark, given the disarray among the Right.
Netanyahu left the stage wide open for Liberman to immediately brand the next elections not as Left or Right, but as a right-wing battle for civil liberty versus religious tyranny.
Liberman, a Moldovan immigrant from the former Soviet Union, has formed a niche for himself as a right-wing secularist, who lives in the West Bank settlement of Nokdim, is strong on security and a supporter of the division between religion and state.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/The-enemy-is-rabbinical-religious-tyranny-not-left-wingers-591156
#6624958 at 2019-05-30 04:44:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8471: Edition
Bibi in Big Trouble as New Election Looms
ISRAEL GOES BACK TO ELECTIONS AS Netanyahu FAILS TO FORM COALITION
Exactly one month after the 21st Knesset were sworn in, a majority of the Knesset voted late Wednesday to disperse themselves and initiate an unprecedented repeat election on September 17.
BY GIL HOFFMAN, LAHAV HARKOV
Exactly one month after the 21st Knesset was sworn in, a majority of the Knesset voted late Wednesday night to disperse and initiate an unprecedented repeat election on September 17.
It was the first time in Israeli history that a candidate for prime minister failed to form a coalition after being given the task by the president after an election.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Likud faction ahead of the vote that he had not succeeded in reaching a compromise with Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman on the controversial haredi (ultra-Orthodox) conscription bill, and that he had also tried unsuccessfully to woo MKs from the opposition to join his government.
"The State of Israel is going to elections because of the Likud's refusal to accept our proposal," Liberman said as he entered the Knesset plenum. "This is a complete surrender of the Likud to the ultra-Orthodox. We will not be partners in a government of Jewish law."
Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, head of the Likud's negotiating team, told reporters "it's over," as he arrived at the Likud meeting after his last negotiation had failed.
Environmental Protection Minister Ze'ev Elkin said that there was no choice but to hold new elections, due to Liberman's intransigence and refusal to accept "1,000 compromises" that had been offered throughout the last week.
The vote - taken just after the midnight deadline by which Netanyahu needed to tell President Reuven Rivlin whether he had been able to form a governing coalition - was 74 to 45 in favor of dispersing.
Opposition MKs shouted "shame, shame, shame" in unison ahead of the vote.
The Likud initiated the bill to dissolve the Knesset rather than give Rivlin a chance to appoint someone other than Netanyahu to form a government.
In presenting the bill to the Knesset, Likud MK Miki Zohar said that he is "disappointed by the situation, but we were forced into it." He admitted that the decision "would not be remembered positively in our history."
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Elections-set-for-Sept-17-after-coalition-talks-fail-591044
#6623036 at 2019-05-30 01:16:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8468: Rough Seas Make Good Sailors Edition
Netanyahu: Liberman is now part of the Left
Netanyahu spoke angrily about Liberman after the vote to disperse the Knesset passed 74-45.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday night after the Knesset vote to disperse the government passed with a majority of 74-45, saying that MK Avigdor Liberman has joined the Left.
"Israel made a clear decision," Netanyahu said. "The Likud will lead the government as a Right-wing government. The different parties that tried to enter the Knesset said, 'We will support Netanyahu.' Avigdor Liberman, to my disappointment, had no intention from the beginning to do what he said he would."
"The haredim [ultra-Orthodox] compromised in Liberman's direction. Step by step, all of the demands, all of the requests, and all of the compromises…" Netanyahu continued.
Netanyahu further criticized Liberman, saying that he "wanted, in the clearest way, to disperse the government. He is dragging an entire country to another half a year of elections because of his wish to get another couple of mandates."
"Avigdor Liberman is now part of the Left," he concluded. "You give him votes, to the Right, and he does not give his voice to the Right."
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-Elections/Netanyahu-Liberman-is-now-part-of-the-left-591074
#6621447 at 2019-05-29 22:34:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8466: Unity of Freedom Never Relies On Uniformity of Opinion Edition
Netanyahu fails to form coalition; MKs vote for new elections on September 17
Arab parties, Yisrael Beytenu join Likud to help dissolve Knesset after prospective coalition partners balk at PM's last ditch compromise deal over conscription bill
Netanyahu fails to form coalition; MKs vote for new elections on September 17
Israel's parliament votes to dissolve itself after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to meet the midnight deadline to form a new government, triggering an unprecedented second national election this year.
After a raucous 12-hour debate, lawmakers approve by a vote of 74 to 45 a Likud-drafted bill to dissolve the 21st Knesset and hold new elections on September 17.
The Likud, Yisrael Beytenu, United Torah Judaism, Shas and Union of Right-Wing Parties were joined by the two Arab-Israeli parties, Ra'am-Balad and Hadash-Ta'al in supporting the motion. Only Kulanu MK Royi Folkman was absent from the vote.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-29-2019/
#6621027 at 2019-05-29 21:34:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8466: Unity of Freedom Never Relies On Uniformity of Opinion Edition
>>6620957
https://apnews.com/1145d3d9e2294c78a35974b59dbd5da3
The Latest: Israeli parliament vote triggers early election
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks in the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a deadline at midnight Wednesday to form a new governing coalition as he tried to stave off a crisis that could trigger an unprecedented second election this year or even force the longtime leader to step down.
#6619699 at 2019-05-29 19:23:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8464: My Kingdom for a Baker Take Two Edition
PM offers ministries, law changes, even presidency, in frantic bid for majority
Likud negotiators attempt to woo members of opposition Labor and Blue and White parties with astonishing offers, to no avail, as coalition clock ticks down to midnight
As the clock ticked down toward the midnight deadline, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to be running out of options to build a majority government, his Likud negotiators were revealed to have been offering a desperate array of goodies to unlikely saviors from opposition parties - apparently to no avail.
Minute by minute on Wednesday evening, fresh revelations emerged.
It turned out that Labor's leader Avi Gabbay had received overtures to join forces with Netanyahu, along with as many of his five fellow Labor MKs as possible, and had seriously weighed the offer before rejecting it.
In return, Gabbay's Labor was offered various ministries - including the Finance Ministry that Likud has also promised to Moshe Kahlon; he was promised that Netanyahu would abandon his efforts to pass anti-democratic legislation aimed at protecting the prime minister from prosecution; MK Shelly Yachimovich was to be given the Justice Ministry; senior Labor MK Amir Peretz was even reportedly promised the presidency when Reuven Rivlin's term is over.
Simultaneously, Netanyahu's negotiators were trying to woo various members of Benny Gantz's Blue and White party.
Here, the promises included no fewer than five ministries, various ambassadorships, the promise to expedite the immigration to Israel of thousands of Falashmura community members from Ethiopia (to woo Pnina Tamano-Shata, an MK of Ethiopian origin), and to change the controversial nation-state law to benefit the Druze community (to appeal to Gadeer Mreeh, a Druze MK).
https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-offers-ministries-law-changes-even-presidency-in-frantic-bid-for-majority/
#6619644 at 2019-05-29 19:18:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8464: My Kingdom for a Baker Take Two Edition
>>6619625
i want him dead too
anyone with a brain wants him dead
the democrats for the wrong reasons
but trump needs to go off himself so we can run a real patriot who doesnt suck off Benjamin Netanyahu for a living
#6605907 at 2019-05-28 03:47:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8446: POTUS Live from the USS Wasp Edition
Poll: Majority of public, including right-wing, oppose immunity for PM
Channel 13 survey also finds most would blame Netanyahu if failure of coalition talks leads to new election
A majority of the public, including a majority of right-wing and religious people, opposes legislative efforts to protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from prosecution in three criminal cases in which he faces charges, a Channel 13 poll showed Monday,
Asked for their opinion on legislation to grant the premier immunity, 66 percent of the public said they were opposed, 19% were in favor, 11% were undecided and 4% said they were unaware of such efforts.
Meanwhile among the right-wing and religious public, 44% were opposed, 32% were in favor, 20% were undecided and 4% were unaware.
In February Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced his intention to indict Netanyahu, pending a hearing, in three corruption cases. Netanyahu could face indictment for fraud and breach of trust in three criminal cases, and bribery in one of them. The prime minister denies all the allegations and has claimed he is the subject of a political witch hunt by prosecutors, the police, and the media.
Following the April 9 elections, Netanyahu has been trying to form a government with various right-wing parties and media reports have said the proposed coalition agreement includes stipulations to back changes in immunity laws for MKs in a way which could prevent Mandelblit from being able to file indictments against the prime minister.
In addition to changing the immunity law, the coalition agreements is said to include an "override clause" demanding backing for legislation which would neuter the Supreme Court by reversing its right to overturn parliamentary legislation and decisions it regards as unconstitutional.
Some in Netanyahu's party have argued that immunity legislation is justified, claiming the election results showed that the people do not view the premier's alleged transgressions as enough to prevent him from serving as premier.
The debate over immunity legislation could be rendered moot, at least for the time being, if Netanyahu cannot solve a coalition-building crisis that threatens to send the country to new elections.
Netanyahu has yet to ink a deal with any of his prospective partners, and progress has stalled amid an impasse between the secular Yisrael Beytenu party and ultra-Orthodox parties on the question of a bill regulating the military draft among the ultra-Orthodox.
With Wednesday night's deadline to secure a 61-MK coalition fast approaching, legislators on Monday night moved a step closer towards dissolving the Knesset less than a month since it was sworn in, with MKs approving in its first reading a bill to disband the legislature.
Channel 13 also polled the public on who bore responsibility for another potential vote, with 41% saying Netanyahu would be mostly to blame, 27% blaming Yisrael Beytenu's Avigdor Liberman, 16% blaming ultra-Orthodox parties and 16% saying they didn't know.
The poll was held among Israeli 710 respondents by Statnet, with a margin of error of 3.8%.
>https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-majority-of-public-including-right-wing-oppose-immunity-for-pm/
Looks like ol' "Bibi" isn't going to be able to get away from his criminal activities.
#6604860 at 2019-05-28 01:32:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8445: "Ate for 45" at Our Cookouts Edition
'Stronger than ever': Trump weighs in as Israel's Netanyahu struggles to form government
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struggles to form a coalition government, his friend from across the Atlantic, President Donald Trump, has thrown his support with no scruples about meddling in Israeli politics.
"Hoping things will work out with Israel's coalition formation and Bibi and I can continue to make the alliance between America and Israel stronger than ever," Trump tweeted on Monday. "A lot more to do!"
Israel moved towards a new election on Monday, after parliament gave preliminary approval to a dissolution motion. Netanyahu's efforts to form a coalition have thus far been hamstrung by divisions between his Likud party and a clutch of right-wing and orthodox Jewish parties who lent him their support in last month's elections.
Such a motion would likely come after Wednesday, when Netanyahu's deadline to announce a governing coalition expires.
Some Israeli media and politicians criticized the move as interference in the country's domestic affairs. "Trump's move is unprecedented because it is an intervention in coalition negotiations in a different country in order to help one the political players, and more so because it is done publicly," tweeted Barak Ravid, senior correspondent with Channel 13.
Under Trump and Netanyahu, the US and Israel have solidified their already cosy alliance. Trump granted several high-profile wishes of his Israeli counterpart, including moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights region.
https://www.rt.com/news/460404-trump-Netanyahu-support-tweet/
#6603649 at 2019-05-27 22:33:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8443: "Morning Sun Brings Heat" Edition
The real problem is Netanyahu, no one else - analysis
The IDF draft bill and reported disagreements between Liberman and the ultra-Orthodox parties is just an excuse for why Israel - for the first time in its history - may go back to elections.
What is the ideological difference between Likud and Blue and White? What disagreements does Benjamin Netanyahu have with Avigdor Liberman when it comes to the conflict with the Palestinians or economic reforms?
That's right: None.
If that is the case then why are they not all joining together to form a coalition? The answer in two words: Benjamin Netanyahu.
The IDF draft bill and reported disagreements between Liberman and the ultra-Orthodox parties is just an excuse for why Israel - for the first time in its history - seemed on the verge, as of Monday afternoon, of going to elections just seven weeks after completing one.
Not only will this cost the country - at a time of a growing national deficit - billions of shekels, but it will lead to continued paralysis throughout the government. No legislation, no reforms, no new initiatives. Nothing.
Imagine if after the April 9 election the two biggest parties - Likud and Blue and White, each with 35 seats - joined together and formed a government. There wouldn't be haredi parties in the government or others from the far-right or Left. It would be a government with 70 seats able to solve Israel's pressing issues: the growing deficit, the rift with the Diaspora, and the lack of a civil marriage option, as well as what now seems to be the problem at the heart of the coalition talks - the IDF draft bill.
It would be a diverse government supported by more than 2.5 million Israelis who voted for the two parties, and one with the greatest chance of being stable and lasting an entire term - with similar ideologies, there would not be any reason to rock the boat. Moreover, it would be a government capable of accepting the upcoming Trump peace plan and, with confidence, make the needed concessions to the Palestinians.
So why doesn't that happen? Because of Netanyahu. It is true that Israel has never been as close as it is now to calling another election so soon after the last one, but it is also true that Israel has never had a prime minister-designate whom the attorney-general has decided to indict, pending a hearing on October 2-3. This whole situation is unprecedented - the indictment, the coalition deadlock, and the legislation that Netanyahu wants to pass to undermine the judicial system and save himself from a trial.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/The-real-problem-is-Netanyahu-no-one-else-analysis-590815
#6602369 at 2019-05-27 18:48:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8442: Victory Sounds in UK and Europe Edition
Jonathan Pollard, US spy for Israel, complains of neglect by Israeli state
Jonathan Pollard, an American who spied on his country for Israel in the 1980s, and is now free after spending 30 years in prison, has spoken of his frustration with the Israeli government, which it claims has forgotten about him. Pollard, a former intelligence analyst for the United States Navy, was released from an American prison in 2015, after serving a lengthy sentence for selling US government secrets to Israel. Throughout Pollard's time in prison, the government of Israel lobbied for his release, claiming that the convicted spy did not harm American interests, but was simply trying to help Israel. But the US Intelligence Community and successive American presidents consistently rejected Israel's claims, arguing that Pollard's activities were severely detrimental to US interests. Pollard was eventually released after serving the entirety of his sentence. Ever since his release, Pollard has been required to wear an ankle monitor at all times. His Internet browsing is strictly regulated by the US government and he is not permitted to leave his New York home after sunset. He is also not permitted to leave the US, and Washington has refused to allow him to move to Israel.
Last week, Israel's Channel 12 television station aired a rare interview with Pollard, in which the former spy claimed he had been "forgotten" by the Israeli government. Speaking from a restaurant in New York with his wife Esther by his side, Pollard told Channel 12 that no officials from the Israeli government had made contact with him since his release. He added that he felt "there is always something more urgent than me" for the government of Israel, whether it is "the [nuclear] deal with Iran or the [US] embassy's move to Jerusalem, or the sovereignty of the Golan Heights". When the Channel 12 reporter asked him whether he was disappointed by Israel's perceived lack of efforts to bring him to Israel, Pollard replied that he would be "very depressed" if his "faith in God and [his] love for Israel and its people [was not] so strong". At another point in the interview, Pollard appeared to criticize the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "I am very concerned about what this entails for the [government's] commitment and for [Israel's] security", he said. "If you do not care about someone like me, who spent 30 years in prison for the land of Israel and its citizens, how much concern is there for others in the country, [whether they are] soldiers or civilians?".
In November of 2017, Israel's Channel 2 television reported that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu had asked the United States President Donald Trump to allow Jonathan Pollard to move to Israel. However, despite the popular perception of the Trump administration as strongly pro-Israel, there are no indications that such a move may be taking place any time soon.
https://intelnews.org/2019/05/27/01-2556/
#6597290 at 2019-05-27 01:00:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8435: UNBELIEVABLE TEAM Edition
Israel's political future in limbo as Netanyahu struggles to form coalition
Israel might be heading into another early election as Benjamin Netanyahu has so far failed to form an uneasy right-wing coalition in his last-ditch attempt just days before the deadline on Wednesday.
Even though Netanyahu managed to overcome tough competition from the centrists to win his historic fifth term in office in April, it seems that his hardships are far from over. Even though the right wing parties led the way at the elections with 66-55 seats - and nearly all of them said they would recommend Netanyahu to President Reuven Rivlin to form the next coalition government - he still needs to unite them to cement his role as a prime minister for the fifth time.
To do that, Netanyahu needs support of five right-wing forces ranging from ultra-Orthodox Shas and United Torah Judaism groups to the former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beytenu party - and they have so far proven to be far less likely allies than they seemed to be.
Lieberman's nationalist party and the ultra-Orthodox particularly butted heads over the major sticking point - a contentious conscription draft law, which would require Orthodox Jewish seminary students to serve in the Armed Forces - something they have always resisted. In an attempt to strike a deal, Netanyahu suggested taking the recruitment targets out of the law and leave this issue for the government to decide.
While the idea apparently struck a chord with the ultra-Orthodox parties, which approved Netanyahu's compromise, it still failed to persuade Lieberman , who continues to adamantly champion mandatory conscription for everyone.
On Saturday, the former defense minister said he would only join the coalition if his demands on conscription law would be met. He also took a jab at Netanyahu by saying that being "right-wing isn't about a personality cult, it's about values," apparently hinting at the prime minister's long rule.
https://www.rt.com/news/460326-israel-Netanyahu-coalition-struggle/
#6594900 at 2019-05-26 19:46:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8432: Japan knows Q Edition
Netanyahu calls last-ditch effort to avert elections, is snubbed by Liberman
PM summons potential coalition partners in bid to ink last-minute deal, as Yisrael Beytenu and the ultra-Orthodox parties clash over Haredi draft
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that he would be making a final push to form a right-wing government ahead of a looming deadline, as squabbles among his potential coalition partners raised the specter of fresh elections - the second in a matter of months.
The prime minister invited the leaders of each of his potential coalition partner parties to meet with him personally at his office in Jerusalem, bur MK Avigdor Liberman, leader of the Yisrael Beytenu party, said he would not show up.
In a video posted to his social media accounts, Netanyahu said he was making a "last-ditch effort to form a right-wing government and prevent unnecessary elections."
Referring to Yisrael Beytenu, along with the Shas and United Torah Judaism ultra-Orthodox parties, the premier said he has offered his likely coalition partners a proposal for a solution in the main sticking point - the terms of legislation regulating exemptions from IDF service for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students.
"It is based on the principles established by the army and on the data that the army has determined," Netanyahu said. "There is no reason to reject this [proposal]."
"I'm going to invite all party leaders [for a meeting] tonight," he added. "I want to talk to them so we can try together to prevent unnecessary elections."
Three days before the deadline to form a coalition, Netanyahu has yet to ink a deal with any of his prospective partners. The sticking point is a bill on the ultra-Orthodox military draft, which the Haredi [ultra-Orthodox] parties seek to soften, and which must swiftly be re-legislated under Supreme Court order. Liberman, meanwhile, has insisted he will not budge from a Defense Ministry-drafted version of the bill regulating the number of ultra-Orthodox seminary students drafted into the military.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-calls-last-ditch-effort-to-avert-elections-is-snubbed-by-liberman/
#6593440 at 2019-05-26 16:49:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8430: 404d Breads Edition
Netanyahu struggles to form government amid talk of new election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarked on Sunday on what he termed a "final effort" to break a deadlock on forming a governing coalition ahead of a Wednesday deadline for a deal. In power for the past decade, Netanyahu has unexpectedly struggled to seal an agreement with a clutch of right-wing, far-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties that would align with his Likud party and ensure him a fifth term following Israel's April 9 election.
Divisions between former Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman's ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu party and United Torah Judaism over a military conscription bill governing exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students have plunged the coalition talks into stalemate. Lieberman has long said ultra-Orthodox men must share other Israeli Jews' burden of mandatory service. Ultra-Orthodox parties say seminary students should be largely exempt from conscription as they have been since Israel was founded in 1948.
A 42-day deadline mandated by law to announce a new government expires on Wednesday, and President Reuven Rivlin can then assign the task to another legislator after consultations with the leaders of political parties. That could open the way for former military chief Benny Gantz, leader of the centrist Blue and White party, to try. But he would need the backing of some of Likud's allies to persuade Rivlin he could put together a ruling majority in parliament. Likud and Blue and White each won 35 of the Knesset's 120 seats seats in the April ballot, but Netanyahu was seen as having clinched victory because of the right-wing majority that emerged.
In a video published on Twitter on Sunday, Netanyahu said he had invited all of his negotiating partners to meet him in "a final attempt to form a right-wing government" and avoid "an unnecessary election". A Likud source said the sessions would be held later in the day and on Monday. Parallel to the negotiations, Likud announced preparations for a possible national ballot, with November already touted by political analysts as a likely date. Likud lawmaker Miki Zohar released a draft of a dissolution bill that he said he was submitting to parliament, but no date for a vote in the legislature was announced. Likud said its secretariat would meet on Tuesday "to prepare for an election".
Some political commentators saw those moves as an attempt to pressure Likud's negotiating partners into a deal, given the possibility of a voter backlash against another national ballot so soon after the previous one and the uncertainty of the election's outcome in a country riven by divisions. The scheduling of an election - and Likud could face an uphill battle for the necessary 61 votes in parliament to pass a dissolution resolution - would pre-empt a coalition-building assignment from Rivlin and ensure Netanyahu remains as interim prime minister until a new government is formed.
Already locked in a legal battle over his potential indictment in three corruption cases, Netanyahu has vowed to remain in office even if he is charged. He denies any wrongdoing and is scheduled to argue against indictment at a pre-trial hearing in October.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-politics/Netanyahu-struggles-to-form-government-amid-talk-of-new-election-idUSKCN1SW0LT?il=0
#6589786 at 2019-05-26 01:29:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8426: Deep State Paper Trail Wide as I-95 Edition
https://www.theblaze.com/news/iran-minister-cnn-us-terrorism
Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein just had dinner with him. Beto O'Rourke sounds just like him. And this week, CNN interviewed him. He's Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, and he's getting quite a lot of face time lately.
In his interview with CNN's Fred Pleitgen, Zarif said quite a lot that was clearly designed for Democrat ears. He goaded Trump, he bashed National Security Advisor John Bolton and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and he praised Obama's Iran Deal. He even snarked about the electoral college.
It wasn't all so, uh, tame, though. No, in addition to suggesting that Trump and Bolton are provoking a war, ominously suggesting that accidents, then correcting to "incidents" tend to happen in the Persian Gulf, where a U.S. Carrier Strike group was just sent, and warning that the United States is playing a "dangerous game" that could have "painful consequences", he also said that our policy toward Iran is "terrorism."
Not "like" terrorism, and not "economic" terrorism, as some outlets have characterized his comments. Just terrorism, point blank.
#6588579 at 2019-05-25 21:48:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8424: Sumo Security Edition
Israelis protest moves to grant Netanyahu immunity, limit Supreme Court
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday against legislative steps that could grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution and limit the power of the country's Supreme Court.
The demonstration in Tel Aviv was attended by nearly all opposition parties, a rare show of unity for Israel's splintered political system. Police did not say how many people attended. A Reuters photographer estimated about 20,000 were present, while organizers put the figure at 80,000.
In office for the past decade, Netanyahu won a fifth term in April despite an announcement by Israel's attorney general in February that he intended to charge him with fraud and bribery. The prime minister is a suspect in three graft cases.
Netanyahu has denied wrongdoing, calling the allegations a political witch-hunt. The right-wing leader has said that with a renewed public mandate to govern he has no plans to resign, even if charged.
Although the prime minister is under no legal obligation to step down if charged, Netanyahu loyalists in his Likud party have pledged to seek parliamentary immunity from prosecution for him while he is in office.
Expecting legal challenges, they also have been advocating legislation that would annul any Supreme Court ruling rescinding immunity.
Since the election, Netanyahu has not said whether he would seek immunity.
On May 13, Netanyahu said on Twitter that his policy had always been to preserve a strong and independent Supreme Court, but that changes were needed in order to restore balance between Israel's executive, legislative and judiciary branches.
The opposition has described any attempt to shield Netanyahu or put limitations on Israel's highest court as threats to Israeli democracy.
Yair Lapid, one of the leaders of the main opposition party, the centrist Blue and White, said on Saturday at the demonstration that Netanyahu was trying to crush the Supreme Court in order to keep out of prison. "He's destroying the country," Lapid said. "We won't let him."
Netanyahu is trying to form a new coalition with right-wing, ultranationalist and religious parties that would give him control of 65 of the 120 seats in parliament, which has already been sworn in.
Most of the parties expected to join his coalition have expressed support for granting immunity to Netanyahu and limiting the powers of the Supreme Court, branded by some rightists as too liberal and interventionist.
However, Netanyahu has only until Wednesday to produce a government and he has not yet secured a deal with any party. Negotiations came to an impasse this week when the factions failed to agree on a new conscription law for Israel's military.
According to Israeli law, if Netanyahu fails to form a government by May 29 the president can ask another member of the Knesset legislature to try.
No political party has ever won an outright majority in Israel's Knesset, making coalition governments the norm. Coalition talks have often been protracted with deals signed at the very last minute.
Netanyahu is due to attend a pre-trial hearing over the graft charges with the attorney general, set for October.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-politics-protests/israelis-protest-moves-to-grant-Netanyahu-immunity-limit-supreme-court-idUSKCN1SV0OX?il=0
#6588364 at 2019-05-25 21:15:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8424: Sumo Security Edition
Was Israel behind 9/11? Adam Green vs. Elias Davidsson
The week's biggest story: "Newly Released FBI Docs Shed Light on Apparent Mossad Foreknowledge of 9/11 Attacks." Adam Green of KnowMoreNews was the perfect co-host to discuss Israeli complicity in 9/11 in general, and the Dancing Israelis in particular.
The Dancing Israelis affair, on the face of it, seems to prove Mossad foreknowledge (and approval) of the demolition of the World Trade Center. Along with other evidence, both hard and circumstantial, it suggests that-as Alan Sabrosky once informed his US Army War College Colleagues-Israel was the main perpetrator of 9/11. The stunning MSM coverup of this information speak volumes about who controls "American" media.
But were the Dancing Israelis a bit too obvious in their celebration? Did they actually intend to get caught? Some folks here at VT think the Dancing Israelis affair was engineered to distract attention from the OTHER Israelis arrested in New York City on 9/11-the ones caught red-handed in trucks filled with explosives as they were about to blow up the George Washington Bridge and the Lincoln Tunnel. (Watch Bernard Kerik's "guilty demeanor" as he dodges questions about the arrests and check out VT's nuclear education series on 9/11.)
The wildest theory of all is implicit in Elias Davisson's article below. Elias apparently thinks the Israelis implicated themselves in 9/11 as a favor to the real perpetrators. Such noble self-sacrificing behavior from our Likudnik Zionist friends would be rather extraordinary, no?
-Kevin Barrett, Veterans Today Editor
Was Israel behind 9/11?
by Elias Davidsson, May 2019
Theories are generally classified into three categories: (1) Good theories; (2) Bad theories; and (3) Absurd theories.
A good theory is one that does not conflict with any authenticated fact, with physical laws and with common sense. A bad theory is one that conflicts with at least one of these points. An absurd theory is one that conflict with most facts, with physical laws and with common sense.
A certain number of persons are promoting the theory that Israel stands behind the attacks of 9/11, or at least actively facilitated the attacks. While none of the alleged facts conflict with this theory, some of these facts do conflict with common sense. For that reason, I submit that as long as the following questions are not satisfactorily answered, this theory must be regarded as a bad theory and the question arises why such a bad theory is being promoted.
1. Why would Israeli operatives (a) conspicuously celebrate the burning Twin Towers; (b) travel subsequently through New York with the white van on the top of which they were seen celebrating; (c) transport box cutters, the iconic tool of the alleged hijackings; (d) leave in the van explosive residues; (e) carry cash in their socks; (f) tell on Israeli TV that their task was to "document the event"?
2. Why would Israeli operatives pretending to be art students conspicuously case the offices and homes of Federal law enforcement officials and U.S. military bases prior to 9/11?
3. Why did an official of the Israeli company Odigo, Micha Macover, announce to the public that two employees of his company received a warning about the impending attacks of 9/11 two hours in advance?
4. Why did an Israeli shipping company (Zim) announce to the public before 9/11 that it intended to move out of the World Trade Center to a new location?
5. Why did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel announce to the public on 12 September 2001, that it worries about 4,000 Israelis believed to be in or around the complex of the World Trader Center, when only few Israelis actually worked in the WTC?
6. Why did Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly declare that the 9/11 attacks were very good for Israel?
7. Why did Donald Rumsfeld hire Dov Zakheim in May 2001 and announce on September 10, 2001 the disappearance of 2.3 trillion dollars of Pentagon funds?
8. Did General Ralph Eberhart, who was in charge of many of the military exercises (i.e. war games) that were going on that morning, act under Israeli orders?
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2019/05/25/ffwn-green/
#6587917 at 2019-05-25 20:08:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8423: Pain Coming. Anons Training. Storm Coming Edition
The 25 Jewish Neocons Who Got Us Into the Iraq War
A List of prominent Jewish Neocons and their role in getting the U.S. into Iraq and Homeland Security
Everything shown below has been taken word for word from the respective website cited (primarily Wikipedia).
Richard Perle
"American political advisor and lobbyist who worked for the Reagan administration as an assistant Secretary of Defense and worked on the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee from 1987 to 2004. He was Chairman of the Board from 2001 to 2003 under the Bush Administration."
"He is a member of several conservative think-tanks, such as Project for the New American Century (PNAC), the Hudson Institute, and (as a resident fellow) the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. He is also a Patron of the Henry Jackson Society. "
"Perle has written extensively on a number of issues; his cited research interests including defense, national security, and the Middle East. Perle had long been an advocate of regime change in Iraq. He also linked Saddam to Osama Bin Laden just a few days after 9/11"
"Perle chaired a study group that included Douglas Feith and David Wurmser that produced a strategy paper for the incoming Likud Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm""
"In a New York Times article Perle was criticized for recommending that the Army purchase an armaments system from an Israeli company that a year earlier had paid him $50,000 in consulting fees."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Perle
"In 1996, Perle participated in a study group that produced a report for the incoming Likud-led government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel that urged the country to break off then-ongoing peace initiatives and suggested strategies for reshaping the Middle East. Among the group's arguments was the idea that "removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq [was] an important Israeli strategic objective in its own right."
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1315
https://russia-insider.com/en/25-jewish-neocons-who-got-us-iraq-war/ri27096
Part 1
#6587787 at 2019-05-25 19:51:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8423: Pain Coming. Anons Training. Storm Coming Edition
US pressures to prevent China companies from operating in Israel
The US is pressuring Israel to prevent Chinese companies from entering Israeli facilities.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton addressed this issue during his visit to Israel in January, and warned against the entry of Chinese technology companies, such as Huawei and ZTE, to the Israeli market, Haaretz reported yesterday.
The US warnings come as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to boost trade ties with China, but at the same time is facing US pressure. The Marker newspaper reported this week that the Cabinet abstained from setting up a special committee to monitor China's technology and investment, despite US pressures. The report added that Israel is now seeking an approach that appeases America.
Haaretz revealed that a new deal regarding the Israeli national infrastructure is being discussed, including the establishment of a seawater desalination facility, the largest of its kind in the world.
Hong Kong-based Chinese company Hutchison has submitted a proposal to set up the facility. This company is competing with Israeli and joint Israeli-Spanish companies. The newspaper stated that Head of Security Department at the Israel Ministry of Defence, Nir Ben Moshe, recently expressed what has been described as a "firm reservation" against the selection of Hutchison to implement the desalination facility's construction project.
The main reason behind the reservations regarding choosing the Chinese company is the sites proximity to security facilities. The desalination plant will be housed near an air base and only a few kilometres away from a nuclear power plant.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190525-us-pressures-to-prevent-china-companies-from-operating-in-israel/
#6583939 at 2019-05-25 03:55:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8418: This Time, It's Time Edition
COMING SOON: Samantha Power's Unmasking Campaign Linked to Obama's Deep Hatred of Israel
Obama's hatred of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Jewish state is well known.
On December 2015 a report surfaced that Barack Obama intercepted communications between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US lawmakers. The Obama White House targeted Netanyahu because he opposed their insane nuclear deal with the Iranian regime.
Obama later ordered Secretary of State John Kerry and UN Ambassador Samantha Power to snub Netanyahu at the UN.
Lower level US State Department officials attended the Israeli Prime Minister's speech at the UN.
The Obama administration spent $350,000 trying to oust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office.
In May 2011 Barack Obama urged Israel to hand over half of Jerusalem, the Wailing Wall, The Temple Mount, Old Jerusalem, and the tomb of Jesus Christ to the Hamas-Fatah organizations.
In his deluded mind, handing over ancient Christian and Jewish holy sites to violent Islamists will bring peace to the region.
In December 2013, Barack Obama again urged Israel to hand over ancient Christian and Jewish holy sites to Islamist terrorists.
Then in December 2016, Israel accused Obama of colluding with Palestinians in a"shameful move against Israel at the U.N."
In a final despicable act against Christians and Jews, on Christmas weekend, Barack Obama effectively signed over Christendom's and Judaism's holiest sites to radical Muslim groups.
Barack Obama refused to veto a Security Council resolution condemning settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. This UN resolution effectively turned over the Old City to Palestinian groups. The Palestinians are led by Hamas terrorists in Gaza and Fatah in the West Bank. Obama thought this was a good move.
The United Nation Security Council passed the vote 14 to 0 with the US government under Obama abstaining from the vote.
But before the vote the Trump Transition Team was working against the resolution in defense of Israel.
The Trump administration, unlike Obama, was pro-Israel.
Trump Transition Team members General Michael Flynn and Nikki Haley were reportedly working the phones against the resolution in defense of Israel.
The Daily Beast reported at the time:
According to Foreign Policy, then-President-elect Donald Trump's transition team asked the State Department for the names and contact information for the ambassadors and foreign ministers from the U.N. Security Council member nations. State Department officials reportedly denied the request "out of fear that it would us used to scuttle American diplomatic aims," according to Foreign Policy. Despite the rejection, transition officials pressured countries like Egypt and Great Britain to vote against the resolution, which ended up being approved after the United States voted to abstain. A U.S. official added that U.N. ambassador nominee Nikki Haley tried calling Samantha Power, the Obama administration's envoy at the time. Powers did not take Haley's calls because her advisers "suspected Haley would try to persuade Power to veto the resolution," Foreign Policy reported. Flynn himself reportedly called ambassadors from countries on the Security Council, and "offered pleasantries to a senior Uruguayan official" before asking to vote against the resolution.
On Thursday night investigative journalist Sara Carter said we will find out something soon on Samantha Power and the people she unmasked and it will be shocking.
Power was accused of unmasking innocent Americans in the final months of the Obama administration.
The former UN ambassador unmasked 300 individuals, an unheard number, in her last year in office.
There are now reports that Samantha Power was unmasking phone calls about the settlements in Israel.
BREAKING: Samantha Power targeted any call made about Israeli settlements for unmasking. When she found Gen Flynn making calls she opposed, she passed information to Sally Yates who opened Logan Act investigation. DNI Coats has now reviewed all unmaskings - @OANN
- Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) May 24, 2019
This was a disgusting act by the Obama administration.
We will soon know for sure.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/coming-soon-samantha-powers-unmasking-campaign-linked-to-general-flynn-and-obamas-deep-hatred-of-israe/
#6575615 at 2019-05-24 04:56:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8408: "IT IS TIME" Edition
US should 'guide' Israel like a wayward friend, Buttigieg tells Jewish leaders
Democratic presidential hopeful says Palestinians don't have necessarily leadership for peace, but Washington should not endorse wholesale everything Netanyahu government wants
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg told Jewish leaders Thursday that the Palestinians don't have the necessary leadership to be a partner for peace, but that the US should "guide" Israel to less destructive policies.
The South Bend, Indiana, mayor, a popular dark horse candidate in a crowded Democratic field, said he felt a sense of commitment to Israel's security, but that his affection for Israel meant that he felt an obligation to challenge the current government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"The way I think about our relationship with Israel ... is in some ways the way I think about my relationship with the United States," Buttigieg said, according to multiple people in the room. "As a loyal, patriotic American, I do not believe that means I have to be loyal to the political agenda of the current administration in Washington."
The Democratic upstart candidate spoke with more than 40 prominent Jewish activists, organizational leaders and former government officials.
The event was hosted by Bluelight Strategies, a communications firm run by Democratic operatives Steve Rabinowitz and Aaron Keyak, as part of a series of frank, off-the-record conversations between 2020 Democratic candidates and the Jewish community.
Buttigieg, 37, implicitly dissed the approach of US President Donald Trump, who has acted simpatico with Jerusalem and has given Israel a number of diplomatic gifts, including moving the US embassy to Israel, recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and slashing aid to the Palestinians.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-should-guide-israel-like-a-wayward-friend-buttigieg-tells-jewish-leaders/
#6568425 at 2019-05-23 19:19:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8398: Low-Attention Workfagging Edition
Netanyahu asks for international help as huge fires force evacuation of 3,500
Public security minister directs rescue services to prepare for national emergency amid searing heatwave; officials ready to vacate thousands more as 800 blazes ravage Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the Foreign Ministry to reach out to nearby countries for "immediate" assistance in putting out the hundreds of fires that were ravaging the country Thursday evening, destroying dozens of houses and forcing the evacuation of some 3,500 from their homes.
Netanyahu did not specify which countries Israel would approach, but a senior Fire Department official said earlier they could turn to Cyprus, Greece and Croatia for help.
Hours earlier, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan held a situational assessment and instructed fire authorities to prepare for the possibility that a national emergency be declared, with Friday's temperatures expected to eclipse 100° F throughout the country.
Erdan later told Channel 12 news that with the exception of several fires near Gaza caused by arson balloons, there were no indications so far of arson.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-calls-for-international-help-as-huge-fires-force-evacuation-of-3500/
#6568045 at 2019-05-23 18:30:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8398: Low-Attention Workfagging Edition
If the U.S. Goes to War With Iran, Netanyahu Will Be the Prime Suspect
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the only world leader to openly express support for the escalating U.S. campaign against Iran, but his statement is an exception to the general Israeli rule. In the two weeks that have passed since the U.S. announced it was reinforcing its military presence in the Persian Gulf, official Israel has mostly taken on a vow of silence. "Luckily, we are not involved," naively optimistic defense officials briefed reporters.
The attempt to distance itself from an American military operation in the Middle East, as if Israel was merely a fan sitting in the bleachers cheering its favorite team, inevitably sparks analogies to Yitzhak Shamir's policy of restraint in the 1991 Gulf War and Ariel Sharon's similar attitude during the 2003 war in Iraq. Shamir's task was rendered far more difficult because Israel was directly attacked by Saddam Hussein's Scud missiles, but was infinitely easier as well, because no one in his right mind could blame Israel for Saddam's 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
And while Israel did not come under direct attack in the 2003 Iraq War, it was nonetheless compelled to defend itself against claims, which proliferated as the war progressed, that it had pushed President George W. Bush to decide on the attack in the first place. In the lead up to that ill-fated war, Netanyahu was once again one of a handful of prominent Israelis who preferred to break the silence. In public testimony before the Government Reform Committee of the House of Representatives in 2002, Netanyahu assured American lawmakers that Saddam either had nuclear weapons or was on the verge of acquiring them, with the help of hidden centrifuges "no bigger than washing machines." Deposing Saddam, Netanyahu promised, would do wonders for the Middle East as a whole.
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https://outline.com/HbW5j2
#6564236 at 2019-05-23 04:18:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8393: Curling Schiff's Short Hairs Edition
The 50 most influential Jews of the year
Who are the world's most powerful Jews?
As we begin the Jewish New Year 5779, it's more difficult than ever before to predict what will happen in our rapidly changing world, and who will most impact Israel, the Jewish world and the world at large. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been the powerful leader of the Jewish state for more than 12 years, and wields significant influence with a range of global leaders from US President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Netanyahu's fate, however, lies in the hands of Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit, who is due to decide within the next few months whether or not to indict him in one or more cases involving alleged corruption. That's why Mandelblit tops our list of influential Jews this year, followed by Netanyahu. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, who led last year's list, retain huge influence over President Trump, perhaps the most powerful person on the planet, and are in third place. Following them is the US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, the man primarily responsible for the historic decision to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, on May 14, 70 years after the establishment of the State. To highlight his special role, this special supplement features a fascinating interview with Friedman by diplomatic correspondent Herb Keinon. We don't expect our readers to agree with all our choices, but we hope to provide food for thought and discussion over the High Holy Days. As Shimon Peres once told me, it's our job to tell our readers what (or in this case who) to think about, and not what to think.
https://www.jpost.com/50-most-influential-jews/The-50-most-influential-Jews-of-the-year-566561
#6560297 at 2019-05-22 19:38:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8388: Eyes On The UK Edition
Report: 'Override' law to save PM from trial will be part of coalition deal
In constitutional earthquake, next Netanyahu government said set to empower MKs to relegislate laws Supreme Court strikes down, bar judges from overturning administrative decisions
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his intended new coalition partners have reportedly agreed that the incoming government will legislate a far-reaching constitutional change to curb the powers of the Supreme Court - giving Knesset members the authority to re-legislate laws that the court has struck down, and preventing the court from intervening in administrative decisions.
Provisions for a particularly wide-ranging version of the so-called "override" legislation will be included in the coalition agreements, which are currently being negotiated by Netanyahu's Likud party and its various intended coalition partners, Channel 12 news said Wednesday night.
Such a law is of immense potential personal significance for Netanyahu, who is facing prosecution in three corruption cases, and is widely expected to ask his fellow Knesset members to vote in favor of giving immunity from prosecution, as is possible under existing Israeli law. In the current balance between the legislature and the judiciary, however, the Israeli Supreme Court would likely overturn such a Knesset decision. The legislation mooted by the incoming government would deny the court the right to do so, meaning that Netanyahu would not face prosecution.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-override-law-to-save-pm-from-trial-will-be-part-of-coalition-deal/
#6556232 at 2019-05-22 05:35:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8383: Six Fives Dragon Slayer Edition
Immunity bill submitted to Knesset with Netanyahu indictment pending
The Israeli Knesset is weighing legislation that would grant government officials immunity from criminal prosecution, and just so happen to spare Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from three looming corruption indictments.
If the proposed amendment to the Immunity Law passes, elected officials cannot be charged with a criminal offense unless the 120-member Knesset and the Knesset House Committee agree to waive immunity. Should Netanyahu's Likud Party secure a coalition and outnumber its rivals, the measure could effectively place them above the law for as long as they serve in government.
https://www.rt.com/news/459942-knesset-pushes-bill-Netanyahu-immunity/
#6551883 at 2019-05-21 19:16:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8377: Ebake Edition
Bill to stop Netanyahu corruption indictment reaches Knesset
The immunity bill comes after Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit recommended to indict Netanyahu for three counts of fraud and breach of trust and one of bribery, pending a pre-indictment hearing.
The Knesset officially listed legislation this week meant to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and all MKs immunity from criminal proceedings, after it was submitted by Likud MK Miki Zohar.
The initiative came days after Netanyahu's office denied the immunity bill would be included in coalition agreements, though that does not preclude the coalition from passing it anyway.
Zohar rebuffed accusations that he is doing Netanyahu's bidding in submitting the bill. "The prime minister blocked the immunity bill in the last Knesset," said Zohar. "He said he's not interested, which is why I was not successful in promoting it."
Speaking at the opening of a Knesset House Committee meeting, Zohar noted that the passage of the bill "is not part of coalition negotiations. I am trying to convince the prime minister to support it in the current Knesset... We are sick of political persecution, and therefore, the immunity bill is right and I plan to try to promote it even without instructions from Netanyahu."
Blue and White MK Pnina Tamano-Shata retorted: "Citizens aren't allowed to steal, but MKs are."
Zohar's remarks sparked a heated debate in the House Committee meeting, which convened on a different matter entirely: canceling the 18-minister limit in the size of a government.
The immunity bill comes after Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit recommended to indict Netanyahu for three counts of fraud and breach of trust and one of bribery, pending a pre-indictment hearing.
Zohar argued that Netanyahu's case proves the necessity of his bill, because "this is the first time someone is being accused of bribery without putting an agora in his pocket. I have two law degrees and I know the legal definition of a bribe."
The legislation - which Zohar proposed last month, but was only put in the Knesset's public database on Monday - is identical to one he submitted late last year, which states that "an MK will not be put on trial for crimes committed while he was an MK or before he was an MK, unless his immunity was removed for the accusation being discussed."
Immunity would not apply to traffic violations and cases in which the law states that the punishment is to pay a fine.
If someone was under indictment when he or she is elected to the Knesset, all criminal proceedings would stop from the time he or she becomes an MK. For an MK's immunity to be revoked, the attorney-general would have to submit a request with the indictment to the Knesset House Committee, which would then bring it to a vote before the entire Knesset.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Bill-to-stop-Netanyahu-corruption-indictment-reaches-Knesset-590308
#6551640 at 2019-05-21 18:44:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8377: Ebake Edition
7 days in May: Moshe Kahlon's chance to save Israeli democracy from Netanyahu
Finance minister said last year the PM would have to go if he were indicted. As Netanyahu now seeks legislation to keep himself out of the dock, Kahlon is best-placed to stop him
As corruption investigations into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gathered pace through 2018, a key ministerial voice in the coalition government made clear that it would be unacceptable for Netanyahu to remain in office if charges were brought against him.
While the law does not definitively require a serving prime minister to step down if put on trial, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon was adamant that, as he phrased it in a March 15, 2018, television interview, "if a trial against the prime minister begins, he will not be able to serve." Either Netanyahu would step down of his own volition, said Kahlon, "or everyone else will."
Seven months later, shortly before police recommended that Netanyahu indeed stand trial for bribery in Case 4000, the most serious of the cases against him, Kahlon went further. Reiterating that a prime minister cannot stay in office when on trial, the finance minister promised in an October 9 TV appearance that he'd bring down the government if Netanyahu was indicted and didn't step down.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/7-days-in-may-moshe-kahlons-chance-to-save-israeli-democracy-from-Netanyahu/
#6551561 at 2019-05-21 18:32:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8377: Ebake Edition
Dutch Politician Arrested in Jerusalem
A Dutch politician was arrested, Friday, by Israeli security forces, while carrying a Palestinian flag, after Friday prayers in the occupied Old City East Jerusalem al-Quds.
Israeli soldiers arrested Tunahan Kuzu, the leader of Dutch political party DENK and a parliamentarian, as he was walking toward the al-Aqsa Mosque with a Palestinian flag in his hand.
The Israeli security forces also seized the Palestinian flag.
The DENK party said Kuzu, who is of Turkish descent, had been taken by a large group of heavily armed soldiers after Friday prayers, and during a working visit to Jerusalem al-Quds, according to Press TV/Al Ray.
Kuzu held some meetings, with civil society representatives, to discuss recent developments in the region, and took part in the 71st anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, on Wednesday, during his business trip to the occupied city, the statement added.
Palestinians commemorate May 15 as the day of Nakba or catastrophe. The event marks the forced expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homeland, following the creation of Israel, in 1948, and their scattering across refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, and neighboring countries.
Tensions have been running high, near the fence separating Gaza from the occupied territories, since March, which marked the start of a series of protests called "The Great March of Return." Palestinian protesters demand the right to return for those driven out of their homeland.
More than 300 Palestinians have been killed since then, and over 17,300 have been injured.
Germany designates BDS as anti-Semitic
Separately on Friday, the German parliament voted to condemn as "anti-Semitic" a Palestinian movement that calls for economic pressure on Israel to end the occupation of Palestine's territories.
In a move welcomed by the Tel Aviv regime, the majority of German lawmakers in the Bundestag voted in favor of a motion that accuses the international Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement of using anti-Semitic tactics to fulfill its political goals.
"The argumentation patterns and methods used by the BDS movement are anti-Semitic," read the motion submitted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, their Social Democrat coalition partners as well as the Greens and Free Democrats.
The vote was denounced by BDS as anti-Palestinian.
"The German establishment is entrenching its complicity in Israel's crimes of military occupation, ethnic cleansing, siege and apartheid, while desperately trying to shield it from accountability to international law," BDS said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the motion in a statement on Twitter, saying, "I hope that this decision will bring about concrete steps and I call upon other countries to adopt similar legislation."
The BDS movement was initiated in 2005 by over 170 Palestinian organizations and, later, turned international. It is meant to initiate "various forms of boycott against Israel until it meets its obligations under international law," and ends its occupation of Palestinian lands.
Israel and its allies in Washington have long railed against the BDS movement, which calls for people and groups across the world to cut economic, cultural and academic ties to Tel Aviv.
Last year, Israel published a list of 20 organizations whose activists would be barred from entering the occupied territories, due to their support for boycott campaigns.
Israel's strategic affairs ministry has been allocated $36m to combat the BDS movement.
https://imemc.org/article/dutch-politician-arrested-in-jerusalem/
#6544189 at 2019-05-20 19:02:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8368: Cali Commie Ruffian Fisticuffs Edition
REPORT: Iran War "rollout" a "disaster" says top Israeli Rabbi
According to sources, a top Israeli Rabbi close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the Iran War "rollout" by the Trump Administration was a "total disaster." The Rabbi reportedly named Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton as the "culprits" in their "ineptitude in getting America involved in the war." New plans are now underway to "shift the narrative" and "rebuilt trust" in the American media by positioning them as "seemingly antiwar." A new false flag scenario is being put together so that "next time this happens Americans will get on board."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=KTPNznPxK9s
#6526733 at 2019-05-18 05:19:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8346: Cindy's Wistful Ukraine Warmongering Edition
Netanyahu lied to you about Iraq's non-existent nuclear weapons in 2002. Don't let him lie you into another disastrous war against Iran in 2019
Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 12 2002.
Remember when he comically used a loony toons bomb to scare everyone about Iran?
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/Netanyahu-lied-to-you-about-iraqs-non-existent-nuclear-weapons-in-2002-dont-let-him-lie-you-into-another-disastrous-war-against-iran-in-2019/
#6522668 at 2019-05-17 19:10:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8341: AG Barr In The House Edition
BDS is antisemitic rules German Bundestag in landmark vote
Germany is the first country in the European Union to rule that the BDS movement is antisemitic.
In a landmark vote the German Bundestag ruled on Friday that the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is antisemitic, calling on German Federal offices and bodies not to collaborate in any way with events that advocate to boycott or delegitimize the Jewish state.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated the Bundestag on its "important decision to recognize BDS as an anti-Semitic movement and that it is forbidden to support it."
Germany is the first EU member state to equate the BDS movement with antisemitism.
"I particularly appreciate the Bundestag's call on Germany to stop funding organizations that work against the existence of the State of Israel," Netanyahu said, "I hope this decision will lead to concrete action and I call on other countries to adopt similar legislation."
Minister of Strategic Affairs Gilad Erdan reacted to the decision by calling it "an important step in the war against the boycott and the new antisemitism" and argued that "the true face of the boycott movement had been exposed."
He called on other countries in the European Union to follow Germany.
The spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Emmanuel Nahshon also lauded the decision. In a tweet he noted the large majority that supported the resolution.
We welcome the @Bundestag resolution,adopted by a large majority, against #BDS.The German parliament recognized the anti Semitic nature of #BDS and its illegitimate boycott activities. This is an important step which we hope will be adopted by other European legislative bodies.
- Emmanuel Nahshon (@EmmanuelNahshon) May 17, 2019
Acting Foreign Minister Israel Katz said, "The German parliament has ruled that [BDS] is an anti-Semitic movement, which promotes an illegal boycott against Israel. This is an important step. We hope that other countries in Europe will follow suit."
Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein tweeted: "Thank you #Bundestag! For the courageous and important decision! BDS is a dangerous, antisemitic movement. You are the first, but many others will follow in your footsteps. Thank you, Bundestag President my friend Wolfgang Schäuble, for your efforts."
Thank you #Bundestag! for the courageous and important decision! BDS is a dangerous, antisemitic movement. You are the first, but many others will follow in your footsteps.
Thank you, Bundestag President my friend Wolfgang Schäuble, for your efforts.
- Yuli Edelstein (@YuliEdelstein) May 17, 2019
Blue and White's Yair Lapid said, "The decision by the Bundestag to label the BDS movement antisemitic and call on the German government to oppose all forms of BDS is an important and just step. BDS is the modern manifestation of an ancient hatred. Now is the time for the rest of Europe to follow Germany's lead."
Israel's Ambassador to Germany Jeremy Issacharoff tweeted,"The Bundestag has just adopted a Resolution condemning BDS and Anti-Semitism by a wide margin. We welcome this initiative by its sponsors. It has broader European significance given that BDS makes no attempt to build coexistence and peace between Israel and all of its neighbors."
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/German-Bundestag-rules-BDS-is-antisemitic-589999
#6515836 at 2019-05-16 22:22:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8332: They're Running for the Border Edition
Israel firm meddled in Africa, Asia and Latin America elections
An Israel-based campaign to meddle in the elections of several African, Asian and Latin American countries has been uncovered by social media giant Facebook.
Facebook announced today that it had deactivated dozens of accounts found to be spreading disinformation by posing as local journalists and influencers. The social media giant traced these accounts to Archimedes Group, a private company based near Tel Aviv which had engineered the campaign.
Facebook's head of cybersecurity policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, told reporters that the platform had deleted 65 accounts, 161 pages and dozens of groups linked to the misinformation campaign, noting that this activity had garnered 2.8 million followers and hundreds of thousands of views. Gleicher also told reporters that Archimedes has now been banned from Facebook, Haaretzreported.
For its part, the Times of Israel quoted Gleicher as saying that "these are actors that were essentially facilitating deception, and they appear to be commercially engaged to do this". He added: "That type of business does not have a place on our platforms so we are removing them from the platform and our teams will continue to investigate to look for other instances of this type of behaviour, [whether] for commercial or other strategic purposes."
Archimedes' operations are thought to have focused on Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Angola, Niger and Tunisia, as well as a handful of Asian and Latin American countries. It is thought that the campaign has spent over $800,000 on Facebook adverts since 2012.
Relatively little is known about Archimedes Group. The Washington Post noted that the group presents itself as "a consulting firm involved in campaigns for presidential elections," using the slogan "winning campaigns worldwide". The website also features a vague description of the group's "mass social media management" software, which it claims can enable the operation of an "unlimited" number of online accounts.
The Washington Post added that Archimedes is headed by Elinadav Heymann, citing Swiss negotiations consultancy Negotiations.CH. Heymann is also reported to have been Executive Director of the European Friends of Israel since 2012 and an "advisor to various parties [in] the Israeli Knesset for 3 terms".
Facebook's Gleicher said he could not speculate as to whether Archimedes' motives were political, and as yet it is not known who solicited and paid for the group's services. However, given the campaign's focus on predominantly central and west African countries - a region in which the Israeli state has recently tried to increase its influence - questions to this effect are likely to be raised going forward.
In January, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Chad to restore diplomatic relations between the two countries, which were severed in 1972. Speaking at a press conference before his departure, Netanyahu said that the visit was "part of the revolution we are doing in the Arab and Muslim world," claiming that such an initiative "greatly worries, even greatly angers" Palestinians and the wider Arab world.
Though Israel's normalisation drive in Africa has material benefits - often including lucrative arms deals, memorandums for economic cooperation and the use of airspace which will significantly shorten flight paths for commercial Israeli airlines - the initiative is also pursued for its propaganda value. Netanyahu has long been keen to emphasise these diplomatic successes, particularly in the run up to Israel's general election which took place last month.
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/72723/israel-firm-meddled-in-africa-asia-and-latin.html
#6514469 at 2019-05-16 19:25:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8330: Thursday Morning Digs Edition
Breaking ranks, influential Likud MK blasts immunity law for Netanyahu
Legislation 'offers zero benefit and exacts maximum damage,' warns Gideon Sa'ar, drawing rebuke from Likud officials
An influential Likud lawmaker who has butted heads with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the past on Thursday slammed the party's plan to pass a special law that would grant the premier immunity from prosecution while in office.
"This legislation offers zero benefit and causes maximum damage," warned MK Gideon Sa'ar in an interview with Channel 12 news on Thursday, amid reports that the prime minister has been advancing just such a bill and briefing Likud's lawmakers on how to sell it to the public.
Netanyahu faces an expected indictment in the coming months, pending a hearing before Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, in three corruption investigations.
While Sa'ar wouldn't commit to how he would vote on such an immunity bill, he noted that "we told the public [during the recent election campaign] that we weren't going to do this. I think a law like this will hurt Likud and won't help the prime minister."
He added that he "isn't the only one who's concerned" within Likud's top ranks.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/breaking-ranks-influential-likud-mk-blasts-immunity-law-for-Netanyahu/
#6510129 at 2019-05-16 02:49:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8325: Deep State Cannibal Fest - Enjoy The Show Edition
What did Bibi means by this?
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-said-to-tell-his-defense-chiefs-to-keep-israel-out-of-iran-us-tensions/
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened urgent consultations with Israel's security chiefs this week amid the escalating tensions between Iran and the United States, and reportedly urged them to do their utmost to ensure that Israel is not dragged into the fraught situation.
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#6508968 at 2019-05-16 00:31:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8323: Factual Assertion Edition
Ronald S. Lauder Foundation and Estee Lauder execs sold
Ronald S Lauder Foundation in New York, New York (NY)
Ronald Steven Lauder (born February 26, 1944) is an American businessman, art collector, and political activist. He is an heir to the Estée Lauder Companies, and the president of the World Jewish Congress.
As a Republican, he made a bid to become the mayor of New York City in 1989, losing to Rudy Giuliani in the Republican primary. Michael Massing, writing of this nomination race, notes that politically Lauder 'seemed out of step with most American Jews; … he ran to the right of Rudolph Giuliani. And, on Israeli issues, he was a vocal supporter of the Likud party, with long-standing ties to Benjamin Netanyahu."[3]
In 1998, Lauder was asked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to begin Track II negotiations with Syrian leader Hafez al-Assad; these negotiations continued after the election of Ehud Barak to the post. Lauder communicated a new-found willingness on Assad's part to make compromises with the Israelis in an overall land for peace deal, and his draft "Treaty of Peace Between Israel and Syria" formed an important part of the (ultimately fruitless) Israeli-Syrian negotiations that occurred in January 2000 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.[4]
Lauder manages investments in real estate and media, including Central European Media Enterprises and Israeli TV. In 2010, Lauder founded RWL Water, LLC.
In 1987, Lauder established the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation, a philanthropic organization that is dedicated to rebuilding Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe. The foundation also supports student exchange programs between New York and various capitals in Central and Eastern Europe.
"exchange programs"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Lauder
here is some financial information of this foundation-and a good site to check out non-profit tax dodging screw-ups, may help other digging.
Got enough to do
http://www.nonprofitfacts.com/NY/Ronald-S-Lauder-Foundation.html#ixzz5o2h62izb
https://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/1001250.htm
#6506476 at 2019-05-15 19:14:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8320: Wednesday Winning Edition
TV report: Netanyahu briefs Likud MKs on 'how to sell' immunity law to public
Channel 12 says PM has 'conclusively' decided to pass legislation to evade prosecution in criminal cases against him, has yet to decide whether to also take on Supreme Court
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided conclusively to advance legislation that will ensure he cannot be prosecuted so long as he remains in office, and has begun briefing his Likud party's Knesset members on how to "sell" the move to the Israeli public, a TV report claimed on Wednesday.
Having hitherto given mixed signals about whether he would seek to pass legislation in order to evade prosecution in the three criminal cases for which he faces indictment, Netanyahu has now taken the firm decision to push legislation to guarantee himself immunity from prosecution, the Channel 12 report said. The legislation has reportedly been discussed in the current negotiations on the formation of Netanyahu's new coalition government.
Netanyahu and members of his close circle have begun briefing Likud MKs "on how to market this to the public," the report said. They are being told to highlight the fact that voters reelected Netanyahu last month even though they knew all about the allegations against him, and that he should thus be empowered to see out his time in office and deal with his legal entanglements only after stepping down.
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/tv-report-Netanyahu-briefs-likud-mks-on-how-to-sell-immunity-law-to-public/
#6495802 at 2019-05-14 15:24:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8306: Is the Dam About To Break? Edition
>>6495772
Seeing as how you can't fucking guess right, it'd be you.
<oh no an anon said the word kike, they MUST be paid by soros
What a joke you are.
You would sell America down the shitter just so you're not called a wayciss by those projecting fucking spawns of Satan.
Neck yo self.
Because THIS is the shit the kikes do with OUR money…
Trump's election appears to boost Israeli settlement construction
Finance Ministry data shows that during US president's first year in office, spending on roads, schools and public buildings across West Bank increased by 39%
Israel's government boosted its spending on West Bank settlements following the election of US President Donald Trump, according to official data obtained by The Associated Press.
Both supporters and detractors of the settlement movement have previously referred to a "Trump effect," claiming the president's friendlier approach to the settlements was leading to additional West Bank construction.
While the new Israeli figures obtained in a freedom of information request do not prove a direct connection, they indicate this process may already be underway, showing a 39 percent increase in 2017 spending on roads, schools and public buildings across the West Bank.
Hagit Ofran, a researcher with the left-wing anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now, said it appeared that Trump's election has emboldened Israel's pro-settler government.
"They are not shy anymore with what they are doing," she said. "They feel more free to do whatever they want."
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, echoed the assessment. "This proves that the current US administration encouraged settlement activities," he said.
Since capturing the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Six Day War, Israel has settled some 670,000 of its citizens in the two areas. Most of the international community has objected to moving people into those territories as both illegal and a deliberate obstacle to any future Palestinian state. The US maintained a similar position on the issue up to the current administration, which hasn't gone much further than calling Israeli communities beyond the Green Line "unhelpful."
The Palestinians, who claim both the West Bank and East Jerusalem as parts of their future state, consider the settlements illegal land grabs. Scores of fast-growing settlements control strategic hilltops and swaths of the West Bank, making it increasingly difficult to partition the territory.
For decades, the international community and the US have expressed concern over the settlements while doing little to halt their construction. But since taking office, Trump, whose inner circle of Mideast advisers have longstanding ties to the settler movement, has taken a different approach. The White House has urged restraint but refrained from the blanket condemnations of its Republican and Democratic predecessors.
"The Trump administration is undoubtedly the most friendly American administration of all time," said Oded Revivi, the chief foreign envoy of the Yesha settlement umbrella council. "In contrast, the Obama years were extremely hard for Israel. Now we are making up for lost ground."
The government statistics, released by the Finance Ministry, showed Israeli spending in the West Bank in 2017, Trump's first year in office, rose to NIS 1.65 billion, or $459.8 million, up from NIS 1.19 billion in 2016.
The 2017 figures were the highest in the 15 years of data provided by the Finance Ministry, though spending also climbed in 2016. At the time, US president Barack Obama, a vocal critic of the settlements, was a lame duck, and relations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were cool.
In contrast, the lowest year of Israeli spending was 2009, when both Netanyahu and Obama took office, when it was NIS 760.7 million. The data included only the first half of 2018, so full-year comparisons were not available.
The ministry released the data after two years of requests from the AP, which received backing early this year from The Movement for Freedom of Information, a legal advocacy group that assists journalists.
(rest at sauce)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-election-appears-to-boost-israeli-settlement-construction/
Homeless people in America? Who gives a fuck…let's sure the kikes have new homes.
BUILD ISRAEL GREAT AGAIN!
#6493853 at 2019-05-14 05:38:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8304: Breaking The Bad Edition
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Netanyahu Says He Plans To Annex Settlements In West Bank
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he plans to formally annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
We must control our destiny," the premier said.
'''After boasting that he was responsible for U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Netanyahu told the program "Meet the Press": "Will we move ahead to the next stage? Yes.'''
>https://newspunch.com/Netanyahu-says-he-plans-to-annex-settlements-in-west-bank/
Israel and the U.S. are simultaneously stepping up repression in the form of travel restrictions against critics of the apartheid state.
'''Last week, the U.S. banned a founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, one Omar Barghouti, from entering its soil.'''
>https://www.mintpressnews.com/thought-police-us-israel-increasingly-banning-deporting-ideological-enemies/257638/
On April 15, the administration of President Donald Trump designated Iran's military wing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist" organization.
Instagram has banned several top Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, from its photo-sharing platform.
Instagram: "We work with the appropriate government authorities"
'''The Israeli government gloated after Instagram's ban of the top Iranian officials.'''
>https://thegrayzone.com/2019/04/18/instagram-us-bans-iranian-officials-irgc-terrorist/
Rand Paul to Mike Pompeo: You don't have Congress' "permission" to go to war with Iran
Amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, pressed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on whether the administration's recent decision to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization was a way to justify possible future military action in Iran.
In light of the resolution, Pompeo later testified that the connection between Iran and Al Qaeda was undeniable.
'''There is no question there is a connection between the Islamic republic of Iran and AL Qaeda. Full stop," said Pompeo, noting that the IRGC has "killed 600 Americans."'
>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rand-paul-to-mike-pompeo-you-dont-have-congress-permission-to-go-to-war-with-iran/
<So, Trump pulls out of Syria, recognizes Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, moves the embassy to Jerusalem and now Israel gets Syria's oil and is moving Jewish settlements into the West Bank.
<At the same time, Israel and the US are banning BDS members.
<Meanwhile Trump declares Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, Pompeo is making connections between Al Qaeda and Iran, and social media is censoring the issue on behalf of the US gov't.
<At the same time, Qresearch constantly posts photos at top of board demonstrating support for overthrow of Iran.
Meanwhile, Mexican cartels aren't declared a terrorist organization, conservatives are also banned from social media, murder and human trafficking aren't used as pretext for war against Mexico, US citizens lose 1st amendment right to protest Israel, Congress is filled with dual-citizens, hearings on 'white nationalist' fabricated hate crimes.
#6490984 at 2019-05-13 22:48:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8300: Hey cabal, do you hear that noise? Edition
>>6490965
Low IQ
Zionist shill you think I can't back my claims watch this video then dipshit.
Young Benjamin Netanyahu (Debate on Israeli Borders) (Israel Live Com)
#6486007 at 2019-05-13 06:05:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8294: The Almost Late Nite Edition
>>6485890
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>>6485858
>Who's ready for the latest false flag war for Zion? Incoming fast!
>>6485956
>"Leaked Netanyahu Tape: We Made Trump Cancel The Iran Deal"
Also see here:
Netanyahu Says He Plans To Annex Settlements In West Bank
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he plans to formally annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
We must control our destiny," the premier said.
After boasting that he was responsible for U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights,
Netanyahu told the program "Meet the Press": "Will we move ahead to the next stage? Yes.
>https://newspunch.com/Netanyahu-says-he-plans-to-annex-settlements-in-west-bank/
Israel and the U.S. are simultaneously stepping up repression in the form of travel restrictions against critics of the apartheid state.
Last week, the U.S. banned a founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, one Omar Barghouti, from entering its soil.
>https://www.mintpressnews.com/thought-police-us-israel-increasingly-banning-deporting-ideological-enemies/257638/
On April 15, the administration of President Donald Trump designated Iran's military wing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist" organization.
Instagram has banned several top Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, from its photo-sharing platform.
Instagram: "We work with the appropriate government authorities"
The Israeli government gloated after Instagram's ban of the top Iranian officials.
>https://thegrayzone.com/2019/04/18/instagram-us-bans-iranian-officials-irgc-terrorist/
Rand Paul to Mike Pompeo: You don't have Congress' "permission" to go to war with Iran
Amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, pressed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on whether the administration's recent decision to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization was a way to justify possible future military action in Iran.
'''In light of the resolution, Pompeo later testified that the connection between Iran and Al Qaeda was undeniable. "There is no question there is a connection between the Islamic republic of Iran and AL Qaeda. Full stop," said Pompeo, noting that the IRGC has "killed 600 Americans."'
>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rand-paul-to-mike-pompeo-you-dont-have-congress-permission-to-go-to-war-with-iran/
So, Trump pulls out of Syria, recognizes Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, moves the embassy to Jerusalem and now Israel gets Syria's oil and is moving Jewish settlements into the West Bank.
At the same time, Israel and the US are banning BDS members.
Meanwhile Trump declares Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, Pompeo is making connections between Al Qaeda and Iran, and social media is censoring the issue on behalf of the US gov't.
At the same time, Qresearch constantly posts photos at top of board demonstrating support for overthrow of Iran.
Meanwhile, Mexican cartels aren't declared a terrorist organization, conservatives are also banned from social media, murder and human trafficking aren't used as pretext for war against Mexico, US citizens lose 1st amendment right to protest Israel, Congress is filled with dual-citizens, hearings on 'white nationalist' fabricated hate crimes.
#6481115 at 2019-05-12 20:14:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8287: Flour Power Flower Power The Roses and Cakes For Mama Edition
A recent report indicates that President Trump's son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner suggested that then Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and other policy makers read a January 2018 Wall Street Journal piece regarding the cutoff of American funding for UNRWA, the international agency for Palestinian 'refugees.' As authors of the piece referenced in the leak, we are flattered. With the administration's much discussed peace plan to be announced in June, let us offer some last minute suggestions.
Information regarding President Trump's "plan of the century" is vague, with Kushner and other administration sources saying only that it will require "compromises from both sides" and that in the words of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, it will "represent a significant change from the model that's been used."
Our first suggestion is therefore to not reveal the plan but to continue floating rumors and possibilities as a means of elucidating intentions.
Palestinian PM Shtayyah has already announced the plan will be "born dead" and that it is "financial blackmail." But Shtayyah also hinted that the Palestinian Authority would seek to develop the Palestinian economy and to reduce dependence on Israel. This leads to our next suggestion. Outside of the plan itself, American policy should offers development aid to specific sectors of the Palestinian economy in exchange for an enhanced version of the current status quo. Aid and normalization should be exchanged for security.
Importantly, US aid should not provided to the corrupt Palestinian Authority or even through traditional American means such as USAID, but rather through bilateral mechanisms directly to Palestinian industries through trade organizations and free trade agreements. Expediting visas, educational exchanges, arranging lines of credit, and other mechanisms that provide access to US markets will do more to develop industries and prosperity than top-down aid in the form of money to corrupt oligarchs.
The worst possible approach would be a titanic development plan such as that proposed by the RAND Corporation in 2007, which would sink billions into towns, roads, railroads, and other infrastructure. Elegant, artificial, and imposed, it would founder under its own costs and be crushed by corruption. The prognosis for economic development furthering normalization and peace with Israel is mixed. There are encouraging examples, such as the growing Palestinian high tech sector, which has important connections with its much larger Israeli counterpart and with global markets.
Wealth is no guarantee that animosity will be overcome. For example, Palestinian billionaire industrialist Munib al-Masri recently claimed that "No Palestinian can agree to less than what Yasser Arafat agreed to: the 1967 borders, East Jerusalem as the capital, and the return of the refugees. It's impossible for anyone to agree." Traditional elites will not accept new realities, not least that the 'right of return' for Palestinians to homes formerly in Israel is off the table. But new elites might.
As for borders, the recent claim by Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat that in 2008, then Israeli PM Ehud Olmert offered PA President Mahmoud Abbas more than 100% of the West Bank, throwing in additional square kilometers so Abbas could claim victory, symbolizes the problem. But such offers are no longer on the table, thanks to both the growth of Israeli communities across the Green Line and Hamas's rule in Gaza. This is why any plan for Gaza must be separated from that for the West Bank. Most Israelis have been vague about the plan, but the far right expressed strong opposition, particularly before the Israeli election. Palestinian rejection of the plan will further embolden the Israeli right and impel PM Benjamin Netanyahu to extend sovereignty to Israeli settlements or even annex the entire West Bank, while simultaneously empowering Islamists in Qatar, Iran, and elsewhere. Preemptive Palestinian rejection is a strategic mistake that gives up the chance for meaningful pressure on Israel regarding borders and Palestinian autonomy.
Global responses are also revealing. Outgoing French ambassador to the US Gérard Araud lauded Kushner's approach but predicted its failure for being too pro-Israel. Araud also praised a host of Trump administration policy initiatives but predicted that "when Trump leaves power, everything will go back to business as usual. That's the dream of Washington, DC." Our final proposal is therefore that the administration delay revealing the plan in order to continue taming the foreign policy "blob."
moar https://www.weeklyblitz.net/news/a-memo-to-president-trumps-adviser-jared-kusher/
#6481047 at 2019-05-12 19:58:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8287: Flour Power Flower Power The Roses and Cakes For Mama Edition
Israel finds location for a Golan Heights settlement to name after Trump - Netanyahu
A piece of land has been chosen for a village to be named after US President Donald Trump in gratitude for Washington's decision to recognize the Jewish State's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Prime Minister Netanyahu says.
Not disclosing the exact name of the settlement, Benjamin Netanyahu said that he will bring the name to the cabinet for approval as soon as the new community is established.
Netanyahu announced his symbolic gesture on Twitter in mid-April shortly after his alliance won the majority of seats in parliament. Filmed against the Golan Heights landscape, the prime minister said the Israelis were "deeply moved" by Trump's "historic" decision to recognize the region as part of the Jewish State.
https://www.rt.com/news/459135-Netanyahu-golan-heights-settlement-trump/
#6464898 at 2019-05-10 20:41:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8267: Rediculous Israeli Bullshit Edition
CIA and Mossad conflating intelligence to push US into military conflict with Iran: Expert
America's CIA and Israel's Mossad are conflating and distorting intelligence to push the United States into a military conflict with Iran, according to Scott Bennett, a former US military psychological warfare officer and political commentator.
Bennett made the remarks in an interview with Press TV on Thursday while commenting on a statement by American Muslim Representative Ilhan Omar who has accused the Donald Trump administration of preparing the ground for direct confrontation with Iran using inflated intelligence data.
The lawmaker said on Wednesday that the US intelligence community was making up excuses to justify hostile anti-Iran policies just as it did before the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Bennett told Press TV that "the recent developments between Iran and the United States and Israel are sadly coming to a very potential boiling point and it's problematic, and ironically one of the few people who have pointed out truth of this is Representative Ilhan Omar."
"And I think she is very right on and she is accurate when she says certain people are producing false intelligence and manipulating the president into a misdirected, misunderstood confrontation with Iran," he stated.
"And I think she speaks from the vast majority of Americans who share the same sentiments, who may not agree with her politically, philosophically or religiously, however, the American people sense in their heart that what Ilhan Omar is saying is absolutely true, and that is certain people, certain industry, specifically the military-industrial complex and certain war mongering Zionists, and other parties including Benjamin Netanyahu, and members of the [US] intelligence community and Mossad, and Israel and Britain, MI6, and the United States' CIA all have been conflating and distorting intelligence and manipulating it to President Trump's mind and sadly pushing him into a potential conflict by overreaction and other accelerating provocative counter measures to Iran's very understandable and justifiable response to its natural resources being cut off, and economic sanctions strangling them, to the point of a very similar scenario between the United States and Japan in 1940," he pointed out.
https://governmentslaves.news/2019/05/10/cia-and-mossad-conflating-intelligence-to-push-us-into-military-conflict-with-iran-expert/
#6457968 at 2019-05-10 00:11:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8258: Self Deporting Shills Edition
Pandering to Israel Means War With Iran
The United States is moving dangerously forward in what appears to be a deliberate attempt to provoke a war with Iran, apparently based on threat intelligence provided by Israel. The claims made by National Security Advisor John Bolton and by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that there is solid evidence of Iran's intention to attack US forces in the Persian Gulf region is almost certainly a fabrication, possibly deliberately contrived by Bolton and company in collaboration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It will be used to justify sending bombers and additional naval air resources to confront any possible moves by Tehran to maintain its oil exports, which were blocked by Washington last week. If the US Navy tries to board ships carrying Iranian oil it will undoubtedly, and justifiably, provoke a violent response from Iran, which is precisely what Bolton, Pompeo and Netanyahu are seeking.
It would be difficult to find in the history books another example of a war fought for no reason whatsoever. As ignorant as President Donald Trump and his triumvirate or psychotics Bolton, Pompeo and Elliott Abrams are, even they surely know that Iran poses no threat to the United States. If they believe at all that a war is necessary, they no doubt base their judgment on the perception that the United States must maintain its number one position in the world by occasionally attacking and defeating someone to serve as an example of what might happen if one defies Washington. Understanding that, the Iranians would be wise to avoid confrontation until the sages in the White House move on to some easier target, which at the moment would appear to be Venezuela.
The influence of Israel over US foreign policy is undeniable, with Washington now declaring that it will "review ties" with other nations that are considered to be unfriendly to the Jewish state. For observers who might also believe that Israel and its allies in the US are the driving force behind America's belligerency in the Middle East, there are possibly some other games that are in play, all involving Benjamin Netanyahu and his band of merry cutthroats. It is becoming increasingly apparent that foreign politicians have realized that the easiest way to gain Washington's favor is to do something that will please Israel. In practical terms, the door to Capitol Hill and the White House is opened through the good offices of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Israel is desperate to confirm its legitimacy in international fora, where it has few friends in spite of an intensive lobbying campaign. It seeks to have countries that do not have an embassy in Israel to take steps to establish one, and it also wants more nations that do already have an embassy in Tel Aviv to move to Jerusalem, building on the White House's decision taken last year to do just that. Not surprisingly, nations and political leaders who are on the make and want American support have drawn the correct conclusions and pander to Israel as a first step.
One only has to cite the example of Venezuela. Juan Guaido, the candidate favored by Washington for regime change, has undoubtedly a lot of things on his plate but he has proven willing to make some time to say what Benjamin Netanyahu wants to hear, as reported by the Israeli media. The Times of Israel describes how "Venezuela's self-proclaimed leader Juan Guaido is working to re-establish diplomatic relations with Israel and isn't ruling out placing his country's embassy in Jerusalem, according to an interview with an Israeli newspaper published Tuesday."
One would think that Guaido would consider his interview sufficient, but he has also taken the pandering process one step farther, reportedly displaying huge video images of the flags of both Israel and the United States at his rallies.
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/05/09/pandering-to-israel-means-war-with-iran/
#6456465 at 2019-05-09 21:29:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8256: Rosenstein Sent Off A Hero Edition
Bennett: Jewish 'assimilation' is a 'disaster' for Israel
In what appears to be an admission of the growing divide between Israel and Jews living outside the country, the outgoing Minister of Education and Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett warned against what he sees as "assimilation" of Jews with communities around the world, describing it as "one of the greatest disasters in the history of the Jewish people".
The remarks, which were reported by Arutz Sheva, were made at the annual International Bible Quiz in Jerusalem, which takes place each year on Israel's Independence Day. It's reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in audience.
Expressing grave concern over Jewish "assimilation", Bennett who heads the New Right party with Ayelet Shaked, is reported saying: "The State of Israel has experienced the most prosperous and successful era it has known, but during these very days, one of the greatest disasters in the history of the Jewish people is taking place - we are losing millions of our Jewish brothers and sisters in the diaspora. Like an iceberg melting away, so many of our people are slipping away before our eyes."
He called on the state of Israel to act "without delay, with all [our] strength, creativity, and determination, in order to save [our] brothers and sisters, members of the Jewish people around the world, from assimilation and anti-Semitism."
Bennet insisted that the task of stemming the tide of Jewish "assimilation" needed to be "the project of the state of Israel", explaining that "whenever we needed financial or political assistance, the Jews of the world mobilised to help".
Bennet concluding his addressing saying: "We have a duty to ensure that we will be a sovereign and united Jewish state for all eternity."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190509-bennett-jewish-assimilation-is-a-disaster-for-israel/
Hey but it's ok to flood every other country with every other race….FFS
#6449556 at 2019-05-08 22:39:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8247: America First Edition
The Myth of a Disunited and Dysfunctional Palestine Is an Israeli Invention
The myth of the disunited and dysfunctional Palestinian is very much an Israeli invention that precedes the inception of Hamas, and even Fatah. This Zionist notion, which has been embraced by the current Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, argues that 'Israel has no peace partner'.
The International Conference on Palestine held in Istanbul between April 27-29 brought together many speakers and hundreds of academics, journalists, activists and students from Turkey and all over the world.
The conference was a rare opportunity aimed at articulating a discourse of international solidarity that is both inclusive and forward thinking.
There was near consensus that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement must be supported, that Donald Trump's so-called 'Deal of the Century' must be defeated and that normalization must be shunned.
When it came to articulating the objectives of the Palestinian struggle, however, the narrative became indecisive and unclear. Although none of the speakers made a case for a two-state solution, our call for one democratic state from Istanbul - or any other place outside Palestine - seemed partially irrelevant. For the one state solution to become the overriding objective of the pro-Palestine movement worldwide, the call has to come from a Palestinian leadership that reflects the true aspirations of the Palestinian people.
One speaker after the other called for Palestinian unity, imploring Palestinians for guidance and for articulating a national discourse. Many in the audience concurred with that assessment as well. One audience member even blurted out the cliched question: "Where is the Palestinian Mandela?" Luckily, the grandson of Nelson Mandela, Zwelivelile "Mandla" Mandela, was himself a speaker. He answered forcefully that Mandela was only the face of the movement, which encompassed millions of ordinary men and women, whose struggles and sacrifices ultimately defeated apartheid.
Following my speech at the conference, I met with several freed Palestinian prisoners as part of my research for my forthcoming book on the subject.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-myth-of-a-disunited-and-dysfunctional-palestine-is-an-israel-invention/258303/
#6449464 at 2019-05-08 22:26:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8247: America First Edition
Trump's "Deal of the Century" Will Use Sanctions, Military Threats to Force Palestinian Acceptance
Recently leaked provisions of the plan include threats of US sanctions & military force if Palestinians reject the plan and a requirement for Palestinians to pay the Israeli Defense Forces for protection.
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, owned by top Trump donor Sheldon Adelson, has published in Hebrew a leaked draft of the Trump administration's "Deal of the Century" for the Israel-Palestine conflict. The draft was given to the newspaper by an official from Israel's Foreign Ministry, which is currently headed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The plan, which has been drafted by President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt, is expected to be released this June after the conclusion of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to Mondoweiss.
The draft plan published by Israel Hayom, while in keeping with many of the details that have been leaked to the press in past weeks and months, contains several new and troubling claims, including the Trump administration's plan to force Palestinian leadership to accept the plan through threats of economic strangulation and military force.
For instance, if Palestinian leadership - such as the Palestinian Authority (PA) or Hamas - rejects the Trump administration's "peace plan," the United States will respond aggressively by ensuring that "no country in the world transfer money" to Palestine, which would apparently be accomplished through U.S. sanctions. With Palestine's economy and the livelihood of many Palestinians dependent on foreign aid, such an act would amount to economic strangulation of the over 6 million Palestinians in the West Bank and around 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/trump-deal-of-the-century-will-use-sanctions-military-threats-to-force-palestinian-acceptance/258312/
#6448549 at 2019-05-08 20:44:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8246: Wednesday Winning Edition
Everywhere Is War: The American Threat to Iran, Venezuela, and Women
John Bolton threatens Iran with "unrelenting force" as Benjamin Netanyahu unleashes a new assault on Gaza. This week on Intercepted: As the U.S. moves a strike group and bombers near Iran, The Intercept's Murtaza Hussain discusses Trump's motley crew of regime-change warriors, what war with Iran would look like, and the strategy behind the economic sanctions. At nearly 90 years old, former Sen. Mike Gravel may be the oldest candidate for president, but he also has the dankest social media memes. Gravel discusses his insurgent run for the Democratic nomination led by his campaign volunteers who are teenagers. Gravel lays out his plan to cut the military budget in half, halt military aid to Saudi Arabia and Israel, and take U.S. hands off Venezuela. Gravel, who played a key role in ending the military draft during Vietnam, also tells the legendary story of how he entered the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record. Anti-choice groups are mobilizing to get an abortion case before the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to crush Roe v. Wade. The Intercept's Jordan Smith talks about her latest reporting. In honor of the 100th anniversary of Pete Seeger's birth, we hear some never-before-released recordings and talk with Jeff Place, the curator and senior archivist of The Smithsonian Folkways Collection's career-spanning anthology of Seeger's work.
https://theintercept.com/2019/05/08/everywhere-is-war-the-american-threat-to-iran-venezuela-and-women/
#6448010 at 2019-05-08 19:52:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8245: Barr In Contempt of Circus Edition
1,000 Israeli Soldiers To Arrive in Honduras to Train Troops, Police on Border Protection
Honduras will receive 1,000 Israeli soldiers to train the country's army for border protection, fight against drug trafficking, investigation, and counterterrorism.
A multilateral military treaty between Honduras, Israel, and the United States will see the deployment of 1000 Israeli soldiers at Honduras. They will train the Armed Forces of Honduras (FFAA) and National Police (PN).
The main mission of the troops is to train for border protection to stop migrants fleeing Honduras to the U.S., especially children.
This would be the second time that Honduras is allowing foreign military personnel in the territory and the first time in Israel's history to send troops abroad.
Apart from border protection, fight against drug trafficking, investigation, and counterterrorism will be offered as well.
According to local news media El Heraldo, the presence of Israeli soldiers is part of bilateral cooperation between the two countries before Honduras transferred its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The Israeli army will share space with the Joint Task Force-Bravo (FTCB) of the U.S. at the Jose Enrique Soto Cano air base in Palmerola.
Honduras also has an agreement of more than a million dollars with Israel in terms of purchasing arms, military equipment, and repowering ships and planes. The 10-year agreement was signed in 2016.
The military training agreement was joined by the U.S. because they have a permanent military base in Palmerola and want Honduras to guard their borders due to an upsurge of migrants going towards the North American nation.
The agreement was discussed between Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the inauguration of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/51568.htm
#6447979 at 2019-05-08 19:49:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8245: Barr In Contempt of Circus Edition
Kushner's peace plan is 'pretext' for Israeli land grab: Palestinian UN ambassador
UNITED NATIONS - The Trump administration's long-awaited plan peace for the Middle East is really a cover for Israel's annexation of West Bank settlements, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations Dr. Riyad Mansour said Tuesday.
A peace deal devised by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is expected to be released in June, after Ramadan, following repeated United States moves that appear to embolden Israel and hurt the Palestinians.
"If what we read is what is to be expected from this plan, then it seems that the objective of it is not a solution to the conflict, but to give pretext to the Israeli government to annex other portions" of the West Bank, Mansour told a small group of reporters at UN headquarters.
"Because those who are interested in peace, they will be more balanced, more reasonable. They don't try to reinvent the wheel, they build on what exists and modify it ... But to start from scratch, you throw away everything we have worked on for 25 years."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed in the waning days of a re-election campaign he won on April 9 to annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank - a move that likely rallied his right wing base in a tight race.
An Israeli land grab of Jewish settlements there would doubtless trigger condemnation from the Palestinians, who want to create their own state in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, all territory Israel captured in 1967.
Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, and peace envoy Jason Greenblatt, have spent the past two years developing a proposal in the hopes of kick-starting dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians.
But the Palestinians have refused to talk to US negotiators since Trump decided to shift the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel, and slash funding for Palestinian refugees.
Mansour said there was "no magic bullet" for Palestinian officials to use on the Trump administration.
"Some in the administration, they think: 'Yes, what will help peace is break the legs of the Palestinians, break one arm and five teeth, and when they are on the ground they will come crawling to you for anything you offer them'," Mansour said.
"Those who think that way don't know the Palestinians."
Mansour described strong support for the creation of a Palestinian state among Europeans, Russians and at the United Nations, that would see a one-sided Trump administration peace plan rejected internationally.
https://mondoweiss.net/2019/05/kushners-palestinian-ambassador/
#6438985 at 2019-05-07 19:19:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8234: Be Best Edition
Israel wants the Trump administration to attack Iran, but U.S. mainstream media ignores Netanyahu's instigating
Why is the Trump administration escalating its economic war against Iran, a dangerous policy that could eventually lead to a shooting war and trigger a world recession? Iran in 2019 is no danger to U.S. interests anywhere. Tehran is not threatening American shipping, or military bases; its allies, like Hizbollah in Lebanon, have not targeted U.S. civilians or soldiers for years.
The U.S. is squeezing Iran mainly because Israel wants it to. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in a de facto alliance with Saudi Arabia, and has warm relations with the other Gulf states and with the Abdel Fattah el-Sisi dictatorship in Egypt. Iran is the only regional power that is deterring him from completely annexing the West Bank. Iran is also a major supporter of Hamas, the resistance movement in Gaza.
Israel wants the Iranian government destroyed, and Netanyahu has been instigating the United States for years to attack Teheran. Now that American foreign policy is in the hands of incompetent, bellicose officials like Mike Pompeo and John Bolton, Israel senses that its hour has arrived. First, it encouraged the Trump administration to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, even though all the inspectors recognized Teheran was fully in compliance with the agreement. This economic assault is the next step. How long until an actual war?
The U.S. mainstream press is mostly missing the the Israel angle. Let's start with the New York Times front-page report on the U.S. efforts to tighten the existing boycott and reduce Iran's oil exports to zero by threatening importers like China and India. The word "Israel" appears nowhere in the fairly long article. Not once. The Washington Post made exactly the same omission: no mention of "Israel."
Most mainstream coverage takes at face value Secretary of State Pompeo's contention that U.S. pressure is only meant to make Iran act like a "normal" country. But it fell to the New York Times editorial board to tell the truth that should have been reported in its news pages; back in February, the Trump administration sponsored a conference in Warsaw that attracted officials from many Arab states and Israel. The Times dismissed the administration's stated reason for the gathering. "The goal of their meeting. . . was not peacemaking," the Times said. "It was to rally support for economic and political war with Iran. . ."
https://mondoweiss.net/2019/05/administration-mainstream-instigating/
#6431795 at 2019-05-06 21:28:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8224: Patriots In Control Edition
Susan Rice Pens Anti-Trump Op-Ed Days Before Appearance at Scaramucci Conference
Susan Rice, who served as Barack Obama's national security adviser, accuses President Donald Trump of using his foreign policy solely to strengthen his domestic political position in a new op-ed. Writing in the New York Times, Rice, who also worked as Obama's ambassador to the United Nations, writes that Trump's approach to international affairs "appears impulsive, improvisational, and inchoate-devoid of clear purpose, values, or even ideology." Yet, she continues, there is a "unifying theme" of Trump's foreign policy: "simply to service his domestic politics."
Rice says that Trump puts himself and the Republican Party "over our country," accusing the president of encouraging Russia to interfere in American elections to benefit him and of breaking with past policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to "curry favor" with Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and thus garner "right-wing political support." "Nowhere is this pattern more consistently apparent than in the administration's dealings with Latin America," Rice writes. "In recent weeks, Mr. Trump has taken a series of actions that are not tied to coherent strategies and will not deliver the desired results-if those results are to be measured in terms of achieving American foreign policy objectives. Rather, they may succeed only to the extent that they help Mr. Trump gain reelection by dishing up red meat to energize the Republican base." Rice then chides Trump for imposing sanctions on the communist regime in Cuba and for canceling a deal to allow Cuban baseball players to play in the United States. She argues that the Obama administration's efforts to normalize relations with Cuba were groundbreaking, despite not fostering an improvement in human or political rights for the Cuban people, and says Trump's tougher posture will "bolster hard-liners in Havana."
Rice suggests that, with his policy changes toward Cuba, Trump is hoping to fire up Cuban-American voters in Florida, a crucial battleground state in any presidential election. "Not content to bank only on the Cuban community in Florida, Mr. Trump is also courting the state's many Venezuelan immigrants, who justifiably detest the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas," Rice continues. She then praises Trump's efforts to impose sanctions on Maduro and to recognize the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, as interim president, but only before accusing Trump of doing so to "stoke his base." "That's why Mr. Trump trumpets the bogus threat of Venezuelan-style 'socialism' invading America through the Democratic Party," she writes. "Similarly, he periodically threatens military intervention in Venezuela, which is music to the ears of many exiles in South Florida." Rice then turns to Trump's decision to end assistance to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, which, together, send the majority of migrants to the American border. "An epic crush of migrants at the border might make Mr. Trump's apocalyptic rhetoric and policies seem more justified and help him whip the Republican political base into what is now their reliably biennial anti-immigrant frenzy," she argues. "Plenty of presidents before Mr. Trump have made serious, sometimes catastrophic foreign policy mistakes; but, few, if any, decided almost every aspect of foreign policy on the basis of what would help him get reelected," Rice concludes. "The Republican Party has largely abdicated its responsibilities in favor of the whims of a president guided solely by personal and political interests, even in executing the most sacred and solemn duty of the office-to keep America safe."
Rice's op-ed comes before she is set to appear this week at a major financial industry event known as SALT, which Anthony Scaramucci, the famously short-lived communications director in Trump's White House, puts together in Las Vegas. The conference brings together "the world's foremost investors, policy experts, politicians, and business leaders for four days of networking, entertainment, and idea sharing," according to the event's website. Rice is scheduled to sit on a panel focused on the Middle East and to participate in a discussion with "young leaders" titled, "Up close and personal: Susan Rice."
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/susan-rice-pens-anti-trump-op-ed-days-before-appearance-scaramucci-conference/
#6430410 at 2019-05-06 19:24:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8223: THE JUSTICE AND SEVERE PAIN EDITION
Yair Netanyahu in Breitbart Op-ed: Land for peace doesn't work
Prime Minister's son declares, the "Land for Peace" formula leads in reality to "Land for War".
Yair Netanyahu, the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday published an opinion piece on the Breitbart news website explaining how despite giving up land for peace and other initiatives, Israel still finds itself in the firing line and cannot afford to give in to more demands.
Land for Peace is an interpretation of a UN Security Council Resolution that determines Israel's forces should withdraw from all territories. Its success, however, is based upon a willingness of the Israel's enemies to recognize the State of Israel and pursue peace.
After a weekend in which 700 rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip, resulting in the death of four Israeli citizens and dozens wounded, Israel is once again facing a balancing act between peace and war.
The prime minister's son negated arguments of "the left in Israel, Europe and America," which, he wrote, sees the "root cause" of the terrorism in poverty and despair. Netanyahu believed that this reasoning is wrong, seeing that Palestinians received billions in aid "surpassing even the amount that Japan received to recover after World War II."
The young Netanyahu firmly placed the blame in the hands of Hamas, who rule Gaza, saying "The reason the people of Gaza live in poverty is because their terrorist government utilizes the foreign aid that they receive to build their missile infrastructure and construct terror tunnels with the aim of waging war on the Jewish state."
During the unilateral disengagement from Gaza in 2005, around 10,000 Jewish inhabitants were forced to leave their homes, a measure intended to prove Israel's commitment to the 'land for peace' initiative. Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007 and since then Israel has faced wave after wave of rocket bombardments and terror attacks.
As Netanyahu wrote "The right in Israel warned that the evacuated Gaza Strip will become a launching pad for missiles into Israel and that Gaza will be taken over by Hamas. The left mocked this assumption and reassured the Israeli public that once Israel will be out of the Gaza Strip there will be peace".
With more than half a million Jewish residents currently living in Judea and Samaria the concept of land for peace there is a lot more difficult to envisage, despite the insistence of the international community that any future peace deal must include Israel giving up its settlements in those areas.
Netanyahu declared that "such a move will lead to the destruction of Israel. The 'Land for Peace' formula leads in reality to 'Land for War.'"
https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Yair-Netanyahu-in-Breitbart-Op-ed-Land-for-peace-doesnt-work-588976
#6430117 at 2019-05-06 18:57:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8222: THE WE ARE THE NEWS NOW EDITION
PM pushes back on Gaza ceasefire criticism, says 'rules of game' have changed
Netanyahu boasts that Israel has resumed assassinations, killed 'dozens' of Hamas, Islamic Jihad terrorists during bout of fighting
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said Israel had reinstated its controversial policy of targeted killings and warned that the "rules of the game" vis-a-vis the Gaza Strip have changed.
The prime minister was briefed by army officials in southern Israel and visited wounded soldiers at a Beersheba hospital on Monday, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian terror groups went into effect, ending two days of intense fighting that saw more than 600 rockets fired at Israel and four Israeli civilians killed.
In response to the onslaught, the Israeli military conducted over 300 strikes from the air and land, including a rare assassination of a terrorist operative, who the IDF said funneled money from Iran to terror groups in the Strip.
"In the past two days, we've renewed the policy of assassinating senior terrorists, we've killed dozens of Hamas and [Palestinian] Islamic Jihad terrorists and we toppled terror towers,"said Netanyahu, who is also defense minister.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-pushes-back-on-gaza-ceasefire-criticism-says-rules-of-game-have-changed/
#6427279 at 2019-05-06 11:27:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8219: A New Day is Dawning Edition
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
"Over the last two days we struck Hamas and Islamic Jihad with great force. We hit over 350 targets. We struck at terrorist leaders and operatives and we destroyed terrorist buildings.
The campaign is not over and it demands patience and sagacity. We are prepared to continue. The goal has been - and remains - ensuring quiet and security for the residents of the south. I send condolences to the families and best wishes for recovery to the wounded."
#6423082 at 2019-05-05 21:18:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8213: Anons Pwn The Dems - SC Justice Poll Deleted Edition
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY: Netanyahu orders continued attacks on civilians of Gaza Strip
TEL AVIV - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a continuation of attacks on what he terms Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. He said this, opening the weekly government meeting on May 5th.
"We also ordered the reinforcement of infantry, tank and artillery units on the border with the sector. Hamas pays a high price not only for its actions, but also for the actions of Islamic Jihad, " Netanyahu said, Newsru.co.il reports.
The prime minister urged citizens to comply with all orders of the security forces.
"I ask the citizens of Israel to strictly comply with the instructions of the Home Front, they save lives. We are acting and will continue to act in order to return peace and security to the inhabitants of the south, "
The Palestinian Authority called on the UN to intervene immediately to stop the Israeli aggression against the Palestinians in Gaza. A statement by the Palestinian side says that the Israeli army "has targeted defenseless civilians and damaged infrastructure in Gaza."
The Israeli armed forces have speciously claimed to have detected launches of more than 200 rockets from the Gaza Strip and intercepted several dozen of them using the Iron Dome system. The Israeli army attacked more than 30 positions in the Gaza strip, of what they claim to be of Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip. However, video and photo images, shown in FRN's coverage, demonstrate that these attacks are occurring in civilian areas, making these war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Israel has long-claimed that Hamas uses Palestinian as 'human shields'. If true, these are to prevent Israel from launching attacks on Hamas positions because they would also be hitting innocent civilians. The paradox then is that Netanyahu uses this phrase to justify precisely attacks in which civilians are ultimately victims, calling into question the 'shield'-like nature of said humans. The operation is said to involve tanks and aircraft, while Hamas is accused of using rocket attacks which to-date have caused several thousands of dollars to a single home, and the death of one Israeli citizen.
https://www.fort-russ.com/2019/05/crimes-against-humanity-Netanyahu-orders-continued-attacks-on-civilians-of-gaza-strip/
#6419926 at 2019-05-05 13:47:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8209: 5:5 Edition
Israel kills Hamas commander amid 3rd day of cross-border violence
Israel killed a Hamas commander in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in what the military described as a targeted strike, which Palestinians said was the first such action since the 2014 war in the Palestinian enclave.
An Israeli military statement said that Hamed al-Khoudary had been responsible for transferring funds from Iran to armed factions in Gaza. Palestinian witnesses said he was killed in an airstrike on his car.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he ordered the military to continue "massive strikes" against militants in Gaza as a surge in cross-border hostilities ran into a third day.
A rocket fired from Gaza killed an Israeli civilian on Sunday and two Palestinian gunmen were killed in an Israeli strike, with no sign of any impending ceasefire in the most serious border flare-up since November.
The latest deaths bring to nine the number of Palestinians killed since Saturday in the cross-border hostilities.
An Israeli hospital official, Dr. Ron Lobel, deputy director of the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, on Sunday said a total of three people have been killed from Palestinian rocket fire in the past 24 hours.
Israel's military said more than 450 rockets, many of them intercepted by its Iron Dome anti-missile system, have been fired at southern Israeli cities and villages since Friday, and it attacked some 220 targets belonging to Gaza militant groups.
Police said one of the rockets hit a house in the city of Ashkelon, killing a 58-year-old man early Sunday. Israeli media reported two others were killed later Sunday in a rocket strike on a factory in the city.
"This morning I instructed the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) to continue with massive strikes against terrorists in the Gaza Strip and I also instructed that forces around the Gaza Strip be stepped up with tank, artillery and infantry forces," Netanyahu, who doubles as Israeli defence minister, said in a statement.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-airstrikes-gaza-rockets-hamas-palestinians-1.5123653>>6419484
#6419822 at 2019-05-05 13:21:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8209: 5:5 Edition
Yasser Arafat and Benjamin Netanyahu - SNL
#6413619 at 2019-05-04 19:28:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8201: The BSK293 Edition
Netanyahu said to tell IDF to 'deal a hard blow' to Gaza terror groups
Senior official says expectation is of 'at least two to three days of fighting'; IDF says Hamas and Islamic Jihad are working together
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday instructed the army "to deal a hard blow" to terror groups in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian territory, according to a defense official quoted by Hebrew-language media.
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday launched a series of strikes on the Gaza Strip from both land and air, as around 200 rockets were fired toward Israel from the Palestinian enclave. The army said dozens of the projectiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system.
A senior Israeli official told Channel 13 news that there is growing understanding there will not be an immediate return to calm on the southern border, with an expectation of "at least two to three days of fighting."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-said-to-tell-idf-to-deal-a-hard-blow-to-gaza-terror-groups/
#6404356 at 2019-05-03 19:13:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8189: Envy Of The World. They Fear This Board Edition
Kushner: US to Discuss Israel Annexing W Bank Possibility when New Gov't Formed
On 6 April, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex settlements in the West Bank if he secures another term as prime minister in Israel's parliamentary elections on 9 April.
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said on Thursday that the Washington would discuss possibility of Israel annexing West Bank settlements when new Israeli government is formed, Reuters reported. Kushner noted that Israel and the Palestinians should wait to see his Middle East peace proposal before making any unilateral moves
Kushner told the Washington Institute for Near East Policy that the Middle East peace proposal would be a "good starting point" to address the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
"I hope both sides will take a real look at it, the Israeli side and the Palestinian side, before any unilateral steps are made," Kushner said
President Trump's son-in-law, who is believed to be the main architect of the upcoming peace plan, said earlier that the new plan will be a reversal of approaches by previous administrations, which attempted to begin processes leading to unspecified solutions.
Relations between the Israel and Palestine have been tense for decades. The Palestinians are seeking diplomatic recognition for an independent state on the territories of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which is partially occupied by Israel, and the Gaza Strip.
In April, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he does not believe Netanyahu's vows to annex the West Bank will hurt the US-led Mideast peace process.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201905031074661400-kushner-discuss-possibility-israel-annexing-west-bank/
#6404302 at 2019-05-03 19:05:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8189: Envy Of The World. They Fear This Board Edition
More New 'AIPACs' Popping Up
New organizations dedicated to "defending" Israel are proliferating due to concerns that the American people are finally waking up to the fact that they have been getting ripped off by a vast Zionist conspiracy for the past 70-plus years. Ironically, while it has become possible to criticize Israel even in the mainstream media, the United States government itself has become more firmly in the grasp of the Israel lobby, most recently manifested in bills passed by Congress pledging undying love and affection for war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu and all his works. This has been due in large part to the effective lobbying by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which met in Washington in March and drew 18,000 of its supporters to both show up and lobby their congressmen.
The congressional love affair with Israel has been accompanied by billions of dollars in U.S. taxpayer-provided Danegeld per annum plus a de facto commitment to send American soldiers to fight and die for Israel even if Netanyahu starts a war for no reason whatsoever.
By one estimate there are 600 groups operating in the United States with the objective of promoting Israel's interests. They run the gamut, politically speaking, and include leftward leaning organizations, like J Street, that aggressively support a two-state solution for Israel-Palestine while at the same time ignoring the fact that Israel has expanded its settlements in such a fashion as to make a Palestinian state unrealizable. On the extreme right is a group founded in 2010, which calls itself the Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI), headed by none other than Bill Kristol, former editor of the now thankfully defunct Weekly Standard magazine. The ECI board included Rachel Abrams, wife of pardoned felon Elliott Abrams, who is currently seeking to destroy Venezuela.
ECI is largely inactive at the present time, but when it was launched it claimed to be the most pro-Israel of all pro-Israel groups, which would be quite an achievement. It was most active in 2010-14 when it ran full-page ads against liberal advocacy groups, attacked the Occupy Wall Street movement for being anti-Semitic, and criticized individual congressmen for not being sufficiently pro-Israel. In 2013 the group came out against the proposed appointment of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense because he had once mildly criticized Israel.
https://americanfreepress.net/more-new-aipacs-popping-up/
#6400901 at 2019-05-03 07:40:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8185: New Great Awakening Cover Dropped Edition
Dec. 29, 2015 4:40 p.m
WALL STREET JOURNAL
U.S. Spy Net on Israel Snares Congress
NSA's targeting of Israeli leaders swept up the content of private conversations with U.S. lawmakers
President Barack Obama announced two years ago he would curtail eavesdropping on friendly heads of state after the world learned the reach of long-secret U.S. surveillance programs.
But behind the scenes, the White House decided to keep certain allies under close watch, current and former U.S. officials said. Topping the list was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spy-net-on-israel-snares-congress-1451425210
#6389908 at 2019-05-02 05:18:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8171: Digital Soldiers. The Night Vision Edition
Not Just AIPAC: Hundreds of Pro-Israel Groups Are Leeching off US Politics
Concern that Israel is losing its grip on U.S. politicians is breeding even more pro-Zionist lobby groups.
New organizations dedicated to "defending" Israel are proliferating due to concerns that the American people are finally waking up to the fact that they have been getting ripped off by a vast Zionist conspiracy for the past 70-plus years.
Ironically, while it has become possible to criticize Israel even in the mainstream media, the United States government itself has become more firmly in the grasp of the Israel lobby, most recently manifested in bills passed by Congress pledging undying love and affection for war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu and all his works. This has been due in large part to the effective lobbying by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which met in Washington in March and drew 18,000 of its supporters to both show up and lobby their congressmen.
https://russia-insider.com/en/not-just-aipac-hundreds-pro-israel-groups-are-leeching-us-politics/ri26916
#6373107 at 2019-04-30 19:54:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8149: We Stand With The People of Venezuela Edition
Kushner's Secret Golan Heights Deal: "They're all thicker than thieves!"
Ira Greenstein: Jared Kushner's Criminal Deal With Israel Behind U.S. Involvement In Syria For Genie Energy's Control of the Golan Heights
A major conflict of interest looms over the Rose Garden, whether it spells the end of the Trump administration, has yet to be determined.
The Trump administration along with Jared Kushner employed in the White House, a lawyer by the name of Ira Greenstein from Newark, New Jersey, who was by all accounts still acting as President and/or in the interest of his energy corporation when the U.S. bombed Syria.*
Genie Energy.
An energy corporation operating privately in Syrian territory?-?the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are inherently subjugated by this paradigm of interests. When commencing with hostile military action against Syria, they did so while having a direct conflict of interest, primarily related to business ties with this corporation. This, along with seemingly ulterior political dealings with the Israeli government, has gone part and parcel to the destabilization of Syria. While benefiting Genie Energy, its backers and involved officials.
Officials such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
This essentially represents extortion against Syria, as part of a behind-the-scenes deal between parties, with Greenstein's boss, the founder of Genie Energy and top Netanyahu donor Howard Jonas having made billions through a telecommunications deal made possible under the watch of both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Kushner-directed White House Office of American Innovation (OAI)?-?for which to benefit said parties for their actions.
* The U.S. has since attacked Syria's government a number of times, furthering the risk of nuclear war or a widened conflict in the Middle East. Ira Greenstein left the White House on March 30th, 2018 following earlier reporting by this author.
https://medium.com/@zanting/ira-greenstein-jared-kushner-s-criminal-deal-with-israel-behind-u-s-873da65223ce
Part 1
#6361785 at 2019-04-29 20:53:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8135: Big Buns Make Baker Crazy & Proud Edition
New York Times Publishes Second Controversial Cartoon Amid Outrage Over Anti-Semitism
Amid outrage over the recent publication of an anti-semitic cartoon, The New York Times printed a second one on April 27 that appears to denigrate the faith of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The new image depicts Netanyahu dressed as Moses standing on the side of a mountain while holding a stone tablet with the Star of David engraved on it and taking a photo of himself using a selfie stick.
While the meaning of the image is open to interpretation, the central message seems to suggest that the leader of Israel's faith in Judaism is not sincere. Stripped of any interpretation, the image debases Judaism's prophet and image.
The New York Times printed the second image as outrage still smolders over its publication of the first anti-semitic cartoon. In the newspaper's own words, the first image, published on April 25, depicted "the prime minister of Israel as a guide dog with a Star of David collar leading the president of the United States, shown wearing a skullcap."
The outrage over the first cartoon was amplified after the paper failed to appropriately apologize for publishing it. Instead of an apology, The New York Times admitted that the image "included anti-Semitic tropes."
"The image was offensive, and it was an error of judgment to publish it. It was provided by The New York Times News Service and Syndicate, which has since deleted it," the newspaper's opinion section wrote in a notice.
The statement lacked an actual apology, prompting a battery of angry comments from Jewish advocates and the public.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-york-times-publishes-second-controversial-cartoon-amid-outrage-over-anti-semitism_2899282.html
#6361406 at 2019-04-29 20:20:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
Attempts to start Muslim/Christian warfare backfire on Zionists
By Benjamin Fulford
Arab and Iranian TV broadcasts throughout the #Muslim world have quoted this writer and others as saying ISIS stands for Israeli Secret Intelligence Service. "Almost all Arabs think #ISIS is created by Israel and regional governments," one prominent Arabian TV personality confirmed. This means that when "ISIS" claimed responsibility for various recent attacks, the satanic Israeli regime of Benjamin Netanyahu committed international suicide and lost all regional support, especially among Jews (as opposed to satanists pretending to be Jews).
Pentagon sources say "The Jew York Times" was forced to publish the following editorial cartoon:
"The NYT International Edition and German dachshund is another dog whistle to Europe, Asia, and the rest of the world after Sri Lanka that Zionism=terrorism," the Pentagon sources explain. The sources added, "Trump is not so blind," and "any Trump outrage is just kabuki theater, as the military intelligence community, #patriots, and Europe post-Notre Dame have had it with Israel."
"Anti-Zionism is now mainstream, as Ilhan Omar, the Democrats, and The New York Times normalize the conversation," the sources say. As a part of the attack on Zionists, "the Department of Justice may prosecute Chicago Jewish billionaire and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker for tax fraud," the sources add.
Also, the #Mueller Report is going to be followed with an anti-Zionist blitzkrieg, including the Department of Justice Inspector General's report and FISA declassification," the sources say. "Trump is apparently saving Israel for last," they add.
Speaking of Israel, a U.S. military officer involved in negotiations over the Golan Heights says the Israeli army "is fed up with Bibi [Benjamin #Netanyahu] and unable to hold Golan anyway." The U.S. military is negotiating with the lawyer of the Arab League over the details of the return of the Golan to Syria, he says.
#Israel, #Zionism, central banking, and #NorthKorea were also important topics of discussion between representatives of Asian secret societies and the White Dragon Society (WDS) that took place last week. The Asian secret society representative said that a limited war was going to take place soon in ...
https://beforeitsnews.com/v3/politics/2019/3089449.html
I know the sauce is weak but it mentions saving Israel for last!
#6361194 at 2019-04-29 20:00:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
You know it's a false flag terrorist attack when Netanyahu cynically exploits it
Netanyahu calls summit on 'upsurge' in anti-Semitic attacks worldwide after California shooting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the shooting at a California synagogue, and announced that he will host a summit to discuss the increasing number of anti-Semitic attacks around the world.
In a statement released on Sunday, the Israeli leader said that "the international community must step up the struggle against anti-Semitism." Netanyahu also stated that he would convene a special meeting to discuss issues surrounding the "upsurge" in anti-Semitic attacks "around the world."
http://themillenniumreport.com/2019/04/you-know-its-a-false-flag-terrorist-attack-when-Netanyahu-cynically-exploits-it/
https://www.rt.com/news/457753-Netanyahu-jewish-attack-meeting/
#6361118 at 2019-04-29 19:53:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
Without fanfare, Australia opens trade and defense office in Jerusalem
Spokesperson insists facility in western part of the city not an extension of country's Tel Aviv embassy, won't have diplomatic status
Australia last month quietly opened a trade and defense office in Jerusalem.
The move was not announced on government websites, and no senior Australian or Israeli officials attended the opening ceremony of the new office, which Canberra insists does not have formal diplomatic status.
By contrast, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year attended the opening of a Czech office in the capital - which does not have diplomatic status either - and took part in the dedication of a Hungarian trade office, which is also located in Jerusalem but is considered an extension of the country's Tel Aviv embassy.
Australia's "Trade and Defence Office," located in the Migdal Ha'ir office tower in western Jerusalem, was opened in March without fanfare, fulfilling a promise the country's prime minister made four months ago.
"It is a commercially focused office, established and managed by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission," a spokesperson for the Australian embassy in Tel Aviv told The Times of Israel. It "will not have diplomatic status and is not an extension of the Australian embassy in Tel Aviv," the spokesperson stressed.
"We are currently recruiting locally engaged staff to work in the [defense and trade office] on a permanent basis. The Australian government has been liaising closely with the Israeli government and other partners in the establishment of the [office], to ensure it is fully operational as quickly as possible," the spokesperson said.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/without-fanfare-australia-opens-trade-and-defense-office-in-jerusalem/
#6361064 at 2019-04-29 19:47:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8134: We Will Fight On To GLORIOUS VICTORY! Edition
Attorney General tells Netanyahu 'no indictment delay'
Israel's Attorney General has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that there will be no delay over his corruption indictment, despite his legal team's attempts to stall the process.
According to Avichai Mandelblit's office, he wrote a letter to Netanyahu's lawyers yesterday telling them that "if they wish to conduct a hearing over the investigative files pertaining to [Netanyahu's] cases, they must coordinate - by May 10, 2019 - a date for the hearing." The letter also criticised Netanyahu's legal team for failing to collect the evidence against the Prime Minister, despite the fact that the file has been available since 10 April.
The lawyers are currently engaged in a dispute over Netanyahu's legal fees, after a committee in February ruled that he could not use money donated by his cousin, Nathan Milikowsky. Milikowsky - who is also under investigation in Case 3000, often known as the "Submarine Affair" - is said to have donated $300,000 to cover Netanyahu's legal costs. The Prime Minister's legal team opposed the committee's decision, saying that he should not be prevented from receiving donations because of his personal wealth.
However, Mandelblit's office stressed that this dispute over fees "is not our concern" and "does not justify any delay in transferring the core investigative materials to the Prime Minister or to his representatives, and in any event, this does not affect the date of the hearing." That is slated to be held no later than 10 July. However, Mandelblit's office warned, "if the prime minister elects not to hold the hearing, the Attorney General will make a final decision on his cases on the basis of the evidence at his disposal."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190429-attorney-general-tells-Netanyahu-no-indictment-delay/
#6348688 at 2019-04-28 18:11:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8118: Mirror Digits. Through The Looking Glass. The Bottomless Mimosas Edition
Netanyahu calls summit on 'upsurge' in anti-Semitic attacks worldwide after California shooting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the shooting at a California synagogue, and announced that he will host a summit to discuss the increasing number of anti-Semitic attacks around the world.
In a statement released on Sunday, the Israeli leader said that "the international community must step up the struggle against anti-Semitism." Netanyahu also stated that he would convene a special meeting to discuss issues surrounding the "upsurge" in anti-Semitic attacks "around the world."
The comments come in the wake of a shooting at a synagogue in Poway, near San Diego, California, which killed one worshipper and left three others injured.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin also weighed in, describing the recent shooting as "a painful reminder that anti-Semitism and hatred of Jews is still with us, everywhere."
He added: "No country and no society are immune (to anti-Semitism). Only through education for Holocaust remembrance and tolerance can we deal with this plague."
Germany and France have raised alarm over an uptick in anti-Semitic violence and vandalism, while the United States has experienced another deadly synagogue shooting in just the last six months.
A shooting that occurred in October at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania killed 11 people and injured seven, making it the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States.
In December, the FBI arrested an admirer of Islamic State who was allegedly plotting to carry out a copycat attack in Toledo, Ohio.
https://www.rt.com/news/457753-Netanyahu-jewish-attack-meeting/
#6343046 at 2019-04-28 03:44:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8111: America Will Never Be A Socialist Country Edition
-New York Times Under Fire for Printing 'Anti-Semitic' Cartoon Depicting Trump, Netanyahu
BY JANITA KAN-
April 27, 2019 Updated: April 27, 2019
The New York Times opinion section is facing backlash after running a political cartoon depicting President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the newspaper admitted contained "anti-semitic tropes" and "was offensive."
The cartoon, which was printed in the opinion section of its international edition of the paper on April 25, shows Trump wearing sunglasses and a kippah being led by a dog with a Star of David for a collar and Netanyahu's face. The image appeared next to a column penned by Thomas Friedman, according to screengrabs of the page.
Many social media users and commentators have condemned the political cartoon. Moreover, the Jerusalem Post reported that Ambassador Dani Dayan, Consul General of Israel in New York even reached out to the Times to express his outrage for running the cartoon and calling it unacceptable.
The op-ed editor for the Jerusalem Post Seth Frantzman wrote a series of posts to criticize the Times.
"It's not enough to just remove the cartoon and be like 'whoops,' there need to be answers and also a deep reflection on why and how this happened. The public should be involved. This is not an 'Israel' issue; it's much larger," Frantzman wrote.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-york-times-under-fire-for-printing-anti-semitic-cartoon-depicting-trump-Netanyahu_2897183.html
#6337628 at 2019-04-27 21:38:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8104: Anons Laugh in the Face of Evil
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/04/27/new-york-times-publishes-brutally-antisemitic-cartoon/#more-163050
NYT BLOWBACK ANTI SEMITIC
The rather alarming aspect here is the multiple layers of editorial review and approval this had to pass through. This is not simply an example of bad judgement, this is a clear reflection of the ideology within the publication. Not a single person involved in the process saw a problem with it, until after it was published. Quite remarkable.
From the international edition of the New York Times: A blind kippah-wearing President Donald Trump being led around -or leading- a dog depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (enlarged below)
It really is quite stunning actually; regardless of whether you accept the reality of the publication inherently containing an antisemitic bias. Dozens of people involved in the process of constructing the editorial decision, and each of them had to be in alignment with the message. This is not an error of judgement. This is their view:
After the backlash the New York Times attempts a disingenuous retraction:
(Link to the Editors Note)
An "error of judgment"?
#6312279 at 2019-04-25 19:44:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8072: Server Maintenance Edition
Israel accuses Switzerland of funding legal procedures against it
An Israeli newspaper close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday accused Switzerland of spending $2 million on legal activities which it says harm Israel.
Israel Hayom claimed that the Swiss foreign ministry sent an estimated $2 million to Israeli and Palestinian NGOs through its diplomatic mission in Ramallah to pay for legal activities which harm Israel.
According to the Israeli newspaper, the funds were paid to the Israel and Palestinian organisations shortly after the Swiss government ended its support for a Palestinian NGO over its support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, noting that the funds went for similar projects.
The Israeli newspaper claimed that it has contracts signed by the Swiss diplomatic mission in Ramallah and pro-Palestinian organisations in 2018. It did not state the source of the contracts, only that the funds were allocated for three Israeli organisations: Hamoked, a human rights organisation, Physicians for Human Rights and Adalah - The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel.
The funds were used for "building cases for the International Criminal Court (ICC)" and "collecting testimonies, field inspections, holding interviews and [providing] legal assistance to victims of war crimes", Israel Hayom reported.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190425-israel-accuses-switzerland-of-funding-legal-procedures-against-it/
#6296190 at 2019-04-24 14:31:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8051: United Under One Flag and One God Edition
VIDEO: Israel wants to name Golan Heights town after Trump, Netanyahu says
Israel says it will name a town after President Trump for his support of Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that he will introduce a resolution to name the town for Trump in honor of his "historic decision," Reuters reported on Tuesday.
"All Israelis were deeply moved when President Trump made his historic decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights," Netanyahu said in a video statement. "Therefore, after the Passover holiday, I intend to bring to the government a resolution calling for a new community on the Golan Heights named after President Donald J. Trump."
PM Netanyahu will present to the government a resolution calling for naming a new community in the Golan Heights after @POTUS Donald Trump, as a token of appreciation for his recognition of Israel's eternal sovereignty over the Golan. pic.twitter.com/buGR93lAob
- Ofir Gendelman (@ofirgendelman) April 23, 2019
"In honor of President Trump, who recognized Israel's sovereignty over the Golan, will soon call for a settlement in the Golan Heights in his name," Netanyahu also tweeted in Hebrew.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/04/video-israel-wants-to-name-golan-heights-town-after-trump-Netanyahu-says/
#6294557 at 2019-04-24 09:09:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8049: Fully Armored Night Bread Edition
Benjamin Netanyahu WANTS TO NAME TOWN IN ISRAEL AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/23/Netanyahu-golan-heights-town-israel-trump/
winning
#6292323 at 2019-04-24 04:03:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8046: Public Awakening Edition
https://www.foxnews.com/world/Benjamin-Netanyahu-golan-heights-donald-trump
#6288793 at 2019-04-23 22:38:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8042: Crazy Dems Town Hall Edition
Netanyahu wants to name new Golan Heights settlement after President Trump
April 23, 2019 - 1 minute ago
Raw video: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he plans to bring a resolution calling for a new settlement in Golan Heights to be named after President Donald J. Trump.
https://youtu.be/o1y9bXP5MDA
#6288079 at 2019-04-23 21:27:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8041: Has Shill Team 6 has been Neutralized? Edition
Netanyahu: 'I WILL NAME A GOLAN TOWN AFTER TRUMP'
Netanyahu said there "is a need to express our appreciation by calling a community or neighborhood on the Golan Heights after Donald Trump."
If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has his way, alongside Katzrin, Ramot and Ramat Magshimim on the Golan Heights, there may someday soon be a community named Kiryat Trump.
Netanyahu, who on Tuesday toured the Golan with his wife and sons, said a community or neighborhood on the Golan Heights should be named after US President Donald Trump in appreciation for his decision last month to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the strategic plateau.
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Netanyahu-I-will-name-a-Golan-town-after-Trump-587690
#6287184 at 2019-04-23 19:47:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8039: Autism Awareness Month Edition
>>6287166
Let me try that again!
POTUS_Schedule Retweeted
Benjamin Netanyahu
Verified account @Netanyahu
26m26 minutes ago
I'm here on the beautiful Golan Heights. All Israelis were deeply moved when President Trump made his historic decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
Benjamin Netanyahu
Verified account @Netanyahu
Therefore, after the Passover holiday, I intend to bring to the government a resolution calling for a new community on the Golan Heights named after President Donald J. Trump
https://twitter.com/Netanyahu/status/1120769180637237250
#6287166 at 2019-04-23 19:46:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8039: Autism Awareness Month Edition
POTUS_Schedule Retweeted
Benjamin Netanyahu
Verified account @Netanyahu
25m25 minutes ago
Therefore, after the Passover holiday, I intend to bring to the government a resolution calling for a new community on the Golan Heights named after President Donald J. Trump
Benjamin Netanyahu
Verified account @Netanyahu
Therefore, after the Passover holiday, I intend to bring to the government a resolution calling for a new community on the Golan Heights named after President Donald J. Trump
https://twitter.com/Netanyahu/status/1120769180637237250
#6285302 at 2019-04-23 16:42:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8037 POTUS Gonna Free the UK Edition
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6951221/Israeli-Prime-Minister-Benjamin-Netanyahu-announces-community-Donald-Trump.html
#6281868 at 2019-04-23 05:48:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8033: Many In Our Govt Worship Satan Edition
Netanyahu lying about war and nukes, to force the US into war
1990 FM Benjamin Netanyahu on Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction
https://youtu.be/ZBUZplUsuik
1991 FM Benjamin Netanyahu Lying about Lebanon
https://youtu.be/Z6WF0bWToJw
1996 2006 2011 Netanyahu Has Been Warning about Iran Nukes since '96
https://youtu.be/VO3vGmbWecI
2002 PM Netanyahu the U.S. To attack Iraq.
https://youtu.be/nN1HOVLf4C0
2012 Netanyahu Says Iran Needs to Know `All Options' Open
https://youtu.be/wzVVNdPP46Y
2012 Benjamin Netanyahu draws 'red line' on Iran nuclear programme
https://youtu.be/YcUTm850BIc
2013 Israel's Netanyahu says Iranian regime is 'no different'
https://youtu.be/o6LpnF9CTKk
2013 Netanyahu to Iran: Stop nuclear program
https://youtu.be/TJpkpFPyHUo
2014 Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran "the greatest terrorist regime in the world"
https://youtu.be/gA-Hhew0wEk
2016 ISRAEL: Netanyahu - DISMANTLE IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
https://youtu.be/OtE0s-5K_mc
2018 Netanyahu Claims Iran Hiding Nuclear Weapons Activity
https://youtu.be/l1xeGs5D8g4
I could post many more examples!
Netanyahu in his own words he proves: he is a warmonger, liar, mass murderer and a war criminal pushing GENOCIDE
Fuck the Greater Israel Genocide Project
#6281341 at 2019-04-23 04:37:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8032: Think Offense Edition
Hidden cameras in Arab voting booths were Netanyahu's idea - TV report
Project was introduced at 1st Likud pre-election meet; minister Yoav Gallant trained activists for over a month; party defends tactic, says it prevented 'stealing of the election'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally suggested sending 1,200 activists with hidden cameras to voting stations in the April 9 Knesset elections, Channel 13 reported Monday.
On election day, Likud activists arrived with hidden cameras in voting booths in Arab towns throughout the country. Officials from Netanyahu's party admitted to having been behind the scheme, which they said was designed to counter alleged voter fraud in "high-risk" areas.
The judge overseeing the elections said the use of cameras inside polling stations was a breach of election rules, and ordered them removed.
More
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hidden-cameras-in-arab-voting-booths-were-Netanyahus-idea-tv-report/
#6275675 at 2019-04-22 20:09:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8025: Isn’t It Amazing Edition
Far-right slate to offer PM immunity law in exchange for settlement annexation
URWP's long list of demands ahead of coalition talks to also include law barring High Court from overriding Knesset legislation, reducing authority of AG and state comptroller
The Union of Right-Wing Parties is demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commit to annexing all Israeli settlements in the West Bank in exchange for the faction sponsoring legislation that would could grant the premier immunity from prosecution, a spokesman for a senior party lawmaker confirmed to The Times of Israel on Monday.
The party is expected to officially kick off negotiations with Netanyahu's Likud party next week, but has begun to publicly press for a long list of demands, ranging from high level ministerial portfolios to legislation that will blunt the power of the Supreme Court to act as a check on the Knesset.
URWP leaders have already publicly revealed some of their stipulations for entering the government over the past nearly two weeks since the April 9 elections.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-slate-to-offer-pm-immunity-law-in-exchange-for-settlement-annexation/
#6275620 at 2019-04-22 20:04:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8025: Isn’t It Amazing Edition
Modi Delivers Ironic "Peace Day" Message Netanyahu Borrowed from Hitler
Modi's speech regarding how only the "strong" are to be respected, while issuing an implicit threat of using nuclear weapons against enemies of the state, is strikingly similar to a speech given by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - an ally of Modi - last September.
SURENDRANAGAR, INDIA - As India's election season drags on and nears its conclusion, current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has continued to use speeches on the campaign trail to threaten using nuclear bombs against neighboring Pakistan in an attempt to portray himself as tough on "terrorism."
In a speech delivered last Wednesday that was widely overlooked by international media, Modi used extreme rhetoric that threatens to raise already heightened tensions between India and Pakistan - both of which are nuclear powers that nearly went to war in late February. Modi stated:
Earlier, terrorists from Pakistan would come here and go back after conducting an attack. Pakistan would threaten us, saying it has the nuclear bomb and will press the button [if India retaliated]. We have the mother of nuclear bombs. I decided to tell them, do whatever you want to do but we will retaliate."
"In the past our people would weep, go around the world saying Pakistan did this, did that ... It is now Pakistan's turn to weep," Modi added, in an apparent suggestion that the "new India" Modi hopes to create if re-elected would take aggressive action against its northern neighbor.
Modi then alluded to the potential for an attack on Pakistan using Indian ground forces:
https://www.mintpressnews.com/modi-delivers-ironic-peace-day-message-Netanyahu-borrowed-from-hitler/257702/
#6265144 at 2019-04-21 19:47:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8011: Happy National Park Week Edition
France Warned Lebanon That Israel Could Attack Hezbollah
France warned Lebanon that Israel could attack precision-guided rockets of Hezbollah, the London-based al-Hayat newspaper reported on April 20 citing Arab diplomatic sources.
"The French- who have so far been content as observers - inserted themselves into the Iranian line tightening around Syria and Lebanon, including Hezbollah, and joined in the escalating tone of American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo," the sources said.
According to the sources, France believes that the Lebanese government should take steps to ensure that precision-guided rocket systems will not have a presence in the country.
Last year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to deliver a "crushing blow" to Hezbollah if it uses its precision rockets. Later during a speech at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, the Israeli PM claimed that Hezbollah had placed three rocket sites near the Lebanese capital of Beirut.
In response to these threats, senior Hezbollah officials stressed that the Lebanese movement will respond to any attack by Israel on Lebanon.
France's warning appears to be a part of the ongoing US-led pressure on Iran, Hezbollah and Syria. Washington hopes that its pressure will force Teheran and its allies to shift their policies. However, this is not likely to happen.
https://southfront.org/france-warned-lebanon-that-israel-could-attack-hezbollah-report/
#6261551 at 2019-04-21 11:28:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8007: Easter Blessings to Q Team & All the Anons Edition
>>6261549
"The amount frozen will be adjusted accordingly," it noted.
The $138 million will likely be deducted incrementally over a 12-month period, according to local media reports.
Senior Palestine Liberation Organization official Ahmed Majdalani accused Israel and the United States, which has cut hundreds of millions of dollars in Palestinian aid, of an attempt at blackmail.
"The occupation government is seeking to destroy the national authority in partnership with the US administration of Donald Trump," Majdalani said in a statement.
He described the move as "piracy."
Acting Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah responded to the cabinet decision by calling the witholding of funds "collective punishment."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), Zvi Hauser (C) and Moshe Ya'alon attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on March 10, 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Economy and Industry Minister Eli Cohen, a member of the security cabinet, welcomed the decision.
"It can't be that the families of terrorists who murdered Jews in cold blood, enjoy a stipend or wage for those acts of terror," he said. "Today, in the cabinet, we stopped that absurdity."
Israel collects around $127 million a month in customs duties levied on goods destined for Palestinian markets that transit through Israeli ports, and then transfers the money to the PA.
The law withholding the tax revenues, passed by the Knesset last year, is opposed by Israeli security officials who say further cuts to the PA budget could hurt security cooperation and destabilize the West Bank.
The government has refused to implement the measure, though politicians have faced public pressure to crack down on the PA's payments, which are viewed as incentivizing terror attacks.
At the meeting, security officials warned ministers that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas would not halt the payments but rather cut funding for the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the Hamas terror group, Channel 12 television reported. Officials cautioned that a further cut to services in the enclave, already ravaged by economic and humanitarian difficulties, could ignite violence directed at Israel.
Ori Ansbacher (Courtesy)
Such a development would shatter a fragile calm which has settled on the Israel-Gaza border following months of violent protests.
Netanyahu, who is seeking reelection this April, has come under increasing pressure to act in the wake of the brutal murder of an Israeli teen in a terrorist attack earlier this month.
Last week, he told ministers that he would deduct the payments immediately after he received permission from the security cabinet.
Arafat Irfaiya, charged with the murder of 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher, at the Jerusalem Magistrate's court on February 11, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
A West Bank-based Palestinian man, Arafat Irfayia, 29, was arrested the day after the body of 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher was found in a southern Jerusalem wood on February 7.
The case has sparked outrage across the country. Irfayia, who reenacted the events for investigators, claimed he murdered Ansbacher for Palestinian nationalistic reasons. Israel's Shin Bet security agency said that during interrogation, he admitted also raping Ansbacher.
#6261549 at 2019-04-21 11:27:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8007: Easter Blessings to Q Team & All the Anons Edition
>>6261500
Full article:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-approve-slashing-138-million-from-palestinians-over-terror-payments/
Ministers approve slashing $138 million from Palestinians over terror payments
Amid anger over murder of teen in Jerusalem, security cabinet backs implementation of law to deduct amount equal to PA payments to attackers and families
By TOI staff 17 February 2019, 8:45 pm 5
The security cabinet on Sunday approved the implementation of a law to cut over half a billion shekels in funds to the Palestinian Authority over its payments to terrorists and their families.
Applying the law has faced opposition from the security establishment, who worry it could destabilize the situation in the West Bank.
A statement from the security cabinet said that ministers agreed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could withhold NIS 502,697,000 ($138 million) in PA tax revenues, the amount Israeli officials say the PA paid out in stipends to attackers and their families in 2018.
Netanyahu also instructed security authorities to examine additional payments the PA is making in relation to terrorists and their families, the statement said.
"The amount frozen will be adjusted accordingly," it noted.
The $138 million will likely be deducted incrementally over a 12-month period, according to local media reports.
Senior Palestine Liberation Organization official Ahmed Majdalani accused Israel and the United States, which has cut hundreds of millions of dollars in Palestinian aid, of an attempt at blackmail.
"The occupation government is seeking to destroy the national authority in partnership with the US administration of Donald Trump," Majdalani said in a statement.
He described the move as "piracy."
Acting Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah responded to the cabinet decision by calling the witholding of funds "collective punishment."
Economy and Industry Minister Eli Cohen, a member of the security cabinet, welcomed the decision.
"It can't be that the families of terrorists who murdered Jews in cold blood, enjoy a stipend or wage for those acts of terror," he said. "Today, in the cabinet, we stopped that absurdity.
following the murder of 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
The security cabinet on Sunday approved the implementation of a law to cut over half a billion shekels in funds to the Palestinian Authority over its payments to terrorists and their families.
Applying the law has faced opposition from the security establishment, who worry it could destabilize the situation in the West Bank.
A statement from the security cabinet said that ministers agreed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could withhold NIS 502,697,000 ($138 million) in PA tax revenues, the amount Israeli officials say the PA paid out in stipends to attackers and their families in 2018.
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Netanyahu also instructed security authorities to examine additional payments the PA is making in relation to terrorists and their families, the statement said.
#6259221 at 2019-04-21 03:31:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8004: The Tide Has Turned Edition
The Hillary Clinton Jewish Zionist PSYOP
Part 2
Where does Hillary Clinton stand on Israel?
https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/u-s-election-2016/1.720236
Clinton Signals to Jewish Donors: I'll be Better for Israel
https://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-jewish-donors-israel-119705
Hillary Clinton's Speech to the AIPAC 2016 Policy Conference
https://time.com/4265947/hillary-clinton-aipac-speech-transcript
Hillary Clinton: Taking the U.S.-Israel Relationship to the Next Level
https://www.jewishjournal.com/opinion/article/hillary_clinton_taking_the_u.s._israel_relationship_to_the_next_level
Leaked Emails show Hillary Clinton Eager to Patch Things up with Netanyahu
https://www.jta.org/2016/10/20/news-opinion/politics/leaked-emails-show-hillary-clinton-eager-to-patch-things-up-with-Netanyahu
Hillary Clinton: How I would Reaffirm Unbreakable Bond with Israel - and Benjamin Netanyahu
https://forward.com/opinion/national/324013/how-i-would-rebuild-ties-to-israel-and-Benjamin-neta
#6258981 at 2019-04-21 03:04:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8003: Stand up for Sarah Edition
The Alternative Right Jewish Zionist PSYOP
Part 7
Zionism's Ongoing Love-In with Neo-Nazis
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20170830-zionisms-ongoing-love-in-with-neo-nazis/
Where White Nationalists and Zionists Meet
https://www.dw.com/en/where-white-nationalists-and-zionists-meet/a-38873676
The Israeli Embrace of Zionist Anti-Semites
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5047110,00.html
Anti-Semitism Abroad serves Netanyahu's Plan
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/07/israel-Netanyahu-hungary-anti-semitism-soros-jews-europe.html
Birds of a Feather: White Supremacy and Zionism
https://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/birds-feather-1463289527
Now Israel has its Own Version of the Alt-Right
https://www.jta.org/2017/09/11/news-opinion/politics/now-israel-has-its-own-version-of-the-alt-right
Right-Wing Zionism, White Supremacy, and the BDS
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/wing-zionism-white-supremacy-bds-170929071542094.html
Israel's New Admirers: The White Nationalist Right
https://fpif.org/israels-new-admirers-white-nationalist-right/
Bibi's Son and Heir Apparent Embraces the Far Right
https://forward.com/news/israel/382420/bibis-son-and-heir-apparent-embraces-the-far-right-even-when-it-hates-jews/
Why do Far-Right White Nationalists Support Zionism?
https://therealnews.com/t2/story:20302:Why-do-Far-Right-White-Nationalists-Support-Zionism%3F
An Unholy Alliance: Israeli Settlers and the Alt-Right
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/03/alt-right-zionism-richard-spencer-Netanyahu-settlers-trump/
The Shocking Alliance between Zionism and Anti-Semitism
https://www.salon.com/2017/11/29/the-shocking-alliance-between-zionism-and-anti-semitism_partner/
When Right-Wing Anti-Semites Call, the Jewish State Answers
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-when-right-wing-anti-semites-call-the-jewish-state-answers-1.5493629
The Zionist-White Supremacist Alliance in Trump's White House
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/zionist-white-supremacist-alliance-trumps-white-house
Binyamin Netanyahu is Soft on Anti-Semitism when it Suits Him
https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21726995-jewish-state-chooses-its-battles-carefully-binyamin-Netanyahu-soft
Why Israeli Leaders are welcoming Rise of Anti-Semitism in U.S.
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/why-israeli-leaders-are-welcoming-rise-anti-semitism-us
How Pro-Israel Politics and Anti-Semitism Coexist in the Alt-Right
https://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=18558
Netanyahu's Revenge: Silence and Sidestep on Nazis in Charlottesville
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.807005
Netanyahu resists Calls to denounce Trump's Response to Charlottesville
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/Benjamin-Netanyahu-resists-calls-to-denounce-trumps-response-to-charlottesville
Trump: The One Thing White Nationalists and Right-Wing Zionists can Agree On
https://splinternews.com/trump-the-one-thing-white-nationalists-and-right-wing-1793863906
Could a Trump Presidency be Pro-Israel and White Nationalist at the Same Time?
https://www.npr.org/2016/11/21/502841518/donald-trump-says-he-s-a-friend-of-israel-but-do-the-people-around-him-feel-the
Three Days Later, Israeli Leaders still Conspicuously Silent on Charlottesville
https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-days-later-israeli-leaders-still-conspicuously-silent-on-charlottesville
Israel's Response to Charlottesville hasn't been as Clear as you Might have Expected
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/16/israels-response-to-charlottesville-hasnt-been-as-clear-as-you-might-have-expected
Nazis in America Celebrate Benjamin Netanyahu's Jewish Son over his Anti-Semitic Meme
https://www.newsweek.com/neo-nazi-site-daily-stormer-celebrates-Benjamin-Netanyahus-son-over-meme-laced-664209
Israel's Netanyahu isn't worried about Steve Bannon and Anti-Semitism in Trump's Camp
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/12/12/israels-Netanyahu-isnt-worried-about-steve-bannon-and-anti-semitism-in-trumps-camp/
Zionist Organization of America Embraces Alt-Right Stars - Even Those Too Fringe for Trump
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-zionist-organization-of-america-embraces-alt-right-stars-1.5465264
U.S. Anti-Semites & White Nationalists Oddly in Tune with Israel's Zionists on Charlottesville
https://www.mintpressnews.com/us-anti-semites-white-nationalists-oddly-tune-israels-zionists-charlottesville/231157
Richard Spencer is Simply the Latest Far-Right Extremist to Laud Israel as a White Ethno-State Model
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/richard-spencer-just-the-latest-far-right-extremist-to-laud-israel-1.5459294
#6254265 at 2019-04-20 18:37:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7997: A Toast To The Anons Edition
>>6254253
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government.
Yahalomim, the Gemstone or the numerical data center. Victor Ostrovsky never explains what this department is.
This is the Institute which Victor Ostrovsky attempted to expose to make certain it was under the auspices of a control apparatus to reign it in, as the Mossad is a group which ships dope, whores and whatever for profit in the Jewish state. In Ostrovsky's period, the state of Israel had a problem with finances. That is no longer the case, so one can discern as the Mossad runs volunteers to dominate message boards and send Twitter feeds, they have tapped into the international money finance where funds are created with the press of an Obama key as the US Fed props up the US Stock Markets.
The Jewish liberation from money troubles occurred after they acquired the PROMIS software which American intelligence illegally obtained from the Inslaw group and then attempted to destroy Inslaw.
They also create virus as STUXNET 'for the Americans' in which the Germans introduced it to the Iranian weapons program in Tehran. Obama hired "ex' Mossad to do internet control of Republicans and censoring email flow as some of us experienced.
With that, another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter with about as close of look as you ever want to get to this organization as it has not gotten any better, and is currently running a coup against Benjamin Netanyahu for their own reasons again.
Nuff Said
agtG
#6248974 at 2019-04-20 04:49:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7991: Reconstructing The 10 Lost Breads Edition
>>6248955
Netanyahu Says He Plans To Annex Settlements In West Bank
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he plans to formally annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
We must control our destiny," the premier said.
After boasting that he was responsible for U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Netanyahu told the program "Meet the Press": "Will we move ahead to the next stage? Yes.
>https://newspunch.com/Netanyahu-says-he-plans-to-annex-settlements-in-west-bank/
Israel and the U.S. are simultaneously stepping up repression in the form of travel restrictions against critics of the apartheid state.
Last week, the U.S. banned a founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, one Omar Barghouti, from entering its soil.
>https://www.mintpressnews.com/thought-police-us-israel-increasingly-banning-deporting-ideological-enemies/257638/
On April 15, the administration of President Donald Trump designated Iran's military wing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist" organization.
Instagram has banned several top Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, from its photo-sharing platform.
Instagram: "We work with the appropriate government authorities"
The Israeli government gloated after Instagram's ban of the top Iranian officials.
>https://thegrayzone.com/2019/04/18/instagram-us-bans-iranian-officials-irgc-terrorist/
#6243719 at 2019-04-19 21:05:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7984: Game Over, 0 Credits Remaining, Insert Coin Edition
Israel's founding fathers are turning in their graves
"From the 1920s onward, the Zionist movement was split into two groups that put forward rival ideas of the Jewish state, one liberal, the other right wing. David Ben-Gurion, Israel's founding father and its longest serving prime minister, was the leader of Labor Zionism, the liberal vision; Zeev Jabotinsky was the founder of Revisionist Zionism and the spiritual father of the Israeli right. Mr. Ben-Gurion embodied the liberal Zionist dream of a free, independent and egalitarian Jewish state. Mr. Jabotinsky was an ardent Jewish nationalist who laid claim to Jewish sovereignty over the whole of the territory between both banks of the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea ........
Benjamin Netanyahu, who won a fifth electoral victory last week in an election that was essentially a referendum on his leadership, is in many ways the heir to Mr. Jabotinsky's legacy. His father, Benzion Netanyahu, was Mr. Jabotinsky's secretary and the editor of the Revisionists' daily newspaper, HaYarden; his party, Likud, is the successor to the post-independence Revisionist party, Herut .....
David Ben-Gurion is turning in his grave. And so is Zeev Jabotinsky."
Benjamin Netanyahu and the Death of the Zionist Dream
NYT, April 18, 2019
Avi Shlaim (an Iraqi born Jew) is an emeritus professor of international relations at Oxford University and the author of "The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World."
https://abutamam.blogspot.com/2019/04/israels-founding-fathers-are-turning-in.html
#6240621 at 2019-04-19 17:19:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7980: Frivolous Investigations Edition
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez Proposes Cutting Military And Economic Aid To Israel
US Congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has proposed the US cut military and economic aid worth $3 billion a year from Israel in response to the re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister.
"I think these are part of conversations we are having in our caucus, but I think what we are really seeing is an ascent of authoritarianism across the world. I think that Netanyahu is a Trump-like figure," she said during an interview with Yahoo News' "Skullduggery" podcast.
"I think it is certainly on the table. I think it's something that can be discussed," she added referring to cutting the aid.
Ocasio-Cortez explained that there are many ways to protect the Palestinians from Israeli violations including a bill proposed by Democratic Minnesota Representative Betty McCollum that would prohibit US aid to Israel from being used to detain Palestinian children in the West Bank.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged during his election campaign to annex illegal settlements built on the Palestinian lands in the West Bank.
Ocasio-Cortez's view on Israel and Palestine have received extensive media attention. The Democratic candidate expressed her support for the Palestinians during the Land Day protests in Gaza in which 135 Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation forces and a further 13,000 were injured.
"This is a massacre," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.
"I hope my peers have the moral courage to call it such."
"No state or entity is absolved of mass shootings of protesters. There is no justification. Palestinian people deserve basic human dignity, as anyone else."
https://iranian.com/2019/04/18/congresswoman-ocasio-cortez-proposes-cutting-military-and-economic-aid-to-israel/
#6238443 at 2019-04-19 13:23:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7977: Comey's Guided Nature Tours Edition
President Donald Trump and his inner circle are planning an extensive invasion of Iran, according to a source working in the White House.
The plan involves a ground invasion and the use of tactical nuclear weapons, in a campaign planned for the Fall of 2019. Iran will be "wiped off the map" according to the source, and the war effort is expected to cost "two and half times the Iraq War."
The war will be promoted by the news media and Trump will go right along with it, after an "expected False Flag pinned on Iran, probably something involving the boats in the Strait of Hormuz." The False Flag is an "integral part of the plan" as Iran has reportedly no desire or intent to start a war, according to the whistleblower.
The war plans have the White House staff "in an excited tizzy" as war-hawks like John Bolton put the "finishing touches" on the planned strike. President Trump initially showed resistance to the plan, but has since jumped on board with enthusiasm, convinced Iran is an "existential threat to Israel" and as such, a war is required to "eliminate them."
Further details have been revealed, including:
100 tactical nukes will be used to eliminate the Iranian military.
120,000 U.S. ground troops will be used in the invasion.
France, the U.K., Canada, Saudi Arabia and Israel are expected to join a "coalition" in support of the war.
CIA assets and counter-intel efforts have been ramped-up over the past year in preparation.
A "False Flag" is being prepared to be used before the war with Iran.
Propaganda is being prepped by White House and Israeli counterparts.
Israel will support the effort and Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly "smiling ear to ear" during a recent meeting with John Bolton.
There are concerns Trump's "base" may resist or criticize the efforts, so further propaganda efforts are being made to "shore up support" for the war.
Expected casualties range between 1.2 Million and 2 Million Iranians and 5,000 US troops.
The information in this article was provided to David Goldberg, a Jewish advocate and fellow at the Jewish Center for Antisemitic Study, by a former White House employee only known by the name of "Isabel". Her story has been aired on Mr. Goldberg's YouTube channel, and she continues to provide valuable information about what is going on in the Trump White House.
https://israeltodaynews.blogspot.com/2019/04/iran-war-planned-by-trump-2019.html
#6230607 at 2019-04-18 22:27:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7967: 1st & 10 on the Comfy Edition
Simple question does the headline match the alleged funding for such an operation???
The security forces in Chad and the Central African Republic arrested an Al-Quds Force unit that sought to advance Iranian interests in Africa. Its budget - hundreds of thousands of dollars.
According to the report, the unit called "Saraya Zahara" established an infrastructure of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force in Central Africa, with the aim of attacking Western targets in these countries.
In addition, the unit has worked in various African countries, including Chad, Sudan and Eritrea, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been working to strengthen ties with Israel.
https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Iranian-terror-network-exposed-in-Central-Africa-587339
Strengthens ties then they make this false claim to blame Iran to add weight to Israel's attempt to start a WW by attacking Iran using the Us and Saudi as proxies.
#6228668 at 2019-04-18 20:11:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7964 Today's Forecast: Exploding Head Watch in Effect for Entire U.S. Edition
>>6228646
No no no anon
Trust the plan
*quietly (loudly)
Sucks off Benjamin Netanyahu and swallows*
Q
#6213721 at 2019-04-17 20:27:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7945 Ambassadors of Freedom Edition
Meet the Arab-Israeli alliances' new Knesset members
Here are the ten new Knesset members who will be fighting for Palestinian citizens of Israel in the upcoming parliament.
On 9 April, Israeli citizens went to the polls to elect the country's 21st Knesset. Though incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came out on top, his Likud party winning 36 seats, new faces and veteran politicians alike will soon form a new ruling coalition and opposition.
Sitting among the opposition will be the predominantly Arab-Israeli alliances Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am-Balad, the offshoots of the now-defunct Joint List. Hadash-Ta'al won six seats in the election while Ra'am-Balad won four, giving the alliances a combined total of ten Knesset seats. The alliances are expected to work together to advance the interests of Israel's some 1.8 million Palestinian citizens, which are frequently denied equal access to resources, education and housing.
They also plan to combat the Nation-State Law, which in July declared Israel the "national home of the Jewish people" and deprived Palestinian citizens of their right to national self-determination.
Here are the ten new Knesset members from Hadash-Ta'al and Ra'am-Balad who will be fighting for Palestinian citizens of Israel in the upcoming parliament.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190416-meet-the-arab-israeli-alliances-new-knesset-members/
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#6213684 at 2019-04-17 20:24:08 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7945 Ambassadors of Freedom Edition
War Versus Peace: Israel Has Decided and So Should We
Netanyahu and his future government coalition of like-minded extremists are now armed with an unmistakably popular mandate to fulfill all of their electoral promises, including the annexation of the West Bank.
So, what have we learned from the Israeli legislative elections on April 9?
A whole lot.
To start with, don't let such references as the "tight race" between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his main rival, Benny Gantz, fool you.
Yes, Israelis are divided on some issues that are particular to their social and economic makeup. But they are also resolutely unified around the issue that should concern us most: the continued subjugation of the Palestinian people.
Indeed, 'tight race', or not, Israel has voted to cement Apartheid, support the ongoing annexation of the Occupied West Bank, and carry on with the Gaza siege.
In the aftermath of the elections, Netanyahu emerged even more powerful; his Likud party has won the elections with 36 seats, followed by Gantz's Kahol Lavan (Blue and White) with 35 seats.
Gantz, the rising star in Israeli politics was branded throughout the campaign as a centrist politician, a designation that tossed a lifeline to the vanquished Israeli 'left' - of which not much is left anyway.
This branding helped sustain a short-lived illusion that there is an Israeli alternative to Netanyahu's extremist right-wing camp.
But there was never any evidence to suggest that Gantz would have been any better as far as ending the Israeli occupation, dismantling the Apartheid regime and parting ways with the country's predominantly racist discourse.
In fact, the opposite is true.
Gantz has repeatedly criticized Netanyahu for supposedly being too soft on Gaza, promising to rain yet more death and destruction on an a region that, according to the United Nations, will be unlivable by 2020.
A series of videos, dubbed "Only the Strong Survives", were issued by the Gantz campaign in the run up to the elections. In the footage, Gantz was portrayed as the national savior, who had killed many Palestinians while serving as the army's chief of staff between 2011 and 2015.
Gantz is particularly proud of being partly responsible for bombing Gaza "back to the stone age."
https://www.mintpressnews.com/war-versus-peace-israel-has-decided-and-so-should-we/257532/
#6213240 at 2019-04-17 19:40:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7945 Ambassadors of Freedom Edition
Kushner says Middle East peace plan won't be released before June
The Trump administration's proposal for achieving peace in the Middle East won't be released until June at the earliest, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner told ambassadors on Wednesday.
Reuters reported that Kushner urged ambassadors to remain open to compromise ahead of the plan's release, which has been touted since early in Trump's presidency. Kushner is spearheading the peace initiative with special envoy Jason Greenblatt, who confirmed the Reuters report in a tweet.
The June release would come after the conclusion of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ends early in the month, and would allow recently reelected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a governing coalition.
Netanyahu secured a record-setting fifth term earlier this month. President Trump said at the time he believed his ally's victory increased the chances for a Mideast peace deal.
Kushner discussed the proposal Wednesday with roughly 100 ambassadors from around the world at Blair House, which is located across the street from the White House. He reportedly encouraged attendees to keep an open mind, but did not disclose whether the plan would call for the creation of a Palestinian state.
Reuters reported that Kushner disputed the peace plan would focus mostly on an economic package to aid Palestinians, insisting that it would contain a "very detailed" political component.
The Trump administration has promised since its early days to deliver a groundbreaking proposal to ensure peace between Israelis, Palestinians and other stakeholders in the Middle East. However, officials have revealed few specifics about the plan or when it might be made public.
The U.S. ambassador to Israel said in January that the plan would likely not be released for "several months." White House national security adviser John Bolton said last week that the administration will put out its plan "in the very near future."
While Trump and others have championed Netanyahu's involvement in the proposal, there has been little contact with Palestinian officials, who cut off negotiations last year over frustrations with the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Recently elected Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh further cast doubt on the chances of reaching a deal with the Trump administration in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, saying any peace proposal will be "born dead."
"There are no partners in Palestine for Trump," Shtayyeh told the AP. "There are no Arab partners for Trump and there are no European partners for Trump."
https://thehill.com/policy/international/439345-kushner-says-middle-east-peace-plan-wont-be-released-before-june
#6213173 at 2019-04-17 19:33:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7945 Ambassadors of Freedom Edition
Benjamin Netanyahu: Re-elected President Of The USA
#6212551 at 2019-04-17 18:22:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7944: The "What You Can Do For Your Country" Edition
'Unlawful & unrecognized': Twitter heaps criticism as US maps show Golan Heights as part of Israel
The Trump administration has released a controversial new US government map of Israel that shows the Golan Heights in Syria as being part of Israel, much to the outrage of many online.
Special envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, shared the updated map on Twitter on Tuesday. Israel occupied the Syrian region in the 1967 Six Day War and later annexed it in 1981 in a move that was not recognized by the international community or the UN Security Council.
President Donald Trump announced he was recognizing the Golan Heights as being part of Israel late last month, in the run up to Israel's election in April.
Greenblatt tweeted that Trump had "instructed all agencies to take action to implement his decision. It's a large process to update everything."
The controversial move was met with criticism from the international community, which does not recognize Israel's claim to the region, while Israel President Benjamin Netanyahu and others hailed the decision.
The updated map still refers to the West Bank as being "Israeli occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement; permanent status to be determined through future negotiations," despite Netanyahu's recent promise to impose Israeli sovereignty across West Bank settlements.
About 40,000 people live in the Golan, half are Druze and Alawites, and half are Jewish settlers.
https://www.rt.com/news/456782-us-israel-golan-heights-map/
#6203146 at 2019-04-16 22:32:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7932: Gaspromlighting Edition
"Trump Dances to Israel's Tune"
So newly reelected Israeli monster-in-chief Benjamin Netanyahu has boasted, with a grin, that America's President Donald J. Trump followed through on his proposal to declare the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist group. Bibi was smiling because the timing of the move, one day before the Israeli election, strongly suggests it was done to assist him against what had become a very strong opposition challenge. That Trump likely colluded with Netanyahu to blatantly interfere in the election has apparently bothered no one in Israel or in the tame American media.
The gift from Washington came on top of recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, threatening members of the International Criminal Court if they try to prosecute Israel for war crimes, moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, removing the word "occupation" from the State Department's assessments of human rights infringements on the West Bank, eliminating relief funding for Palestinian refugees, leaving the U.N. Human Rights Council because it was too critical of Israel, and looking the other way as Israel declared itself a state only for Jews. Washington also ignored the bombing of hospitals, schools and water treatment infrastructure in Gaza while Israeli army snipers were shooting unarmed demonstrators demanding their freedom.
The labeling of the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group is particularly disturbing as it means that the United States military by virtue of the Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF) now has a mandate to attack the IRGC wherever it appears, including in Syria or even in the waterway the Straits of Hormuz, where the guard has regular patrols in small boats. It is a de facto declaration of war and it comes on top of a number of deliberate provocations directed against Iran starting with the withdrawal from the nuclear agreement Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA) one year ago, which led to the unilateral imposition of harsh sanctions directed against the Iranian economy to bring about a popular uprising as well as regularly repeated false claims that Iran is the leading "state sponsor of terrorism." Next month, the U.S. will begin enforcing a unilaterally declared worldwide sanction on any and all Iranian oil sales.
https://southfront.org/philip-m-giraldi-trump-dances-to-israels-tune/
#6203119 at 2019-04-16 22:29:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7932: Gaspromlighting Edition
US Special Envoy Greenblatt shares map of Israel - with Golan Heights
US Envoy for Middle East negotiations Jason Greenblatt released a map of Israel, including the Golan Heights, on social media on Tuesday.
US Envoy for Middle East negotiations Jason Greenblatt released a map of Israel, including the Golan Heights, on social media on Tuesday.
The new map, which includes the Golan Heights as a part of Israel, was added to the US international maps system, according to the tweet.
"Welcome to the newest addition of our international maps system," wrote Greenblatt, citing the recent decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize the former Syrian land as a part of Israel.
US President Donald Trump recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights in March, when he tweeted that it is time the US does so.
A few days later Trump signed an official document with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side.
The American decision is not shared by the EU or Russia, who view the Golan Heights as occupied Syrian land.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/US-Special-Envoy-Greenblatt-shares-map-of-Israel-with-Golan-Heights-587074
#6188965 at 2019-04-15 20:12:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7914: President of the People Edition
Some Arab rulers serving US, Zionists; waging war against Muslims: Leader
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has blasted leaders of "certain Islamic nations" for serving Israel and the United States in stark contrast to the teachings of Islam's holy book, the Qur'an.
"Many wrongdoings, misunderstandings, despairs, disloyalties, hostilities and submissions to tyrannical powers result from estrangement with the Qur'an, and the spirituality and knowledge that come with it," the Leader told reciters and researchers of the holy book in Tehran Monday.
"Unfortunately, the rulers of some Islamic countries do not adhere to Qur'anic teachings and instead of being 'harsh against the unbelievers,' they have become servants and followers of America and the Zionists; and instead of being 'merciful to one another,' they pave the way for divisions and wars, like the wars in Yemen and Syria, and the massacre of Muslims."
Addressing the closing ceremony of the 36th International Qur'an Contests, Ayatollah Khamenei said, "Today, many leaders of Arabic countries are of this kind."
The Leader noted that some of those rulers "colluded with Israelis and stepped on the blood of Palestinians."
Over the past years, leaders of some Arabic countries, namely Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have led overt and covert efforts to normalize ties with the Israeli regime.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has on many occasions hinted at extensive security and political dealings with Arab nations that largely remain a secret upon the request of their leaders.
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/15/593484/Iran-Leadr-Ayatollah-Khamenei-Arab-leaders-serving-Israel-US
#6177115 at 2019-04-14 20:37:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7899: Trump Curse In Reverse. The Lions, Tigers, and Beers Edition
Tell Congress: The Golan Heights does not belong to Israel!
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been pressuring the U.S. to support Israel's illegal annexation of the Syrian Golan Heights. Accordingly, President Trump has announced that the U.S. will now recognize this as Israeli territory, and some Republican Congressmen have introduced legislation that would make it law.
Please contact your representatives by filling out the form below. Tell them to oppose House of Representatives bill H.R. 1372 and Senate bill S.567
This pandering legislation would recognize an Israeli action that violates international law.
- The House of Representatives' bill is "H.R.1372 - To clarify that it is United States policy to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights."
It is sponsored by Wisconsin Republican Mike Gallagher and has 43 co-sponsors; all Republicans. It has been referred to committees.
- The Senate bill is S.567 - A bill clarifying that it is United States policy to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights
It is sponsored by Ted Cruz (R-TX) and has 7 cosponsors, all Republicans.
Both bills have been referred to committee. By immediately telling your representatives to oppose this legislation, you show politicians that we're aware of this effort and will work to oppose it!
BACKGROUND: Israel has been occupying the Golan Heights ever since its 1967 war against Syria and Egypt.
Before the Israeli occupation, the Golan Heights was filled with villages. Now much of it is empty. This is because in the ensuing years Israel undertook a policy of demolishing these villages and depopulating the area. It has also moved in some Israeli settlers.
https://iak.salsalabs.org/golan-heights/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=406f11ae-d70a-4d6a-aad3-72ed38710919
#6173638 at 2019-04-14 12:48:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7894: The CBS Good Fight Edition
Hillary Clinton unloads on Assange, calls him 'only foreigner that this administration would welcome to the US'
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hillary-clinton-assange-foreigner-nyc-speaking-tour.amp
Hillary and Bill Clinton took the stage at New York City's Beacon Theater as part of their ongoing speaking tour on Thursday, just hours after the dramatic arrest of Julian Assange – the founder of the organization WikiLeaks that published damaging emails stolen from her campaign and the Democratic National Committee in 2016.
And, while the former first lady technically made good on her promise earlier in the day not to mention President Trump by name, she revealed while unloading on Assange that her 2016 rival was still very much on her mind.
"It's clear from the indictment that came out that it's not about punishing journalism," she told attendees and moderator Paul Begala, referring to the Assange case. "It's about assisting the hacking of the military computers, sealed information from the United States government. And, look, I'll wait and see what happens with the charges and how it proceeds, but he skipped bail in the U.K., in Sweden had those [rape] charges which have been dropped in the last several years. But, the bottom line is that he has to answer for what he's done, as has been charged."
She then added, to the apparent delight of both the audience and a guffawing Begala: "I do think it's ironic that he may be the only foreigner that this administration would welcome to the U.S."
The Clintons then took aim at the Electoral College, the foundational constitutional system which effectively reduces the influence of more populous – and, generally, more liberal – states in deciding presidential elections as compared to a popular vote system.
"Yeah, I think that every day," Hillary Clinton said, referring to how Democrats failed to win the White House despite winning the popular vote in 2000 and 2018. "The day after the election, among the many things I was doing, I was listening to the radio. They were interviewing a French political scientist who said, 'Well I do not understand, in our country the person who wins the most votes wins.' We are equally confused."
She added: "I said in 2000 I think it should be abolished. We've evolved; one person, one vote. I had no idea that 19 years later I would feel even more strongly."
Bill Clinton jumped in to note that "communications" back when the Electoral College was instituted "weren't what they are today."
"It's not like the small states would be shafted," the former president continued. "If we don't do something about this within 20 years, 70 percent of people who live in America will live in concentrated areas. The whole ground on which the electoral college was constituted no longer makes any sense."
Separately, the Clintons reacted to the news that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apparently had won a fifth term in office.
A newly unearthed, secretive batch of classified and sensitive emails from Clinton's personal email server showed that the former secretary of state discussed establishing a "private, 100% off-the-record" back channel with Netanyahu, and that one of her top aides warned her that she was in "danger" of being "savaged by Jewish organizations, in the Jewish press and among the phalanx of neoconservative media" as a result of political machinations by "Bibi and the Jewish leadership."
Obama administration officials, including the Clintons, have long had tense relations with Netanyahu – with The New York Times describing the situation as "poisonous" in 2015 as Clinton's second presidential bid was gearing up.
Bill Clinton also has acknowledged seeking to boost Shimon Peres over Netanyahu in Israel's 1996 general election.
"You should never underestimate him. He's highly intelligent," Bill Clinton said, referring to Netanyahu. "When we see Israeli elections, we say, 'How does this shake out for the peace process? There's lots of minority parties in Israel, and more of them aligned with the settler movement or religious fundamentalism than secularism or wanting peace."
Hillary Clinton added that she had worked closely with Netanyahu on a "range of issues."
"There has to be some approach to reconciling the security needs of the Israelis with the need for greater autonomy and governanace by the Palestinians," Clinton said.
The Clintons' speaking tour is set to continue for several more weeks, with visits to Vancouver, Canada, as well as Philadelphia, Boston and elsewhere.
#6157550 at 2019-04-13 01:12:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7874: Winning Into The Weekend Edition
Brazil's Bolsonaro Says Holocaust Can Be Forgiven, Mustn't Be Forgotten
The Brazilian president is a strong supporter of Israel and is said to have good relations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday that he believes the crimes of the Holocaust can be forgiven, but measures must be taken so that such a thing never happens again.
"We can forgive, but we cannot forget. That quote is mine. Those that forget their past are sentenced not to have a future," he said, speaking at a meeting with evangelical pastors in Rio de Janeiro, according to The Times of Israel.
He added that actions are needed to make sure the Holocaust will never be repeated, to the applause of the audience, the report says.
The recently elected right-wing Brazilian president is believed to be a staunch Israel supporter, having good relations with the right-wing Netanyahu.
Earlier in April, Bolsonaro, alongside Netanyahu, visited the Holocaust memorial in Israel. During his visit to the country, Bolsonaro and Netanyahu signed a number of agreements, including papers on defence, cybersecurity and police cooperation. Bolsonaro also announced his decision to open a trade office in Jerusalem. Earlier in January, he vowed to move Brasilia's embassy to the city; however, the latter move appears to be on hold, according to the Times report.
During the reign of the Nazi Party in Germany, some 6 million Jews were killed in a genocide known as the Holocaust, as well as some 7 million Soviet civilians, 2 million ethnic Poles and a large number of victims from other groups, including gay and disabled people.
https://sputniknews.com/world/201904131074092606-jair-bolsonaro-holocaust-forgiven/
#6150933 at 2019-04-12 16:42:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7866: Well That Was Weird, Carry On Edition
Damn trump mustve done something immoral again
Q shuts down the board or larps when trump does neocon shit
Like selling nukes to saudi arabia
Or getting Benjamin Netanyahu elected
#6148065 at 2019-04-12 06:06:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7862: FREE JA Edition
7TH DEGREE SATANIC WITCH…
Hillary Clinton unloads on Assange, calls him 'only foreigner that this administration would welcome to the US'
Hillary and Bill Clinton took the stage at New York City's Beacon Theater as part of their ongoing speaking tour on Thursday, just hours after the dramatic arrest of Julian Assange – the founder of the organization WikiLeaks that published damaging emails stolen from her campaign and the Democratic National Committee in 2016.
And, while the former first lady technically made good on her promise earlier in the day not to mention President Trump by name, she made it clear while unloading on Assange that her 2016 rival was still very much on her mind.
"It's clear from the indictment that came out that it's not about punishing journalism," she told attendees and moderator Paul Begala, referring to the Assange case. "It's about assisting the hacking of the military computers, sealed information from the United States government. And, look, I'll wait and see what happens with the charges and how it proceeds, but he skipped bail in the U.K., in Sweden had those [rape] charges which have been dropped in the last several years. But, the bottom line is that he has to answer for what he's done, as has been charged."
She then added, to the apparent delight of both the audience and a guffawing Begala: "I do think it's ironic that he may be the only foreigner that this administration would welcome to the U.S."
The Clintons then took aim at the Electoral College, the foundational constitutional system which effectively reduces the influence of more populous – and, generally, more liberal – states in deciding presidential elections as compared to a popular vote system.
"Yeah, I think that every day," Hillary Clinton said, referring to how Democrats failed to win the White House despite winning the popular vote in 2000 and 2018. "The day after the election, among the many things I was doing, I was listening to the radio. They were interviewing a French political scientist who said, 'Well I do not understand, in our country the person who wins the most votes wins.' We are equally confused."
She added: "I said in 2000 I think it should be abolished. We've evolved; one person, one vote. I had no idea that 19 years later I would feel even more strongly."
Bill Clinton jumped in to note that "communications" back when the Electoral College was instituted "weren't what they are today."
"It's not like the small states would be shafted," the former president continued. "If we don't do something about this within 20 years, 70 percent of people who live in America will live in concentrated areas. The whole ground on which the electoral college was constituted no longer makes any sense."
Separately, the Clintons reacted to the news that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apparently had won a fifth term in office.
A newly unearthed, secretive batch of classified and sensitive emails from Clinton's personal email server showed that the former secretary of state discussed establishing a "private, 100% off-the-record" back channel with Netanyahu, and that one of her top aides warned her that she was in "danger" of being "savaged by Jewish organizations, in the Jewish press and among the phalanx of neoconservative media" as a result of political machinations by "Bibi and the Jewish leadership."
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waving to his supporters after polls for Israel's general elections closed in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waving to his supporters after polls for Israel's general elections closed in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Obama administration officials, including the Clintons, have long had tense relations with Netanyahu – with The New York Times describing the situation as "poisonous" in 2015 as Clinton's second presidential bid was gearing up.
Bill Clinton also has acknowledged seeking to boost Shimon Peres over Netanyahu in Israel's 1996 general election.
"You should never underestimate him. He's highly intelligent," Bill Clinton said, referring to Netanyahu. "When we see Israeli elections, we say, 'How does this shake out for the peace process? There's lots of minority parties in Israel, and more of them aligned with the settler movement or religious fundamentalism than secularism or wanting peace."
Hillary Clinton added that she had worked closely with Netanyahu on a "range of issues."
"There has to be some approach to reconciling the security needs of the Israelis with the need for greater autonomy and governanace by the Palestinians," Clinton said.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hillary-clinton-assange-foreigner-nyc-speaking-tour
#6124193 at 2019-04-10 19:51:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7832: Glorious Fallout Edition
The Trump-Netanyahu Ticket Wins the Israeli Election
Under Trump, the U.S. is no longer playing good-cop-bad-cop with Israel in the Middle East. Now, it's just two bad cops.
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who secured his fifth premiership in Tuesday's elections, colluded with U.S. President Donald Trump, Netanyahu's own tweets reveal.
The U.S. and Israel, both founded as settler-colonial states, have a symbiotic relationship. And just as Israeli spies have meddled in American elections, the U.S. has long meddled in Israel's.
This time, under Trump, that meddling has been marked by unprecedented appeasements to the Israeli far right. It also serves a dual purpose, as Trump has made shoring up support from American Jews a feature of 2020 reelection strategy.
Netanyahu faced the toughest opposition he has encountered to date. In a last ditch effort to make his reelection inevitable, he promised to officially annex the West Bank - a not-so-subtle affirmation to the all-powerful settler movement that he has their backs. And just three weeks prior to the election, Trump gave another gift to the Israeli settler movement by officially recognizing Syria's Golan Heights - which Israeli partially, and illegally, annexed in 1967 - as rightfully Israel's.
But on Monday, just one day prior to Israelis heading to the polls, Netanyahu gushed on Twitter that Trump had fulfilled yet another "important request" of his: designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization. In Hebrew (here translated literally), Netanyahu tweeted:
Thank you, my dear friend, U.S. President Donald Trump, for having decided to declare Iran's Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization. Thank you for responding to another important request of mine."
The longtime Isreali leader's English-language tweet differed significantly from the Hebrew one. The former read:
Thank you, President Donald Trump for your decision to designate the Islamic revolutionary guards [sic] as a terrorist organization. Once again you are keeping the world safe from Iran aggression and terrorism."
The English tweet was issued about an hour after the Hebrew one. In that timespan, AFP's Palestine reporter noted:
Normally Netanyahu thanks Trump in English but this time, with Trump designating IRGC a terrorist organisation hours before Israeli elections, he does it in Hebrew. Aimed at Israelis sitting on fence."
https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-trump-Netanyahu-ticket-wins-the-israeli-election/257206/
#6123968 at 2019-04-10 19:35:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7831: The PANIC Watch Edition
Weasel words and chutzpah can't sustain the myth of democratic Israel, but nobody cares
The word "chutzpah" has its roots in the old Hebrew "?utspâ" and, as adopted by Yiddish, basically means "audacity bordering on downright cheek". We've seen and heard plenty of that in Israel this week as triumphant right-wing blocs head to the Knesset after Tuesday's General Election.
Predictably, Benjamin Netanyahu has been ladling out chutzpah in huge dollops, insisting that his was a convincing political victory despite a historically low voter turnout in the Arab community after it emerged that his Likud Party had deployed 1,200 hidden cameras on its activists to monitor - and, no doubt, to intimidate - Arab voters in local polling stations. It was a sinister move in what is supposed to be a democracy - the only one in the Middle East, we are told ad nauseam - and one which has already compelled Israel's Central Elections Committee to lodge an official police complaint.
Of course, Netanyahu dismissed this and other reports that certain locations had a higher than 100 per cent voter turnout; even the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein never achieved that, no matter how much chutzpah he deployed. According to election statistics, voter turnout was a staggering 167 per cent in the illegal settlement of Brukhin, while the Bedouin village of Bir Haj managed a turnout of around 117 per cent.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190410-weasel-words-and-chutzpah-cant-sustain-the-myth-of-democratic-israel-but-nobody-cares/
#6120367 at 2019-04-10 14:20:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7827: Momentum Building... Nowhere to Hide Edition
Netanyahu Considers Allowing Elon Musk To Bore Tunnels Under Israel
Elon Musk is reportedly in talks with the Israeli government to build tunnels across (or is that below) the country, according to statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a campaign event this week. The Boring Company could help "much needed infrastructure development" in Israel, according to Bloomberg, although it was unclear who would have priority if a Tesla tunnel merges with one dug by Hezbollah.
The reason: Israel suffers from poor traffic infrastructure and has the worst traffic in the developed world.
Netanyahu said at a campaign event: "I met a man that they call Elon Musk – have you heard of him? A real genius. Right now we're in conversation with him to see if we can tunnel the State of Israel."
Musk and Netanyahu had breakfast at the Prime Minister's residence, where Musk talked about his tunneling "technology". Netanyahu is in the midst of a re-election battle that'll culminate on April 9 against the Blue & White bloc, which has suggested tapping the country's sovereign wealth fund to upgrade its infrastructure.
Israel's public transportation system is notoriously inefficient and could cost the economy 25 billion shekels ($6.9 billion) a year by 2030 if changes aren't made, the state comptroller found. And that's without letting Musk have a crack at it.
Netanyahu apparently hasn't been turned off by the fact that Musk's tunneling idea was recently laughed out of Virginia by bureaucrats as being "a lot of show" and not "substantive".
"I think there's a lot of show going on here. I don't mean to suggest that they don't have a serious plan in mind, but I don't consider the steps they've taken to date to be substantive," Virginia bureaucrats recently said of Musk's tunneling idea.
"There's no revolution here. Let's be honest here: he's driving a car through a sewer pipe," Ph.D. chemist and video blogger Phil Mason said in a late December he posted to YouTube, destroying Musk's tunnel idea. We reported on his critique of the idea in a late December post here.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-09/Netanyahu-considers-allowing-elon-musk-bore-tunnels-under-israel
#6119887 at 2019-04-10 13:15:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7826: FBI HRC Email Cover-Up Exposed Edition
Netanyahu Considers Allowing Elon Musk To Bore Tunnels Under Israel
Elon Musk is reportedly in talks with the Israeli government to build tunnels across (or is that below) the country, according to statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a campaign event this week. The Boring Company could help "much needed infrastructure development" in Israel, according to Bloomberg, although it was unclear who would have priority if a Tesla tunnel merges with one dug by Hezbollah. The reason: Israel suffers from poor traffic infrastructure and has the worst traffic in the developed world. Netanyahu said at a campaign event: "I met a man that they call Elon Musk – have you heard of him? A real genius. Right now we're in conversation with him to see if we can tunnel the State of Israel."
Musk and Netanyahu had breakfast at the Prime Minister's residence, where Musk talked about his tunneling "technology". Netanyahu is in the midst of a re-election battle that'll culminate on April 9 against the Blue & White bloc, which has suggested tapping the country's sovereign wealth fund to upgrade its infrastructure. Israel's public transportation system is notoriously inefficient and could cost the economy 25 billion shekels ($6.9 billion) a year by 2030 if changes aren't made, the state comptroller found. And that's without letting Musk have a crack at it.
Netanyahu apparently hasn't been turned off by the fact that Musk's tunneling idea was recently laughed out of Virginia by bureaucrats as being "a lot of show" and not "substantive". "I think there's a lot of show going on here. I don't mean to suggest that they don't have a serious plan in mind, but I don't consider the steps they've taken to date to be substantive," Virginia bureaucrats recently said of Musk's tunneling idea.
"There's no revolution here. Let's be honest here: he's driving a car through a sewer pipe," Ph.D. chemist and video blogger Phil Mason said in a late December he posted to YouTube, destroying Musk's tunnel idea. We reported on his critique of the idea in a late December post here.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-09/Netanyahu-considers-allowing-elon-musk-bore-tunnels-under-israel
"There Is No Revolution Here": PhD Pseudoscience-Buster Destroys Musk's Boring Company Tunnel Idea
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-26/there-no-revolution-here-phd-pseudoscience-buster-destroys-musks-boring-company
#6117660 at 2019-04-10 06:03:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7823: AG BARR "DISGUSTED" BY WHAT HE'S DISCOVERED Edition
Israel's Netanyahu secures election victory: Israeli TV channels
'''JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli national election, securing a record fifth term in office despite running neck-and-neck with his challenger Benny Gantz, the country's three main television channels said on Wednesday.
With 97 percent of the votes counted, neither of the candidates' parties had captured a ruling majority, but Netanyahu was clearly in a strong position to form a coalition government with other right-wing factions that have backed him.
The closely contested race was widely seen in Israel as a referendum on Netanyahu's character and record in the face of corruption allegations. He faces possible indictment in three graft cases, and has denied wrongdoing in all of them.
The veteran right-wing leader's Likud party and Gantz's new centrist Blue and White party both won 35 seats, according to the Knesset website and the Israeli TV channels. That would mean a five-seat gain for Likud.
"It is a night of colossal victory," the 69-year-old Netanyahu told cheering supporters in a late-night speech at Likud headquarters, while cautioning that a "long night and possibly day" lay ahead awaiting official results.
Fireworks flared behind him as his wife Sara applauded and kissed him. "He's a magician," the crowd chanted.
Final results were expected by Friday, though the provisional results showed 65 of the Knesset's 120 seats would go to the right-wing bloc of parties led by Netanyahu, against a total of 55 seats for center-left factions.
If he wins, Netanyahu, 69, will be on track to be the longest-serving prime minister in Israel's 71-year history. Netanyahu said he had already begun talks with prospective coalition allies.
In power since 2009, and having led the country for a total 13 years including his first term in the 1990s, Netanyahu has been fighting for his political survival.
He faces possible indictment in three graft cases. He has denied any wrongdoing.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-election/israels-Netanyahu-secures-election-victory-israeli-tv-channels-idUSKCN1RL00K
#6113541 at 2019-04-09 23:50:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7818: We Did It For Free Edition
Israel
AP Top News
Race and ethnicity
International News
Middle East
Elections
Benjamin Netanyahu
Jerusalem
The Latest: Israeli TV: Likud to win by thin margin
40 minutes ago
Two Israeli TV stations have changed their forecasts for final election results and are now projecting a narrow victory
by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party.
https://apnews.com/a634b5c2490e4dcdad4961a360b77312?utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow
#6112881 at 2019-04-09 22:52:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7817: The 'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!' Edition
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-election/Netanyahu-main-rival-gantz-claim-victory-in-israeli-election-idUSKCN1RL00K
Netanyahu, main rival Gantz, claim victory in Israeli election
Both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz claimed victory in Israel's election on Tuesday, with several exit polls giving the veteran right-wing leader an advantage in forming a coalition government.
Netanyahu, in power consecutively since 2009, is fighting for his political survival as he seeks a fifth term. He faces possible indictment in three corruption cases, in which the right-wing Likud party leader has denied any wrongdoing.
Exit polls on two of Israel's three main TV channels showed Gantz's centrist Blue and White Party won slightly more seats than Likud in the 120-member parliament, while a third survey forecast a tie.
#6111197 at 2019-04-09 20:08:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7815: 53% (at least) Approval Rating Edition
How Netanyahu's election gifts are murdering international law
With the Golan Heights now recognised as Israeli territory by the US, and Russia and Egypt helping to deliver gifts ahead of today's general election, it looks like Israel's dramatic swing to the right has been internationally accepted.
"There is a very important principle in international life," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week at the Golan signing ceremony at the White House in Washington DC. "When you start wars of aggression, you lose territory, do not come and claim it afterwards. It belongs to us." As absurd and preposterous as it may be, he said this with no attempt to find an argument that could be reconciled with reason. This complete indifference to the international community's opinion says a lot about Netanyahu's position while US President Donald Trump is in office.
Right after landing at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, Netanyahu went on with this indifference, telling reporters: "Everyone says you can't hold an occupied territory, but this proves you can. If occupied in a defensive war, then it's ours."
The Israeli right-wing seems to have welcomed this declaration not as a gift, but as an intrinsic right that has been finally recognised by the world's superpower.
Yet while Netanyahu has been working day and night on his electoral campaign, he seems to have had little time to comment on the international condemnation of this declaration from the EU, the Arab League, Turkey, Iran, Russia and China. Thinking of the blind support he receives from the White House, why should he?
Instead, he went even further few days ago in an interview on an Israeli radio programme, saying: "All the options are still on the table." He said this included the "reoccupation" of the besieged Gaza Strip and "giving" it to Arab leaders.
The most recent example was the crowning of these promises with his pledge to "annex the West Bank if re-elected". Who could imagine this being said few years ago?
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190409-how-Netanyahus-election-gifts-are-murdering-international-law/
#6111117 at 2019-04-09 20:02:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7815: 53% (at least) Approval Rating Edition
Netanyahu Says Trump Named Iran Guards a Terror Group at His Request
Israeli PM hopes declaration will boost political chances in Tuesday vote
In a Monday Tweet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked President Trump for declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization, saying that he had personally requested Trump's move.
Netanyahu said that the move would keep the world safe from Iran, and would also serve the interests of Israel, saying he was glad Trump "acceeded to another one of my important requests."
Netanyahu's emphasis that this is all his idea, and Trump is giving him everything he wants, is clearly being done with an eye toward Tuesday's election, as he attempts to convince voters that he is able to get concessions out of Trump no one else could.
This Tweet was only made in Hebrew, likely intending to avoid US officials believing it makes Trump look weak. Getting the far-right Netanyahu reelected is clearly something Trump is keen on, but its unlikely he'll want to give the impression that US policy is being dictated from Jerusalem.
https://news.antiwar.com/2019/04/08/Netanyahu-says-trump-named-iran-guards-a-terror-group-at-his-request/
#6110736 at 2019-04-09 19:29:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7815: 53% (at least) Approval Rating Edition
Benjamin Netanyahu Verified account
@Netanyahu Tweets 7mins ago
#6110570 at 2019-04-09 19:14:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7814: Or Are They? Edition
>>6110555
enny Gantz's Blue and White party triumphed over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tuesday's elections, as exit polls released late in the evening showed the party winning 37of the Knesset's 120 seats.
The victory could hand the premiership to Gantz, though his path to a coalition comprising at least 61 seats remains unclear. Netanyahu's Likud Party came in second with 33 seats.
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Gantz-beats-Netanyahu-with-largest-number-of-seats-coalition-unclear-586288
#6107279 at 2019-04-09 13:05:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7810: Lotsa Green Notes Edition
Iranian lawmakers chant 'death to America'
Iranian lawmakers are responding to the Trump administration's designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a foreign terrorist organization with chants of "Death to America," according to the Associated Press.
President Hassan Rouhani said the designation would make members of the guard more popular "than any other time in the hearts of the Iranian nation," according to the AP.
Numerous members of Iran's parliament wore the Revolutionary Guard's uniform in solidarity on Tuesday.
Supreme National Security Council Spokesman, Keivan Khosravi said that going forward, "any unusual move by American forces in the region will be perceived as the behavior by a terrorist group, according to the AP.
"This mistake will unite Iranians and the Guards will grow more popular in Iran and in the region," Rouhani said in a televised address, according to Reuters. "America has used terrorists as a tool in the region while the Guards have fought against them from Iraq to Syria."
Saudi Arabia, which has long had an adversarial relationship with Iran, has applauded the U.S. designation. A Saudi Foreign Ministry official told the AP the move "translates Saudi Arabia's repeated demands for the international community to confront terrorism supported by Iran."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces re-election Tuesday and reportedly pushed the U.S. to make the designation, also praised the decision.
The U.S. designation of the Guard marks the first time the nation has applied the designation to an entire government entity.
Iran has responded by declaring the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) a terrorist organization and the U.S. government a sponsor of terrorism.
https://thehill.com/homenews/437984-iranian-lawmakers-chant-death-to-america
#6105407 at 2019-04-09 05:13:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7808: I Bake Two Breads Before I Bake Two Breads, Then I Bake Two More Edition
Israelis go to polls in referendum on Netanyahu's record reign
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israelis began voting in an election on Tuesday that could hand conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a record fifth term or see him dethroned by an ex-general who has pledged clean government and social cohesion. Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) across the country and close at 10 p.m. (1900 GMT). But the victor may not be decided immediately. No party has ever won an outright majority in the 120-seat parliament, meaning days or even weeks of coalition negotiations will lie ahead.
Dubbed "King Bibi," Netanyahu has rallied a rightist camp hardened against the Palestinians and played up Israeli foreign policy boons that are the fruit of his ties with the Trump administration. But the 69-year-old Likud party leader's hope of overtaking Israel's founding father, David Ben-Gurion, as longest-serving premier in July has been dented by a looming graft indictment. He denies any wrongdoing. Critics warn of "Bibi fatigue" and argue that the parliamentary election should bring fresh faces to high office.
Stalking Netanyahu in the opinion polls has been Benny Gantz, a former chief of the armed forces and centrist political novice. Buttressed by two other former generals at the top of his Blue and White party, Gantz, 59, has sought to push back against Netanyahu's self-styled image as unrivalled in national security. "This is a choice between a strong right-wing government under Netanyahu or a weak leftist government under Gantz," Likud said in a statement. Gantz told Reuters in response: "Netanyahu is not the messiah, nor an irreplaceable legend. The people of Israel long for something else."
With little policy daylight separating the two candidates on Iran and the Palestinians, or on Israel's humming economy, much of the voting will by guided by the question of their character. In vitriolic campaigns waged largely over social media rather than in town squares or street corners, they have exchanged escalating allegations of corruption, of fostering bigotry and even of conspiring with Israel's adversaries.
Netanyahu casts himself as the victim of media bias and judicial overreach. Gantz casts himself as a salve for Israel's religiously and ethnically riven society and its relations with liberal Jews abroad. "This election is about one thing - whether or not Netanyahu should remain in office. It's the only thing that really defines 12 out of the 13 parties which will be in the next Knesset," said Anshel Pfeffer, author of the biography "Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu".
Israel's president, Reuven Rivlin, will consult with the leaders of every party represented in the Knesset and choose whoever he believes has the best chance of forming a government. Although both Netanyahu and Gantz have publicly ruled out a future alliance in a "national unity" coalition, some analysts predict a rethink - especially if the candidates agree to tackle together a widely expected U.S. plan for Middle East peace. That plan's sponsor, President Donald Trump, offered an unusually clement observation on the election, telling his Republican Jewish supporters on Saturday: "I think it's going to be close … Two good people."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-election/israelis-go-to-polls-in-referendum-on-Netanyahus-record-reign-idUSKCN1RL00K?il=0
#6101694 at 2019-04-08 23:31:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7803: Summer of Winning Edition
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2019/03/trumps-golan-move-is-designed-to-guarantee-netanyahoos-reelection.html
Trump's Golan Move Was Timed To Guarantee Netanyahoo's Reelection
The people who paid for Trump's election campaign, foremost casino magnate and zionist Sheldon Adelson, want to keep the Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahoo in office. Netanyahoo is under investigation in several corruption cases and has a serious competitor in the upcoming general elections in Israel. Trump needs money for his re-election campaign and is willing to do anything to get it.
Trump is colluding with Netayahoo to influence the Israeli election. It is the reason why he decided yesterday to claim that Israel has sovereignty over the Golan Heights:
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump - 16:50 utc - 21 Mar 2019
After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel's Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability!
The Heights are Syrian lands that were occupied by Israel during its 1967 war of aggression against Egypt and Syria.
The Heights are of strategic-military value. Whoever controls them can also control the plains east, west and south to it. Israel built several radar and spy station on the heights that allow it to see deep into Syria.
This profile picture falsely depicts the occupied Heights territory as Israeli.
The internationally recognized border runs near the river line.
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McClatchy has the tic toc of Trump's decision:
President Donald Trump's tweet on Thursday recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli territory surprised members of his own Middle East peace team, the State Department, and Israeli officials.
U.S. diplomats and White House aides had believed the Golan Heights issue would be front and center at next week's meetings between Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. But they were unprepared for any presidential announcement this week.
Trump's declaration was expected, but not for yesterday. The reason for the premature ejaculation is obvious. Yesterday a new case of Netyahoo's utter corruption came to light:
State prosecutors are reportedly considering opening yet another criminal graft investigation against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this time in the so-called submarine affair, citing "dramatic" new information.
Netanyahoo made a profit of $4 million from shares he owned in a company that was bought out by Thyssen-Krupp, a German conglomerate from which Israel under Netanyahoo ordered submarines and corvettes.
The new revelations threatened to blow up Netanyahoo's reelection campaign. Trump's sudden Golan Heights move was timed to bury them.
Back to McClatchy:
The wording of Trump's tweet likely falls short of a formal, declarative recognition, according to Dan Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel under former President Barack Obama. But little more than a statement from the president or secretary of state is necessary to secure the major U.S. policy shift.
The White House is mulling several ways to formalize the policy decision, including a potential executive order signing ceremony on Monday with Netanyahu present.
…
Administration officials said that National Security Advisor John Bolton was instrumental to the decision, after visiting Israel in January to assure officials there that the United States would not abandon them in Syria despite Trump's sudden withdrawal of troops from the battlefield.
The hasty move itself was typical Bolton. There was no policy process to plan and announce the decision. Long standing legal advise from other departments which warned of the move was ignored.
Trump has no power to give Israel sovereignty over anything. Several UN resolutions determined (UNSCR242) and reconfirmed (UNSCR497) that the Golan Heights are Syrian territory illegally occupied by Israel. The European Union, Russia and others rejected Trump's move and called it illegal.
#6101542 at 2019-04-08 23:20:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7803: Summer of Winning Edition
>>6101472
>>6101519
""If Washington stops upholding the core international principle opposing the acquisition of territory by force," warns Wittes, "we should expect more states to seize territory they covet from their neighbors."
The timing of the US decision was widely seen as an effort to boost the chances of Israel's rightwing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, currently in a tough re-election fight in the face of an imminent indictment on corruption charges.
But the move also destroys any hope of the United States playing a role in negotiating an end to Syria's civil war and strengthens the hand of Syria's brutal dictator Bashar al-Assad, enabling him to play the nationalist card and reinforce his alliance with the Iranian regime and the radical Lebanese Hezbollah.
"It really puts the moderates in an impossible position," observed Bassma Kodmani, a Syrian opposition leader and member of the negotiating team. "Assad will mobilize with the help of Iran and justify the presence of Iran, and the presence of militias, and the aggressive posture of Iran in the region."
Despite Trump's claim that Israeli control of the Golan Heights is vital for Israeli security, there is a growing awareness within Israel that it is far less important in an era when the principal threats to Israel's security come in the form of suicide bombers and long-range missiles. Israeli army chief Lt. Gen. Moshe Yaalon observed in 2004 , that Israel could cede the Golan Heights in return for peace and more successfully defend Israel's internationally recognized border."
#6100714 at 2019-04-08 21:57:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7802: Direct Current Panic Edition
WATCH: "I don't think Benjamin Netanyahu represents the true will of the Israeli people or the best interests of the US-Israel relationship, or any path to peace…"
twitter.com/seanhannity/status/1115325953939582978
BETO SLAMS BIBI: O'Rourke Trashes 'Racist' Netanyahu, Says He Doesn't 'Represent' Most Israelis
www.hannity.com/media-room/beto-slams-bibi-orourke-trashes-racist-Netanyahu-says-he-doesnt-represent-most-israelis/
twitter.com/jacobkornbluh/status/1115005334450577409
#6099956 at 2019-04-08 20:44:35 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7801: April Sleuths Edition
Launch date for Trump peace plan depends on Israeli election outcome - report
US President Donald Trump's Mideast peace plan will be unveiled by mid-June, White House sources told Channel 13 news on Monday, though an exact date has yet to be set.
The date will depend on a number of factors, including the outcome of Israel's general elections, and the next prime minister's progress in forming a governing coalition, the report said.
It said the White House was also taking into account national holidays, and Jewish and Muslim religious festivals, in choosing a date.
Earlier on Monday, Blue and White party chief Benny Gantz said that if he wins Tuesday's election, he expects the Trump administration to delay the release of its peace plan until after he forms a government.
"I expect the American administration to see that I won the election, and to hold off with their plans until I can form a government," Gantz told the Walla news site in an interview. "After that, we can sit down and discuss the plan in an organized and orderly way."
He promised to seriously consider whatever the US proposed for the region, and said he hoped the White House had not already given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu details of the plan that has been in the works for two years.
Washington had promised to unveil its long-promised proposal sometime after Tuesday's election, in which Netanyahu is seeking a fifth term.
Netanyahu, running for re-election while facing the possibility of indictment on corruption charges, has cited his close relationship with Trump to underline his experience as a statesman with personal ties to world leaders.
In the run-up to Tuesday's vote, the prime minister has hosted US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, visited Trump in the White House, and received both American recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and, on Monday, a US designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terror organization.
Last week, Netanyahu said he had informed Trump that not "even one person" would be evicted from a settlement under any US peace plan.
On Saturday, Trump struck a cautious tone about the outcome of Tuesday's vote, saying the "close" race for the premiership was between "two good people."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/launch-date-for-trump-peace-plan-depends-on-israeli-election-outcome-report/
#6099844 at 2019-04-08 20:29:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7801: April Sleuths Edition
The One Jewish State Solution
Some of the more advanced Israel/Palestine commentators have agreed amongst themselves that the 'one-state solution' amounts to empty talk for the simple reason that Palestine is 'one-state' already: It has natural borders, one electric grid and even one international pre-dial number (+972). But this beautiful and historic land, stretched from the river to the sea, is dominated by a foreign and hostile ideology that is racially supremacist and vile towards the indigenous people of the land.
Some of those perceptive analysts have been bewildered following a peculiar shift in Israeli politics: while the so-called Israeli 'Left' has been advocating racial and ethnic segregation between Jews and Palestinians by adopting the two-state solution, it is actually the Zionist ultra-right that has been pushing constantly for an integration of the 'land' by means of Israeli annexation.
While very few within the Israeli Left joined the call for a one-state solution, it seems as if PM Benjamin Netanyahu and the entire Israeli Right are thrilled by the idea.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Saturday to extend Israeli sovereignty to the settlements of the West Bank if he is re-elected in Tuesday's poll.
Netanyahu's declaration shouldn't take us by surprise. Two weeks ago, a Haaretz poll revealed that 42% of Israelis back West Bank annexation. Apparently, 16% of those polled support annexing the entire West Bank without giving any political rights to the Palestinians who live there. I guess that it is hard not to see the political reasoning behind PM Netanyahu's promise to annex settlements. Netanyahu, who is likely to form the next Israeli government, is attempting to appeal to the Israeli ultra-right voters. He wants them to vote Likud on Tuesday rather than 'wasting' their vote on a small ultra-right party or another.
There is obviously a big difference between the one-state call that has been pushed by Palestinian solidarity activists and Netanyahu's politics of annexation. While Palestinian rights advocates are referring to one democratic state, Netanyahu is not committed to democracy at all. He is solely faithful to the Jewish population and what he offers in practice is a 'One Jewish State Solution.' After all, Israel defines itself as 'the Jewish State' and it is there to serve one people while denying others their most elementary rights. Israel, as we know, is not a state of its citizens, it is a state of its Jewish citizens. By the time Israel comes to term with its sin and transcends into a state of its citizens regardless of their race, ethnicity or religious belief it will be renamed. It may as well be called Palestine.
http://www.unz.com/gatzmon/the-one-jewish-state-solution/
#6099779 at 2019-04-08 20:22:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7801: April Sleuths Edition
Netanyahu doubles down: 'Palestinian sovereignty...is dead'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli media in an interview yesterday that he intends to annex West Bank settlements, "if possible with American support".
According to the Jerusalem Post, Netanyahu told Arutz 7 that he intended to "apply Israeli law to the communities in Judea and Samaria [the West Bank]" during "the next term".
Asked whether the Trump administration was aware of these plans, Netanyahu replied: "Sure", adding: "They [the US] will react as they will react. We will see. These are my principles."
The Likud leader also doubled down on his vow not to remove illegal settlements.
"If we do not tear out the settlers, then who are they going to live under? They are going to be under Palestinian sovereignty? That is dead," he declared.
Those who live in the settlements, "will be under Israeli sovereignty," he added.
Netanyahu further elaborated to Arutz 7:
The Palestinians can have all the powers to govern themselves, but none to threaten us, which means we maintain security control. We don't uproot anyone. We don't divide Jerusalem.
"My friend [former US vice president] Joe Biden, who may be running for the presidency of the US [in 2020], said, 'Bibi, that is not a state. That is not sovereignty.' I said, 'Joe, you call it what you will. This is what it is. These are my positions. I am not changing these positions.'"
Meanwhile, in an interview with Army Radio, "the prime minister clarified that he does not intend to annex all of the West Bank, just the places in Area C where the settlements are located", the paper added.
"A Palestinian state will not be created, not like the one people are talking about. It won't happen."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190408-Netanyahu-doubles-down-palestinian-sovereignty-is-dead/
ethnic cleansing
#6096634 at 2019-04-08 15:46:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7797: Mack Is Naming Names Edition
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/07/democrat-beto-orourke-calls-israeli-pm-Benjamin-Netanyahu-a-racist/
#6094012 at 2019-04-08 06:41:34 (UTC+1)
Q General Research #7794: Night Crew on the Prowl Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>5893788, >>5896066 Baker Protocol: Do NOT Add Non-Tripcode posts from Q
>>5857423 BO on global notables
>>5857492 BO on "baker assist"
>>5958613 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGS) for images
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group.
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
Notables
are not endorsements
#7793
>>6093942 Amazon Is Launching A Massive Amount Of Satellites Around The World
>>6093927 Russian teams bribed Madagascar presidential candidates, BBC claims
>>6093902 Anon on "Comey" code
>>6093894 CERN news: ALICE exp recently underwent upgrades
>>6093843, >>6093844, >>6093848 Resignations in the news this weekend
>>6093625, >>6093588, >>6093625, >>6093779, >>6093815 Rothschild & other DS wines: call for a DIGG
>>6093722 Reminder: Re-watch this Sybil Edmonds vid (has lots on current events)
>>6093718 Moar bs from Doug Stewart (he's trying to doxx Patriots from here & elsewhere)
>>6093673 Hussein fakes in Europe to cover up growing panic?
>>6093667 Nate Cain tweet on the battle for the Light
>>6093656 Just seen on FB: NZ police confiscating airguns & crossbows
>>6093654 Re: DIGG on mentally disabled adults being tallied as voters ( see also >>6092723 pb, >>6093111 pb )
>>6093596 Chelsea Manning's "Don't tread on me moment" (whistleblower or something else?)
>>6093475, >>6093473, >>6093480 Sperry tweet & Q drops
>>6093485 E. Michael Jones archive (before page got deleted by Wikipedia)
>>6093313 Call for a DIGG on FBI agent Wm Homer Lewis (and his role in 911); death appears sudden
>>6093370 NZ's privacy commissioner lashes out at those behind FB, saying they're "morally bankrupt pathological liars"
>>6093401 Cali Gov. Newsom calls trip to El Salvador a counter to Trump's "toxic" rhetoric
>>6093333 Glenn Greenwald response to idea that people who follow Q are "mentally ill" (earlier tweet)
>>6093986 #7793
#7792
>>6093178 Coulter praises Sanders: "He knows how to beat Trump" (wow, what an about-face)
>>6093158 Beto O'Rourke says Benjamin Netanyahu is a 'racist'
>>6093103 Paul Sperry tweet: Possible Clapper leak never investigated
>>6093017 Anon on 5 possible reasons Cabal would run the Rwandan genocide (see also >>6091423 pb)
>>6092969 UK To Fine Facebook, Google For Hosting Terrorist Content
>>6092966 Deepfake Malware Can Trick Radiologists Into Believing You Have Cancer
>>6092723, >>6093111 Call for a DIGG on election fraud done using "voters" who are mentally disabled
>>6092675, >>6092907 FBI Announces the Line-of-Duty Death of Electronics Technician William "Homer" Lewis (worked on 911)
>>6092667 Billionaire Ukrainian oligarch Kolomolsky under investigation by FBI
>>6092651 Rep. Nunes to file a criminal referral with AG Barr regarding classified Obama administration leaks against Gen. Flynn
>>6092626 Nissan to dismiss Carlos Ghosn after nearly 2 decades of leadership
>>6092522, >>6092586 E Michael Jones Wikipedia page deleted after posted at QResearch ("we are the news," fags)
>>6092832 Anon points out that Wikipedia CEO Katherine Maher has worked for numerous DS orgs
>>6093202 #7792
#7791
>>6091751, >>6091885, >>6091847, >>6091990 Glenn Greenwald raises a "Q-Anon" question
>>6091910 Nielsen- stay as Secretary through Wed, 4/10 to assist with an orderly transition
>>6092113 Kevin McAleenan, new acting DHS boss, has long record in border security
>>6091999 more Horst digs -Horst born 1926 from Ludwig
>>6092093 15 part breakdown of spygate
>>6091976 Anon- this is a realm of psychological warfare. Rest, recharge and take care of you
>>6092011 Hillary Campaign Mgr. Was Pushing Fake Russia Story at DNC Convention
>>6092377, >>6092417 Best Episode of Reliable Sources EVER
>>6092451 #7791
Previously Collected Notables
>>6090884 #7789, >>6091642 #7790
>>6088543 #7786, >>6089327 #7787, >>6090113 #7788
>>6086139 #7783, >>6086984 #7784, >>6087753 #7785
>>6083832 #7780, >>6084617 #7781, >>6085388 #7782
Notables Archive by BO (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6093229 at 2019-04-08 04:53:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7793: New Week Round the Bend Edition
Global Board Admin Announcements
>>5893788, >>5896066 Baker Protocol: Do NOT Add Non-Tripcode posts from Q
>>5857423 BO on global notables
>>5857492 BO on "baker assist"
>>5958613 Please use PNGs or JPGs (not JPEGS) for images
>>6069810 BV's announce BO's resignation in Meta thread. All board-related decisions will be made by BV's as a group.
>>6069934 8bit, thank you for your service to /qresearch/
Notables
are not endorsements
#7792
>>6093178 Coulter praises Sanders: "He knows how to beat Trump" (wow, what an about-face)
>>6093158 Beto O'Rourke says Benjamin Netanyahu is a 'racist'
>>6093103 Paul Sperry tweet: Possible Clapper leak never investigated
>>6093017 Anon on 5 possible reasons Cabal would run the Rwandan genocide (see also >>6091423 pb)
>>6092969 UK To Fine Facebook, Google For Hosting Terrorist Content
>>6092966 Deepfake Malware Can Trick Radiologists Into Believing You Have Cancer
>>6092723, >>6093111 Call for a DIGG on election fraud done using "voters" who are mentally disabled
>>6092675, >>6092907 FBI Announces the Line-of-Duty Death of Electronics Technician William "Homer" Lewis (worked on 911)
>>6092667 Billionaire Ukrainian oligarch Kolomolsky under investigation by FBI
>>6092651 Rep. Nunes to file a criminal referral with AG Barr regarding classified Obama administration leaks against Gen. Flynn
>>6092626 Nissan to dismiss Carlos Ghosn after nearly 2 decades of leadership
>>6092522, >>6092586 E Michael Jones Wikipedia page deleted after posted at QResearch ("we are the news," fags)
>>6092832 Anon points out that Wikipedia CEO Katherine Maher has worked for numerous DS orgs
>>6093202 #7792
#7791
>>6091751, >>6091885, >>6091847, >>6091990 Glenn Greenwald raises a "Q-Anon" question
>>6091910 Nielsen- stay as Secretary through Wed, 4/10 to assist with an orderly transition
>>6092113 Kevin McAleenan, new acting DHS boss, has long record in border security
>>6091999 more Horst digs -Horst born 1926 from Ludwig
>>6092093 15 part breakdown of spygate
>>6091976 Anon- this is a realm of psychological warfare. Rest, recharge and take care of you
>>6092011 Hillary Campaign Mgr. Was Pushing Fake Russia Story at DNC Convention
>>6092377, >>6092417 Best Episode of Reliable Sources EVER
>>6092451 #7791
#7790 baker change
>>6091004, >>6090980 Hand-wringing from leftists about superior "right-wing" memes
>>6090960 Trump nominee Malpass selected as next World Bank president (WSJ)
>>6091062 Clapper leaker to WaPo according to Mueller Report? Sperry/Solomon
>>6091210 Fat Nadler appears to have committed libel - Sperry
>>6091081 Double shooting in Leyton just one hour after woman murdered in Enfield (London)
>>6091121, >>6091171 Antartica Digs +40k, Mt Erebus coords
>>6091093, >>6091240, >>6090977, >>6091261 - Hitler, Merkel digs >>6090856 pb
>>6091642 #7790
#7789
>>6090242 Trump to Paul Ryan after Access Hwood tape "Youre just a boy scout" (Axios)
>>6090670 Crazy Bernie says he is not an "open border advocate"
>>6090584 Links to info about new Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan
>>6090582 NYPost: Trump's Job-creating magic wand
>>6090400 Britain plans social media regulation to battle 'harmful content' (Reuters)
>>6090221, >>6090457 New DJT: More captures at the S Border than in many years. We're FULL!
>>6090884 #7789
#7788
>>6090006 U.K. Moves to End 'Self-Regulation' for Tech Firms (MarketScreener)
>>6089836, >>6089849 All For A LARP: moar hitpiece on Q
>>6089626 Military times from Nov 2018 predicted Nielsen resignation
>>6089656, >>6089665 Resignation Letter from Sec Nielson, 2018 typo?
>>6089437 CBP postponing tomorrow's press conference until Wednesday 4/10
>>6089389 Trump acknowledges close race between Israeli PM hopefuls (Breitbart)
>>6090113 #7788
Previously Collected Notables
>>6088543 #7786, >>6089327 #7787
>>6086139 #7783, >>6086984 #7784, >>6087753 #7785
>>6083832 #7780, >>6084617 #7781, >>6085388 #7782
>>6083013 #7779, >>6083832 #7780, >>6083013 #7779
>>6080684 #7776, >>6081440 #7777, >>6082262 #7778
>>6078394 #7773, >>6079157 #7774, >>6079903 #7775
Notables Archive by BO (updated nightly): https://8ch.net/qresearch/notables.html
Notables also archived here: >>>/comms/3396 (#740~#6384)
#6093202 at 2019-04-08 04:50:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7792: Do not let them DIVIDE you. The PANIC BUTTON PUSHED Edition
#7792
>>6093178 Coulter praises Sanders: "He knows how to beat Trump" (wow, what an about-face)
>>6093158 Beto O'Rourke says Benjamin Netanyahu is a 'racist'
>>6093103 Paul Sperry tweet: Possible Clapper leak never investigated
>>6093017 Anon on 5 possible reasons Cabal would run the Rwandan genocide (see also >>6091423 pb)
>>6092969 UK To Fine Facebook, Google For Hosting Terrorist Content
>>6092966 Deepfake Malware Can Trick Radiologists Into Believing You Have Cancer
>>6092723, >>6093111 Call for a DIGG on election fraud done using "voters" who are mentally disabled
>>6092675, >>6092907 FBI Announces the Line-of-Duty Death of Electronics Technician William "Homer" Lewis (worked on 911)
>>6092667 Billionaire Ukrainian oligarch Kolomolsky under investigation by FBI
>>6092651 Rep. Nunes to file a criminal referral with AG Barr regarding classified Obama administration leaks against Gen. Flynn
>>6092626 Nissan to dismiss Carlos Ghosn after nearly 2 decades of leadership
>>6092522, >>6092586 E Michael Jones Wikipedia page deleted after posted at QResearch ("we are the news," fags)
>>6092832 Anon points out that Wikipedia CEO Katherine Maher has worked for numerous DS orgs
#6093158 at 2019-04-08 04:43:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7792: Do not let them DIVIDE you. The PANIC BUTTON PUSHED Edition
https://theweek.com/speedreads/833831/beto-orourke-says-Benjamin-Netanyahu-racist
#6089389 at 2019-04-07 23:27:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7788: Southern Border Crisis Edition
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/04/07/trump-says-israeli-elections-will-be-a-close-one-between-two-good-people/
Trump Says Israeli Elections Will Be a Close One Between 'Two Good People'
President Donald Trump told a Jewish audience Saturday that both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main election challenger, Benny Gantz, are "good people" who would be running neck and neck on April 9.
"How is the race going? Who's going to win the race?" he asked during a keynote address at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference in Las Vegas.
A shout of "Bibi!" came back from the audience, in reference to the incumbent premier. Trump responded, "I think it's going to be close. Two good people."
#6088595 at 2019-04-07 22:14:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7786: Secure Our Border, Close The Loopholes Edition
>>6088516
https://www.timesofisrael.com/emmanuel-macron-meets-with-yair-lapid-days-before-israeli-elections/
Emmanuel Macron meets with Yair Lapid four days before Israeli elections
Four days before Israel's general elections, Blue and White party No. 2 Yair Lapid met privately with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
Lapid, whose party is neck and neck in the polls with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud, landed in the French capital on Friday for the meeting. Reporters were not invited to attend the exchange.
Israel's Channel 12 suggested the meeting was a move initiated by Macron to "help Lapid win the elections" on Tuesday.
Lapid's staff told the television channel only that the politician would discuss with Macron "the Middle East, the Iranian threat and the war on anti-Semitism in Europe."
The unusual meeting between a head of state and an opposition politician took place four days before the Knesset elections, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin and less than two weeks after the Israeli leader met with US President Donald Trump at the White House.
Lapid, who has long shown a great interest in diplomacy, leading some to call him a self-styled shadow foreign minister, considers Macron a "friend" and even endorsed him in the 2017 French presidential election.
#6079496 at 2019-04-07 02:18:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7775: Space Is Where It's At Edition
EXCLUSIVE: Moshe Feiglin Predicts 'Real Surprise' in Israeli Election
TEL AVIV - Moshe Feiglin, chairman of Israel's Zehut Party, says that heading into Tuesday's election here he feels "there is an electricity in the air" and excitement about the possibility of his party scoring well. "The feelings are very, very good," Feiglin continued. "A feeling that something is happening here that is much bigger than just politics. And what is really exciting is the fact that the concept of freedom gets together people from the left and right. Religious and non-religious. It just makes us very happy." "I can't tell you how many mandates we are going to have but hopefully it is going to be a real, real surprise," Feiglin stated about his party's prospects.
The Israeli politician was speaking in an interview set to air on this reporter's weekend talk radio program, "Aaron Klein Investigative Radio," broadcast on New York's AM 970 The Answer and NewsTalk 990 AM in Philadelphia. Feiglin's surge in the polls the past four weeks sent shockwaves across the Israeli political arena amid widespread speculation that his party could be the ultimate kingmaker in the formation of the next government, determining which Israeli leader will be able to cobble together enough seats to form a majority coalition in the 120-seat Knesset. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself facing a tight race from Benny Gantz, a former chief of the Israel Defense Forces. The next occupant of the prime minister's office could be decided by the size of smaller parties like Zehut on the right or left endorsing either a Netanyahu or Gantz coalition.
Last month, Zehut was projected to cross the electoral threshold with four seats. The latest polls show the party garnering five to six seats with Zehut insiders saying they believe there is a possibility for even more. Feiglin formerly was a Knesset member in Netanyahu's Likud Party. Feiglin's libertarian policies have been attracting voters from the right, center and the left. Zehut's extensive platform seeks to massively lower Israeli regulation, especially as it relates to the cost of living, housing and taxes. On all major issues, Zehut's philosophy consistently calls on government to minimize its role in the personal lives of Israeli citizens.
When it comes to security and the so-called Palestinian issue, the religious Zionist Feiglin takes a strong line promoting the territorial contiguity of the land of Israel. The one Zehut policy issue that has perhaps garnered the most attention and significant electoral support so far is the party's call for the legalization of cannabis, with Feiglin aligning his anti-establishment ideology with the sizable marijuana legalization crowd.
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2019/04/05/exclusive-moshe-feiglin-predicts-real-surprise-in-israeli-election/
#6077156 at 2019-04-06 23:09:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7772: Dishonest And Treasonous Witch Hunt Edition
Trump says he made Golan Heights decision after a quick history lesson
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he made the controversial decision to recognize Israel's 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights after getting a quick history lesson during a conversation on a different subject. Speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition gathering in Las Vegas, Trump said he made the snap decision during a discussion with his top Middle East peace advisers, including the U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, and son-in-law Jared Kushner.
"I said, 'Fellows, do me a favor. Give me a little history, quick. Want to go fast. I got a lot of things I'm working on: China, North Korea. Give me a quickie," Trump said to laughter from the Las Vegas crowd. "'How do you like the idea of me recognizing exactly what we're discussing?'" said Trump, recounting the conversation. Trump, who typically demands short sharp briefings and is known for his colorful retelling of stories, said Friedman was shocked, "like a wonderful, beautiful baby," and asked the President if he would actually do it.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Trump last month. At their March 25 meeting, Trump signed a proclamation officially granting U.S. recognition of the Golan as Israeli territory, a dramatic departure from decades of U.S. policy. The move, which Trump announced in a tweet days prior, was widely seen as an attempt to boost Netanyahu who is up for re-election on April 9. Israel captured the Golan in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in 1981 in a move not recognized internationally. "I went - 'BING!' - it was done," Trump said on Saturday, describing the swiftness of his decision. "We make fast decisions. And we make good decisions." When Trump asked the crowd who will win Israel's election - there were shouts of "Bibi!" Trump responded "I think it's going to be close. Two good people."
Netanyahu is fighting for his political survival against former top general Benny Gantz, a political novice. Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson, who is reportedly gravely ill, watched the speech in person. Earlier three protesters stood on their chairs as Trump began to speak, shouting "Jews are here to say - occupation is a plague." The rest of the crowd quickly drowned them out with chants of "USA! USA!" They were physically removed by security guards. "He is going back to mommy and he will be reprimanded," Trump said of the protesters. "She gets it."
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-israel/trump-says-he-made-golan-heights-decision-after-a-quick-history-lesson-idUSKCN1RI0N7?il=0
#6075154 at 2019-04-06 20:08:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7769: Browbeating And Powergrabbing Edition
Israel's Netanyahu says he plans to annex settlements in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday he would annex settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins another term in office in a vote on Tuesday, a late pre-election promise that would enrage Palestinians and the Arab world. In an interview to Israeli Channel 12 News, Netanyahu was asked why he hadn't extended Israeli sovereignty to large West Bank settlements, as it has done in East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, other territory seized in the 1967 Middle East war. "Who says that we won't do it? We are on the way and we are discussing it," Netanyahu said. "You are asking whether we are moving on to the next stage - the answer is yes, we will move to the next stage. I am going to extend (Israeli) sovereignty and I don't distinguish between settlement blocs and the isolated settlements."
Palestinian officials could not immediately be reached for comment. The Palestinians want to establish a state in the occupied West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Some 500,000 Israelis live in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, areas that are also home to more than 2.6 million Palestinians. Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005. Some of the parties Netanyahu said he would seek to include in a coalition government if he wins the election advocate annexing parts of the West Bank. Netanyahu is competing with those parties for pro-settler voters in the April 9 election. His comments are likely to appeal to such voters, who object to ceding lands to the Palestinians.
Settlements are one of the most heated issues in efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, frozen since 2014. Most countries consider settlements that Israel has built in territory captured in the 1967 war to be illegal. Israel disputes this citing historical ties, and says the future of the land should be determined in peace talks with the Palestinians. The United States broke with decades of international consensus last month by recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, territory Israel captured from Syria.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-settlements/israels-Netanyahu-says-he-plans-to-annex-settlements-in-west-bank-idUSKCN1RI0JY?il=0
#6075066 at 2019-04-06 20:01:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7769: Browbeating And Powergrabbing Edition
Netanyahu: If I'm re-elected, I'll extend sovereignty to West Bank settlements
PM says 'I am going to apply Israeli sovereignty' and 'I don't distinguish between settlement blocs and isolated settlements'; rules out Palestinian state as existential danger
Bank settlements, April 6, 2019 (Channel 12 news screenshot)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Saturday to extend Israeli sovereignty to the settlements of the West Bank if he is re-elected in Tuesday's elections.
Flatly ruling out Palestinian statehood, which he said would "endanger our existence," Netanyahu promised to permanently maintain overall Israeli security control in the West Bank and to formalize Israeli rule over the 400,000-plus Israeli Jews in the settlements. This would apply not only to major settlement blocs, but also to isolated settlements, he indicated.
Asked in a Channel 12 interview why he hadn't already extended Israeli law to the settlements or annexed them, he initially replied, "Who says we won't do that? We're on the way.... The next term will be fateful."
Pushed further, he specified, "We'll go to the next stage."
"I am going to apply Israeli sovereignty, but I don't distinguish between settlement blocs and isolated settlements. From my perspective, each of those settlement points is Israeli. We have responsibility [for them] as the government of Israel. I don't uproot any, and I won't transfer them to the sovereignty of the Palestinians. I take care of them all."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-if-im-re-elected-ill-extend-sovereignty-to-west-bank-settlements/
#6074746 at 2019-04-06 19:32:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7769: Browbeating And Powergrabbing Edition
Netanyahu: Killing 300 Gaza protesters was 'wise' decision
April 6, 2019 at 11:15 am
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel used force "wisely" in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli soldiers have killed "more than 300" Palestinians near the eastern fence of the besieged enclave.
In an interview with Israel Hayom, Netanyahu said: "More than 300 Palestinians have been killed near the border when they tried to breach the fence and abduct our soldiers. We have used force wisely, and powerfully."
Netanyahu also said that his government's policy led Hamas, the ruler of the besieged Strip, to suffer the severest economic crisis. "They [Gazans] are in enormous economic distress, and Hamas is in check and wants some quiet so it can stand up to the huge pressure in Gaza," he said.
He added: "The economic distress is its own problem, but the humanitarian distress is our problem. Issues with sanitation, disease, things that could make their way to us. So we're saying: Prevent problems from occurring and create deterrence. The goal is deterrence, but so is preventing environmental and humanitarian problems that could harm Israel."
Asked how to "deal" with Gaza, Netanyahu replied: "The real choice is to occupy and govern Gaza. You don't have anyone to give it to. I won't give it to Abu Mazen [Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas].
"The connection between Gaza and [the occupied West Bank] has been broken. They are two separate entities, and I think that in the long term, that's not something that's bad for Israel," he added.
"Abu Mazen brought that upon himself. He cut back the influx of PA funds [to Gaza]. He thought that by doing so, he could send Gaza up in flames. We would pay for the occupation of Gaza with a heavy loss of life, and on Israel's back he [Abbas] would get Gaza on a silver platter. That won't happen."
He continued: "The money he cut is Palestinian money. Israel isn't paying. That money was covered by the Qataris and stopped Abu Mazen's plan from coming to fruition, as well as cutting Gaza off from [the West Bank]."
"If anyone thought there would be a Palestinian state that would surround us on both sides. That isn't something that's going to happen."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190406-Netanyahu-killing-300-gaza-protesters-was-wise-decision/
#6074492 at 2019-04-06 19:05:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7769: Browbeating And Powergrabbing Edition
Israel could annex parts of West Bank in coming years - Netanyahu
Speaking days before the Israeli parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is considering formally annexing certain Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
In an interview with Israel's Channel 12 News, Netanyahu promised to annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if elected for another term next week. "You are asking whether we are moving on to the next stage - the answer is yes, we will move to the next stage. I am going to extend [Israel's] sovereignty," he said.
He went on to say that "each settlement is Israeli and [he] will not hand it over to Palestinian sovereignty." The prime minister also told journalists that he would not "divide Jerusalem" and would "make sure we control the territory west of Jordan."
The right-wing politician also argued against a two-state solution by saying that a Palestinian state would "endanger our existence."
Earlier, Netanyahu said he's made it clear to US President Donald Trump that he was not ready to evacuate "a single person" from the West Bank settlements. "All the settlements, without exception, those that are in blocs and those that aren't, need to remain under Israeli sovereignty," the PM said, during an interview recorded on Wednesday.
https://www.rt.com/news/455749-israel-annex-west-bank-Netanyahu/
#6063629 at 2019-04-05 21:43:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7755: 22 Quick Math Edition
You just can't make this stuff up. Or can you, anons?:
"Israeli Leader Rushes To Moscow After Putin Places Military On Combat Alert In Wake Of Trump Operatives Assassinating Son Of British Spy Chief"
"In yet another confirmation that our world is rapidly spinning out of control, a new Security Council (SC) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that shortly after President Putin ordered the bulk of Russian military forces on combat alert, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested an urgent emergency meeting in Moscow-a request granted, and will be a brief 4 April meeting where Putin and Netanyahu "will synchronize their watches"-a dire action needed to protect both nations as the secret war currently ongoing between the United States and Britain took a grim turn for the worst after believed to be President Trump operatives assassinated the son of British spy chief Alex Younger.
According to this report, the darkest day for the socialist elite class tyrannically ruling over the downtrodden British peoples occurred on 23 June 2016-and was when this nation's peoples staged a populist revolt against their leftist governing elite by voting to remove their country from the socialist-communist ruled over European Union-and that to this very day, sees Britain consumed in chaos, fears and uncertainty about its future.
The very last thing the socialist leaders of Britain needed in 2016 while their own citizens were staging a populist revolt, this report notes, were the American people doing the same thing-and whose peoples followed the lead of their British cousins by placing into power the populist leader Donald Trump-but whom the British spy agency MI6 tried to keep from power, and after his taking power, tried to destroy Trump.
President Trump, however, this report continues, moved quickly to crush the British coup against him-with MI6 bitterly fighting back against him-but that, nevertheless, saw Trump surviving, and after he was exonerated of the made up crimes MI6 and Hillary Clinton made against him, saw him ominously Tweeting out: "Russiagate was designed in part to help the UK counter Russian influence by baiting the United States into taking a hard line against them. Leaves us all with a more dangerous world as a consequence. Just another episode of the Great Game."
The "Russiagate" coup against President Trump, this report details, was instituted through a concerted British information warfare operation conducted by British MI6 agent Christopher Steele, assisted by former GCHQ head Robert Hannigan, and shepherded by Sir Richard Dearlove, the former MI6 head intimately involved in fabricating the lies which led the United States into the disastrous Iraq War-that saw Steele authoring the bogus dirty dossier claiming that Trump was in Putin's pocket and that Trump and Putin were colluding to steal the election-and it being concealed from the American people that Steele's work was paid for by the Clinton Campaign and the Democratic National Committee and coordinated with the media by Obama's White House and intelligence chiefs, John Brennan and James Clapper.
With President Trump vowing revenge against all of those who plotted to overthrow him, this report notes, on 28 March, he sent an unmistakable "message" to President Putin for Russia to stay out of his way while he dealt with Britain-and was delivered via an unprecedented armada of US Air Force nuclear armed B-52 strategic bombers which Trump ordered to fly right up to the very border of Russia-and that was followed 48-hours later, on 30 March, by the news that the son of MI6 spy chief Alex Younger had been killed in an "unexplained" car crash on his family's Scottish estate.
While having to deal with the "unexplained" death of his son, this report continues, MI6 spy chief Alex Younger is, also, trying to protect himself from another body blow delivered to him by Trump-that involved suspected to be CIA operatives secretly revealing to the United Nations that British intelligence operatives were breaking international law by recruiting child soldiers in Yemen-and all of whose "secret" recruiting bases in Yemen were bombed over the past week on orders given by Trump-but that Britain can say nothing about, as to admit these bases existed would prove their crimes against humanity.
With President Trump seeking nothing less than the complete destruction of British Prime Minister Theresa May's government, that in turn would throw from power MI6 spy chief Alex Younger, this report concludes, this secret war between the United States and Britain now threatens to engulf the entire world-whose main The Great Game igniters always used and manipulated by British intelligence services, for over a century, are Russia and Israel-and that both President Putin and Prime Minister Netanyahu must now protect against to ensure it doesn't happen again."
#6062810 at 2019-04-05 20:36:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7754: Roadblock Down Wall Going Up Edition
Russian Jets Pound Idlib Terrorists, Kurdish Rebels Attack Turkish Proxies
On April 4, the Afrin Liberation Forces (ALF) announced that their units had carried out a series of attacks on Turkish-backed militants. According to the ALF, on April 2, Kurdish fighters destroyed a bulldozer of Turkish-backed militants with an anti-tank guided missile near the town of Mare. On April 3, ALF members attacked a base of the Turkish-backed 55th Brigade near the city of Azaz, east of Afrin. At least three militants were reportedly injured in the attack.
The ALF is a brand of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), which has been created in an attempt to distance the group from constant attacks on Turkey-led forces in the region of Afrin. The YPG is a core of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and official YPG statements providing details into attacks on the Turkish Army and its proxies, which were observed in 2018, were fueling tensions between Ankara and Washington. Now, when the YPG rebranded its units attacking Turkish targets, the US has an opportunity to claim that its 'local ally' is not involved in these developments.
On April 3, Russian warplanes conducted a new series of raids against terrorist targets in the Idlib de-escalation zone. This time airstrikes hit Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham positions at the hill of Nabi Ayoub, which is located in the area of Jabal Zawiya.
The April 3 strike was the first aerial attack on Idlib terrorists since March 22. Back then, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted a series of airstrikes near the towns of al-Fu'ah and Kafriya in eastern Idlib.
A low intensity of this Russian activity demonstrates that the widely-speculated Syrian Army operation in the Idlib demilitarized zone is not expected anytime soon.
On April 4, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Moscow for negotiations on the situation in Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Following the US recognition of the occupied Golan Heights as a part of Israel, Tel Aviv is aiming to consolidate its gains on the diplomatic front. Another goal of the Israeli leadership to undermine the Russian-Iranian cooperation in the region. However, so far, these efforts have been unsuccessful.
Israel's ImageSat International released satellite images showing two buildings, which were hit in the March 27 Israeli airstrikes on the Shaykh Najjar Industrial Zone, northeast of the city of Aleppo. Both buildings are located in the northwestern part of the industrial zone, according to ImageSat' photos. One of them appears to be a storage hangar.
Israeli media claimed that Iranian forces were using both buildings for military purposes. However, there has been no evidence to support this claim so far. Videos released from the ground shows that the targeted buildings were a kind of industrial facilities.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/russian-jets-pound-idlib-terrorists-kurdish-rebels-attack-turkish-proxies/5673726
#6048327 at 2019-04-04 20:16:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7735: Tchencent Edition
UN agency said to visit warehouse where PM says Iran stored nuclear material
Reuters quotes diplomats revealing IAEA inspected facility in Tehran multiple times in March; results of samples taken from site will be ready in June
Inspectors from the UN's nuclear agency have visited a facility in Tehran that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was an undeclared site used by Iran to house nuclear material, according to a Reuters report on Thursday.
Speaking at the United Nations in September, Netanyahu called on the International Atomic Energy Agency to inspect the "secret atomic warehouse" in the Iranian capital, which he said may be storing some 300 tons of nuclear-related equipment and material.
The speech came months after Israel's disclosure that it had spirited away what it said was a "half-ton" of Iranian nuclear documents from Tehran, with Netanyahu saying both the archive and the warehouse were proof that Iran continues to seek atomic weapons despite the 2015 international agreement to limit its nuclear program.
Following Netanyahu's appearance, IAEA head Yukiya Amano said nuclear inspectors had visited "all the sites and locations in Iran which it needed to visit," while pushing back on the prime minister's assertion that the organization had failed to act on intelligence provided by Israel on the warehouse.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-agency-visited-iran-warehouse-pm-said-stored-nuclear-material-report/
#6047879 at 2019-04-04 19:42:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7735: Tchencent Edition
What Israel Wants from Russia and What It Can Get
In the first part of 2019, the Israeli foreign policy achieved major successes. On March 26, US President Donald Trump signed a decree recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights. That's not a stretch to call this move the most notable Israeli victory in the 21th century. The only comparable, but less important event was the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, which was also made by the Trump administration. These developments push Israel to adapt its diplomatic and military activity. This does not mean that Israeli actions would become more 'peaceful' or its leadership would abandon its expansionist desires. However, Tel Aviv needs some time to consolidate the gains on various fronts. This is the real reason of the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Moscow for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on April 4.
In 2019, as well as in the previous years, the Russian leadership demonstrated its readiness for negotiations with Israel and was drawing up own plans in the Middle East taking into account Israeli interests. During the April 4 visit, Netanyahu would try to develop the recent Israeli successes on the diplomatic front. Israel pursues two key goals:
To get a silent Russian support over the Golan Heights issue;
To increase a diplomatic pressure on Iran and pro-Iranian groups in order to secure own forces deployed along the Golan Heights contact line and to prevent possible attacks by Iranian-led forces: from sabotage acts to open military incidents.
The Israeli military is planning to continue delivering strikes and carrying out special operations in Syria. The only thing, which can prevent this, is an active Russian position. This may include direct participation of Russian air defense forces in repelling aggressive Israeli strikes or even the involvement of Russian ground troops in the event of special or limited military operations by Israel.
This is all what Netanyahu wants from Putin. Formal statements regarding the need of political settlement of the Syrian conflict, preventing of humanitarian crises and joint security efforts as well as other high diplomatic phrases are a cover for solving tactical goals pursued by the Israeli leadership.
https://southfront.org/what-israel-wants-from-russia-and-what-it-can-get/
#6047282 at 2019-04-04 18:52:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7734: Will POTUS Close the Border Edition?
Robert Mueller's Israel problem
June 5, 2018
As the Mueller probe drags along into year two of its supposed investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, a disturbing pattern has emerged. The special counsel has become obsessed with the state of Israel. The former FBI director is deeply suspicious, to the point of total paranoia, that there is a grand conspiracy involving the Trump campaign and transition officials as potential agents for the Israelis.
George Papadopoulos, the Israeli spy?
On Monday, the Daily Caller reported that Mueller had allegedly coerced Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos to plead guilty to lesser charges, after threatening that he would be prosecuted as an Israeli spy.
There isn't much public evidence to suggest that Papadopoulos has substantial ties to Israel. Born to Greek immigrants, he has made a career of working on eastern Mediterranean energy issues. He has advocated for the very uncontroversial position that there should be a closer diplomatic and economic bond between Israel, Cyprus, Greece, and the United States. Nonetheless, the prospect of being prosecuted under the Espionage Act is terrifying, as a conviction carries a lengthy prison sentence.
While it is supposedly investigating Russia's activities in 2016, the Mueller probe's alleged Papadopoulos threat is just one of many instances in which the special counsel has instead exhibited a hyper focus on Israel-related activities.
Gen. Michael Flynn and Israel
In December, Gen. Michael Flynn pled guilty to making false statements to the FBI. Notably, one of the charges levelled at the decorated general was that during the transition period, he communicated with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. about a coming vote concerning an anti-Israel resolution at the United Nations. Although the mainstream media and the Left accused him of breaching protocol, a transition team reaching out to world powers prior to entering office is not illegal or unusual. In fact, it's a standard, smart practice.
President Obama was notoriously hostile to Israel, so much so that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly called the incoming Trump administration and asked if they could rally for the defeat of the vicious U.N. resolution. The resolution passed anyway, thanks to U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power's abstention.
Nonetheless, Mueller found it necessary to charge Flynn for misleading the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador about the resolution. Additionally, as the special counsel probe drags on, evidence has emerged that Flynn did not in fact mislead the FBI about his conversations.
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/robert-muellers-israel-problem/
#6041889 at 2019-04-04 05:02:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7727: The Epic Meme Warfare Edition
Robert Mueller's Israel problem
June 5, 2018
As the Mueller probe drags along into year two of its supposed investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, a disturbing pattern has emerged. The special counsel has become obsessed with the state of Israel. The former FBI director is deeply suspicious, to the point of total paranoia, that there is a grand conspiracy involving the Trump campaign and transition officials as potential agents for the Israelis.
George Papadopoulos, the Israeli spy?
On Monday, the Daily Caller reported that Mueller had allegedly coerced Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos to plead guilty to lesser charges, after threatening that he would be prosecuted as an Israeli spy.
There isn't much public evidence to suggest that Papadopoulos has substantial ties to Israel. Born to Greek immigrants, he has made a career of working on eastern Mediterranean energy issues. He has advocated for the very uncontroversial position that there should be a closer diplomatic and economic bond between Israel, Cyprus, Greece, and the United States. Nonetheless, the prospect of being prosecuted under the Espionage Act is terrifying, as a conviction carries a lengthy prison sentence.
While it is supposedly investigating Russia's activities in 2016, the Mueller probe's alleged Papadopoulos threat is just one of many instances in which the special counsel has instead exhibited a hyper focus on Israel-related activities.
Gen. Michael Flynn and Israel
In December, Gen. Michael Flynn pled guilty to making false statements to the FBI. Notably, one of the charges levelled at the decorated general was that during the transition period, he communicated with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. about a coming vote concerning an anti-Israel resolution at the United Nations. Although the mainstream media and the Left accused him of breaching protocol, a transition team reaching out to world powers prior to entering office is not illegal or unusual. In fact, it's a standard, smart practice.
President Obama was notoriously hostile to Israel, so much so that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly called the incoming Trump administration and asked if they could rally for the defeat of the vicious U.N. resolution. The resolution passed anyway, thanks to U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power's abstention.
Nonetheless, Mueller found it necessary to charge Flynn for misleading the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador about the resolution. Additionally, as the special counsel probe drags on, evidence has emerged that Flynn did not in fact mislead the FBI about his conversations.
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/robert-muellers-israel-problem/
found this buried from last year
#6036272 at 2019-04-03 21:21:13 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7720: MAKE US KEK MOAR, DOUG Edition
Twitter Applauds TSwift Fan Account Operator Who Chose Jail Over Serving in IDF
An avid Taylor Swift fan who operates a Twitter account devoted to the American singer has garnered widespread, mostly positive attention after she revealed that she'd recently spent a couple of months in prison for refusing to join the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel's military.
"Free Palestine, throw [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu in prison, and donate to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, who actually are confirmed to use at least 86 percent of their donations on the programs and services they deliver!" Na'ama tweeted Tuesday along with a link to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund website, which provides free treatment for injured and sick patients regardless of politics, religion or nationality.
- Taylor Swift Updates (@LegitTayUpdates) April 2, 2019
#6020617 at 2019-04-02 19:53:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7700: You Could Even Say Treasonous Edition
AG says insufficient evidence showing Likud behind fake social media army
Mandelblit issues legal opinion in response to petition by Blue and White following report of online troll network supporting Netanyahu
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Tuesday said there was insufficient evidence to show a series of social media accounts supportive of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were funded by his Likud party and spread election propaganda in violation of electoral law.
Mandelblit's opinion was included in a letter to Central Elections Committee head and Supreme Court Justice Hanan Melcer and came in response to a petition by the rival Blue and White party following the publication of a report detailing a number of allegedly fake pro-Netanyahu social media profiles.
The report, which was compiled by Israeli social media watchdog Big Bots Project and reported by The New York Times and Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth Monday, identified 154 accounts using false names or identities, and another 400 accounts that were suspected to be fake.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-says-insufficient-evidence-showing-likud-behind-fake-social-media-army/
#6020491 at 2019-04-02 19:42:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7700: You Could Even Say Treasonous Edition
Netanyahu to meet Putin in Moscow on Thursday
sraeli leader's office did not elaborate on the nature of the visit; the meeting comes just five days before the April 9 vote, where Netanyahu faces strong opposition from a centrist candidate
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Moscow on Thursday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Israeli leader's office said on Tuesday.
The statement did not elaborate on the intended topics of discussion. The two leaders will meet five days before Israel's April 9 election in which the right-wing Netanyahu faces a strong challenge from a centrist candidate.
https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5488261,00.html
#6011586 at 2019-04-02 01:42:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7688: RIP Maj. Wiegand & Capt. Brannon Edition
Notable.
Brazil gives nod to Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem.
"Brazil gives tacit nod to Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem," by Hagay Hacohen, Jerusalem Post, April 1, 2019:
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gave a tacit nod in the direction of Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem - including in the Old City - when he visited the Western Wall, one of Judaism's most holy sites, together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
On Monday, he entered the history of the modern Jewish state by becoming the first sitting world leader to visit the Western Wall together with a sitting Israeli prime minister.
Netanyahu's presence designates Israeli sovereignty over the area, which is deeply rooted in Jewish history but whose status in the eyes of the international community is fraught with controversy.
The geopolitics of an otherwise seemingly routine event for visitors to the Holy Land, a trip to the Western Wall is so subtle that it can be hard to notice.
For celebrities, it is a routine stop. From Liz Taylor to Madonna, from Justin Bieber to Justin Timberlake, they have gone to view the large stones that were part of the Second Temple's outer wall over 2,000 years ago.
Sauce:
https://gellerreport.com/2019/04/brazil-tacit-nod.html/
#6007585 at 2019-04-01 20:18:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7683: Monday Monday Edition
Hawks Clamoring to Attack Iran
As Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor John Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammad bin Salman clamor for a war against Iran, they seem to have conveniently forgotten the destruction and mayhem wrought by the American invasion of Iraq 16 years ago.
These war drummers are underestimating the potential negative consequences of the war and overestimating the Iranian people's dislike of their theocratic regime. They, like the advocates of the Iraqi invasion in the winter of 2002 and early spring 2003, are confusing Iranians' dislike of the ayatollahs with their potential embrace of a foreign invader.
On the eve of the Iraq war, former President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, the Vice President Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President David Addington all claimed that the Iraqi invasion aimed at liberating the country from the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein. Removing Saddam from power, they maintained, would eliminate the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and bring stability, security, and democracy to Iraq.
As developments unfolded over the past 16 years, the "liberation" claims proved to be bogus. The invasion and the decision to de-Ba'athify Iraq and dissolve the Iraqi military created an environment conducive to sectarianism, insurgency, and terrorism. The vacuum that followed the regime collapse, the incompetence of the American administration in the "Green Zone," and the pervasive corruption of the new Iraqi governing councils was quickly filled by pro-Iranian militias, al-Qaeda, and later the Islamic State. The promise of stability and security was replaced by chaos, bloodshed, and mayhem.
The massive destruction of Iraq and the horrendous human and material cost the American "liberation" caused for the country will be child's play compared to what could happen if Trump and his Israeli and Saudi allies decide to attack Iran. Unlike Iraq-which the British cobbled together after World War One out of the Shia, Sunnis, and Kurds under a minority Sunni rule- Iran has been in existence for centuries with a vast territory and a huge population. If attacked, Iran has the capability to retaliate against its neighbors, especially Saudi Arabia. Its air and missile forces could quickly destroy the oil and gas facilities and the water and power grids on the Arab side of the Gulf. A war against Iran could easily spread to the Gulf and the Levant. The entire region could go up in flames.
Hubris and Ignorance
The Bush administration was not willing or interested in answering the "morning after" questions regarding the post-Saddam future of Iraq. Whenever I and others urged policy makers to consider the law of unintended consequences and what could go wrong in Iraq following the invasion, Vice President Cheney and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld dismissed our concerns and arrogantly claimed that the U.S. military and civilian administration following the invasion would be able to control the situation in Iraq. Their hubris regarding America's power and ignorance of Iraqi realities on the ground led to a total breakdown of Iraqi society following the demise of the Saddam regime.
The Trump administration seems to be equally arrogant and ignorant about Iran. It has displayed a similar disregard for strategic thinking about the future of Iran beyond the clerical regime. The Iranophobes within the administration seem to be more obsessed with Iran than the Bush administration was ever with Iraq.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/hawks-clamoring-attack-iran/5673312
#6007391 at 2019-04-01 20:03:55 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7683: Monday Monday Edition
Israel Praises Nonviolence of Great Return March Anniversary Protest in Gaza, Shoots Demonstrators Anyway
While the IDF and Israeli government have suffered few - if any - consequences for their excessive use of force against Gazan demonstrators, the Great Return March and the Israeli response has caused a notable shift in favor of Palestinian rights at the international level.
GAZA CITY - During a non-violent commemoration of the beginning of the Great Return March and Palestine's Land Day, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) snipers killed four people in Gaza, three of them minors, and shot six journalists and three medical volunteers - all of whom were clearly marked in press or medical-team vests. In addition to the four fatalities, an estimated 244 Palestinians were injured, including 56 children and 15 women, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The Great Return March began last year on Land Day and has been mainly focused on protesting the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip as well as the right of return for Palestinians in exile.
Notably, the carnage occurred despite an unprecedented effort by Gazans as well as Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, to keep all demonstrators hundreds of meters from the border fence and prevent any behavior that could be considered violent or threatening to Israeli forces. Indeed, even the New York Times noted as much, writing that "Hamas ... deployed scores of people in orange vests to keep most demonstrators at least 300 yards from the fence, the distance Israel had demanded as a buffer."
Despite claims from the IDF's Arabic-language spokesman that peaceful protests would be rewarded, Israeli forces used live ammunition with little restraint, hence the large number of casualties. No IDF personnel were killed or injured during Saturday's demonstration.
Claims have been made by Gazans that journalists and medics were intentionally targeted by IDF snipers despite their clearly marked status as members of the press / medical personnel. One prominent Gazan journalist, Walid Mahmoud, had been targeted by a sniper who had aimed at his head, and was only saved when the bullet hit his camera - then positioned in front of his face.
Israel praised the peaceful nature of Saturday's demonstrations, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as "calm" even though Israeli forces killed four Palestinians and injured scores more. Netanyahu asserted that the nonviolence that defined Saturday's demonstration was achieved thanks to Israel's recent movement of tanks, artillery and four brigades of soldiers to the Gaza border. Israel also recently bombed the Gaza Strip in response to an alleged rocket attack that damaged a home in central Israel but caused no deaths.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-great-return-march-shoots-demonstrators/256792/
#6006550 at 2019-04-01 18:59:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7682: Happy April Fools Day Edition
Netanyahu campaign boosted by slander bots calling opponent 'mentally ill', 'gay', 'rapist' - report
Ahead of parliamentary elections in Israel next week, a watchdog group claims to have exposed a network of fake accounts supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and slandering his opponents, including false rape accusations.
In a campaign already marred by pending corruption and bribery charges, Netanyahu's Likud party certainly does not need another scandal with eight days left before Israelis head to the polls. Nonetheless, a selectively released report by Noam Rotem and Yuval Adam of social-media watchdog group Big Bots Project claims that a nexus of hundreds of fake accounts has been disseminating messages of support for the ruling party, while maliciously attacking their opponents. While it is difficult to say exactly how many fake accounts were actually involved, the project identified at least 400.
The researchers believe that aside from bots, some individuals were hired to run multiple Twitter accounts in order to engage in coordinated social media influence campaigns. While there is no explicit evidence to link either Netanyahu or the party to the coordinated manipulation activity, the malign network has operated with suspicious proximity to Likud's own election strategies. The fake accounts have been retweeted by Likud campaign officials, and even the prime minister's son.
"The network operates through manipulations, slander, lies and spreading rumors," the report said, according to an advanced copy sent to the New York Times. "On its busiest days, the network sends out thousands of tweets a day." The tweets, which were all in Hebrew, are said to have received around 2.5 million hits.
As Netanyahu's long-held position came under increasing threat from his leading opponent, former military chief of staff Benny Gantz, the bot army began to set its sights on the army general. According to the report, the fake accounts spread a number of sensational rumors about Gantz, including accusations that he is a rapist and a homosexual.
https://www.rt.com/news/455287-Netanyahu-bots-influence-campaign/
#6002236 at 2019-04-01 11:08:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7676: 1776 -- 1976 Edition
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60193
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Israeli side's initiative.
The two leaders discussed topical issues concerning bilateral cooperation, including military contacts, as well as the situation in the Middle East
#6001776 at 2019-04-01 08:06:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7676: 1776 -- 1976 Edition
My Interpretation of (((WWG1WGA))) - Q 2347
Important Moment in Time.
The Picture will be the signifier.
The signifier will 'force' the Q.
The Q will be answer (((WWG1WGA)))
Q
Note: I have nothing against any Religion Think CONTROL and influence over people - The Crown (King), The Elites, and the Conquered when considering my writing please.
- Think Keystone: /_\ - Rock (past)(auth over followers) _\ (present)
- Think Moses(Judaism) - Jesus(Christianity) -
Mohomad(Islam) Ancient Middle East -> Dark Ages
- [Don't worry about the Prophet or the Beliefs look for corrupt influence for self gain]
- What did China give Trump in the Forbideen City? Was it Hillarys Server? Why is Russia helping to Kill ISIS? Who is the mother of ISIS? What happend in Saudi Arabia? Are they free? Is the new Prince talking about reforming Islam and other people being on the wrong side of Orthodoxy?
- Q referred to One side falling for the first time in History: Expand your knowledge:
"Temples were originally banks - The history of banking began with the first prototype banks where the merchants of the world, who made grain loans to farmers and traders who carried goods between cities. This was around 2000 BC in Assyria and Sumeria. Later, in ancient Greece and during the Roman Empire, lenders based in temples made loans, while accepting deposits and performing the change of money. Archaeology from this period in ancient China and India also shows evidence of money lending activity."
- In ancient Jerusalem before its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar II after the Siege of Jerusalem of 587 BCE and its subsequent replacement with the Second Temple in the 6th century BCE.
- c70 The Siege of Jerusalem, the Destruction of the Temple and the rise of Rabbinic Judaism[Jewish Law].
So the Jewish people were divided and ended up losing their homeland. I've come across references in Christianity in which its said Israel will be reborn and become the nation above all others. [Think Intel]
- Benjamin Netanyahu is being attacked just like Trump and they're investigating him trying to throw him out.
- Q has references that Israel will be saved for last think about what we're learning in this Spy Campaign against Trump they're revealing in the News what happend working from BOTTOM to TOP.
- IMO Q is saying the question will be revealed when Israel finishing rooting out it's own DEEPSTATE problems, saved for last.
- I believe that Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have been manipulated by the Deep state and that the tense situation in the middle east amongst religions; that has resulted in thousands of years of bloodshed may have been manipulated at times for the gain of the Deep State.
- Think about Jessie Smollet - The Prosecutor closed the case and said he was a good community member and allowed him to claim innoce on national TV. They could have done an actual defered (once in a life) prosecution and gave him community service, totally legal prosecutor discretion.
- They live in a bubble and can Short circuit and try to get away with it because they think they're in Control.
"Look here not there, up is down left is right" these terms guide me to understanding Q I look for potential corrupt influence in things that don't add up and try to make connections.
- Ex 1.1
- (MOS)
- / \
- (Alt + US Media) (US Politicians)
- / \
- (.......................)(.........................)
- Those who scream the loudest....
- Find the connections.
- 1:1:1:1
- Primary>>AffiliateA>>AffiliateB>>AffiliateC>>
- Marching to the same beat?
- Coincidence?
- Logical thinking.
- Q
- "All Trump Supports belong in a basket of Deplorables; (cites all phobics)"
- I could understand a person being offended by my comments and for that I'm sorry.
- Having Accepted that DEEPSTATE bad actors [Kings, Rulers, Elites] Want us divided - I am merely focused on exposing the Puppet Masters at the Top of the Pyramid.
- If I was hell-bent on Controlling the People of the world I would infiltrate and attack any movement that threatens me and try to divided it. I would also use any pressure point or leverage possible to get people to cooperate with the Agenda. "There are more Good than bad, some were forced into this."
- Those are the terms I am thinking in Not based on any one group or creed as the primary responsible but merely actions pushed on course by the Deep state.
Every CIA/MOS tactic of infiltration and internal disruption is being deployed on this board (central hub).
The World is Here.
Recognize.
This movement is bigger than anyone can possibly imagine.
Peace through strength.
Q
#6001067 at 2019-04-01 05:38:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7675: Kekking And Chekking Edition
>>6000967
Interviewed by Haaretz in 2010, Baron Benjamin Rothschild, a Swiss-based member of the banking family, said that he supported the Israeli-Palestinian peace process: "I understand that it is a complicated business, mainly because of the fanatics and extremists - and I am talking about both sides. I think you have fanatics in Israel. … In general I am not in contact with politicians. I spoke once with Netanyahu. I met once with an Israeli finance minister, but the less I mingle with politicians the better I feel." "Look here not there"
Was Benjamin Netanyahu threatened? Like Trump? What did they discuss?
Q !UW.yye1fxo ID: fb1a66 No.618344
Mar 10 2018 18:19:23 (EST)
GLIMPSE.
You cannot possibly imagine the size of this.
Trust the plan.
Trust there are more good than bad.
The WORLD is helping.
We are not alone.
We are all connected in this fight.
PATRIOTS UNITE.
We are winning BIG.
Watch the speech.
God bless.
#6000962 at 2019-04-01 05:24:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7675: Kekking And Chekking Edition
>>6000941
>Benjamin Netanyahu is being attacked just like Trump and they're investigating him trying to throw him out.
Difference is Bibi is a literal war-criminal.
Comparing Bibi to Trump is offensive.
#6000941 at 2019-04-01 05:21:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7675: Kekking And Chekking Edition
My Interperation of (((WWG1WGA))) - Chains on Q post 2347 around WWG1WGA
Note: I have nothing against Religion Think CONTROL and influence over people - The Crown (King), The Elites, and the Conquered when considering my writing please.
Think Keystone: /_\ - Rock (past)(auth over followers) _\ (present)
Think Moses(Judaism) - Jesus(Christianity) - Mohomad(Islam)
[Don't worry about the Prophet or the Beliefs worry about corrupt influence over for self gain]
What did China give Trump in the Forbidden City? Was it Hillary's Server? Why is Russia helping to Kill ISIS? Who is the mother of ISIS? What happend in Saudi Arabia? Are they free? Is the new Prince talking about reforming Islam and other people being on the wrong side of Orthodoxy?
Q refered to One side falling for the first time in History: Expand your knowledge:
"Temples were originally banks - The history of banking began with the first prototype banks where the merchants of the world, who made grain loans to farmers and traders who carried goods between cities. This was around 2000 BC in Assyria and Sumeria. Later, in ancient Greece and during the Roman Empire, lenders based in temples made loans, while accepting deposits and performing the change of money. Archaeology from this period in ancient China and India also shows evidence of money lending activity."
In ancient Jerusalem before its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar II after the Siege of
Jerusalem of 587 BCE and its subsequent replacement with the Second Temple in the 6th century BCE.
c70 The Siege of Jerusalem, the Destruction of the Temple and the rise of Rabbinic Judaism[Jewish Law].
So the Jewish people were divided and ended up losing their homeland. I've come across references in Christianity in which its said Israel will be reborn and become the nation above all others. [Intel]
Benjamin Netanyahu is being attacked just like Trump and they're investigating him trying to throw him out.
Q has references that Israel will be saved for last think about what we're learning in this Spy Campaign against Trump they're revealing in the News what happend working from bottom to the top.
IMO the question will be revealed when Israel roots out it's own DEEPSTATE problems.
I believe that Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have been manipulated by the Deep state and that this tense situation in the middle east amongst religions that has resulted in thousands of years of bloodshed may have been manipulated at times for the gain of the Deepstate.
Think about Jessie Smollet - The Prosecutor closed the case and said he was a good community member and allowed him to claim innocent on national TV. They could have done an actual deferred (once in a life) prosecution and gave him community service, totally legal prosecutor discretion.
They live in a bubble and can Short circuit and try to get away with it because they think they're in Control.
"Look here not there, up is down left is right" these terms guide me to understanding Q I look for potential corrupt influence in things that don't add up and try to make connections.
Ex 1.1
(MOS)
/ \
(Alt + US Media) (US Politicians)
/ \
(.......................)(.........................)
Those who scream the loudest....
Find the connections.
1:1:1:1
Primary>>AffiliateA>>AffiliateB>>AffiliateC>>
Marching to the same beat?
Coincidence?
Logical thinking.
Q
#6000554 at 2019-04-01 04:36:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7674: 6,000,000 Posts And Counting Edition
Trump's Golan Heights Stunt Ends Need for Israel-Syria-Palestine Talks - Scholar
The United States' decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights has reportedly increased tensions in the Middle East.
Last week, US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation formally recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
The Golan Heights has been mostly under Israel's control since the country seized the territory during the 1967 Six Day War. While Israel adopted a law to annex the territory in 1981, the United Nations declared the move void, without any legal effects. In 2018, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution urging Israel to immediately withdraw its forces from the territory after the country organized local elections in the area on 30 October.
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has said that Arab countries unanimously recognize the right of Syria to the Golan Heights. Sputnik has discussed the issue with Milena Sterio, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Enrichment at Cleveland State University.
Sputnik: What is Trump's personal goal in supporting Israel? What is his primary objective?
Milena Sterio: Trump's primary goals and objectives: President Trump has consistently displayed his willingness to support Israel unconditionally, and he has criticized former President Obama for his own policies vis-a-vis Israel, which were more nuanced (for example, President Obama was not willing to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, not willing to recognize Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights, and demanded that Israel suspend building new settlements in the West Bank).
Thus, President Trump's general objective is to strengthen Israel's position in the Middle East, as well as to weaken the position of those countries which are perceived as Israeli enemies (Syria, Iran, etc.).
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201904011073719670-golan-heights-usa-syria-palestine-impact/
#5996509 at 2019-03-31 23:29:34 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7669: On the Move Edition
Brazil opens Israel trade mission in Jerusalem, short of full embassy move
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Brazil opened a new trade mission to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, edging back from earlier signals it would follow the United States with a full embassy move to the contested city.
The announcement came during a visit by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, an outspoken admirer of President Donald Trump, who broke global consensus by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital in late 2017 and moving the U.S. embassy there last May.
Bolsonaro had suggested in January he would follow suit. That could have been a boost for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who hopes to win a fifth term in an election next week.
But Brazilian senior officials later backed away from the idea, for fear of damaging trade ties with Arab countries.
"Brazil decided to create an office in Jerusalem to promote trade, investment, technology and innovation as a part of its embassy in Israel," the Foreign Ministry in Brasilia said in a statement.
Like most countries, Brazil has an embassy in Tel Aviv.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-brazil/brazil-opens-israel-trade-mission-in-jerusalem-short-of-full-embassy-move-idUSKCN1RC097
#5996426 at 2019-03-31 23:22:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7669: On the Move Edition
Trump cuts foreign aid to three countries with strong relations with Israel
>WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump decided to stop programs of foreign aid for three states in the Northern Triangle - Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, who are known to have a strong relationships with Israel.
>Trump is cutting off nearly $500 million to put pressure on the three governments to stop their citizens from trying to cross the Mexican border into the US. However, it could also jeopardize the Israeli efforts to convince Honduras to move its embassy to Jerusalem.
Last week, in his speech at the AIPAC Policy Conference, President Juan Orlando Hernández of Honduras said that he would open a commercial office in Jerusalem - but not an embassy.
>Just three months ago, things were moving in a positive direction. A trilateral meeting between Hernández, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was followed by an announcement from the government of Honduras, saying it opened a dialogue with Netanyahu to explore the possibility of opening an embassy in Jerusalem.
>After the trilateral meeting, Israeli media outlets indicated that Netanyahu was trying to mediate a deal between Honduras and United States to secure the continuing of foreign aid to the country in exchange for opening a Honduran embassy in Jerusalem.
>The Israel Embassy in Washington, as well Netanyahu's office did not respond for a comment request from The Jerusalem Post on that matter. Another country that would face a cut in foreign aid is Guatemala - the only country that followed the US and moved the embassy to Jerusalem.
>Dennis Ross, former special assistant to former US president Barack Obama and a distinguished fellow at The Washington Institute, told the Post that he thinks the issue has less to do with Israel and more to do with an American interest.
>"I find hard to understand," Ross said. "The foreign aid is necessary to create better conditions in those countries so there's less of a need for people to feel they have no choice but to leave. From an American standpoint, I don't see the logic of it. I think it actually will add to the problem. It won't relieve the problem."
>When asked about Trump's administration approach to cut foreign aid in other parts of the world as well, Ross said: "Part of the problem is they have this image that somehow it's a huge amount of money. It's a very minimal part of our budget. And to the extent to which you can contribute to stability and reduce the potential for conflicts - conflicts that could suck us in - that would cost, as we see, dramatically more. You can't even compare the difference between what we spend on foreign assistance versus what it costs us per day when we actually have troops on the ground someplace. I think the foreign assistance is a low cost investment in trying to reduce conflicts and instability."
>A surge of asylum-seekers from these three countries have sought to enter the United States across the southern border in recent days. On Friday, Trump accused the nations of having "set up" migrant caravans and sent them north. He said, there is a "very good likelihood" he would close the border this week if Mexico did not stop immigrants from reaching the United States. Frequent crossers of the border, including workers and students, are worried about the disruption to their lives that the president's threatened shutdown could cause.
>New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called Trump's order a "reckless announcement" and urged Democrats and Republicans alike to reject it.
>Trump told reporters, at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Friday, that the United States was paying the three countries "tremendous amounts of money," but was not receiving anything in return.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Trump-cuts-foreign-aid-to-three-countries-with-strong-relations-with-Israel-585371
#5995070 at 2019-03-31 21:27:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7667: "Aid in the construction of a vehicle (a ‘ship’)" Edition
Trump's stance on the Golan will allow Israel to operate with impunity elsewhere
By Jonathan Cook
When President Donald Trump moved the US embassy to occupied Jerusalem last year, effectively sabotaging any hope of establishing a viable Palestinian state, he tore up the international rulebook.
Last week, he trampled all over its remaining tattered pages. He did so, of course, via Twitter.
Referring to a large piece of territory Israel seized from Syria in 1967, Trump wrote: "After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel's Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability."
Israel expelled 130,000 Syrians from the Golan Heights in 1967, under cover of the Six Day War, and then annexed the territory 14 years later - in violation of international law. A small population of Syrian Druze are the only survivors of that ethnic cleansing operation.
Replicating its illegal acts in the occupied Palestinian territories, Israel immediately moved Jewish settlers and businesses into the Golan.
Until now, no country had recognised Israel's act of plunder. In 1981, UN member states, including the US, declared Israeli efforts to change the Golan's status "null and void".
But in recent months, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu began stepping up efforts to smash that long-standing consensus and win over the world's only superpower to his side.
He was spurred into action when the Bashar Al Assad - aided by Russia - began to decisively reverse the territorial losses the Syrian government had suffered during the nation's eight-year war.
The fighting dragged in a host of other actors. Israel itself used the Golan as a base from which to launch covert operations to help Assad's opponents in southern Syria, including Islamic State fighters. Iran and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, meanwhile, tried to limit Israel's room for manoeuvre on the Syrian leader's behalf.
Iran's presence close by was how Netanyahu publicly justified the need for Israel to take permanent possession of the Golan, calling it a vital buffer against Iranian efforts to "use Syria as a platform to destroy Israel".
Before that, when Assad was losing ground to his enemies, the Israeli leader made a different case. Then, he argued that Syria was breaking apart and its president would never be in a position to reclaim the Golan.
Netanyahu's current rationalisation is no more persuasive than the earlier one. Russia and the United Nations are already well advanced on re-establishing a demilitarised zone on the Syrian side of the separation-of-forces line. That would ensure Iran could not deploy close to the Golan Heights.
At a meeting between Netanyahu and Trump in Washington on Monday night, the president converted his tweet into an executive decree.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/51353.htm
#5987978 at 2019-03-31 06:03:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7658: FAKE NEWS IN FULL PANIC Edition
Rockets from Gaza Strip hit Israel; 4 die at border protest
The Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Militants fired five rockets from Gaza into Israel early Sunday, the Israeli military said, following a day of Palestinian mass protests along the Israel-Gaza perimeter fence. Four Palestinians, including three teen-agers, were shot dead and dozens were wounded by Israeli soldiers.
The rocket fire threatened to undermine Egyptian-mediated efforts to cement a deal that the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers hope will ease a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the crowded territory.
No casualties were reported from the rockets and no Palestinian group claimed responsibility.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied in the Gaza Strip on Saturday to mark the anniversary of their mass protests along the Israeli border.
Most demonstrators kept their distance from the border, though small crowds of activists approached the perimeter fence and threw stones and explosives toward Israeli troops on the other side. The forces fired tear gas and opened fire, killing four Palestinians and wounding 64.
Hamas had pledged to keep the crowds a safe distance from the fence to avoid inflaming the political atmosphere during negotiations of a possible easing of the blockade.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking his fourth consecutive term in April 9 elections, but is facing a serious challenge from a group of ex-army chiefs who have criticized what they say is his failed Gaza policy. With a lack of alternatives, Netanyahu has been forced at times to rely on Hamas to maintain stability along Israel's volatile southern front.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005643537
#5986953 at 2019-03-31 04:02:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7657: Nightshift Sets The Night Alight Edition
Israeli Army Strikes Targets In Gaza Following New Rocket Attack By Palestinian Fighters
In the early hours of March 31, the Israeli military struck targets inside the Gaza Strip following the launch of several rockets from the besieged Palestinian region.
"5 rockets were launched from Gaza at Israel," the Israeli military said on Twitter, without providing any addition information.
Palestinian sources said that the Israeli artillery strike targeted at least one observation post of the Hamas Movement east of the area of Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip. Initial reports indicate that no one was injured or killed as a result of the strike.
This new escalation came only hours after a fresh wave of protests by civilians along the separation fence around the Gaza Strip. Palestinian medical sources said that 4 protestors were killed by the Israeli military fire, while dozens others were injured.
The Palestinian rocket attack, which targeted the Israeli Eshkol Regional Council, was clearly a response to the death of the four protestors.
Over the last few days, the Israeli military massed large forces around the Gaza Strip in anticipation for any possible Palestinian attack. A high number of artillery and tanks was deployed around the Palestinian region for the first time in years.
The Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has been negotiating with Gaza factions for days now through Egypt. While the Israeli PM is not interested in any pricy military option that could further damage his deteriorating popularity, the radical wing in the government and the Knesset may take advantage of this new attack to push for a large-scale operation.
https://southfront.org/israeli-army-strikes-targets-in-gaza-following-new-rocket-attack-by-palestinian-fighters/
#5974541 at 2019-03-30 05:47:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7641: Above The Storm Edition
Annual Lobbying on "Pro-Israel", A Major Force in US Foreign Affairs: Summary for 2018
One of, if not the most, powerful international issue lobby is that of the pro-Israel crowd. Well-financed and politically powerful, the pro-Israel lobby is a major force on American foreign affairs that looks to continue America's military and fiscal support of the Jewish nation-state. The lobby has had recent policy success with the Trump administration moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from the internationally-recognized capital of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a move long advocated by some in the pro-Israel lobby. Notably however, JStreet, one of the larger pro-Israel groups opposed the move. The administration is very friendly with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has taken a hard line on Israel peace talks, barely talking to the Palestinians and ending all foreign aid to the West Bank and Gaza.
Even with the policy victories coming under a Republican president, the lobby still remained staunch Democratic contributors, giving more than $14.8 million in the 2018 midterms to mostly Democrats. This marked their third-biggest cycle ever and their biggest non-presidential cycle.
The largest group which contributed was JStreetPAC which gave more than $4 million to candidates in 2018. Only one other pro-Israel group spent over $1 million on the cycle - NorPAC with more than $1.1 million.
The top recipient of pro-Israel funds in the 2018 midterms was Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) with $546,507. Menendez is the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) received the second-most with $349,437.
2018 was an all-time high for money spent on lobbying for pro-Israel issues with more than $5 million. The robust lobbying force was led by the face of the pro-Israel movement the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). AIPAC spent more than $3.5 million on lobbying in 2018, making up the vast majority the entire lobby spent. A distant second was the Israeli-American Coalition for Action which dropped $550,000.
The pro-Israel lobby is not entirely unified on policy decisions. JStreet, the group with the biggest campaign contributions, differs from AIPAC which led the lobbying effort. JStreet is a more liberal organization and is often critical of the Netanyahu and Trump administrations. AIPAC on the other hand has a policy of not publicly criticizing the Israeli government and has been more supportive of Trump.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/annual-lobbying-pro-israel-summary-2018/5672854
#5970899 at 2019-03-30 01:03:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7636: This Movement Is Bigger Than You Realize Edition
Brazil leader's diplomatic skills to face test in Israel
BRASILIA (AFP-Jiji) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro arrives in Israel Sunday, where he will walk a diplomatic tightrope as he seeks to shore up ties with his right-wing counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu while keeping key Arab trade partners onside.
Bolsonaro's controversial pledge to move Brazil's Embassy to Jerusalem is expected to be high on the agenda during the three-day visit as Netanyahu uses the occasion to boost his standing ahead of April 9 elections.
The Brazilian former army captain's trip comes after his recent visits to the United States and Chile, as part of efforts to build ties with conservative governments around the world.
Neither Brazil nor Israel has released details of the visit, but Bolsonaro is expected to focus on correcting their lopsided trade relationship by boosting Brazilian exports, mainly soybeans and meat.
He is also expected to seek greater access to Israeli defense technology.
In 2018, Brazil's exports to Israel were worth $321 million, while imports, including fertilizers and chemical products, stood at $1.17 billion, official data shows.
But the issue of relocating Brazil's Embassy will likely dominate the visit, testing the tough-talking Bolsonaro's diplomatic skills.
Months after promising the shift, which sparked an angry response from Palestinian leaders, Bolsonaro has yet to announce a timetable.
Speaking to reporters Thursday, Bolsonaro suggested he was in no hurry to make a decision.
"Trump took nine months to decide, to give his final word, so that the embassy was transferred," Bolsonaro said. "Perhaps now we will open a commercial office in Jerusalem."
While moving the embassy would please Bolsonaro's evangelical Christian support base, it would run the risk of provoking commercial retaliation from Arab states, some of which are major importers of Brazilian meat.
The issue has "a very important symbolic weight," said Paulo Kramer, a professor at the University of Brasilia.
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005639317
#5964614 at 2019-03-29 18:46:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7628: Vietnam War Veterans Day Edition
Israel to wage 'broad military campaign' in Gaza if needed: PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Tel Aviv is ready to wage a broad military campaign in Gaza if needed, after a two-day flareup of cross-border fighting which has left several people injured on both sides.
"All Israelis should know that if a comprehensive campaign is required, we will enter it strong and safe, and after we have exhausted all of the other possibilities," Netanyahu said after visiting the Gaza frontier, where he met some Israeli commanders.
His comments came after two consecutive nights of heavy Israeli bombardments, which wounded several Palestinians but were responded to with a rocket attack from the enclave. The attack wounded seven Israelis in Mishmeret, an agricultural town north of Tel Aviv, on Monday, and forced Netanyahu to cut short his visit to the US.
Palestinian resistance groups on Wednesday fired rockets into Israel in response to the regime's airstrikes on several areas, including the town of Khan Yunis and the Rafah border crossing south of Gaza City.
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip say Israeli airstrikes on Rafah damaged residential homes and electricity network.
The rockets fired from Gaza have turned into a major security challenge for Netanyahu ahead of Israel's April 9 election. In power for a decade and beset by corruption allegations, he is facing his strongest electoral challenge from a centrist coalition led by a former general.
The Israeli military has deployed artillery and tank brigades along the so-called buffer zone with Gaza.
"The military will resort to a very strong hand against anyone trying to confront our troops," Israeli security cabinet minister Arye Deri told Army Radio.
The UN's special coordinator for the Middle East peace process expressed concerns Tuesday over the escalation of violence.
"I am concerned that we may, once again, be facing another very dangerous escalation of violence in Gaza, with potentially catastrophic consequences," Nickolay Mladenov told the UN Security Council.
"The last two days show how precariously close we came to the brink of war once again."
Gazans plan mass rallies
In Gaza, organizers have announced plans for a massive protest on Saturday along the border to mark the first anniversary of weekly demonstrations at which Israeli forces have already killed more than 260 Palestinians.
Over 26,000 Palestinians have also sustained injuries ever since the anti-occupation protest rallies, known as the Great March of Return, began in the Gaza Strip on March 30, 2018.
The United Nations Human Rights Council said last week that Israeli troops may have committed war crimes by using excessive force against the protests.
The Gaza clashes reached their peak on May 14 last year, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of Nakba Day (Day of Catastrophe), which coincided that year with the US embassy relocation from Tel Aviv to occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds.
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/03/28/592096/Israel-premier-Netanyahu-Palestine-Gaza-military-campaign
#5959020 at 2019-03-29 08:37:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7621: What Goes Around, Comes Around Edition
Top UAE official says Palestinian state 'no longer feasible', calls for closer ties with Israel
A top Emirati official has said that a two-state solution to Israel and Palestine was no longer possible, as he called for closer ties with Israel in an interview in Dubai.
Anwar Gargash, minister of state for foreign affairs, mirrored statements from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump as he dismissed the longstanding two-state solution that until recently was the official policy of Arab Gulf states.
"A two-state solution will no longer be feasible because a sort of reduced rump state will no longer be practical," he said in conversation with UAE newspaper the National.
The top Emirati official called for dialogue and closening ties with Israel at an event in Dubai, and criticised Arab states' historic decision to boycott Israel over its persecution of Palestinians and colonisation of neighbouring lands.
"Many, many years ago, when there was an Arab decision not to have contact with Israel, that was a very, very wrong decision, looking back," Gargash said.
"Because clearly, you have to really dissect and divide between having a political issue and keeping your lines of communication open."
The UAE, along with the other Arab Gulf countries, have no official diplomatic relations with Israel, but recent years have seen Israel grow closer to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Oman as their regional and financial interests overlap, especially in relation to Iran.
Reports have shown how Saudi, Emirati and Bahraini authorities have relied on Israeli spyware to target the mobile phone of members of civil society, often ending in activists' incarceration.
Israeli athletes have also recently travelled to Gulf Arab states in recent months to participate in international competitions, and Gargash predicted the trend to increase.
However, he also said a deeper "strategic shift" would take place, with positive consequences for the Palestinians.
"What we are facing, if we continue on the current trajectory, I think the conversation in 15 years' time will really be about equal rights in one state," he said.
He added that the trajectory would shift so that in "10 to 15 years, the discussion will be what is the nature of the Israeli state, what are the rights of the Palestinians within that Israeli state, should they be equal citizens, is it sustainable that they are not equal citizens?"
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/top-uae-official-says-palestinian-state-no-longer-feasible-calls-closer-ties-israel
Saving Israel for Last
Q
!UW.yye1fxo
10 Mar 2018 - 10:04:36 AM
Anonymous
10 Mar 2018 - 10:02:22 AM
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>>613129
What about Awan.
Is Israel involved?
>>613193
We are saving Israel for last.
Very specific reason not mentioned a single time.
Q
#5951421 at 2019-03-28 23:09:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7611: LOVE OF COUNTRY Edition
The Case Against AIPAC
This week AIPAC held its annual policy conference in the capital, with speakers including Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But the biggest name at this year's event wasn't even in the room. Speaker after speaker took turns taking veiled (and not so veiled) jabs at freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar for comments she made on Twitter in February about the nature of AIPAC's influence in Washington. Chuck Schumer equated Omar's critique of AIPAC with Donald Trump's praising of neo-nazis in Charlottesville. Others including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell attacked Omar for her claim at a public event in D.C. last month that AIPAC promotes "allegiance to a foreign country." Inconveniently for AIPAC, one of their biggest donors, Adam Milstein, had recently accused Rep. Omar and her fellow Muslim American lawmaker Rep. Rashida Tlaib of being representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood, saying that their values "clash with American values." Yousef Munayyer of the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights and Debra Shushan of Americans for Peace Now join Mehdi Hasan to discuss AIPAC's obsession with Rep. Omar and its Islamophobia problem.
Debra Shushan: Even though Ilhan Omar was not there, she was absolutely omnipresent at the AIPAC Conference.
Yousef Munayyer: Islamophobia has become a major part of pro-Israel advocacy in the United States over the last 30 years.
[Musical Interlude]
Mehdi Hasan: I'm Mehdi Hasan. Welcome to Deconstructed, from The Intercept studios in Washington, D.C.
This week AIPAC came to town. Yep, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which, I want to be very careful here, is a truly disgraceful organization. I'm not talking here about AIPAC's clear opposition to any kind of viable peace process or two-state solution in the Middle East. I'm not talking about its de facto support for illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, or its opposition to the Iran Nuclear Deal, or even its hosting of right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just weeks after he did a deal involving the far-right Jewish Power Party, which AIPAC itself has called a "racist and reprehensible party." Put all that to one side for a moment. No, I'm talking about AIPAC's obsession-yes, obsession-with Representative Ilhan Omar and its very explicit role in mainstreaming Islamophobia in the United States.
Let's deal with Omar first. The annual AIPAC Policy Conference, attended by the great and the good of Washington D.C., and beyond -attended by top Democrats and Republicans alike - took place this week here in the capital. But the focus of the AIPAC conference, you could say, was less on Israel and more on Ilhan Omar, who of course criticized AIPAC's financial influence on U.S. politics last month and had to apologize after being accused of anti-Semitism. In speech after speech, Omar was denounced, mocked, smeared, either explicitly or implicitly.
Israelis did it. Here's Prime Minister Netanyahu:
Rest of transcript:
https://theintercept.com/2019/03/28/the-case-against-aipac/
#5945562 at 2019-03-28 18:56:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7604: THEY DO NOT LOVE YOU OR AMERICA Edition
Netanyahu calls for corruption investigation into Gantz after police deal exposed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a corruption investigation to be opened into his main political rival, head of the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) alliance Benny Gantz, after a 50 million shekel ($13.7 million) business deal between the latter's company and the Israel Police came to light.
Israel's State Comptroller, Joseph Shapira, yesterday revealed that the Israel Police awarded a project worth 50 million shekels to Fifth Dimension, a cyber-security firm at which Gantz was chairman of the board at the time.
According to Haaretz, Shapira found that "the job was awarded to Fifth Dimension without [the Israel Police] inviting bids from other suppliers," a move which violates regulations requiring that the police put out a public tender for its contracts.
Though Shapira's report did not mention Fifth Dimension or Gantz by name, referring only to "Company A", the Jerusalem Post explains that "the timing and developments described regarding 'Company A' in the report match up with Fifth Dimension's business dealings with the police". The report detailed how "'Company A' was given an unfair advantage [by being] present during internal police meetings about whom to choose for the supplier role that Company A was competing for".
It added: "The police even granted 'Company A' use of proprietary police technology at a discount to help it develop its solution, which the police wanted it to produce."
Fifth Dimension is also believed to have provided false information about its capacity to fulfill the contract requested, claiming it had other security-related customers and products ready for use when in fact, Haaretz explains, this was not the case.
The revelations could have far-reaching repercussions for Israel's upcoming general election on 9 April, in which Gantz and Netanyahu are currently polling neck-and-neck. Netanyahu was quick to capitalise on the State Comptroller's report, accusing Gantz of corruption and writing on Twitter: "Investigate Benny Gantz now."
https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/71848/Netanyahu-calls-for-corruption-investigation-into-gantz-after-police-deal.html
#5937141 at 2019-03-28 05:09:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7595: 'WE' are everywhere Edition
Kremlin Denies Reports That Netanyahu Gave Putin Israeli Plan For Syria Settlement
Russian Presidential Spokesman denied on March 27 media reports that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had handed over to President Vladimir Putin a plan regarding the resolution of the ongoing conflict in Syria.
"I cannot confirm this information ... In this case details must be apparently clarified to establish what plan we are talking about here and what [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu meant when he spoke about it," the Russian news agency, TASS, quoted Dmitry Peskov as saying.
The Russian official added that Netanyahu did not hand over to Moscow any documents of this kind during his official visit to Russia on February 27. This was the first such visit since the downing of the Russian intelligence plane over Syria last September.
A senior Israeli official had told the Times of Israel that an Israeli plan on the Syrian conflict settlement was handed over to not only President Putin, but also U.S. President Donald Trump.
According to the official, Putin expressed great interest in the plan, that would force Iran to withdraw its forces from Syria. The unnamed official went on to claim that the plan could be discussed soon at a trilateral meeting of the Israeli, US and Russian leaders.
These false claims were likely meant to magnify Netanyahu's influence in the U.S. and Russia. The Israeli PM is facing heavy internal pressure ahead of a critical elections.
https://southfront.org/kremlin-denies-Netanyahu-gave-putin-plan-for-solution-in-syria/
#5934409 at 2019-03-28 02:50:26 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7592: "Captured" Edition
14 out of 15 UNSC member states condemn Israeli sovereignty on Golan
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said, "no nation in the world would give up strategic land to its most dangerous enemy."
The US was alone at the United Nations Security Council, as the 14 other member states condemned its recognition of Israel's 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights during an emergency meeting held late Wednesday night in New York.
Just as the debate began, Israel launched an aerial strike against an Iranian ammunitions depot near Aleppo in Syria.
"We have had an Israeli air strike in Aleppo. [There was] material damage. The Syrian air defenses were able to intercept some of the missiles that were launched," Syrian Ambassador Bashar Jaafari told the council.
The UNSC held the debate to protest a Trump administration declaration earlier this week that it recognized Israeli sovereignty overd the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967.
"World public opinion is isolating the US and Israel, they are operating outside of international law and they are a direct threat to peace and security," said Jaafri, who had asked the UNSC to hold the meeting.
Syria is not a UNSC member, but was asked, along with Israel, to join the meeting. Both Jaafari and UNSC members explained that the US action violated past UNSC resolutions 242 and 497 against Israeli Golan sovereignty.
"The US administration is trying to protect its Israeli friends, but there is a real risk for international peace and security" Jaafari said.
He accused the US of manufacturing wars to sow chaos in Middle East and of acting now on the Golan by way of helping Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win the April 9th election in his country.
https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/UN-Security-Council-discusses-US-Golan-recognition-decision-watch-live-584943
#5934267 at 2019-03-28 02:41:58 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7592: "Captured" Edition
Trump's Foreign Policy: Do Whatever Netanyahu & Prince Salman Want
Now that Donald Trump, like Barack Obama before him, has failed to remove Syria's Bashar al-Assad by means of American training of, and supply of weapons to, 'rebels' (almost all of whom were actually jihadists) in Syria, Trump, on March 21st, has set into motion a process that is designed to provide a 'justification' for an all-out US military invasion of Syria, as a means to 'defend Israel'.
This strategy pertains to Syria's Golan Heights region, which is occupied by Israelis. That area of tension would be the trigger-point for the next shot in the anti-Syrian war, which would be the final shot, if it becomes fired. But perhaps Trump thinks that the threat alone will be enough to get Syria's Government to capitulate. Anyway, the threat was issued by Trump on March 21st. So, here is the history, and documentation (via links), behind this sequence of events - the history that makes sense of Trump's new American strategy, to conquer Syria (replacing the use of such proxy-forces as were previously used):
On 5-10 June 1967, Israel invaded Syria and Egypt and grabbed from Syria the 690-square-mile Golan Heights area of Syria. Israel has occupied it ever since. The Golan Heights is internationally recognized as being Syrian territory. But Trump now wants to change that and make it Israel's, just as he had earlier helped Israel to change its capital from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Trump is the first head-of-state (other than Israel's) to assert publicly that the Golan Heights is part of Israel, not part of Syria. Trump represents (takes his orders from) Israel's invasion-craving fundamentalist-Jewish Benjamin Netanyahu, who wants to make official, finally, the 'ownership', by Israel, of Syria's Golan Heights. Netanyahu had been expecting America's war by use of proxies against Syria's Government to succeed, but it has instead failed, and so an outright American invasion of Syria, by US troops and missiles and bombs, will be needed, like was done to Iraq in 2003, and to Libya in 2011.
Trump also represents Israel's ally, the equally invasion-craving and equally anti-Syrian, fundamentalist-Sunni Saudi King Salman al-Saud, and his son and heir Crown Prince Salman al-Saud. Both Netanyahu and King Salman want the fundamentalist-Sunni Saud family to control Syria. (Both Netanyahu and Salman want Syria's land, not necessarily the people who live on it, millions of whom have fled the war in Syria, which pits Syria against the US-allied invading and occupying fundamentalist-Sunni forces, which have been brought in from all over the world.) Apparently, Trump's instructions from both Netanyahu and Salman are that this part of Syria - the Golan Heights - is to go immediately to Israel, while a means continues to be sought for the rest of Syria to become ruled ultimately by a satrap selected by the Saud family. Trump's predecessor, Obama, had done everything he could to place Salman in control of Syria this way (by means of proxy-fighters), but failed. Trump is extremely competitive. He's determined to out-do Obama, in service to America's masters, whom the US has long been serving: Israel and Saudi Arabia - and, of course (above all), America's own billionaires, who likewise are united in alliance with both of those two countries' respective aristocracies, against Syria, and against any other nation that's (like Syria is) allied with Russia (or even friendly toward Russia, such as Ukraine was, which was successfully flipped to the US in 2014, by a US coup that destroyed Ukraine). The chief US aim, ever since 24 February 1990, has been for Russia ultimately to be conquered and absorbed into The West - brought into America's empire. Both the Sauds and the regime in Israel are supportive of that US goal, but not primarily focused on it, like America's billionaires are (they are obsessive against Russia). Israel and the Sauds have their own reasons to want Syria; but, as regards the US regime, Syria's alliance with Russia is the main reason that Syria must be conquered. That's the geostrategic reason: isolating Russia, in preparation for ultimately conquering Russia.
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/03/26/trump-foreign-policy-do-whatever-Netanyahu-and-prince-salman-want.html
#5934066 at 2019-03-28 02:30:50 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7592: "Captured" Edition
'Why not give Israel North & South Carolina?' Syrian envoy asks US at UN
Syria's UN ambassador has suggested the US hand "a couple" of its own states over to Israel instead of flaunting international law and selling others' land for favors with the Israeli lobby, like it did with the Golan Heights.
Syria's UN Ambassador Bashar Jaafari offered a stark rebuke to the US-backed Israeli claim to the occupied Golan Heights at the UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday. Jaafari said the Trump administration does the bidding of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN to curry favor with the powerful Israeli lobby in the US.
In a remark that elicited a chuckle and a head-shake from his Israeli counterpart, Jaafari suggested that Washington bargain away land that is actually its to give.
You can give them North and South Carolina, for example, why not? South Carolina is a great piece of land… So, give Israel a couple of states if this administration really wants to have Israeli support
Trump's decision to back the Israeli claim to the Golan Heights comes just ahead of the Israeli general elections on April, 6 and has been widely considered as an electoral boost for Netanyahu, who is facing charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust at home.
"Don't be misguided by thinking that one day this land will be yours due to hypocrisy or due to being a pawn in the electoral game where you bring each other support, so the Israeli can succeed in their elections and the Americans can also get support from Israeli lobbying groups in the US," Jaafari said. The Golan Heights, seized by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day war and formally annexed in 1981, will ultimately "come back" to Syria, the Syrian diplomat said.
The Security Council meeting was called at Syria's request. Damascus insists that the recognition of the Golan Heights as belonging to Israel runs counter to the UN resolutions that expressly declare the annexation "null and void."
Washington's adversaries and allies alike have lined up to condemn the breach of international law. The Arab League, Turkey, Iran, Russia spoke up against the recognition. Russia's Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said it was a "highway to war." At a UNSC meeting on Wednesday, Russian Deputy Envoy to the UN Vladimir Safronkov said that by siding with Israel, Washington hampers the efforts to improve the security situation in the Golan Heights and ease tensions between the Arab world and the Jewish State itself.
"This not only exacerbates the situation in Syria and complicates the establishment of political process but it also creates serious obstacles to normalizing the relations between Israel and the Arab States," he said, adding that the US followed through with its decision while turning a blind eye to "the opinion and warnings at both international and regional levels."
https://www.rt.com/news/454934-golan-heights-south-carolina/
#5929965 at 2019-03-28 00:03:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7586: Choice Words Incoming Edition
U.S. isolated at U.N. Security Council over Golan decision
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States was isolated at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday over President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights as the other countries on the council opposed the move. In a letter requesting Wednesday's meeting, Syria described the U.S. decision as a "flagrant violation" of council resolutions, while ally North Korea issued a statement backing "the struggle of the Syrian government and people for taking back the occupied Golan Heights." Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in 1981 in a move the 15-member U.N. Security Council declared "null and void and without international legal effect."
British U.N. Ambassador Karen Pierce told the council that the U.S. decision was in contravention of that 1981 resolution, while Russia's Deputy U.N. Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov said Washington had violated U.N. resolutions and warned it could fuel instability in the Middle East. The European members of the council - France, Britain, Germany, Belgium and Poland - on Tuesday also raised concerns about "broader consequences of recognizing illegal annexation and also about the broader regional consequences."
Trump, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looking over his shoulder during a visit to Washington, on Monday signed a proclamation officially granting U.S. recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory. Germany's U.N. Ambassador Christoph Heusgen described the Syrian letter as "deeply cynical." "The Syrian government has over the past eight years grossly violated the international laws of war and is responsible for grave war crimes and crimes against humanity," he said, referring to the long-running Syrian civil war. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier on Wednesday that Washington's decision would help resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by removing uncertainty.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait on Tuesday criticized the U.S. decision on the Golan Heights and said the territory was occupied Arab land. Iran echoed the comments. The Security Council deployed a peacekeeping force in 1974 - known as the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) - to monitor a ceasefire between Syria and Israel in the Golan Heights. There are more than 880 U.N. troops on the ground. U.S. diplomat Rodney Hunter told the council that the U.S. decision on the Golan Heights does not affect the truce or undermine the deployment of the peacekeeping mission. "UNDOF continues to have a vital role to play in preserving stability between Israel and Syria, most importantly by ensuring that the Area of Separation is a buffer zone free from any military presence or activities," he told the council.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia/u-s-republicans-intensify-counter-attack-after-mueller-investigation-idUSKCN1R82IW?il=0
#5926908 at 2019-03-27 21:19:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7582: Eye On The Ball Edition
Israeli P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu Speaks About Oppositions Against Israel and AIPAC
#5926378 at 2019-03-27 20:54:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7582: Eye On The Ball Edition
Congresswoman Omar hits back at Netanyahu
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he made remarks about her in his speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Netanyahu took aim at Omar in his speech, saying: "From this Benjamin - it's not all about the Benjamins", in reference to US support for Israel which Omar had highlighted in a tweet last month.
Omar hit back on Twitter, saying: "This from a man facing indictments for bribery and other crimes in three separate public corruption affairs. Next!"
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190326-congresswoman-omar-hits-back-at-Netanyahu/
#5924209 at 2019-03-27 18:39:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7579: Doubling Down on Loud Screaming Edition
PELOSI SHOULD RESIGN HER POST AND RUN IN THE ISRAELI ELECTION
This must be progress. Nancy Pelosi spoke at the Israel lobby group AIPAC today and said:
As I have often said, the founding of the state of Israel was one of the greatest political achievements of the 20th century.
That's not true. House Speaker Pelosi has on countless occasions called Israel THE greatest political achievement of the 20th century.
Just three months ago, Pelosi told another Israel lobby group:
I believe that the establishment of the state of Israel was the greatest political accomplishment of the Twentieth Century.
Last spring Pelosi said on her website before bringing a delegation to Israel:
There is no greater political accomplishment in the 20th Century than the establishment of the State of Israel.
In March 2017 she told AIPAC:
It is my firm belief that the establishment of the State of Israel-and you've heard me say this at other AIPAC meetings-the 20th Century had some horrible -isms, terrible things were done to people, but it is my firm belief that the establishment of the State of Israel is the greatest political achievement of the 20th Century this great beacon.
Back in 2014 Pelosi welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington in fulsome terms:
As you know, Mr. Prime Minister - I've said it to you so many times - I've long held the belief that the establishment of the state of Israel was the most spectacular political achievement of the 20th century.
But today Israel is just one of the greatest political achievements.... Pelosi is surely hearing footsteps on the left.
https://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2019/03/27/pelosi-should-resign-her-post-and-run-in-the-israeli-election/
Pelosi is bad but says Israel is good! Like every other politician WW
#5923234 at 2019-03-27 17:26:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7578: Moar Madness Plz Edition
https://www.apnews.com/a8bfb603733f4cb3890bbb4fcecd06c1
Huck met with Netanyahu last week, then Trump this week? Think Huck delivered a deal?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/us/politics/Benjamin-Netanyahu-donald-trump-meeting.html
#5917172 at 2019-03-27 04:55:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7570: Truth Will Always Prevail Edition:
IDF hits Gaza 'terrorist targets' in 2nd straight night of bombing as troops mass at border
Israeli planes have fired on several Hamas military targets in southern Gaza in a second night of airstrikes, responding to rocket fire as PM Benjamin Netanyahu seems prepared to ramp up hostilities with a close election looming.
The IDF reportedly attacked a Hamas military compound and a weapons manufacturing site in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, responding to a lone rocket attack that landed "harmlessly." The Israeli bombardment was followed by another projectile, which also failed to hit its target, the IDF said.
Earlier on Tuesday, Netanyahu ordered an infantry brigade and artillery battalion to the southern border after meeting with IDF chief Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi.
On Monday night, the IDF pummeled over 15 targets in northern Gaza in response to a barrage of Hamas rockets, tanking any chance of an Egypt-mediated ceasefire negotiated earlier that day going into effect. The two sides exchanged fire through the night.
After ordering the airstrikes, Netanyahu cut short his AIPAC victory lap to fly back to Israel following US President Donald Trump's unilateral declaration to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights - a resolution condemned by every other country that has weighed in on the matter.
"I can tell you, we are prepared to do a lot more," Netanyahu told the pro-Israel lobbying conference by satellite link after returning home, boasting that the IDF had bombarded Gaza harder than at any point since 2014's Operation Protective Edge, the seven-week offensive against Hamas that saw more than 2,100 Gazans killed and over 7,000 homes destroyed. "We will do what is necessary to defend our people and to defend our state." The Israeli PM faces a formidable political challenge to his 12-year reign in next month's elections in the form of IDF chief Benny Gantz and Netanyahu rival Yair Lapid's Blue and White coalition.
https://www.rt.com/news/454835-israel-bombards-southern-gaza-hamas/
#5895891 at 2019-03-26 03:22:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7542: Think Green/Red Castle Edition
Pence: 'Anti-Semitism Has No Place in the Congress'
WASHINGTON-Vice President Mike Pence denounced Democrats on March 25 for their stance on Israel and anti-Semitism. He also criticized 2020 Democratic candidates for skipping the annual conference of the United States' pro-Israel lobby.
Pence addressed this year's American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference, the largest gathering of pro-Israel Americans in the United States. All over the world, anti-Semitism is on the rise-on college campuses, in the marketplace, even in the halls of Congress," Pence said. "It's astonishing to think that the party of Harry Truman, which did so much to help create the State of Israel, has been co-opted by people who promote rank, anti-Semitic rhetoric, and work to undermine the broad American consensus of support for Israel."
AIPAC made headlines recently when freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, one of the first Muslim women in Congress, made controversial comments about Israel.
In a tweet in February, Omar wrote the song lyric, "It's all about the Benjamins, baby," and she later suggested that money from AIPAC drove U.S. politicians to support Israel. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle condemned her comments, saying they play into anti-Semitic stereotypes. The Somali-born representative sparked another uproar when she said, "I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK to push for allegiance to a foreign country." She also said she supported the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, contrary to what she voiced during her campaign. She accused Israel of having "hypnotized the world." After fierce criticism, Omar apologized but also suggested she was being slated for speaking her mind.
Pence, a conservative Christian, took direct aim at Omar during his remarks, saying that anti-Semitism had no place in the U.S. Congress. "And, at a minimum, anyone who slanders those who support this historic alliance between the United States and Israel should never have a seat on the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives."
Omar was appointed to the committee in January. Pence also criticized eight Democratic candidates for skipping the AIPAC conference. His speech was frequently interrupted by cheers and standing ovations. The conference brings nearly 18,000 participants to a three-day event in the nation's capital to advance the U.S.-Israel relationship. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in Washington, canceled a planned address to the AIPAC. He decided to cut his visit short after a rocket fired from Gaza injured at least seven people and destroyed a residential home in central Israel. Pence condemned the attack and said, "The United States will never negotiate with terrorist Hamas."
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pence-anti-semitism-has-no-place-in-the-congress_2852672.html
#5891657 at 2019-03-26 00:37:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7537: Tucker And Don Jr Edition
After Trump's Golan Heights Announcement, Israeli Politicians Now Pushing for US Recognition of West Bank as "Israeli"
In 2016, longtime Trump advisor, and current ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, said Trump would recognize Israel's sovereignty over the entire West Bank if Israel "deemed it necessary."
After U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he planned to unilaterally recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights - which is internationally recognized as Syrian territory - some powerful Israeli politicians are now petitioning Trump to also recognize Israeli sovereignty over Palestine's occupied West Bank.
Though Trump casually announced that it was "time for the United States to fully recognize Israel's Sovereignty [sic] over the Golan Heights" last Thursday, he made the U.S.' recognition of Israel's claim to the territory official on Monday, at a signing ceremony that was attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump's willingness to use his executive power to grant Israeli land grabs "official recognition" - such as in Jerusalem and now the Golan - has emboldened far-right Israeli politicians who have long been eager to annex other territories.
Please, sir, may we have some more?
Following Trump's announcement via Twitter regarding the Golan Heights, Israeli MK Bezalel Smotrich, a senior Israeli politician and deputy speaker of Israel's parliament, stated, also on Twitter:
For 52 years, we've also been thriving in Judea/Samaria [Israeli name for the West Bank of Palestine]. Also of critical strategic, historic and security importance. It is time that we recognize our sovereignty. With God's help we'll move this forward soon, and hope for your [i.e., Trump's] support then, as well."
Smotrich's tweet likely highlighted the West Bank's alleged "critical strategic, historic and security importance" to Israel because Trump justified his upcoming recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli by stating that the Golan Heights have a "critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability [sic]."
Smotrich, who has lived almost all his life in illegal settlements in the Golan Heights and the West Bank, is one of the Knesset's most vocal promoters of Israel's annexation of the West Bank. MintPress reported last year on a bill authored by Smotrich that would allow for the government regulation of 70 illegal Jewish-only settlements and allow Israeli Jewish citizens to purchase land in Area C of the West Bank, which accounts for roughly 60 percent of the total West Bank territory.
Smotrich and his political allies in the Jewish Home Party - who form part of the current ruling coalition led by Likud - have recently been pushing for Israel's annexation of the West Bank so overtly that it prompted the UN to warn last July:
After years of creeping Israeli de facto annexation of the large swathes of the West Bank through settlement expansion, the creation of closed military zones and other measures, Israel appears to be getting closer to enacting legislation that will formally annex parts of the West Bank."
https://southfront.org/after-trumps-golan-heights-announcement-israeli-politicians-now-pushing-for-us-recognition-of-west-bank-as-israeli/
#5890391 at 2019-03-25 23:38:23 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7535: Watch Hannity Edition
SUCK IT! MuhJooShills!
While 2020 Democrats are defending anti-Semitism and boycotting AIPAC, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood next to @realDonaldTrump at the White House and said:
"Israel has never had a better friend than you."
CST
https://twitter.com/GOPChairwoman/status/1110322605851136001
#5890070 at 2019-03-25 23:23:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7535: Watch Hannity Edition
Netanyahu mocks investigations as he gifts Golan wine to Trump
'I hope they don't open an investigation about this,' PM says of a case of wine from Israel's northern region he presents to the White House
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his derision of the criminal investigations against him to the White House on Monday, ridiculing the allegations that he had received illicit gifts of champagne and cigars as he told President Donald Trump that he'd brought him a case of wine as a gift.
In comments made immediately after Trump signed a proclamation formally recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Netanyahu said that he had brought him a case "of the finest wine" from Israel's northern region.
However, since Trump, who doesn't drink alcohol, is "not a great wine drinker," the prime minister asked if he could give the wine to the White House staff instead.
"I hope they don't open an investigation about this," he then quipped as he embraced the US president.
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has claimed a long-term and wide-ranging illicit relationship between the prime minister and the Israeli Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan.
At the Netanyahus' request, Mandelblit charges, Milchan provided "a supply line" of "boxes of cigars," and "crates of champagne" for years to Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu, the state prosecution alleges. In 2016, Milchan also provided jewelry to Sara Netanyahu, at her request and with the prime minister's knowledge. Along with cigars and champagne supplied in a similar fashion by Australian businessman James Packer, the value of these consignments allegedly totaled some $200,000.
In return, among other matters, the prime minister allegedly sought, on Milchan's behalf, to widen the provisions of a controversial tax exemption law that remains inexplicably on Israel's books despite Israel's tax authorities' concern that it facilitates money laundering and acted to advance Milchan's economic interests.
If pundits, or even investigators, were indeed looking for a quid pro quo in Netanyahu's gift of wine to Trump, they could perhaps have found one in the pen used by the president to sign the declaration which he gave the the prime minister after the signing.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-mocks-investigations-as-he-gifts-golan-wine-to-trump/
Wine…real fukken cute.
#5886024 at 2019-03-25 20:00:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7530: Winning Intensifies Edition
"Israel starts striking Hamas targets throughout Gaza in response to rocket attack."
https://www.rt.com/news/454708-israel-gaza-strikes-reponse/
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Connect the dots Patriots.
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Why now?
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"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be indicted on corruption charges."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-prime-minister-Benjamin-Netanyahu-indicted-bribe-fraud-charges-n977571
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When is the Israeli elections?
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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"Israel Election: Polls Show Gantz Maintaining Edge Over Netanyahu."
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-israel-election-polls-show-gantz-maintaining-edge-over-Netanyahu-1.7047825
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What better optics for Netanyahu to announce with Trump they are being attacked by Hamas. = ultimate "victims" = distraction from corruption charges = FF changing the narrative.
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These people are evil. Stop worshipping at the feet of Israel = idolatry.
#5885488 at 2019-03-25 19:27:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7529: Twitter's Butthurt Algorithm Engaged Edition
>>5885460
Wrong Israel is 100% collusion see it far away
President Trump URGENT Press Conference with Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel
#5884050 at 2019-03-25 18:14:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7527: [1] OPENS THE DOOR Edition
Malaysian PM Mahathir: Israel 'a state of robbers'
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has dubbed Israel as "a state of robbers", saying his country enjoys friendly relations with every country in the world except Israel.
"We are not against Jews but we cannot recognize Israel because of its occupation of Palestinian land," Mahathir said in remarks aired by local broadcasters during his three-day visit to Pakistan.
"You cannot seize others' lands, and form a state. It's like a state of robbers," he added.
His remarks came a day after US President Donald Trump said it was time to recognize Syria's Golan Heights, occupied since 1967, as Israeli territory.
Trump's announcement came ahead of a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States next week.
Netanyahu has been pressing Washington for years to recognize Israel's claim to the occupied Golan Heights.
Earlier this month, the US State Department changed its usual description of the Golan Heights from "Israeli-occupied" to "Israeli-controlled" in an annual global human rights report.
Washington's recognition of the Israeli-occupied area would mark a major shift in US policy. The United Nations emphasizes Syria's sovereignty over the territory.
In 1967, Israel waged a full-scale war against Arab territories, during which it occupied a large swathe of the Golan and annexed it four years later, a move never recognized by the international community.
In 1973, another war broke out and a year later, a UN-brokered ceasefire came into force, according to which Tel Aviv and Damascus agreed to separate their troops and create a buffer zone in the Golan Heights.
Syria said last month that it is ready to go to another war with Israel in order to free its occupied territories.
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/03/23/591727/Malaysia-Israel-Golan-Heights-occupation-Trump-Netanyahu
#5883875 at 2019-03-25 18:07:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7527: [1] OPENS THE DOOR Edition
Trump Flanked by 2 MP's @ Press Conference with Netanyahu
BREAKING President Trump URGENT Press Conference with Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel
@2:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CFiQ3uUBAM
#5883318 at 2019-03-25 17:48:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7526: We are All One Edition
Israel starts striking Hamas targets throughout Gaza in response to rocket attack
The Israeli military has begun striking the Gaza strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit a house near Tel Aviv.
Palestinian militant group Hamas is accused of firing a rocket into Israel from Gaza early on Monday. The rocket hit a family home in Moshav Mishmeret, near the capital of Tel Aviv, injuring seven people. The Israel Defense Forces responded by immediately calling up "thousands" of reserves and mobilizing two armor and infantry brigades.
The attack prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut his trip to the US short. Returning to Israel on Monday, Netanyahu vowed to respond "forcefully." US President Donald Trump lent his support to the Israeli strikes, recognizing Israel's "right to defend itself."
There are no casualty or damage reports yet from the latest airstrikes. A Hamas naval position west of Gaza City and a training camp in northern Gaza were reportedly among the targets. Unconfirmed reports suggest that an insurance company's building in Gaza City has also been struck.
Israel has closed the Erez and Kerem Shalom border crossing points and opened bomb shelters near the strip in preparation for a Palestinian response.
The rocket fire and subsequent retaliation comes less than two weeks after the IDF and Hamas exchanged rocket fire. Israel said it pounded around 100 Hamas targets in Gaza after Hamas launched two rockets, apparently in error.
Amidst the chaos in Gaza, Trump and Netanyahu held a joint conference in Washington, announcing Trump's signing of a declaration recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, seized from Syria during the Six-Day War of 1967.
https://www.rt.com/news/454708-israel-gaza-strikes-reponse/
#5878457 at 2019-03-25 08:51:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7520: Spooks BTFO, The Graveyard Edition
https://worldisraelnews.com/Netanyahu-to-cut-us-trip-short-to-oversee-response-to-rocket-attack/
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will cut his U.S. trip short to oversee Israel's response to Monday morning's rocket attack from the Gaza Strip that injured seven people in an area northeast of Tel Aviv.
Netanyahu will remain through Tuesday to address the AIPAC Policy Conference and to attend his scheduled meeting with Trump, who is expected to sign a presidential memorandum favoring Israeli sovereignty on the Golan Heights.
In a video, Netanyahu says that he will "immediately afterward return to Israel to oversee our response first-hand."
#5878324 at 2019-03-25 08:23:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7520: Spooks BTFO, The Graveyard Edition
>>5878294
>Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would cut short his trip to Washington
good. gtfo ASAP.
#5878294 at 2019-03-25 08:17:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7520: Spooks BTFO, The Graveyard Edition
Rocket fired from Gaza hits house north of Tel Aviv, wounding 5
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in Washington, said he was cutting short his visit because of the attack
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse
Published: 3:18pm, 25 Mar, 2019
Updated: 3:18pm, 25 Mar, 2019
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a house in a community north of Tel Aviv and caused it to catch fire on Monday, wounding five Israelis, authorities and doctors said.
Israel's army said the rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave run by Islamist movement Hamas, raising the risk of another escalation between the two sides just ahead of April 9 Israeli elections.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would cut short his trip to Washington, where he was due to meet with US President Donald Trump.
The house hit was located in the community of Mishmeret, police said. Doctors said they were treating one Israeli with moderate wounds and four others injured lightly.
Mishmeret is more than 80km (50 miles) from the Gaza Strip and rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave at that distance is rare
It would be sure to draw an Israeli response and comes after mounting tensions in recent weeks.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3003131/rocket-fired-gaza-hits-house-north-tel-aviv-wounding-5
#5876985 at 2019-03-25 05:19:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7518: Goodbye, Mr. Mueller Edition
Billionaires Find Their Hollywood Ambition Greenlights Political Scrutiny
The billionaire set has always looked upon movies as diverting toys. They offer glitz and glamour, but also pose one ominous trap: public scrutiny. This was underscored by breaking news this week involving three high-profile billionaires: Steven Mnuchin, Arnon Milchan and Rupert Murdoch.
Mnuchin, the very social but publicity-shy Secretary of the Treasury, has co-financed and produced movies like Gravity and Dunkirk while hanging with Brett Ratner and his Warner Bros friends. But now that he's steering delicate trade negotiations with China, these ties are raising conflict-of-interest questions that Congress is actively probing. Milchan's financial "take" from Bohemian Rhapsody should rival that of any other producer in Hollywood history and further lift his profile as a movie mogul. The problem: All that also focused attention on bribery allegations made by Israeli criminal investigators - charges that could next month unravel the present Israeli regime and curtail Milchan's formidable political clout. Then there's the unique case of another billionaire hero of the political right: Murdoch. In selling Fox to Disney for $71 billion, he exponentially enriched himself and his family. But the deal also riveted public and political attention on Fox News, his surviving showpiece, thus triggering what looks to be a chain reaction of probes and advertiser revolts. It would be naive to suggest that these issues would pose lasting setbacks for these illustrious figures. On the other hand, all three are keenly aware of this uncomfortable reality: They're being watched. And they don't like being watched.
Mnuchin's adventures in Hollywood have been especially instructive, and bumpy. A friend of Ryan Kavanaugh, he served as co-chairman of his ill-fated Relativity Media, loudly proclaiming several co-ventures in China, only shortly to dissolve them. Later, Mnuchin invested in two high-profile slate deals, Dune Entertainment and RatPac Dune, which co-funded much of last year's Warner Bros slate. That deal imploded as a result of Brett Ratner's harassment charges. A Ratner-Mnuchin friend and partner, James Packer, later figured importantly in Kevin Tsujihara's resignation - Packer allegedly introduced the now-dismissed Warner Bros chairman to actress Charlotte Kirk. When Mnuchin assumed his role in the Trump cabinet, he divested his interest in some of his film properties to his wife, producer-actress Louise Linton, according to filed documents, and is still owed money under the deal. Meanwhile, he continues to champion the cause of Hollywood films in the China talks. Robert Lighthizer, the top trade negotiator, testified last month that film revenues were "absolutely a priority" in the trade talks. And he highlighted Mnuchin's role: "He knows a great deal about that industry, a lot more than I do," he testified. Mnuchin again made news last week, pledging to block the release of President Donald Trump's tax returns.
Milchan loves hatching plots for movie thrillers, and his involvement with next month's Israeli election is packed with appropriate intrigue. According to Israeli intelligence, Milchan gave extravagant gifts to Benjamin Netanyahu in return for political influence and other favors. A billionaire many times over, the Palestine-born Milchan has long been a force in Israeli politics, claiming his background was in the chemical industry while others said he was also a major arms supplier. Milchan's role in the election coincides with legal headaches in Hollywood. Investors in the movie Rules Don't Apply, directed by Warren Beatty, are suing Milchan for $50 million, claiming that his involvement in the Israeli scandal proved so distracting that he neglected to fulfill his responsibilities in distributing and marketing the Beatty movie. (The film grossed $3.9 million, having cost $30 million to produce.) The suit was filed by Ron Burkle, Steve Bing and Ratner, all of whom were substantial investors. As the long-term chief of New Regency, Milchan has helped fund dozens of movies, from Pretty Woman to The Revenant. Two years ago when I was lunching with Milchan in Malibu, he expressed his high hopes for the Beatty movie but was negotiating extensive notes on the screenplay. Our meal was interrupted by a call from Netanyahu. I was not privy to the conversation, but, hanging up, Milchan observed, with a wry smile, that talking script with Beatty was the only exercise he found more complex than discussing politics with Netanyahu.
https://deadline.com/2019/03/steven-mnuchin-rupert-murdoch-arnon-milchan-hollywood-controversy-political-scrutiny-1202579672/amp/
#5866087 at 2019-03-24 19:23:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7504: The Thunder Rolls Edition
Gantz: If Netanyahu had a way to have me killed he would have
The news station revealed that Gantz made the statement in a private conversion, to which the station received access.
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz told a small group of confidants recently that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would harm him physically if he could, Channel 13 reported on Sunday evening.
"If he had a way to have me hurt, to have me killed, he would have done so," Gantz was quoted as saying.
According to the report, Gantz also said Netanyahu knows he will end up in prison and suggested that Netanyahu might have gotten Russia to hack his telephone in order to interfere in the election.
It was unclear how Channel 13 obtained the recording.
Earlier in the day, Gantz spoke at his hotel in Washington, where he told reporters that he does not accept Netanyahu's argument that the minister of defense and IDF chief of staff were not involved in the decision that led Germany to sell submarines to Egypt due to secrecy.
"I don't know any secret that the minister of defense and chief of staff are not allowed to know about," he argued during a short question-and-answer session. Gantz will be speaking on Monday in an AIPAC plenary session and is in Washington for the occasion.
Gantz attacked Netanyahu and blamed him for involving "cousins" in this process: "Any strategic decision must be taken through the relevant institutions. Selling submarines, it's not something that happens overnight. It is something with long-run consequences. You can't run the country through your cousins."
Gantz will not be meeting with President Donald Trump during this visit to Washington, while the PM will see his American counterpart two times. Gantz, however, denied reports that he tried without success to get a meeting with Trump, and threw his support behind president Trump decision to recognize Israel sovereignty in the Golan Heights.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Gantz-If-Netanyahu-had-a-way-to-have-me-killed-he-would-have-584478
#5858367 at 2019-03-24 04:26:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7494: High Standards Edition
FIXED THIS KEKIN' MEME FROM /PB
>>5857700
Should be 3.8 billion a year (38 billion over 10 years)
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/14/world/middleeast/israel-Benjamin-Netanyahu-military-aid.html
>The United States has finalized a $38 billion package of military aid for Israel over the next 10 years
#5852310 at 2019-03-23 22:57:25 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7486: Russia Hoax, Psychological Projection 101 Edition
Netanyahu welcomes new US sanctions on Iran, congratulates Trump
PM says Iran continues to deceive international community, lie about its military nuclear program
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed on Saturday the imposition by Washington of new sanctions on Iran, announced a day prior.
In a press statement, Netanyahu congratulated US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton on the move, which imposes punitive measures on the heads of Iran's military nuclear program.
US officials said the decision to move ahead with the sanctions was in part based on Israel's recovery of what it and the US call a "secret archive" of documents from Tehran, which they said shows that Iran deliberately preserved and stored its early nuclear weapons work, known as the "Amad plan," with the intent to someday resume development of a bomb.
"Iran continues to deceive the international community and lie to the world about its military nuclear program. The Iranian regime continues to conceal its capabilities and to strive for nuclear weapons. Iran endangers the peace of the Middle East and the entire world and must be blocked," Netanyahu said Saturday.
The US Treasury Department said the sanctions target 31 Iranian scientists, technicians and companies affiliated with Iran's Organization for Defense Innovation and Research, which had been at the forefront of the country's former nuclear weapons program.
US officials said those targeted continue to work in Iran's defense sector and form a core of experts who could reconstitute that program. Fourteen people, including the head of the organization, and 17 subsidiary operations are covered by the sanctions.
The sanctions freeze any assets that those targeted may have in US jurisdictions and bar Americans from any transactions with them. But, US officials say the move will also make those targeted "radioactive internationally" by making people of any nationality who do business with them subject to US penalties under so-called secondary sanctions.
US secondary sanctions apply to foreign businesses and individuals and can include fines, loss of presence in the American economy, asset freezes and travel bans. Officials said the threat of such sanctions will significantly limit the ability of those designated to travel outside of Iran, participate in research conferences or be hired for other jobs.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/Netanyahu-welcomes-new-us-sanctions-on-iran-congratulates-trump/
#5848953 at 2019-03-23 19:01:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7482: Saddle up to the BARR. Chillax. The Principal Conclusions May Come Edition
Robert Steele: Memo for POTUS - Stop Tongue Kissing Netanyahu and Focus on America First!
Collective Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Government, Peace Intelligence
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SUBJECT: Election 2020, Jarvanka, MoveOn Boycott of AIPAC, and Your Legacy
DATE: 22 March 2019
1. Bottom Line Up Front. The call by MoveOn for all Democratic candidates to boycott AIPAC, is the beginning of the end of Zionist control over the US economy, US government, and US society.
2. What Has Changed? Two things have changed this week.
The first, long in the making, has been the complete destruction of Jared Kushner and his wife - your daughter - Ivanka Trump Kushner. The book Kushner Inc. is being read by millions this week and next. Kushner's life is over. Not only will no one deal with him as a businessman, but the line among senior Democratic observers - not just Chris Christie and me - is that he will follow in his father's footsteps, right into jail. Ivanka is tarnished.
The second, also long in the making and I credit the Honorable Dr. Cynthia McKinney with having started this process long ago, is the call by MoveOn for the boycott of AIPAC by all Democratic candidates. MoveOn is reacting not just to the courageous truthful words of the Honorable Ilhan Omar, but also to the strong support of Omar by most Jews, and the vote by 76% of MoveOn's members against Zionism. "Beto" O'Rourke, ever the opportunist, has just slammed Benjamin Netanyahu and his remarks make it clear that the Democrats are planning to rightfully nail Israel for the genocidal apartheid racist state that it is, and hit you hard on both war - you have failed to keep your promises - while seeking to stop the #WalkAway movement that is one third black, one third Sandernista, and one third Jexodus. My article "Is Zionism Over" has been published around the world, and read around the world and across America the Beautiful. I do not believe you are being properly briefed on this matter.
https://phibetaiota.net/2019/03/robert-steele-memo-for-potus-election-2020-jarvanka-moveon-boycott-of-aipac-and-your-legacy/
#5848555 at 2019-03-23 18:32:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7482: Saddle up to the BARR. Chillax. The Principal Conclusions May Come Edition
Trump's Golan Move Could 'Lead to NATO's Collapse' in the Long Run, PhD Claims
This week, President Trump announced that the time had come for the US to recognise Tel Aviv's claim to the Golan Heights following over 50 years of illegal occupation of the Syrian region by Israel following the 1967 Six Day War. Sputnik spoke with American writer Dr. E. Michael Jones to get a sense of what drove Trump to make his decision.
Sputnik: What is your impression of the Golan Heights announcement, and the accompanying 'Deal of the Century' - this mysterious deal mentioned by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that no one seems to know anything about?
E. Michael Jones: In his announcement [on the Golan Heights] with Mike Pompeo, Benjamin Netanyahu said this proves that America stands by Israel. This is on YouTube, it has 13,000 views, and if you want to know whether America stands by Israel, just start to read the comments. None of the comments are in favour of Israel. They are all [conveying the sentiment] that 'now we have the United States of Israel', 'America is selling out' and so on and so forth. So this is not the case. The American people are indifferent, and when they're not indifferent, they're hostile to the whole thing.
The question is: why is this happening now? The real reason is that you have two drowning men holding on to each other in the middle of a very big storm. The two drowning men here are Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu is on the verge of being indicted. He desperately needs some type of coup to get out of that mess. Donald Trump is in the same situation in the United States. Not exactly facing indictment, but, ever since he got into office, an attempt by the Deep State to get him removed from office, or at least tame him and get him doing what the Deep State wanted.
This is not why he was elected. I was there in South Bend, Indiana when 5,000 people showed up and rallied for Trump because they realised at this point that they had two parties that represented the interests of the oligarchs, and no party that represents the interests of the American people. One of the main components of oligarchic rule is Jewish hegemony over the political system. Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota brought this up - she's a Muslim, a Somali, and everybody cried 'how could she say this?' Well, she said it because everybody knows it's true. So right now you have this huge dichotomy between the alternative media, YouTube, the comments there, and the mainstream media which is simply going along with the plan, which led to Donald Trump becoming president.
Sputnik: Do you think that Washington's support of Netanyahu prior to the upcoming elections amounts to interference in Israel's internal affairs?
E. Michael Jones: [Laughs] This is a joke! Are you kidding me?! Of course they mutually interfere with each other's elections. I'd rather talk about the reverse of it...Does Israel interfere with the American election? Of course Israel does. Netanyahu shows up here, in spite of the fact that Obama did not want him to come here, campaigns against the [Iran] nuclear agreement, gets 25 standing ovations, and this isn't interference in the election? This is a joke; they control the elections. They don't interfere, they control the elections.
Sputnik: The US recognition of the Golan Heights has been condemned by the international community. Many politicians worldwide have been saying that the US actions violate international laws. What's your opinion on the line that the administration is taking?
E. Michael Jones: Every time Donald Trump does something like this, he takes one more step toward destroying NATO. The most vehement reaction against this came from Erdogan in Turkey, who said this cannot be tolerated. Erdogan is in NATO. Erdogan has now bought Russian missiles, the United States is now not going to send its F-35s [to Turkey]. It is only a formality to say that Turkey is in NATO. Once you buy these missiles, that means you're basically not inter-operational, and that means you're out, and this has only accelerated the alienation of Turkey from NATO.
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201903231073482316-trump-golan-announcement-to-backfire-writer-warns/
#5833038 at 2019-03-22 23:13:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7462: Glad It's Over Edition
Election 2020, Jarvanka, MoveOn Boycott of AIPAC, and POTUS Legacy
March 22, 2019 Robert David Steele :
1. Bottom Line Up Front. The call by MoveOn for all Democratic candidates to boycott AIPAC, is the beginning of the end of Zionist control over the US economy, US government, and US society.
2. What Has Changed? Two things have changed this week. The first, long in the making, has been the complete destruction of Jared Kushner and his wife - your daughter - Ivanka Trump Kushner. The book Kushner Inc. is being read by millions this week and next. Kushner's life is over. Not only will no one deal with him as a businessman, but the line among senior Democratic observers - not just Chris Christie and me - is that he will follow in his father's footsteps, right into jail. Ivanka is tarnished.
The second, also long in the making and I credit the Honorable Dr. Cynthia McKinney with having started this process long ago, is the call by MoveOn for the boycott of AIPAC by all Democratic candidates. MoveOn is reacting not just to the courageous truthful words of the Honorable Ilhan Omar, but also to the strong support of Omar by most Jews, and the vote by 76% of MoveOn's members against Zionism.
"Beto" O'Rourke, ever the opportunist, has just slammed Benjamin Netanyahu and his remarks make it clear that the Democrats are planning to rightfully nail Israel for the genocidal apartheid racist state that it is, and hit you hard on both war - you have failed to keep your promises - while seeking to stop the #WalkAway movement that is one third black, one third Sandernista, and one third Jexodus.
My article "Is Zionism Over" has been published around the world, and read around the world and across America the Beautiful. I do not believe you are being properly briefed on this matter.
*Read rest of his Memo to POTUS - https://ahtribune.com/us/maga/2980-jarvanka-aipac.html
#5829981 at 2019-03-22 20:16:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7458: The Mueller Retort Edition
Hillary Clinton and Lanny Davis Tried to Establish a Secret Back Channel to Israel, Classified Emails Reveal
Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch announced Thursday it discovered at least 5 more classified emails on Hillary Clinton's private server system.
Judicial Watch announced Thursday it received 756 pages of emails that were among former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's non-"state.gov" materials she tried to delete or BleachBit.
Several of the emails discovered in this new tranche of documents contained classified information.
The newly released emails marked "classified" revealed Hillary Clinton discussed establishing a private, "100% off-the-record" back channel to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
One of Hillary's top aides warned her that she was in "danger" of being "savaged by Jewish organizations, in the Jewish press and among the phalanx of neoconservative media" as a result of political maneuvers by "Bibi and the Jewish leadership."
In a September 2, 2010 email exchanged that was marked classified, Hillary Clinton's longtime sewer-dwelling confidante and lawyer, Lanny Davis (yes, the same Lanny Davis who now represents Michael Cohen) tells Hillary that he could serve as a private channel for her to Netanyahu.
In September 2, 2010, email exchange marked classified, longtime Clinton confidante Lanny Davis tells Secretary Clinton that he could serve as a private channel for her to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he had a "private and highly trusted communication line, unofficial and personal, to PM N[etanyahu]." Davis goes on to say "[N]o one on the planet (other than your wonderful husband) can get this done as well as you...." Secretary Clinton responds with classified information, saying "I will reach out to you directly and hope you will continue to do the same w me. The most important issue now is [Redacted B1]."
In a September 18, 2010, email, Davis emails Clinton to tell her that "As soon as I wrote last email, I reverted to my old role as your crisis manager and worrier about you, read the word 'optics' I suddenly felt - oops. I am registered under FARA for one or more foreign governments or businesses. I don't think it would look right. I want to avoid any even slight chance of misperception." Clinton replies, "Thx for looking out for me, my friend. I'll tell Cheryl to stand down." Davis replied, "100% off-the-record."
Recall, the Deep State-Democrat-media complex fiercely attacked Trump's former National Security Advisor General Mike Flynn for talking to Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak on the phone before Trump's inauguration, claiming his conversations violated the very obscure Logan Act which was established in 1799 and to this day never been invoked in a prosecution.
But Hillary Clinton is allowed to violate the Espionage Act with the use of a private server without fear of reprisal.
If not for Judicial Watch, the American public would never have known about Hillary Clinton's private server that she used while she was the head of the Department of State.
Hillary Clinton conducted official business on her non-"state.gov" emails to evade FOIA because she wanted to conceal her Clinton Foundation pay-to-play.
Crooked Hillary Clinton repeatedly stated that the 55,000 pages she turned over to investigators contained all of her work related emails and that the 33,000 emails she destroyed and deleted were all personal emails that mainly contained Chelsea's wedding plans and yoga.
In 2017, the FBI discovered 72,000 pages of documents that Hillary tried to delete or destroy and the State Department has been slow-walking the release of those documents.
"We continue to uncover the mishandling of classified information in Hillary Clinton emails that she tried to hide or destroy. This is further evidence of the urgency for the DOJ to finally undertake a complete and legitimate criminal investigation," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. "Attorney General Barr should immediately order a new investigation of the Hillary Clinton email scandal."
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/03/hillary-clinton-and-lanny-davis-tried-to-establish-a-secret-back-channel-to-israel-classified-emails-reveal/
#5829436 at 2019-03-22 19:29:45 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7457: AIPAC vs CAIR Edition
NEW Classified Emails Show Hillary Colluded, Met With Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch; BUT FBI Covered It Up, Then Investigated Gen. Flynn for Similar 'Offense'. Hillary, again, gets away and off free
A newly unearthed batch of heavily redacted, classified emails from Hillary Clinton'spersonal email server revealed that the former secretary of state discussed establishing a "private, 100% off-the-record" back channel to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that one of her top aides warned her that she was in "danger" of being "savaged by Jewish organizations, in the Jewish press and among the phalanx of neoconservative media" as a result of political machinations by "Bibi and the Jewish leadership."
The 756-page group of new documents, revealed Thursday as part of a transparency lawsuit by Judicial Watch, seemingly contradicted Clinton's insistence under oath in 2015that she had turned over all of her sensitive work-related emails to the State Department, and included a slew of classified communications on everything from foreign policy to State Department personnel matters.
The files came from a trove of 72,000 documents the FBI recovered and turned over to the State Department in 2017.
The documents, representing a small proportion of the tens of thousands of emails still unaccounted for from Clinton's server, also underscored the apparently significant political threat that the Obama administration felt it faced at the hands of Israel.
Additionally, according to the email dump, Clinton chatted with former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair about classified foreign policy matters before she was sworn in, aided the application of at least one State Department applicant who was connected to her daughter, Chelsea, and apparently met with Putin-aligned Georgian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili before he became prime minister on a staunchly pro-Russian platform - and with reported help from a Russian interference operation.
Ivanishvili pointedly did not criticize Putin during his campaign, despite Putin's invasion of Georgia years earlier - and in 2012, Ivanishvili made headlines for refusing to meet with Clinton unless it was a one-on-one sitdown.
www.foxnews.com/politics/clinton-in-newly-revealed-classified-emails-discussed-secret-comms-channel-with-israel
Judicial Watch Uncovers MORE Classified Emails in Hillary Clinton's Unsecure Email System
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/new-classified-emails-show-hillary-colluded-met-with-putin-linked-russian-oligarch-but-fbi-covered-it-up-then-investigated-gen-flynn-for-similar-offense-hillary-again-gets-awa/
#5829356 at 2019-03-22 19:23:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7457: AIPAC vs CAIR Edition
Pompeo warns US could curb security ties with Israel over China relations
Secretary's statements come as Israel steps up trade and business ties with Beijing, which has made key investments in Israeli economy, including strategic Haifa port
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a stark warning to Israel on Thursday that the close security ties between the two nations could be reduced over Israel's growing cooperation with China.
Pompeo's warnings came on the same day that the US made an unprecedented show of support for Israel, effectively recognizing its hold on the Golan Heights and having the top US diplomat make a symbolic visit to the Western Wall accompanied by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Nevertheless, Pompeo cautioned that unless Israel re-evaluates its cooperation with China, it could see the US reduce "intelligence sharing and co-location of security facilities."
residence in Jerusalem on March 21, 2019. (Photo by AMIR COHEN / AFP)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a stark warning to Israel on Thursday that the close security ties between the two nations could be reduced over Israel's growing cooperation with China.
Pompeo's warnings came on the same day that the US made an unprecedented show of support for Israel, effectively recognizing its hold on the Golan Heights and having the top US diplomat make a symbolic visit to the Western Wall accompanied by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Nevertheless, Pompeo cautioned that unless Israel re-evaluates its cooperation with China, it could see the US reduce "intelligence sharing and co-location of security facilities."
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Speaking to Israel's Channel 13, Pompeo highlighted the risks posed by China.
"China broadly presents a real opportunity, they are an economic powerhouse and there are lots of opportunities for countries to do business with China. When China behaves transparently, when China is engaged in real economic transactions, we are untroubled," Pompeo said.
However, he warned that China also posed risks, using "debt as a trap" and "engages in spying through its commercial state-owned enterprises and presents risk through its technology systems, companies like Huawei," Pompeo said, adding that these "present real risks to the people of Israel.
"We want to make sure every country is wide-eyed and awake with regard to the policy threats posed by China," he said. "America will have to make decisions too. If certain systems go in certain places then America's efforts to work alongside you will be more difficult, and in some places we wont be able to do so.
"Intelligence sharing might have to be reduced, co-location of security facilities might have to be reduced, we want to make sure countries understand this and know the risks," he said.
It's not the first time the US has warned Israel over its ties with China.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/pompeo-warns-us-could-curb-security-ties-with-israel-over-china-relations/
#5829222 at 2019-03-22 19:12:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7457: AIPAC vs CAIR Edition
WTF?
Israel to hold referendum on replacing Britain in EU
Bibi promises vote on joining the European Union as Brussels says a space is up for grabs when Brexit takes place
Benjamin Netanyahu has promised the Israeli people a referendum on joining the European Union, after Brussels said a space was up for grabs after Britain leaves.
The prime minister, fighting corruption allegations during an election countdown, made the comment during a press conference about the Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Israel in May.
"The EU thinks Israel should replace the UK after March," said Netanyahu, in reply to a question about visits by European countries and reports that some were still considering boycotting the event. "If they want us to replace Britain, it would seem strange to boycott us."
Pressed on Israel's possible membership of the EU, he said: "I will put it to the people of Israel in a referendum after the [Eurovision] show. Brussels is upbeat on the economy.
"It feels the eurozone will enjoy a feast of lots of trade deals in the coming years, which Israel could then be party to, so we need to think about it."
Diplomats and ministers from the UK and Israel have in recent years increasingly stressed their bilateral relations, and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox this year agreed the UK's first post-Brexit trade deal with his Israeli counterpart.
News of the EU's offer, which was pointedly not denied in Brussels, appears to have distracted Israel's attention from Britain in the past few days, as the latest figures showed EU-Israel trade at record levels.
Esther Giaufret, the EU's ambassador to Israel, said: "We are the world's largest internal market, the closest market to Israel and the best business environment. With Israel's innovative and thriving economy, this match makes sense."
The new best friends also launched an online helpdesk to "facilitate trade and investment between the EU and Israel" and to set up a "contact point in the Israeli ministry of economy and industry".
Giaufret was recently named diplomat of the year by the Ambassadors' Club of Israel. The UK's ambassador, David Quarrey, said Giaufret's award was "fully deserved".
https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-hold-referendum-on-replacing-britain-in-eu/
#5825771 at 2019-03-22 14:19:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7452: Hot Crew Swap Edition
A newly released (and heavily redacted) trove of emails reveal at least five more classified emails on Hillary Clinton's private server and includes communications with controversial Clinton confidants, Lanny Davis and Sidney Blumenthal.
According to Fox News, the emails "seemingly contradicted Clinton's insistence under oath in 2015 that she had turned over all of her sensitive work-related emails to the State Department, and included a slew of classified communications on everything from foreign policy to State Department personnel matters."
The documents-obtained by Judicial Watch-also reveal that a Clinton aide warned her that she was in "danger" of being "savaged by Jewish organizations, in the Jewish press and among the phalanx of neoconservative media" as a result of political machinations by "Bibi and the Jewish leadership."
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In one email exchange between Clinton and Lanny Davis, Davis offers to be the private backchannel for Clinton to communicate with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Davis goes on to write, "[N]o one on the planet (other than your wonderful husband) can get this done as well as you...."
LISTEN: Dan discusses the real collusion scandal in the 2016 election involving Ukraine
Clinton responded with classified information, saying "I will reach out to you directly and hope you will continue to do the same w me. The most important issue now is [Redacted B1]."
Judicial Watch also details emails between Clinton and Blumenthal:
On January 29, 2009, Blumenthal emailed Secretary Clinton a memo he titled "Good Cop, Bad Cop", where Blumenthal informs Clinton that his sources tell him that an "attack" on the appointment by Obama of former Sen. George Mitchell as Special Envoy to the Middle East was "coordinated by Jewish institutional leaders and carefully scripted." Also cited is Mitchell's "Arab descent" as making him "politically vulnerable." Blumenthal told Clinton that any conversations she had with Netanyahu "flows directly and instantly back to top (U.S.) Jewish leadership."
https://bongino.com/more-classified-emails-uncovered-from-clintons-private-server/
#5821775 at 2019-03-22 03:54:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7447: Phones Were Allowed In Edition
Clinton, in newly revealed emails, discussed classified foreign policy matters, secretive 'private' comms channel with Israel
A newly unearthed batch of heavily redacted, classified emails from Hillary Clinton's personal email server revealed that the former secretary of state discussed establishing a "private, 100% off-the-record" back channel to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that one of her top aides warned her that she was in "danger" of being "savaged by Jewish organizations, in the Jewish press and among the phalanx of neoconservative media" as a result of political machinations by "Bibi and the Jewish leadership."
The 756-page group of new documents, revealed Thursday as part of a transparency lawsuit by Judicial Watch, seemingly contradicted Clinton's insistence under oath in 2015 that she had turned over all of her sensitive work-related emails to the State Department, and included a slew of classified communications on everything from foreign policy to State Department personnel matters.
The files came from a trove of 72,000 documents the FBI recovered and turned over to the State Department in 2017.
The documents, representing a small proportion of the tens of thousands of emails still unaccounted for from Clinton's server, also underscored the apparently significant political threat that the Obama administration felt it faced at the hands of Israel.
Additionally, according to the email dump, Clinton chatted with former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair about foreign policy before she was sworn in, aided the application of at least one State Department applicant who was connected to her daughter, Chelsea, and apparently met with Putin-aligned Georgian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili before he became prime minister on a staunchly pro-Russian platform – and with reported help from a Russian interference operation. Ivanishvili pointedly did not criticize Putin during his campaign, despite Putin's invasion of Georgia years earlier – and in 2012, Ivanishvili made headlines for refusing to meet with Clinton unless it was a one-on-one sitdown.
Emails between Clinton and Tony Blair, seen here, were released. (Reuters, File)
Clinton's discussions with Blair included a classified 2011 conversation on foreign policy, and another classified, redacted 2011 conversation concerning a "speech." Clinton also apparently discussed job-related topics with Blair on January 16, 2009 – while George W. Bush was still president but after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had approved her for the job. In one email thread with the subject line "Re: Gaza," dated January 16, 2009, Blair said he wanted to have a matter "resolved before Tuesday," apparently referring to Obama's inauguration.
Clinton replied: "Tony - We are finally moving and I am looking forward to talking w you as soon as I'm confirmed, tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest. Your emails are very helpful so pls continue to use this address," hr15@att.blackberry.net."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/clinton-in-newly-revealed-classified-emails-discussed-secret-comms-channel-with-israel
#5820750 at 2019-03-22 02:45:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7446: Thank You, Anon Edition
Clinton, in newly revealed emails, discussed classified foreign policy matters, secretive 'private' comms channel with Israel
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/clinton-in-newly-revealed-classified-emails-discussed-secret-comms-channel-with-israel
A newly unearthed batch of heavily redacted, classified emails from Hillary Clinton's personal email server revealed that the former secretary of state discussed establishing a "private, 100% off-the-record" back channel to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that one of her top aides warned her that she was in "danger" of being "savaged by Jewish organizations, in the Jewish press and among the phalanx of neoconservative media" as a result of political machinations by "Bibi and the Jewish leadership."
Criminal Bitch!
#5819639 at 2019-03-22 01:40:59 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7444: Where Are They Now? Edition
>Trending on Twitter Again
>Was this morning as well
Just weeks before an election in Israel, Trump announced that the US will recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
Trump's move was praised by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is up for re-election amid corruption charges.
twitter.com/TwitterMoments/status/1108783251978620928
#5818716 at 2019-03-22 00:49:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7443: Not So Special Counsel Edition
Israeli leaders gush over Trump's Golan recognition, 'a Purim miracle'
Syria silent as US president says time to 'fully recognize Israel's sovereignty' over plateau; Lapid claims some credit; Bennett fears new demands; Palestinians warn of 'bloodshed'
Israel's leaders on Thursday welcomed US President Donald Trump's announcement that the time had come for the United States to "fully recognize" Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, while the Palestinians warned the move would further destabilize the region and lead to bloodshed.
"After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel's Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability!" Trump tweeted.
There was no immediate reaction from Syria, which has long vowed to recover every inch of the Golan from Israel.
In Israel the move won widespread praise, but coming just weeks before Israel's elections, much of the reaction was framed by the campaign.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led the praise of Trump, calling the move a "new Purim miracle."
Speaking at a press conference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Netanyahu said Trump had "made history."
"I called him. I thanked him on behalf of the people of Israel. He did it again. First, he recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moved the US embassy here. Then, he pulled out of the disastrous Iran treaty and re-imposed sanctions.
"But now he did something of equal historic importance - he recognized Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, and he did so at a time when Iran is trying to use Syria as a platform to attack and destroy Israel. And the message that President Trump has given the world is that America stands by Israel."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-leaders-gush-over-trumps-golan-statement-a-purim-miracle/
#5818686 at 2019-03-22 00:47:36 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7443: Not So Special Counsel Edition
A newly unearthed batch of heavily redacted, classified emails from Hillary Clinton's personal email server revealed that the former secretary of state discussed establishing a "private, 100% off-the-record" back channel to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that one of her top aides warned her that she was in "danger" of being "savaged by Jewish organizations, in the Jewish press and among the phalanx of neoconservative media" as a result of political machinations by "Bibi and the Jewish leadership."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/clinton-in-newly-revealed-classified-emails-discussed-secret-comms-channel-with-israel
#5814078 at 2019-03-21 19:54:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7437: The March Madness Edition
Trump Says Time for US to Recognize Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan
WASHINGTON-President Donald Trump said on Thursday, March 21, it was time to back Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights that Israel seized from Syria in 1967, providing a boost to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the middle of his re-election campaign. "After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognize Israel's Sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Stability!" Trump wrote on Twitter. The recognition of the disputed area, seized by Israel in the Middle East war of 1967, would mark a major shift in U.S. policy a week before Netanyahu arrives in Washington to meet with Trump and address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
It was the most overt move made yet by Trump to help Netanyahu, who faces an April 9 election. Trump remains popular in Israel, and his advisers have been developing a Middle East peace proposal for release sometime after the Israeli elections. Netanyahu has been pressing for the United States to recognize its claim to sovereignty over the Golan Heights. He thanked Trump for the gesture.
The prime minister had been expected to raise the issue with Trump during his visit to Washington next week, an Israeli official said. "At a time when Iran seeks to use Syria as a platform to destroy Israel, President Trump boldly recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Thank you President Trump! @realDonaldTrump," Netanyahu wrote in a tweet.
Israel's annexation of much of the Golan was not endorsed internationally. Netanyahu raised the possibility of U.S. recognition in his first White House meeting with Trump in February 2017. Netanyahu had tried to take White House national security adviser John Bolton to see the region during a January visit, but bad weather forced cancellation of the trip. The Golan announcement could help Trump improve his standing in America's pro-Israel camp, especially among his base of evangelical Christians, just ahead of next week's annual convention in Washington of AIPAC, the nation's most influential pro-Israel lobbying group.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-says-time-for-us-to-recognize-israeli-sovereignty-over-golan_2847910.html
#5813991 at 2019-03-21 19:48:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7437: The March Madness Edition
>>5813960
>we're not twatter faggot
>gtfoh
Naw, I think Ill stay and share POTUS' agenda and decision regarding 'Saving Israel for Last'
Just weeks before an election in Israel, Trump announced that the US will recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
Trump's move was praised by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is up for re-election amid corruption charges.
twitter.com/TwitterMoments/status/1108783251978620928
#5812906 at 2019-03-21 18:30:37 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7436: A Watch/Clock Has Multiple Versions. The Moves and Countermoves Edition
Why could be the connection, if any, of the Israeli land grab and the Israel Supreme Court decision yesterday "striking down" Jewish Supremacy "
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/opinion/articles/2019-03-20/israel-s-high-court-won-t-stand-for-jewish-supremacism
"On the strength of that new law, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, recently wrote that Israel is not a state for all its citizens, but for its Jewish citizens. His interpretation marked the first time an Israeli prime minister publicly suggested that Israelis of non-Jewish origin are second-class citizens."
No coincidences, right?
#5811893 at 2019-03-21 17:27:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7434: EPSTEIN ISLAND [ACCESS] CLOSED Edition
It's time for US to fully recognize Israel's 'sovereignty' over disputed Golan Heights - Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that the time has come for the United States to "fully recognize" Israel's sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, seized from Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967.
In a tweet on Thursday, Trump said the Golan Heights are "of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel" and to "regional security." His decision will be seen as a diplomatic coup for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The move comes after the US State Department dropped the word "occupied" in relation to the Golan Heights in its annual human rights report for 2018 last week. Responding on Twitter, Netanyahu thanked Trump for "boldly recognizing" Israel's sovereignty over the land.
Netanyahu had previously urged top US officials to make the declaration and he is expected to meet with Trump at the White House in the coming days.
https://www.rt.com/news/454428-us-israel-golan-recognize/
Not his to give. Lying Israel firster
#5793697 at 2019-03-20 19:28:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7411: THIS IS NOT A GAME Edition
Israel Has Full 'Freedom of Action' in Countering Iran in Syria - Netanyahu
Israel has previously conducted a series of airstrikes on Syrian territory, damaging its infrastructure under the pretext of fighting Iranian forces in the Arab Republic. Both Damascus and Iran have slammed the air raids, with the latter denying having a military presence except advisers in Syria.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed the country's intention to fight the alleged entrenchment of Iranian forces in Syria, noting that Tel Aviv enjoys having "no limitation to freedom of action" in the Arab Republic, during his address on Israeli TV channels. The prime minister noted that such freedom of action is possible due to support from Washington.
He added that the topic of countering the alleged Iranian military presence in Syria will be one of the topics for discussion with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem.
The statement came ahead of Netanyahu's planned visit to the US later this week, with the situation in Syria being high on the agenda of the upcoming talks with President Donald Trump in wake of US troops' gradual withdrawal from the Arab Republic. Earlier in the day, the US president stated that a total of 400 US troops will remain in Syria, with 200 of them deployed at a location near Israel.
Israel conducted airstrikes on Syrian soil on multiple occasions, claiming to have hit Iranian military targets. One of the recent airstrikes led to the destruction of several buildings at Damascus International Airport.
Damascus and Tehran slammed the airstrikes, urging the international community to take steps to prevent further Israeli attacks. Iran denies having a military presence in the Arab Republic apart from advisers sent in at the request of Damascus and to help it fight terrorist groups.
Relations between Israel and Iran remain strained, as Tehran denies the Jewish state's right to exist and has repeatedly vowed to destroy it.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903201073408508-israel-syria-iran-Netanyahu-usa/
#5793255 at 2019-03-20 19:10:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7410: Redpills Must Be Easy To Swallow Edition
Meeting Pompeo, Netanyahu calls for recognition of Israeli Golan Heights
US secretary of state declares 'unparalleled commitment to Israel's security;' no meetings planned between Washington envoy and Palestinians
Meeting visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the international community to recognize Israeli sovereignty over areas of the Golan Heights.
"Just last week we uncovered efforts by Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, to build a military network in Syria, in the Golan Heights. All of you can imagine what would have happened if Israel were not in the Golan: We would have Iran on the shores of the Sea of Galilee," Netanyahu said at a joint press conference with Pompeo.
"I think, for this reason, and many more, it is time that the international community recognizes Israel's stay on the Golan, and the fact that the Golan will always remain part of the State of Israel."
https://www.timesofisrael.com/meeting-pompeo-Netanyahu-calls-for-recognition-of-israeli-golan-heights/
#5790021 at 2019-03-20 16:11:16 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7406: Censorship On Twitter Is No Accident Edition
>>5790002
>https://twitter.com/WashTimes/status/1108399118085509120
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/20/Benjamin-Netanyahu-israeli-pm-visit-white-house-ne/
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to visit White House next week
#5789935 at 2019-03-20 16:03:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7406: Censorship On Twitter Is No Accident Edition
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-visit-prime-minister-Benjamin-Netanyahu-israel/
#5789862 at 2019-03-20 15:56:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7406: Censorship On Twitter Is No Accident Edition
>>5789782
President Donald J. Trump will welcome Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the White House from March 25 to 26, 2019. The President and the Prime Minister will discuss their countries' shared interests and actions in the Middle East during a working meeting on March 25. The President will also host the Prime Minister for dinner on March 26.
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#5789779 at 2019-03-20 15:49:46 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7406: Censorship On Twitter Is No Accident Edition
>>5789755
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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel
President Donald J. Trump will welcome Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to the White House from March 25 to 26, 2019. The President and the Prime Minister will discuss their countries' shared interests and actions in the Middle East during a working meeting on March 25. The President will also host the Prime Minister for dinner on March 26.
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#5776134 at 2019-03-19 20:12:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7388: Missions Forward Edition
AIPAC Is Coming to Town - Again! Yet Another Concession to Netanyahu Prior to Israel Elections
And the Israelis are having an election
The Trump Administration has delivered yet another concession to Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the eve of parliamentary elections: the Israeli military occupation of much of the Palestinian West Bank and of the Golan Heights will no longer be referred to in official U.S. government documents as an occupation. America's so-called Ambassador to Israel is a former Trump lawyer named David Friedman who is more involved in serving Israel than the United States. He personally supports the view that the illegal Jewish settlements are legitimately part of Israel, choosing to ignore their growth even though it has long been U.S. policy to oppose them. He has also long sought to change the State Department's language on the Israeli control of the West Bank and Golan Heights, being particularly concerned about the expression "occupied," which has legal implications. Now he appears to have won that fight, to the delight of the Netanyahu government.
And the expunging of "occupied" might be only the first of many gifts intended to bolster Netanyahu's chances. Senator Lindsey Graham, who also boasts of his close ties to the Israeli Prime Minister, intends to initiate legislative action to go one step further and compel the United States to actually recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, the Syrian territory that was annexed after fighting in 1967, but which has not been recognized as part of Israel by any other country or international body. If a vote on the bill is pushed forward and goes as expected virtually unanimously as the subject before congress is Israel, it would hugely benefit Bibi. Some sources are also predicting that recognition of the Golan Heights could easily lead to U.S. government recognition of Israel's sovereignty over much of the West Bank.
Israel's election is scheduled for April 9th, so there is still plenty of time for additional mischief. There have even been suggestions in the Israeli media that Netanyahu just might escalate fighting with any one or more of a number of its neighbors to enhance his wartime leader credentials. That Gaza will be pummeled is a certainty and Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria is probably also in the gun-sights. An uncorroborated report last week out of Israel claimed that Hezbollah is operating a "terror cell" in Syria close to the border with Israel. It would serve as a pretext for a bit of military action and America's own congress-critters would immediately be jumping up and down expressing their support for Israel's right to "defend itself." The big prize for Netanyahu would, of course, be success at getting the United States to attack Iran and one can bet that Mossad is cranking up "false flag" plans to bring about such an eventuality while also making it look like the Mullahs were at fault.
Netanyahu, bedeviled by corruption charges against him, is otherwise sinking into his usual pre-election mode, which is to outflank nearly everyone on the intransigent right of Israeli politics. He has entered into a coalition with the openly racist Kahanist party Otzma Yehudit, which most Israelis consider to be close to a Jewish version of fascism as it advocates, among other policies, the forceful expulsion of all Arabs.
Benjamin Netanyahu is also looking for a boost through his attendance at the annual American Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC) summit, which is being held in Washington from March 24-26. The theme of the conference is, unfortunately, "Connected for Good," which is clearly a boast by AIPAC rather than an admission of the shameful reality that has been delivered to the American people by a groveling and subservient congress and White House. Co-opting the United States is what it is all about, with the promotional material promising an "UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE : The AIPAC Policy Conference is the largest gathering of America's pro-Israel community. The conference is a celebration of the U.S.-Israel partnership and the premier opportunity for every attendee to lobby their Congressional office to advance the U.S.-Israel relationship. The Policy Conference is also a rich educational experience and inspirational booster shot. Attendees will hear keynote speeches by American and Israeli leaders, attend intimate educational sessions, and be wowed by moving stories of U.S.-Israel partnerships, Israeli heroism, and groundbreaking Israeli innovations that are changing our world."
https://www.globalresearch.ca/aipac/5671933
#5775653 at 2019-03-19 19:38:04 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7387: Brazilian Moon Probe Edition
https://ahtribune.com/us/israelgate/2447-israeli-spying-on-trump.html
It is ironic that the Robert Mueller investigation into possible collusion between the Russian government and the Donald Trump campaign continues to turn up nothing while the evidence of Israeli interference in the U.S. political system continues to surface without any outrage being expressed by either the media or American politicians.
The most recent revelationconcerns a payment of $10,000 given to former Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos in an Israeli hotel room in July 2017. A self-described Israeli businessman named Charles Tawil provided the money at the meeting, which was set up after Tawil flew to the Greek island Mykonos, where he met Papadopoulos and invited him to come to Israel to discuss some possible business relating to an oil and gas project in the Aegean Sea. Papadopoulos had met Tawil through an Israeli "political strategist" David Ha'ivri, who is a hard-line Israeli settler with close ties to the government of Benjamin Netanyahu. Papadopoulos agree to do so, leaving his wife Simona in Greece.
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Together the Papadopoulos and Flynn tales suggest that it was Israel, not Russia, that sought to both collude with and even spy on the Trump Administration, which should surprise no one. Unfortunately, in spite of the evidence, the possibility that the "interference" will ever be subject to any Congressional investigation remains extremely unlikely.
#5737668 at 2019-03-17 18:56:09 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7338 TeamBaking for the WIN Edition
Pompeo to visit Israel, Lebanon, Kuwait to bolster anti-Iranian drive
While in Jerusalem, Pompeo is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in spite of the close proximity of his visit to Israel's April 9th election.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to push back against Iran's "maligned" regional interests by visiting Israel, Kuwait and Lebanon this week.
"In each of those places, [we have] a different mission set, but the common thing in each of those places is helping those countries bolster their efforts to push back against the Islamic Republic of Iran," Pompeo told Fox and Friends on Friday as he described his March 19-23 visit to the Middle East.
In a briefing with reporters in Washington, a senior State Department official said, "Obviously we have an overarching regional and trans-regional objective of constraining, throttling back, ultimately rolling back the malign adventures, influence, presence of Iran's forces."
The official added that this included their "proxy and associated forces throughout the region," such as in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.
While in Jerusalem, Pompeo is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in spite of the close proximity of his visit to Israel's April 9 election.
Former US president Barack Obama had refused to meet with Netanyahu prior to the 2015 election so that he would not be seen as interfering with the Israeli election.
The Trump administration has not held that same view point, with US President Donald Trump also set to meet with Netanyahu in Washington at the end of the month.
The senior officials dismissed questions on the topic from reporters during the briefing.
https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Pompeo-to-visit-Israel-Lebanon-Kuwait-to-bolster-anti-Iranian-drive-583666
Look at the digits for this ^^^^^ article, you can't make this shit up
#5723608 at 2019-03-16 19:52:17 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7320: The Harlot And The Thief Edition
Israel journalist facing trial for calling soldiers who beat Palestinians 'animals'
An Israeli journalist who called Israeli army soldiers "animals" for beating a Palestinian father and son in custody is to face trial.
Oshrat Kotler, a journalist with Israel's Channel 13, is to face trial on charges of incitement, incrimination of suspects, failure to grant a right of reply and more after she called several soldiers accused of beating two Palestinians in custody "human animals", the Jerusalem Post reported.
Speaking on the channel's news programme in February, Kotler said:
When you send your children to the [Israeli] army, they are kids. You send them to the [occupied Palestinian] territories, and they come back as human animals. This is the result of the occupation.
Her comments allegedly prompted complaints from thousands of viewers, as well as complaints to Israel's Press Council, an independent body established to safeguard press freedoms and outline journalism ethics. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also responded to Kotler's comments, saying her words "deserve every condemnation" and that he is "proud of the [Israeli army] soldiers and loves them very much."
She now faces trial and will appear at a court hearing, though it is unclear when she will be summoned.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190311-israel-journalist-facing-trial-for-calling-soldiers-who-beat-palestinians-animals/
#5714241 at 2019-03-16 03:14:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7308: Over The Target Edition
Pompeo Heads to Israel Ahead of Contested Election
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to head to Israel next week ahead of a contested Israeli election that is seen as no guarantee for longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The timing of Pompeo's trip has generated much speculation about whether he is throwing the Trump administration's support behind Netanyahu as he is locked in the race of his political career, an election being followed closely across the Middle East as it could reshape the Jewish state's government at a critical juncture in the United States's regional fight to thwart Iran and its terrorist proxies.
Pompeo, State Department officials said, has no plan to wade into Israel's election, with sources saying his talks with Netanyahu and other senior Israeli diplomats will focus on the destabilizing role Hezbollah plays in Lebanon, another country Pompeo is slated to visit while in the region. With the Israeli elections heating up, Israel has experienced a rash of terrorist attacks in recent days, making Pompeo's appearance in the Jewish state all the more remarkable. Sources expect the secretary of state to affirm Israel's right to self defense and, in private meetings, discuss aiding the Israeli military's efforts to combat Hezbollah, which still asserts control in Lebanon. However, Pompeo is facing a tricky diplomatic hurdle during his trip: How to convince concerned Israeli leaders the United States is combatting Hezbollah at the same time is provides the Lebanese Armed Forces with weaponry (LAF), some of which has made its way to Hezbollah militants embedded in that fighting force.
"The secretary will meet with a range of senior Israeli officials," a senior State Department official, speaking only on background, told reporters. "We'll be talking about regional issues, obviously, discussing the challenges posed to the region, to Israel, to the United States by Iran and by Iranian proxies. The secretary will reaffirm both privately and publicly during that visit our unwavering commitment to Israel's security and its right to self-defense." Asked why Pompeo has chosen to arrive in Israel while the country's elections are unfolding, the State Department emphasized that U.S.-Israeli cooperation on various military situations cannot stop. "Obviously, in those discussions the secretary will be discussing quite directly the challenges posed by Iran, its illicit activities, its threatening behaviors, Lebanese Hizballah, their illicit activities and threatening behaviors, and how this all plays for a promising future-or against-for the people of Lebanon," the senior State Department official said.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/pompeo-heads-to-israel-ahead-of-contested-election/
#5710785 at 2019-03-16 00:05:05 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7304: Dossier Hot Potato Edition
Colluding in War Crimes: Britain's Unreported Military Alliance with Israel
The rapidly declining living conditions in the Gaza Strip and occupied territories has endangered the most basic of internationally recognised of human rights, as children continue to be collateral damage in what can be boiled down to a political standoff. The difference to almost all modern countries is that Israel uses extreme force to break the deadlock.
It is now sadly a fact that more children than Palestinian fighters are being killed in the offensive on Gaza by the state of Israel. This in itself should be shocking until you see the numbers. 28 per cent killed are five years and under, 92 per cent are sixteen and under with 8 per cent aged 17 and 18 - but still classed as minors. More babies aged under 24 months die than those aged over 16 years.
Then there are the incarcerations. The Isreali Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories records them. It shows that in the ten years from 2008 to 2018 - a staggering 2,370 children have been sent to Israeli prisons. At the end of January 2019, 209 Palestinian children were held in Israeli prisons as security detainees and prisoners.
In January this year, the General Federation of Palestinian Trade Unions (PGFTU) warned that the poverty rate in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 80 per cent for the wider population. The numbers for mental health problems, access to health care or the basics such as access to clean water, electricity and sanitation are dire.
It shames Britain, that a country, ranked by the World Justice Project as the 8th most law-abiding country in the world actively supports a regime with weapons of death and destruction, described by organisations such as War on Want and the United Nations as an apartheid state. Others, including Human Rights Watch, accuse Israel of war crimes against defenceless Palestinians.
To enable that support, a media blackout is required in Britain. Here, Mark Curtis unravels the grizzly truth of Britain's involvement in this ghastly and illegal aggression and what is really going on behind the scenes.
Image on the right: International Trade Secretary Liam Fox meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Source: gov.uk)
https://www.globalresearch.ca/msm-blackout-britains-unreported-military-alliance-israel/5671588
#5694577 at 2019-03-15 05:17:51 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7283: TODAY is FRIDAY Edition
IDF hits more than 100 Hamas targets in Gaza after rockets fired at Tel Aviv
Palestinians fire 5 rockets at Israeli communities along Gaza border, Iron Dome intercepts 3; Israeli strikes come after 2 rockets fired at Tel Aviv for first time since 2014 war
Israeli war planes hit over 100 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in a night of strikes after two rockets were fired at Tel Aviv for the first time since the 2014 war, the IDF said.
The strikes came after an urgent late night consultation between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense chiefs in Tel Aviv. "Decisions were taken," an Israeli official said without elaborating.
Shortly after the strikes began the IDF issued a statement saying the "Hamas terror group carried out the rocket fire." Hamas has denied it was behind the move.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-launches-airstrikes-on-gaza-after-rockets-fired-at-tel-aviv/
Genocide
#5690263 at 2019-03-15 01:46:38 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7277: Surprised By Ingenuity Edition
In Israel normalising violence takes precedence over targeted assassinations
One outcome is certain when it comes to the forthcoming Israeli elections - Gaza will remain a top target for the new government. Amid the sparring between contenders for the elections, former IDF chief Benny Gantz declared he would implement Israel's policy of targeted assassinations against Hamas leaders if elected, and if necessary.
His comments sought to counter Education Minister Naftali Bennett's remarks over "Operation Protective Edge" in 2014, in which the latter used derogatory language to criticise Gantz's decisions which, according to Bennett, endangered the lives of Israeli soldiers. Bennett alleged that Gantz would be Hamas' preferable leadership option. This claim is also being supported by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has stated that Gantz's party would make "significant concessions to the Palestinians."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190314-in-israel-normalising-violence-take-precedence-over-targeted-assassinations/
#5684904 at 2019-03-14 21:09:42 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7271: D’s] PREP TO STEAL 2020 ELECTIONS Edition
Netanyahu Convenes Urgent Meeting With Military After Missile Attack on Tel Aviv
Earlier in the day, Israeli media reported that at least two missiles had been fired from the Gaza Strip toward the Tel Aviv area and that air raid sirens were triggered in the city. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed that air raid sirens in Tel Aviv had sounded for the first time since summer 2014.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has convened an urgent meeting with senior military officials in order to plan the response to the recent attack, AP reports.
Late on Thursday, two missiles were purportedly fired from Gaza. Local media reported that there were sounds similar to those of an explosion near Tel Aviv.
An Israeli military spokesman cited by Reuters said the incident was under investigation.
According to media reports, one rocket was intercepted by the anti-missile Iron Dome system, while another landed in an uninhabited area. There are no reports of injuries so far.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903141073246845-natanyahu-convenes-urgent-meeting-military-attack-tel-aviv/
No-qne buys your bullshit anymore Israel, U R looking for an excuse to go kill children in Gaza and start a larger war to save your EVIL ass
#5681839 at 2019-03-14 19:14:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7267: AUTISTS SAVING THE WORLD Edition
Here's how AIPAC could lose its bipartisan status
The American Israeli Public Action Committee has managed to work with Democrats and Republicans alike. Will that change now that Israel has tacked to the right?
The American Israeli Public Action Committee, widely known as AIPAC, has managed to remain bipartisan for nearly 70 years. Its membership is divided roughly equally between Democrats and Republicans. Leaders from across the American political spectrum - everyone from Vice President Mike Pence to Sen. Kamala Harris - have spoken at the influential lobbying group's conferences.
But as a political scientist who teaches and writes about U.S. foreign policy and Middle East politics, I have been observing changing political landscapes within the United States and Israel. Growing competition between AIPAC and J Street, a relatively new pro-Israeli lobbying group, along with changes in how American Jews regard increasingly hardline and conservative Israeli policies, reflect a growing partisan split. I believe that ultimately these changes could make AIPAC's agenda more attractive to Republicans than to Democrats, with potentially significant consequences for American-Israeli relations.
Social welfare
AIPAC is a nonprofit that promotes close ties between the U.S. and Israeli governments. It lobbies members of Congress directly, organizes trips to Israel for legislators across party lines, and hosts an annual conference at which a prominent lineup of American and foreign leaders speak. The American Israel Education Foundation, a charity that operates as a branch of AIPAC, supports its educational activities and funds trips to Israel for lawmakers and what it calls "other political influentials."
Although he is campaigning for re-election and is slated to be indicted by Israel's attorney general for corruption, Benjamin Netanyahu will address attendees at AIPAC's upcoming annual conference in Washington that begins March 24. The Israeli settler leader Oded Revivi has told the Israeli media that he will also be on the roster, as has Benny Gantz - Netanyahu's rival in the upcoming elections.
One thing that AIPAC does not do, despite suggestions to the contrary, is directly finance political campaigns. Perhaps the confusion owes something to its name. The letters "P-A-C" typically signify that a group is a political action committee, or PAC, whose purpose is to raise campaign cash. The "PAC" in AIPAC is different. As a social welfare group, technically known as a 501(c)(4) organization under the tax code, it is primarily devoted to legislative advocacy through lobbying, activism and education.
AIPAC does, however, connect sympathetic candidates to a formidable base of donors, who may then contribute directly to political campaigns.
The U.S. is home to the world's largest Jewish population, estimated at 5.7 million as of 2010. It is an ideologically and politically diverse group and not uniformly represented by AIPAC. According to the group's own website, not all of the organization's 100,000 members are Jewish.
https://www.alternet.org/2019/03/heres-how-aipac-could-lose-its-bipartisan-status/
#5678191 at 2019-03-14 15:53:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7262: THE END IS NEAR Edition
>>5677984
>Will Dick Cheney, Benjamin Netanyahu et al. be Finally Be Brought To Justice?
that would be gratifying
#5677984 at 2019-03-14 15:37:10 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7262: THE END IS NEAR Edition
Lawyers' Committee 'Names Names' In New 9/11 Grand Jury Filing
>The Petition Supplement filed today, building on the prior-filed evidence of "what" crimes were committed during this tragedy, focuses on the "who," "why," and "how" of these yet-to-be prosecuted crimes.
>That evidence included independent scientific laboratory analysis of WTC dust samples showing the presence of high-tech explosives and/or incendiaries; numerous first-hand reports by First Responders of seeing and hearing explosions at the World Trade Center on 9/11; expert analysis of seismic evidence that explosions occurred at the WTC towers on 9/11 both prior to the airplane impacts and prior to the building collapses; and expert analysis and testimony by architects, engineers, and scientists concluding that the rapid onset symmetrical near-free-fall acceleration collapse of these three WTC high rise buildings on 9/11 exhibited the key characteristics of controlled demolition.
Will Dick Cheney, Benjamin Netanyahu et al. be Finally Be Brought To Justice?
Sauce: https://www.ae911truth.org/news/512-lawyers-name-names-of-persons-with-material-information-in-9-11-grand-jury-filing
#5675361 at 2019-03-14 08:56:22 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7258: Trust POTUS Edition
US report drops references to 'occupation' of Palestine, now it's 'Israeli-controlled'
In the latest annual global human rights report, the US has stopped using the term "occupied" when talking about areas of Palestine controlled by Israel, including the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Gaza.
In a report by the State Department intended to detail data regarding human rights around the globe in 2018, the US has decided to alter the words it uses to describe the situation in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel, opting for what seems to be more neutral language.
This decision comes despite the fact that the word "occupation" is official terminology approved by the United Nations and how the US had formerly described the territories in question.
The administration said that the change in rhetoric does not imply any policy changes, but were otherwise unclear about their reasons for the new phrasing.
The report appears to reflect the sentiments of a meeting between Senator Lindsey Graham, US ambassador to Israel David Friedman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, where the three discussed plans to work towards US recognition of the Golan Heights as a part of Israel.
"Working with Senator [Ted] Cruz, I will start an effort to recognize the Golan as part of the State of Israel now and forever," Graham said in light of the meeting.
Last November, the US voted against a UN resolution condemning Israel's occupation of the Golan heights for the first time ever. The vote was 151 to 2, with the US and Israel the only opponents of the declaration.
Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981, a move condemned by the UN and rejected by the international community. UN Resolution 2334 calls Israeli settlement activity on the territory a "flagrant violation" of international law with "no legal validity."
https://www.rt.com/news/453757-israel-palestine-us-occupation/
#5667754 at 2019-03-13 23:50:15 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7248: RIP Sergeant James H. Locklear Edition
Erdogan lashes out at Netanyahu as tyrant, child murderer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu a "tyrant" who kills Palestinian children, as a heated war of words between the two officials continues.
"Hey Netanyahu, behave yourself. You are a tyrant, you are a tyrant who massacred seven-year-old Palestinian children," Erdogan told supporters in capital Ankara.
The remarks were a direct response to Netanyahu's attacks earlier in the day, who called the Turkish head of state a "dictator" and "a joke" who put journalists in jail.
The fiery exchanges began a day earlier, when Turkey denounced Netanyahu for his "blatant racism" against Arab Israelis after the rightist premier said the occupied Palestinian territories only belonged to the Jewish people and not all citizens.
"Turkey's dictator Erdogan attacks Israel's democracy while Turkish journalists and judges fill his prisons," Netanyahu wrote in an Instagram post. "What a joke!"
In his remarks on Wednesday, Erdogan pointed to Israel's ongoing violent crackdown on Palestinians in Jerusalem al-Quds, denouncing Israeli security forces for entering a "holy place."
"Do not provoke. Look, we have not oppressed any of the Jews in this country. We have not done anything you did to any synagogues here. Don't provoke us. We will not fall into this trap," he warned Netanyahu.
Ibrahim Kalin, Erdogan's spokesman, also reacted to Netanyahu's attacks, saying the Israeli PM was mad at Erdogan "for exposing him.
"The apartheid state he leads occupies Palestinian lands, kills women & children & imprisons Palestinians in their own land," he wrote. "Lies and pressure will not hide your crimes."
Meanwhile, Turkish Presidency Communications Director Fahrettin Altun also lashed out on Wednesday at remarks by Israel's prime minister targeting the Turkish leader.
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results," Altun said, referring to a well-known quote from renowned scientist Albert Einstein.
https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/03/13/590969/Turkey-Erdogan-Netanyahu-tyrant
#5652649 at 2019-03-13 03:31:27 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7229: Its Tappening Edition
>>5652498
Benjamin Netanyahu Is Considering Legalizing Weed to Court Voters
By Ivan Levingston
March 12, 2019, 8:47 AM EDT Updated on March 12, 2019, 11:25 AM EDT
Benjamin Netanyahu is reaching out for the stoner vote.
The Israeli prime minister said he's looking into legalizing cannabis in an interview Monday on his Likud party's Facebook newscast. He's weighing embracing pot as polls show the new Zehut party that supports marijuana legalization gaining steam.
Medical cannabis stocks surged.
Young voters have voiced support for Zehut, particularly after Green Leaf, a perennial pro-legalization contender that never made it into parliament, sat out April 9 elections. Zehut appears to be grazing the electoral threshold, but if it doesn't get in, the lost votes could cost the prime minister's right-wing bloc parliamentary seats.
Netanyahu is in a tight race with the Blue & White bloc led by former military chief Benny Gantz as criminal charges threaten the prime minister. Israel's attorney general announced last month that he intends to charge Netanyahu with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, pending a hearing where he can plead his case.
Israel's local cannabis industry has been blooming, with the government approving medical cannabis exports this January. Officials have estimated exports could bring in as much as 1 billion shekels ($276 million) a year in tax revenue.
Stocks in InterCure Ltd., an Israeli pharmaceutical holding company whose largest asset is a producer of medical cannabis, were up 4.6 percent in trading in Tel Aviv on Tuesday afternoon. A smaller cannabis producer, Tefen, climbed 16 percent.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-12/Netanyahu-dangles-weed-for-tokers-as-pro-pot-party-polls-high
#5643455 at 2019-03-12 19:21:41 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7217: Do Unicorns Exist? Edition
Netanyahu: Sending Money to Hamas Key to Keeping Palestinians Divided
Says those against Palestinian statehood should be for funding Hamas
Likud officials are reporting that during a Monday meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued in favor of continuing to allow funding to be transferred to Hamas, arguing that it is the bes way to keep the Palestinians divided.
This seems to fall neatly into the category of Israeli policies that have fairly obviously been in place, but which officials don't publicly talk about. With the election looming, Netanyahu is increasingly frank about his efforts to undercut Palestinian statehood, and his conviction that Israeli is not a state for all of its people, but only for Jews.
Indeed, Netanyahu argued in this case that those opposed to Palestinian statehood should be in favor of continuing to fund Hamas, as it keeps them and the Palestinian Authority divided. This division is often cited by Israel as a reason Palestine can't exist.
Palestinian division is not something Israel just sort of favors, but rather something that's been pursued as formal policy for decades. Indeed, the early groundwork in founding Hamas was heavily lain by Israel themselves, with an eye toward splitting the Palestinians along secularist and Islamist lines.
This is a major reason why every international attempt at Palestinian unity, and talk of a Hamas-Fatah rapprochement with free elections in the occupied territories is met with Israeli opposition. It's not, as officials would claim, that Hamas is untrustworthy. Rather, it is that if Hamas is part of a united Palestine, they aren't doing the job Israel created them for.
https://news.antiwar.com/2019/03/11/Netanyahu-sending-money-to-hamas-key-to-keeping-palestinians-divided/
#5630105 at 2019-03-11 23:14:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7200: Historic Results Edition
Gantz: We're willing to sit in government with 'anyone Jewish and Zionist'
Blue and White leader appears to rule out future coalition with Arab parties; calls on Netanyahu to resign, as pre-trial hearing scheduled to be held before July
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz on Monday said he was open to sitting in a coalition with "anyone Jewish and Zionist," apparently ruling out non-Jewish minorities as potential partners.
Speaking to a crowd of some 500 people in the southern city of Beersheba - and facing questions from the public for the first time - Gantz also called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign over the mounting corruption allegations against him.
The former IDF chief of staff discussed the prospects of future coalition partnerships as Netanyahu faced accusations of racism for suggesting that Arab Israelis have no place in Israel's government.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/gantz-were-willing-to-sit-in-government-with-anyone-jewish-and-zionist/
#5626938 at 2019-03-11 20:19:30 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7196: [-8] — Justitia Was a Smart & Beautiful Woman Edition
Netanyahu: Israel is the state of 'Jewish people alone'
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is the homeland "only of the Jewish people," in a new jab at the country's Arab minority ahead of April's election. Netanyahu on Sunday addressed "slightly confused people" after an Israeli celebrity defended the rights of Israel's Arab population. Arabs comprise about 20 percent of Israel's 9 million residents. They have full citizenship rights but have faced decades of discrimination.
On Saturday, actress Rotem Sela denounced Netanyahu's frequent talking point that his political rival will form a government with Arab political parties. "When the hell will someone in this government tell the public that Israel is a country of all its citizens," Sela wrote on Instagram. Netanyahu responded: Israel "is the national state, not of all its citizens, but only of the Jewish people."
https://www.foxnews.com/world/Netanyahu-israel-is-the-state-of-jewish-people-alone
#5624542 at 2019-03-11 16:59:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7193: Time to end their virtue-signaling: Call'em Out for What They Are Edition
https://www.rt.com/news/453514-wonderwoman-Netanyahu-gal-gadot-israel/
Wonder Woman v Bibi? Gal Gadot comes to rescue of TV host berated by Israeli PM
Gal Gadot, has swooped in to defend a TV host who came under fire from Benjamin Netanyahu for suggesting Israel is not for Jews alone.
The movie star spoke out after the prime minister criticized Israeli television presenter Rotem Sela for expressing solidarity with Arab-Israelis and arguing that Israel is a country "for all its citizens."
Netanyahu later issued a rebuke of Sela's comments, stating that "Israel is not a state of all its citizens. According to the Nation-State Law that we passed, Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people, and them alone."
"Love thy neighbor as thyself," Gadot wrote in Hebrew. "It's not an issue of Right or Left, Jew or Arab, secular or religious. It's an issue of dialogue, of dialogue for peace, for equality, for tolerance between one another."
Gadot added that the "responsibility to grow hope and light for a better future for our children is on us. Rotem, my sister, you are an inspiration to us all."
#5613173 at 2019-03-10 23:20:52 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7178: The Uncuckening Edition
Trump says he'd poll at 98 percent if he ran to be Israel's prime minister: report
President Trump reportedly told a group of Republican National Committee donors on Friday night that he'd poll at 98 percent if he ran be Israel's next prime minister.
Axios, citing three unnamed sources who heard Trump's comments, reported Sunday that the president made the statement while speaking to a group of RNC donors at Mar-a-Lago.
The news outlet reported that security guards required attendees to place their cell phones in magnetized pouches to prevent possible leaks of Trump's speech.
The three sources told Axios that Trump discussed a range of matters during his speech and drew laughter from the audience on a number of topics. Trump reportedly highlighted how much his administration has done for Israel, pointing to the decision to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
He later claimed that he'd received widespread support if he ran for Israel's prime minister position. Benjamin Netanyahu has served as prime minister since 2009. Elections for the next Knesset session will be held next month.
Trump also reportedly took aim at Democrats during his speech, allegedly saying that he didn't understand how any Jewish person could vote for a Democrat.
"The Democrats hate Jewish people," Trump allegedly said when discussing the controversy surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) comments about Israel and the Democratic Party's response.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill on Trump's alleged comments.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/433419-trump-says-hed-poll-at-98-percent-if-he-ran-to-be-israel-prime
#5609856 at 2019-03-10 18:51:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7174: The Sunday Watch Edition
Israel hammers Gaza for 3rd night in 'vigorous response' ordered by Netanyahu
Israel continues to pound Hamas targets in retaliation for cross-border attacks from Gaza, as the IDF carries out a "very vigorous response" against the militants, ordered by the Prime Minister as he gears up for his re-election.
IDF fighter jets and other aircraft struck several Hamas targets, including a military compound in the north of the strip and two naval vessels belonging to the group, the army said in a statement. There were no immediate reports of Palestinian casualties from the strikes which occurred at around 1:30am local time on Sunday.
The military said the raids, carried out for a third night in a row, was launched in response to mortar shell attack in southern Israel on Saturday night, as well as "continuing terror activities from the Strip, including balloon explosives" in the last several days.
Reiterating that Hamas bears responsibility for everything that goes on inside the Gaza Strip, the IDF vowed to act "vigorously" against any attacks or provocation, a day after thousands of Palestinians marked the 50th week of the Great Return March protests.
Cross-border tensions along the border fence have witnessed an uptick ahead of the Knesset elections on April 9, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take a decisive stand this week. "Hamas must understand that [the IDF] will respond to any manifestation of aggression with double the force," the Prime Minister explained on Thursday, vowing a "very vigorous response" from Israel.
https://www.rt.com/news/453444-israel-strikes-gaza-attacks/
#5609759 at 2019-03-10 18:41:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7173: Tom Fitton: The Guns Of Justice Edition
Analysis Ilhan Omar and the anti-Israel American Left Would Be Next to Nothing Without Benjamin Netanyahu
His ethnocentric nationalism, rejection of Obama, embrace of Trump and disdain for U.S. Jews accelerates the erosion of Democratic support for Israel
Chemi Shalev Mar 10, 2019 8:11 PM
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The Israeli media has been too busy covering the election campaign and the criminal indictments against Benjamin Netanyahu to pay much attention to the Ilhan Omar controversy gripping U.S. politics. Even…
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-ilhan-omar-and-the-anti-israel-american-left-would-be-nothing-without-Netanyahu-1.7004373?utm_source=Push_Notification&utm_medium=web_push&utm_campaign=General
distractions is all these girls are hired to do. if they could only strip down while destroying america we could have a good laugh
#5605623 at 2019-03-10 10:30:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7168: Something Very Serious To FEAR Edition
well this should serve Ilhan omars narrative
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'Israel Belongs to Jews Alone': Netanyahu Responds to TV Star Who Said Arabs Are Equal Citizens
Prime minister responds to Rotem Sela, who in her Instagram story criticized culture minister's warning against Arab parties: 'Arabs, too, God help us, are human beings'
Haaretz Mar 10, 2019 12:23 PM
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday the State of Israel belongs to the Jewish people alone, this in response to a comment by Israeli actress Rotem Sela, who wrote on social media that Israel is a…
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-belongs-to-jews-alone-Netanyahu-responds-to-tv-star-on-arab-equality-1.7003348?utm_source=Push_Notification&utm_medium=web_push&utm_campaign=General
#5591262 at 2019-03-09 18:13:02 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7150: Gilets Jaunes: Acte 17 Edition
Netanyahu's Re-Election Chances Will Determine Whether He Starts War With Syria
Syria and its allies are preparing their missiles for a forthcoming battle with Israel if Tel Aviv decides to open fire against significant military positions under the control of the Syrian army.
Well informed sources say that "it all depends on the direction the Israeli elections will take. If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu estimates his chances are high enough to win a second term, then he will not venture any time soon into a new confrontation with Syria and its allies. The date of the next battle will be postponed." The sources further told me, "But, if he believes he will lose the election, then the possibility of his initiating a battle becomes very high."
The sources explained: "A serious battle between Israel on one hand and Syria and Iran on the other would be sufficient enough to postpone the elections. Netanyahu doesn't have many choices: either he wins the election and postpones the corruption court case against him, or he goes to jail".
US European Command (EUCOM) recently send military airplanes, along with 200 US servicemen carrying THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense systems to be deployed in southern Israel. The official reason for deployment of this very modern and sophisticated system is said to be preparation for a joint drill between Israel and the US.
THAAD will enhance the already existing Israeli anti-missile interception defense systems. These are "Iron Dome" for short-range, "David Sling" for tactical missiles and "The Arrow" for intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The sources said: "The US doesn't trust the Israeli system, and thus the THAAD system was deployed to hunt down any missiles launched by the Syrian or Iranian forces deployed in Syria as these promised in case of a battle triggered and provoked by Netanyahu. Both Syria and Iran promised immediate retaliation if Israel bombs any significant military positions in those countries. This is why the US has decided to take part in this confrontation, convinced that any future battle will be devastating for all parties".
A brief explainer of the multiple corruption charges Netanyahu is facing can be found below:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-09/Netanyahus-re-election-chances-will-determine-whether-he-starts-war-syria
#5582093 at 2019-03-09 01:07:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7138: Dramatic Cohen Edition
Israeli Navy Ready To Block Iranian Oil Transit, US-backed Forces Starve Refugees In Syria
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham will continue its attacks on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian forces around Idlib province, a spokesman for the terrorist group said in an official video message released on March 6. Abu Khalid al-Shami threatened that the SAA and Russian forces with "long dark nights" and "black days stained with blood."
This statement came in response to a recent resumption of SAA strikes on terror infrastructure of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies in the province.
An acute humanitarian crisis is developing in the Rukban refugee camp, which is located near the US military garrison in al-Tanf. On March 5, the Russian Defense Ministry released satellite images showing the real living conditions in the camp.
A waste deposit is located in close proximity to the living accommodations.
A notable part of the camp is tents and sheds, which means that no conditions allowing a permanent residence of thousands of people have been created.
No subsistence warehouses or meal stations are being observed.
Food and other goods can be get only in pop-up markets controlled by militants.
The Russian military said that US-backed forces are preventing civilians from leaving the site. It stressed that the Rukban area is no more a refugee camp. It is a reservation area with hostages.
The Russian side pointed out that the US military is opposing to the evacuation of civilians and spreading rumors that they will be persecuted by the Damascus government. US-backed militants demand notable sums in USD from people who want to leave the camp.
The statement added that about 35,000 people have declared their readiness to return to the government-controlled part of the country.
Earlier in March, Deputy Spokesperson of the US State Department said that Washington is against the Syrian-Russian plan to evacuate people from the area because it does not meet "protection standards". Nonetheless, he did not point out what standards are being met by the living conditions created for refugees by US-backed forces in Rukban.
On March 6, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to deploy Israeli warships to help tackle suspected Iranian efforts to continue export oil via maritime routes to skirt US sanctions. Netanyahu stressed that Israeli sailors are well-trained and adept at carrying out sea missions against adversaries. However, he failed to explain how a relatively small Israeli naval force is going to block maritime routes used by Iran. Most likely, the Israeli Prime Minister expects that in the event of a naval confrontation with Iran, the Israeli force will be directly supported by the US Navy. This would explain where Israel is going to find resources to achieve a victory in a supposed standoff.
While this kind of statements are a common practice for Israeli politicians exploiting tensions with Iran to score some political points, they also show that Israel may have been planning to expand its military actions against Iranian and Iranian backed forces outside the Syrian battleground.
https://southfront.org/israel-navy-ready-to-block-iranian-oil-transit-us-backed-forces-starve-refugees-in-syria/
#5562007 at 2019-03-07 20:57:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7112: The More You Know Edition
Gaza Needs 'More Than Statements' from UN to Stop Israeli Violence - Historian
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reproached Tel Aviv's response to a UN report last week that found Israel had breached the human rights of Gazans in its response to protests there. However, a historian and activist told Sputnik Wednesday that ending Palestinian suffering requires action, not tepid statements.
Sputnik reported last week that the UN Commission of Inquiry's February 28 report found that, by using live ammunition to suppress the Great March of Return protests on the border between Gaza and Israel, Tel Aviv gave the Human Rights Council "reasonable grounds to believe that... Israeli soldiers committed violations of international human rights and humanitarian law."
Tel Aviv blasted the commission's findings, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying, "The council is setting new records for hypocrisy and mendacity out of an obsessive hatred of Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East."
This prompted UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to tell the UN Human Rights Council at a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, that she was "disappointed to see the immediate dismissal of that report by Israel, without addressing any of the very serious issues raised. All parties concerned should exercise restraint as the date of 30 March approaches."
March 30 is known to Palestinians as Land Day, commemorating a mass strike that occurred in 1976 in response to the Israeli government's plan to expropriate roughly 5,000 acres of mostly Palestinian-owned farmland in Galilee. Six Palestinians were killed by Israeli police in those protests, according to the New York Times.
The Great March of Return protests began in Gaza on Land Day 2018, only the latest in what have become nearly annual protests on that day, although these have continued up to the present.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903061073015870-Gaza-Needs-More-Than-Statements-Stop-Israeli-Violence/
#5559951 at 2019-03-07 18:35:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7109: APPREHEND Edition
Netanyahu declares Al-Aqsa TV channel terrorist organisation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a decree yesterday declaring Palestinian Al-Aqsa TV a terrorist organisation, claiming it is used by Hamas to recruit terror groups, Israeli media reported.
"This decision comes at the recommendation of the Shin Bet and the Defense Ministry's National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing, after the Shin Bet revealed terror group Hamas' use of the satellite channel 'Al-Aqsa' to recruit operatives," a statement issued by his office said.
In February, Shin Bet claimed that the channel's broadcasters use quotes from the Quran or subtle language as gestures to recruit Hamas operatives in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.
Israeli warplanes have targeted and destroyed Al-Aqsa TV and Radio several times since 2000, when they were firstly launched after years of being banned by the Palestinian Authority.
In November 2018, Israeli warplanes bombed the channel's headquarters in central Gaza City over claims of incitement against Israeli citizens. The channel was forced off air as a result.
"Netanyahu's decision against the Al-Aqsa channel is aimed to encourage the targeting of media institutions and an attempt to demonise and prevent the sending of the messages to the world and to suppress our story and narrative," the channel said in a statement in response to the Israeli measure.
In 2010, the United States blacklisted Al-Aqsa TV over claims of incitement against Israeli citizens.
All Palestinian media unions condemned the Israeli decision with the Journalists' Club saying: "Al-Aqsa works to disclose the daily Israeli aggressions against Palestinians at a time when Israel does not want this to be reported to the world."
"Israel declared it a terrorist group in an attempt to suppress its voice, which is the voice of all the Palestinians who are subject to Israeli brutality and barbarism."
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190307-Netanyahu-declares-al-aqsa-tv-channel-terrorist-organisation/
https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/gaza-news/Netanyahu-declares-Hamass-Al-Aqsa-TV-a-terrorist-organization-582599
#5550927 at 2019-03-07 05:12:21 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7097: United We Stand. July 4, 2019. Edition
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