Top US General Says American Troops Should Be Ready To Die For Israel

[enhanced_deficit]

MAGA's big tilt towards our closest ally and only post-racial democracy in mideast.
BTW, any data on how many troops Israel sent to stand with US on frontlines in Iraq or Afghanistan? In quick search, can only find data on troops from UK, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey and some other countries who served and died in these US led wars but there is no mention of Israeli troops.

Top US General Says American Troops Should Be Ready To Die For Israel

Mon, 03/19/2018
Are US troops ready to fight and to die for America’s Israel's defense? ...We think not, but there are US generals out there enthusiastically promoting the idea.

https://zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com/s3fs-public/inline-images/general%20israel.jpg

Brig.-Gen Zvika Haimovitch, the head of the IDF's Aerial Defense Division and US Air Force 3rd AF Commander Lt. Gen. Richard Clark. Image source: Jerusalem Post.

“As far as decision-making, it is a partnership,” he continued, stressing nonetheless that “at the end of the day it is about the protection of Israel – and if there is a question in regards to how we will operate, the last vote will probably go to Zvika .”
Washington and Israel have signed an agreement which would see the US come to assist Israel with missile defense in times of war and, according to Haimovitch, [B]"I am sure once the order comes we will find here US troops on the ground to be part of our deployment team to defend the State of Israel."
[I]And those US troops who would be deployed to Israel, are prepared to die for the Jewish state, Clark said. "We are ready to commit to the defense of Israel anytime we get involved in a kinetic fight there is always the risk that there will be casualties. But we accept that - as every conflict we train for and enter, there is always that possibility," he said.


https://www. zerohedge. com/news/2018-03-19/top-us-general-says-american-troops-should-be-ready-die-israel









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Marine Corps General James Mattis, who retired May 22 as chief of the U.S. Central Command, in charge of U.S. forces in the Middle East, said in a speech at the prestigious Aspen Security Forum in Colorado last Saturday (July 20) that America needs to work “with a sense of urgency” to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, because resentment of U.S. support for Israel hurts America militarily throughout the region.

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I paid a military-security price every day as the commander of CentCom because the Americans were seen as biased in support of Israel.

Mattis’ predecessor as chief of CentCom, General David Petraeus, made much the same point in a briefing paper (http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/statemnt/2010/03%20March/Petraeus%2003-16-10.pdf) he submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee in March 2010, shortly before he handed CentCom over to Mattis. The passage on Israel (on Page 12) caused an explosive reaction (here (http://archive.adl.org/PresRele/IslME_62/5721_62.htm) is what the ADL had to say), though his actual testimony was far more equivocal than his written report.


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[RonZeplin]

If Javnka, Donnell & Bolton are so ready to die for Israel, why don' t they move the White House to Jerusalem so that they're on the front line?

[Wooden Indian]

Isn't it true, though?

They should be prepped to die for Israeli interests, the banks, or to simply amuse our beloved empire on a slow news day.

Good on Sir Richard Clark for telling it like it is.

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[Stratovarious]

Die for AIPAC, and continue to fund Israel's Wholesale Robberies and War Crimes, Because.....

I also agree (in view of Israel's horrific record) with this statement from Scheuer;

Michael Scheuer: "Israel Is Not Worth An American Life or An American Dollar"


And Trump can piss up a Shill's rope.

[shakey1]

Israel should fight their own wars... hell, they're armed to the teeth... shouldn't need our help.

[unknown]

We can expect that he'll be appointed ambassador somewhere, possibly fill a Senate seat?

[TheTexan]

Israel should fight their own wars... hell, they're armed to the teeth... shouldn't need our help.

They are well armed but they are still a very small country which makes them vulnerable.

Fortunately, there is a lot of room for the country to grow in size. There is still a lot of land in Syria they haven't been forced to take yet. And if anyone on the Jordan side of the border ever attacks them they can start annexing that country also.

[Anti Globalist]

I don't want US troops to die for Israel. They should be fighting their own battles instead of having the US do it for them.

[Anti Globalist]

Israel should fight their own wars... hell, they're armed to the teeth... shouldn't need our help.
Exactly. Best military in the ME and have 300+ nukes at their disposal.

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

Ready to die for Israel as in Israel staging another false flag attack on U.S. personnel?

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[phill4paul]

Has Trump only participated, in limited extent, to the ongoing wars created by past presidents? Has he, yet, started one of his own?

[pcosmar]

Has Trump only participated, in limited extent, to the ongoing wars created by past presidents? Has he, yet, started one of his own?

Does he need to?

How many more do we need? (Rhetorical)

[Origanalist]

Recruiting American Spies for Israel

https://www.unz.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/OSS4-2-2-600x400.jpg

Israel never loses an opportunity to promote what it perceives to be its interests. That any nation would do just that most of the time should surprise no one, but Israel is perhaps unique in terms of how assiduously it works at creating situations that favor it through the use of corruption of foreign governments and subversion of existing institutions. For most countries, the actions of a minority that seeks to advance the interests of a foreign nation would face strong resistance, but Israel manages to get away with what it does due to the presence of powerful and wealthy diaspora communities, most particularly in the Anglophone countries, but also in France.

The Israel Lobby in the United States has been subjected to some scrutiny thanks largely to the impetus provided by Professors John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt’s groundbreaking study The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy. More recent revelations have come from undercover journalism undertaken by al-Jazeera, which has demonstrated how British Jewish groups and parliamentarians have worked together with Israeli Embassy intelligence officers to remove public officials believed to be critical of Israel. Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, has been on the receiving end of a campaign to replace him for his alleged anti-Semitism solely because he has condemned Israeli oppression of the Palestinians. A second al-Jazeera investigation demonstrated how The Lobby, cooperating with the Israeli Embassy, has been controlling discussion of the Middle East in the United States, which should have surprised no one.

Europe indeed appears to be a hotbed of anti-Semitism, or so Israel and its friends would have us believe. Leaders in France, Germany and Britain feel compelled to frequently address the issue, making the equivalent of a war on anti-Semitism a principal objective of government. The United States has joined this effort, appointing a Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism whose job includes reporting other countries’ treatment of Jews and Israel.

The newest wrinkle comes under the category of Lawfare. It consists of hate crime laws that are directed against anyone criticizing Jews and, increasingly, Israel. In fact, any criticism of Israel is frequently being seen as a criminal offense, a trend that is also evident in the United States at the national, state and local levels, where Jewish groups have also been quick off the mark in claiming that anti-Semitism is surging. Freedom of speech in the western world has been diminished as a result.

Diaspora Jews are well entrenched in the media, which has enabled them to promote a narrative favorable to Israel no matter what it does, to include a repetitive dose of holocaust guilt that plays out from Hollywood and elsewhere in the media. The assiduously cultivated message for the public is that Jews are always the victims, never the aggressors, even when IDF snipers shoot Arab children and medical workers during protests.

Perhaps more seriously damaging are the technology thefts and deliberate export of American jobs to the Jewish state by Israelis and their diaspora billionaire friends, as well as general interference in and spying on the U.S. government at all levels. But perhaps the most outrageous initiatives engaged in by the Jewish state are the direct attempts to manage U.S. policies by subverting individual Americans who are or will be well placed to influence U.S. government decision making. It is well known how new Congressmen and spouses are treated to an all expenses paid trip to Israel by an affiliate of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which is little more than a propaganda exercise designed to influence their thinking about what is going on in the Middle East while at the same time impressing them regarding the power and wealth of The Lobby. The pandering to Israel is frequently extreme. Late last month, Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis, who has declared himself the most pro-Israel governor in the U.S., held a possibly illegal meeting of his state’s governing cabinet in Jerusalem.

A recent article in the Jerusalem Post demonstrates another aspect of how extensive Israeli efforts to infiltrate and corrupt American institutions to their benefit actually are. The article describes how “Close to 40 American cadets and officers wrapped up a two-week long trip to Poland and Israel on Monday, meeting with high-ranking military officers to learn about the Jewish State and the reality of its security situation. The trip, organized by Our Soldiers Speak (OSS), left a deep impression on the visiting service members who hail from the West Point Military Academy, the Air Force Academy, and the Virginia Military Institute, with some even voicing their readiness to fight and if necessary die alongside IDF troops.”

It was the third such visit to Israel by a group of representative military cadets. The travelers were treated to guilt first with stops at concentration camps in Poland. They then were subjected to the Israeli point of view through “high-level briefings from current and former policymakers and commentators from across the spectrum in the areas of security, strategy, international relations, law, politics, and more.”

Make no mistake, the entire exercise was a scarcely concealed bid to set up what one might regard as the recruitment of future Israeli spies within the U.S. military. Such spies, who will plausibly be able to promote policies favorable to Israel, are referred to as “agents of influence.” Benjamin Anthony, the Director of OSS, admitted as much, saying that “This unparalleled experience enables American cadets to learn about hot-button issues and matters of utmost strategic importance in the Middle East firsthand. By forging bonds between the cadets and Israeli military officers, we are laying the groundwork for future understanding and productive interactions. We wanted to impact people who will be in leaderships positions a short time after the trip to Israel. All of them will be in command positions two or three years after this trip and they will be better informed about America’s greatest ally in the Middle East and the world.”

The cadets, who apparently received no pre-trip briefings from their respective institutions regarding Israeli spying, naively accepted everything they were presented with and appear to have believed they were hearing the unvarnished truth about the Middle East. They even compared the Jewish state favorably to their own country. One cadet, Stephen Marn of the Virginia Military Institute, enthused that “Israel has so many enemies knocking on their back door yet the people in Jerusalem were happy, enjoying life… it was an amount of true patriotism that I don’t see in America today. I got pretty emotional.”

Marn, who will receive a commission in the U.S. Army, said that he can “absolutely” see himself fighting alongside IDF officers. “No question, without a doubt,” he said with a smile. West Point cadet Travis Afuso agreed, saying “Absolutely. We have a shared understanding of the threats, a shared set of values based on freedom and democracy and those are the things which will allow us to fight together and if necessary to die by each other’s side if that’s what it comes to. If that is what my country asked of us, if I was sent here, I would be proud to stand by the soldiers of the IDF.”

Afuso also admired how “Every soldier we spoke to had a deep need to serve. They understand that there will be no Israel unless people are willing to die for Israel. A lot of people in America need to understand that nothing is free and you have to work for it.”

The comments of the cadets are regrettably similar to the effusions by U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Richard Clark, who has enthused that American soldiers are “prepared to die for the Jewish state” and also added that they would “probably” be under the command of Israeli Air Force General Zvika Haimovitch, who would decide on the involvement of U.S. personnel. Haimovitch commented “I am sure…we will find U.S. troops on the ground…to defend the state of Israel.” The two generals were referring to the fact that the U.S. already has airmen stationed permanently at Israel’s Mashabim Air Base in spite of the fact that the two countries have no defense agreement of any kind. The Americans, though few in number, would serve as a trip wire to guarantee that Washington would become involved in any war that Israel chooses to start.

The fact that future military officers are so naïve as to accept a dog and pony show presented by a foreign government that urgently needs uncritical American support is discouraging. The VIP tour they took was no doubt escorted by good looking young Israeli male and female soldiers, the food they ate was probably exceptional, and one might bet that the high officials they spoke to actually pretended to care about the cadets on a personal level. Once those cadets become military officers in responsible positions a few years down the road good buddy Benjamin from the IDF will show up with a dinner invitation to talk about old times. At dinner, Ben will ask for a favor. That is how an intelligence operation targeting certain groups or demographics works. Relax, we love you.

But what is really surprising is how the trip was organized and paid for. In spite of all the activity by the organization being focused on Israel and its interests, OSS is not Israeli. It is American, funded by the usual Jewish oligarchs and organizations. The “Our Soldiers” referred to are Israelis, demonstrating one again where the actual loyalty of some American Jews resides. OSS is somewhat similar to the odious U.S.-based Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, which routinely raises millions of dollars in gala events in Hollywood and New York City.

Both of the Israeli front organizations are IRS approved 501(c)3, a status normally granted to groups that are either educational or charitable. Donations are tax exempt, which means that the American taxpayers are footing part of the bill for organizations that are plausibly recruiting spies within the United States government and also supporting a military that is in no way allied with the U.S. It would be very interesting to ask a Congressman how that came about, but he or she would be too terrified to respond, while inquiries to Treasury would undoubtedly land on the desk of the same Jewish bureaucrat who granted the exemptions in the first place. Unfortunately, in Washington some things never change.
http://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/recruiting-american-spies-for-israel/#comments

[phill4paul]

Does he need to?

How many more do we need? (Rhetorical)

But, has he?

[Swordsmyth]

But, has he?
No, in spite of the fact that so many on both sides of the aisle want several more, and he is making progress towards ending some of the old ones.

[enhanced_deficit]

Has Trump only participated, in limited extent, to the ongoing wars created by past presidents? Has he, yet, started one of his own?

Hopefully you're right, at this point very small fires are being ignited ( and only near oil tankers/ships) in an area littered with tinderbox situations.

But to be devil's advocate, in pre Iraq war propaganda phase, Bush-Cheney team had also participated in prep for very limited war at total cost of $50B. Decade later cost is over $6T and mounting, and MAGA just announced that he wats to keep troops in Iraq still.

But he's probably not as big a globalist and puppet of neocons as HRC... so far.

[phill4paul]

No, in spite of the fact that so many on both sides of the aisle want several more, and he is making progress towards ending some of the old ones.

That's my optics. But, you won't hear it in the MSM. Hell, in my lifetime it seems every president couldn't secure a legacy unless he initiated one.

And here we are. Though Trump has continued to participate in those initiated before his presidency, to some degrees more or less, he has yet to declare 'his' war.

and not a M$M pundit will admit it.

[Swordsmyth]

That's my optics. But, you won't hear it in the MSM. Hell, in my lifetime it seems every president couldn't secure a legacy unless he initiated one.

And here we are. Though Trump has continued to participate in those initiated before his presidency, to some degrees more or less, he has yet to declare 'his' war.

and not a M$M pundit will admit it.
You can barely get anyone here to admit it.

[phill4paul]

But he's probably not as big a globalist and puppet of neocons as HRC... so far.

I'll take it as it comes. And I'll hope he and Rand will keep golfing.

[phill4paul]

You can barely get anyone here to admit it.

Trump didn't take the Iranian Gulf of Tonkin B.S. The Iranian 'yellow cake.' He has the war powers resolution. He could have. But, he didn't. But the TDS, globalizers, are gonna sput and spout. Fuck 'em.

[enhanced_deficit]

I'll take it as it comes. And I'll hope he and Rand will keep golfing.


Yea it's somewhat encouraging that he has bendable ear.
Considering recent escalations in mideast and warships/troops movements, perhaps Rand should try to upgrade his interactions from golf to dinners:

Top Neocon donor Sheldon Adelson to have dinner at White House with Trump
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[phill4paul]

Yea it's somewhat encouraging that he has bendable ear.
Considering recent escalations in mideast and warships/troops movements, perhaps Rand should try to upgrade his interactions from golf to dinners:

Top Neocon donor Sheldon Adelson to have dinner at White House with Trump
timesofisrael.com/sheldon-adelson-to-have-dinner-at-white-house-with-trump
Jewish billionaire, a staunch supporter of Netanyahu, to dine with the president ahead of PM's Oval Office meeting next Wednesday.

Adelson: US should drop atom bomb on Iran

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1k troops ain't shit. You've got perhaps 100 operators and 900 logistics. But the optics makes you look like "you are doing something." for the neo-cons.

[Swordsmyth]

1k troops ain't $#@!. You've got perhaps 100 operators and 900 logistics. But the optics makes you look like "you are doing something." for the neo-cons.
They will probably be divided between multiple countries and barely make a difference to the troop levels but nobody can say he didn't take the safety of American troops and our allies or the freedom of the shipping lanes seriously.

[enhanced_deficit]

1k troops ain't $#@!.

Good point.
Also, it's possible it was just a media release to confuse Iran and real troops could be fewer (or possibly more).

Quote:
The additional forces sent Monday raise the total number of troop increases since early May to about 8,500. The Pentagon also has dispatched an aircraft carrier task force, strategic bombers and other warplanes, as well as Patriot anti-missile batteries and other forces.



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[Swordsmyth]

Good point.
Also, it's possible it was just a media release to confuse Iran and real troops could be fewer (or possibly more).

Quote:
The additional forces sent Monday raise the total number of troop increases since early May to about 8,500. The Pentagon also has dispatched an aircraft carrier task force, strategic bombers and other warplanes, as well as Patriot anti-missile batteries and other forces.



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Good point.

Maybe he is reducing troop levels.

[phill4paul]

Good point.
Also, it's possible it was just a media release to confuse Iran and real troops could be fewer (or possibly more).

Quote:
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That's because these days you can't do shit without leaks, I'm not talking Snowden or Assange leaks. I'm talking ANYTHING leaks.

[pcosmar]

and he is making progress towards ending some of the old ones.

I Can't Tell.

You keep presenting "facts not in evidence".

[enhanced_deficit]

Good point.

Maybe he is reducing troop levels.

Could be.

But this tweet could mean the opposite, though it's too early:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1141711064305983488

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As U.S. Jews Cool To Israel, Evangelicals Flock There As Tourists


August 25, 2019
Tom Gjelten

Sharon Litton of Shreveport, La., is baptized by immersion in the Jordan River, where Jesus is said to have been baptized. Such baptisms are a staple of evangelical tours of Israel.

President Trump's evident desire to identify who's most "loyal" to Israel has a clear winner: U.S. evangelicals.
Not only do they outpace U.S. Jews in their support for policies that favor the Israeli government, but U.S. evangelicals have also become the fastest-growing sector of the Israeli tourism market. The developments may even be related.
"I'd say close to 100% of our travelers come back extremely pro-Israel in their political views," says Andy Cook, a pastor who leads evangelical tours (https://www.experienceisraelnow.com/) of the Holy Land twice a year.
Back to its roots
Tourist travel to Israel is growing about 10% a year, according to Eyal Carlin, the incoming North America director of the Israeli Tourism Ministry, with evangelical Christians a growing share of U.S. visitors.
"More and more companies are entering each year with faith-based or evangelical packages," Carlin says. "The evangelical world is going back to its roots."

The trend coincides with growing evangelical support for Trump's embrace of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hard-line policies, even as U.S. Jews have grown more critical.

A recent Pew Research Center survey (https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/05/06/u-s-jews-are-more-likely-than-christians-to-say-trump-favors-the-israelis-too-much/) found that 42% of U.S. Jews say Trump "favors the Israelis too much," while just 15% of U.S. evangelicals agreed with that statement.
Evangelical leaders of the Christian Zionism movement, from Jerry Falwell Sr. to John Hagee, have attributed their fervent support for the state of Israel to their own Holy Land travel, according to Daniel Hummel, author of Covenant Brothers: Evangelicals, Jews, and U.S.-Israeli Relations.
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Pilgrims gather on the banks of the Jordan River at Galilee for baptisms. Israeli authorities are eager to accommodate tourists' interest in ancient Israel, according to author Daniel Hummel.

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[enhanced_deficit]

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Informative.



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Cat out of bag: Israel ‘Concerned’ over US War On ISIS (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?459855-Cat-out-of-bag-Israel-‘Concerned’-over-US-War-On-ISIS&)
Trump: ‘We have to protect Israel,’ shifting again on Syria withdrawal (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?531107-Trump-‘We-have-to-protect-Israel-’-shifting-again-on-Syria-withdrawal&)

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Are the Troops ready to die for Israel's many and varied victims .......

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Are the Troops ready to die for Israel's many and varied victims .......

Here's one point of view:


‘Our relationship to Israel causes dead Americans, I'd Dump the Israelis Tomorrow --Ex-CIA Michael Scheuer Tells Congress (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHl1JnQoIWQ)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHl1JnQoIWQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHl1JnQoIWQ

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Here's one point of view:


‘Our relationship to Israel causes dead Americans, I'd Dump the Israelis Tomorrow --Ex-CIA Michael Scheuer Tells Congress (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHl1JnQoIWQ)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHl1JnQoIWQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHl1JnQoIWQ

Brilliant, ''an endless program of war '' (my take) ,
going down the path of supporting and dying for anyone including
Israel that's bent on eliminating Muslims.

The idiot Air Force Vet (Stewart )in the last segment obviously considers himself an expert on
foreign relations, he talked with some Muslims.
:frog:

I have no special love for Muslims or any of Israel's neighbors, but I will never stop defending ''their right to exist''
(one of Israel's big payday cards, they seem to apply to only themselves) .

Summary of what I understand Scheuer to be saying , and I agree;

As long as we continue to try to police the world and attempt to make other cultures adhere to ours, there will be
a cost, we are being bankrupt and continue to lose American lives, we are not accomplishing anything, not effecting
significant change, just nurturing the hate for us that is brought on by tyrannical and brutal interventionism.

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From their actions it also appears they fear Arab Christian more than Arab muslims and Ron Paul had claimed that Islamist groups Hamas was created by Israel. That did weaken secular/Christian leadership of PLO.

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Hopefully we're not complicit in vanishing of Christians from Palestine and other parts of mideast with US taxpyaers funded freedom spread activities:


Christian population in Palestine declining due to Israel occupation

October 21, 2019

A delegation of Palestinian Christians attending the Holy Land Conference in Johannesburg explained how the Israeli occupation was driving away indigenous Christians from the Holy Land [Afro-Palestine Newswire Service]


October 21, 2019 at 3:35 pm
The number of Christians in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories is declining as a result of the suppressive political and economic conditions due to the conflict with Israel.
According to the Afro-Palestine Newswire Service, indigenous Christian Palestinians once constituted over 19 per cent of the population of historic Palestine, but number less than two per cent today, as the Arab-Israeli conflict has caused the majority of Palestinian Christians to leave their homeland.
During a conference held in Johannesburg last week hosted by the Evangelical Alliance of South Africa (TEASA), Palestinian Christian theologians and activists addressed the Israeli restrictions preventing Christians from practicing their faith and being denied the right to worship (https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180617-israel-targets-rights-groups-with-bill-to-outlaw-filming-of-soldiers/) at their most sacred sites in occupied Jerusalem.
Israel also denies Palestinians access to healthcare (https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191010-who-unprecedented-attacks-against-healthcare-by-israel-forces-in-2018/) and employment opportunities, delegates heard, leading to a drastic decline in the Palestinian population, including that of Christians.



Restrictions on movement and opportunities of Palestinians include Israel granting travel permits late, and not allowing all members of a family to travel, forcing them to separate during holidays.
Many have also had land confiscated to make way for illegal Israeli settlements (https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20171116-israel-legalises-confiscating-private-palestinian-land-for-settlement-use/), causing families to lose their homes and sources of income.
According to Shireen Awwad Hilal, the coordinator of Musalaha Women’s Ministry in Bethlehem, who spoke at the conference, explained: “Many Christians feel that there is little hope for a better future for their children under Israeli occupation, and this has contributed to the growing emigration of Palestinian Christians. Christian Palestinians are under threat from the Israeli occupation.”

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20191021-christian-population-in-palestine-declining-due-to-israel-occupation/

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Bernie is on a roll:

Bernie Sanders gets ‘huge applause’ during debate for being only candidate to mention Palestinians

Michael Arria on November 21, 2019
Bernie Sanders speaking in New York City (Photo: Wilson Dizard)

There’s been a lot of grim news coming out of Israel/Palestine in recent months, but this hasn’t prompted debate moderators to ask the Democratic candidates about the subject. Last night was no different, but the issue was raised by Bernie Sanders during the foreign policy section of the evening.
“It is no longer good enough for us simply to be pro-Israel. I am pro-Israel,” said the Vermont Senator “But we must treat the Palestinian people with the respect and dignity they deserve. What is going on in Gaza right now, where youth unemployment is 60, 70 percent, is unsustainable.”
If I'm not mistaken, this was one of the biggest applause lines of the night. https://t.co/aFNaSCj9kh
— (((YousefMunayyer))) (@YousefMunayyer) November 21, 2019 (https://twitter.com/YousefMunayyer/status/1197354900692389888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Sanders comments prompted applause from the audience and praise from many progressives on social media. “You hear that applause for Palestinian rights at the Democratic debate?,” tweeted Sanders Foreign Policy Advisor Matt Duss, “Yeah you do.”
You hear that applause for Palestinian rights at the Democratic debate? Yeah you do.
— Matt Duss (@mattduss) November 21, 2019 (https://twitter.com/mattduss/status/1197354723508178945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Numerous polls suggest that support for Israel is weakening among Democratic voters. Among Democrats, sympathy for Israel is weaker than it was before Mr. Netanyahu took office in 2009. A Gallup poll (https://news.gallup.com/poll/247376/americans-not-liberal-democrats-mostly-pro-israel.aspx) from earlier this year asked voters whether they were inclined to support Israel or Palestine and found that just 43% of Democrats are partial to Israel. That’s the lowest number in 14 years. A recent Data for Progress poll found that 65% of Democratic voters support (https://mondoweiss.net/2019/10/new-survey-shows-americans-want-a-more-progressive-foreign-policy-and-yes-that-includes-israel/) conditioning military aid to Israel in response to its human rights record. An October report from the centrist Center for American Progress (https://mondoweiss.net/2019/10/the-theme-of-the-j-street-conference-was-conditioning-aid-to-israel-but-wheres-the-action/) ended up with an even higher number when they posed the question: 71% of Democratic voters support such a move.

Bernie just brought up Israel-Palestine to discuss Palestinian youth unemployment. Hard to imagine any other candidate even going near the topic
— Jack Holmes (@jackholmes0) November 21, 2019 (https://twitter.com/jackholmes0/status/1197355517494124544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

“The audience cheered when Bernie Sanders spoke about Palestinian rights because ordinary Democrats believe in Palestinian rights,” tweeted The Atlantic’s Peter Beinart, “And because they know that, even in the Democratic Party, acknowledging Palestinian humanity requires political courage.”

https://mondoweiss.net/2019/11/bernie-sanders-gets-huge-applause-during-debate-for-being-only-candidate-to-mention-palestinians/

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Bit surprising that his news from earlier this year was not in headlines of liberal MSNBC or conservative Foxnews:

U.S. appeals court revives a $1 billion lawsuit by Palestinians seeking to hold billionaire Sheldon Adelson and more than 30 other pro-Israel defendants liable for alleged war crimes and support of Israeli settlements

Jonathan Stempel
3 Min Read

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court has revived a $1 billion lawsuit by Palestinians seeking to hold billionaire Sheldon Adelson and more than 30 other pro-Israel defendants liable for alleged war crimes and support of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.

FILE PHOTO: Casino magnate and Republican political contributor Sheldon Adelson stands to be recognized as he attends a ceremony where U.S. President Donald Trump is awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom to his wife Miriam Adelson in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. November 16, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

In a 3-0 decision on Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said a federal district judge wrongly concluded in August 2017 that all of the plaintiffs’ claims raised political questions that could not be decided in American courts.
The plaintiffs, including 18 Palestinians and Palestinian-Americans as well as a Palestinian village council, alleged a conspiracy among many defendants to expel non-Jews from the disputed territories, and accused the defendants of committing or aiding in genocide and other war crimes.
Other defendants included the billionaire Larry Ellison, Bank Leumi BM and Bank Hapoalim BM, construction and support companies such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and Volvo AB, 13 nonprofits, and the United States.
The lawyer for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A lawyer for the individual, nonprofit and corporate defendants, as well as the U.S. Department of Justice, did not immediately respond to similar requests.
In dismissing the case, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington had said it was “inappropriate” for her to resolve the issue of the settlements, because it was “close to the heart of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and central to the United States’ foreign policy decision-making in the region.”
But in Tuesday’s decision, without ruling on the merits, Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson said the only political question concerned who had sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied territories.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-palestinians-lawsuit/palestinians-lawsuit-in-u-s-vs-adelson-others-is-revived-idUSKCN1Q826S



Israel security forces may be guilty of war crimes over killings of Palestinians in Gaza, UN says

Some 189 were killed and more than 6,100 wounded during clashes in 2018



Tom Batchelor
Thursday 28 February 2019 10:30


Israeli security forces may have committed war crimes in their crackdown on Palestinian protests last year that left nearly 200 dead, the United Nations has said.

“The Israeli security forces killed and maimed Palestinian demonstrators who did not pose an imminent threat of death or serious injury to others when they were shot, nor were they directly participating in hostilities,” an inquiry by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) found.

Some 189 Palestinians were killed and more than 6,100 wounded during clashes in Gaza in 2018.
Protesters used the demonstrations to call for the easing of an Israeli blockade of the territory and recognition of the right of Palestinian refugees there to return to homes in Israel.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-war-crimes-gaza-palestine-un-human-rights-report-a8800891.html






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Big money
Meet Dr Miriam Adelson: the record-breaking Republican donor driving Trump's Israel policy

Casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam Adelson are widely known for their record donations to Republican causes. Photograph: Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images

The Las Vegas addiction doctor is stepping out of the shadow of her casino billionaire husband and just received a medal from the president
by Christina Binkley

Mon 7 Jan 2019

When Dr Miriam Adelson was awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s top civilian honor,by Donald Trump in November, the public response ranged from disdainful to “who?” Her husband, the casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, is widely known for his record donations to Republican causes, as well as passionate support for conservative Israeli interests. Many news articles about the award described Miriam solely as his wife.
But Miriam’s influence has been deeper than many credit, although she appears to have been perfectly comfortable remaining in her 85-year-old husband’s shadow until recently.

Donald Trump awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Miriam Adelson at the White House on 16 November 2018. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

One of the few outward hints of Miriam’s powerful role comes with the couple’s his-and-hers political contributions – made to the same candidates and causes, in identical amounts. When the couple gave $30m to the Congressional Leadership Fund, dedicated to electing Republicans to the US House of Representatives, last May, it was $15m from him and $15m from her.

Miriam turns out to be far wealthier than her husband, who was ranked #21 on the Forbes 2018 billionaire ranking. She appears nowhere on the Forbes list, but according to the corporate filings of the Las Vegas Sands Corp casino company, which accounts for the bulk of the couple’s wealth, she directly controls a 41.6% stake, compared to her husband’s 10%.
Worth $17.4bn at the current stock price, her holdings make Miriam wealthier than a number of the world’s richest men, including Rupert Murdoch and Charles Schwab.

theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/07/meet-dr-miriam-adelson-the-record-breaking-republican-donor-driving-trumps-israel-policy






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Palestinians dressed in striped T-shirts mimicking internment camp outfits hold up signs with slogans written in Hebrew reading “Soldiers, we are not objects, we are humans,” “Gaza is the biggest and the ugliest prison in the world,” “Gaza is a Nazi victim” and “Humanitarian disaster in Gaza, we want a solution” at a demonstration.

32 Palestinian civilians killed by Israeli snipers firing during Gaza border protests (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?521116-Do-you-think-Nikki-Haley-should-discuss-killing-of-32-Palestinian-protesters-by-Israel&)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK9LWhsd3QI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK9LWhsd3QI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRdKk00Uj5Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRdKk00Uj5Y


US blocks UN call for independent probe of Gaza protests
16h ago


Update :

Ivanka Trump and Kushner 'blessed' by top Israeli rabbi who compared black people to 'monkeys' (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-israel-jewish-rabbi-yitzhak-yosef-racist-us-embassy-jerusalem-latest-a8350536.html)


However, this NYDN cover may have crossed the line:

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Pompeo says God may have sent Trump to save Israel from Iran (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?532720-Pompeo-says-God-may-have-sent-Trump-to-save-Israel-from-Iran&)


US angers Palestinians with reversal on Israeli settlements

By
MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer
November 19, 2019
6 min read

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration on Monday said it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be a violation of international law, reversing four decades of American policy and further undermining the Palestinians’ effort to gain statehood.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. is repudiating the 1978 State Department legal opinion that held that civilian settlements in the occupied territories are “inconsistent with international law.” Israeli leaders welcomed the decision while Palestinians and other nations warned that it undercut any chance of a broader peace deal.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/us-soften-position-israeli-settlements-west-bank-67109411

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Two and two don't seem to add up... even if pro Trump lawyer Lin Wood's claim about alleged Israeli spy/blackmailer Jeffrey Epstein being alive are accepted as factual:


Just before leaving office, Trump orders U.S. military reorganization favored by pro-Israel groups

In last-minute reorganization of the American defense structure, Trump Orders expansion of U.S. Mideast command to include Israel

Defense policy move that pro-Israel groups have long advocated is latest step by Trump administration to shape Middle East agenda for Biden

The order expands U.S. Mideast command to include Israel.

Updated Jan. 14, 2021 10:47 pm ET

President Trump has ordered that the major U.S. military command for the Middle East be expanded to include Israel, in a last-minute reorganization of the American defense structure that pro-Israel groups have long advocated to encourage cooperation against Iran, U.S. officials said Thursday.

The move means that the U.S. Central Command would oversee American military policy involving both Israel and Arab nations, a departure from decades of U.S. military command structure put in place because of acrimony between Israel and some of the Pentagon’s Arab allies.

wsj.com/articles/trump-orders-u-s-military-reorganization-favored-by-pro-israel-groups-11610670130





Likely Un-related

Israeli Trump supporter among mob that raided US Capitol

Brushing off suggestion of wrongdoing, Pinchas Gerby says the FBI could find him in ‘seconds’ if it pleased; 5 people, including a Capitol police officer, died as a result of siege

By TOI staff 10 January 2021
Pinchas Gerby, an Israeli supporter of US President Donald Trump who was part of the mob that breached the US Capitol, speaks to Channel 12 news on January 10, 2021. (Screenshot: Channel 12)
An Israeli supporter of US President Donald Trump was among those who participated in the breach of the US Capitol last week.
Pinchas Gerby told Channel 12 on Sunday that he was inside the Capitol building for some 30 minutes and insisted there was no violence. Gerby claimed he was shoved into the building by the huge crowds behind him who broke through the police barricade, and shrugged off suggestions that US authorities could be on his tail.

https://mondoweiss.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ErFV8fDXYAALzOR-1024x591.jpeg

[XNavyNuke]

It is a stroke of the pen for the B-H Administration to restore Israel and Palestine to EUROCOM. This will not last the first one hundred days.

Why the US Military Puts Israel, Gaza in Europe ("https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/08/07/why-the-us-military-puts-israel-gaza-in-europe.)

The Zero Administration considered the move and declined. Given that B-H is getting the same band back together, I can't imagine there will be support to keep CENTCOM in control.


Even before the most recent conflict, the U.S. military reportedly toyed with the idea of putting Gaza and the West Bank under Centcom. In 2010, the head of the command, Army Gen. David Petraeus, asked the White House to approve such a move so the U.S. military could "be perceived by Arab leaders as engaged in the region's most troublesome conflict," according to an article by Mark Perry of Foreign Policy.

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[Sammy]

This General should be thrown out of the army & he should be deported to israel.

[DamianTV]

Thats the main difference between a Ruler and a Leader. A Leader would die with his troops for what he believes in. A Ruler expects his subjects to die for ANY reason he decrees, but will NEVER put himself in harms way to defend another.

Population reduction by Warfare.

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It is a stroke of the pen for the B-H Administration to restore Israel and Palestine to EUROCOM. This will not last the first one hundred days.
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Close to 70% of Dems funding came from Jewish lobbies apparently, might not be so easy for Dems to reverse Trump's moves. Unless Progressive wing/Squad gains bigly in power.



This General should be thrown out of the army & he should be deported to israel.

Why?
He seemed to be stating the likely outcome; policy decisions are made by commander-in-chief aka America-First MAGA POTUS Trump.



Thats the main difference between a Ruler and a Leader. A Leader would die with his troops for what he believes in. A Ruler expects his subjects to die for ANY reason he decrees, but will NEVER put himself in harms way to defend another.

Population reduction by Warfare.

Both Trump and Biden played sports before they received expemtions from draft. Buth supported Iraq war at different times, though Trump tends to focus more on "take the oil".
Biden's son served in military, Trump's sons served domestically through growing businesses.

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In quick look, couldn't find out how many US taxpyers funded troops were at the US military base in Israel currently:

Biden speaks with Netanyahu, Abbas as Mideast conflict escalates

Associated Press Published 3:35 p.m. ET May 15, 2021

Israeli air raids continued on Saturday in Gaza, after one raid killed at least 10 Palestinians in the deadliest single strike since the battle with Gaza's militant Hamas rulers erupted earlier this week. (May 15) AP Domestic

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has expressed “strong support” for Israel’s strikes in Gaza in retaliation for Hamas missile attacks on its territory, but raised concerns about civilian casualties and the protection of journalists on a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The White House said Biden on Saturday also shared his “grave concern” about intercommunal violence within Israel and escalating tensions in the West Bank. Biden and Netanyahu discussed Jerusalem, with Biden saying it should “be a place of peaceful coexistence for people of all faiths and backgrounds.”

satoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/15/biden-speaks-netanyahu-abbas-mideast-conflict-escalates/5110968001/



https://mondoweiss.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/150521_AD_1_00-4-1024x683.jpg (https://mondoweiss.net/2021/05/live-blog-israeli-airstrikes-target-international-media-offices-civilian-homes-in-gaza/)

Live blog: Israeli airstrikes target international media offices, civilian homes in Gaza (https://mondoweiss.net/2021/05/live-blog-israeli-airstrikes-target-international-media-offices-civilian-homes-in-gaza/)

By Mondoweiss Editors May 15, 2021

Gaza death toll reaches 139, including 39 children, as the Israeli attack on Gaza continues, which has included targeting international media offices. Protests in the West Bank are expected to continue, as Palestinians mark 73rd anniversary of the Nakba.




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Biden is under intense pressure amid Colonial Pipeline hack, escalating Middle East conflict

Republican lawmakers questioned the timing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s decision to ease indoor mask requirements on Thursday as the Biden administration contends with crises on several fronts.

May 12, 2021
Sirens sound in Beersheba and Dimona, home to Israel’s main nuclear reactor
Rocket sirens are triggered in cities throughout southern Israel, as well as in the town of Dimona, which is home to Israel’s main nuclear reactor.
Hamas’s military wing takes responsibility for the attack, saying it fired 15 rockets toward Dimona.

Syrian missile lands near Dimona nuclear reactor, interception fails
SA-5 flies from Syria all the way to Negev in the longest-range attack yet by Syria; Patriot missile activated in response.
JERUSALEM POST APRIL 22, 2021

[Pauls' Revere]

I don't want US troops to die for Israel. They should be fighting their own battles instead of having the US do it for them.

We're guilty by association in the same way we did the lend lease program to supply Britain during WW2. The Germans were correct to sink the Lusitania.

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To be fair, not all LGBTQ rights champions champion militancy or human rights spreading through violence, probably a small minority.



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This statement is from a different top general:


Blinken: I Saw No Evidence Hamas Operated in Gaza Media Building Downed by Israel

Speaking at a news conference in Copenhagen, the U.S. Secretary of State directly contradicts Netanyahu and says he has pressed Israel for justification



Biden tells Netanyahu he supports cease-fire
At least 198 Gazans killed in Israeli strikes, as media tower downed, 10 dead in Israel


Top U.S. general warns of broader destabilization risk from Israel-Palestinian hostilities

by Reuters
Monday, 17 May 2021 22:08 GMT

(Adds remarks by Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, background)
By Phil Stewart
BRUSSELS, May 17 (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer, Army General Mark Milley, warned on Monday of the risk of broader destabilization beyond Gaza without a de-escalation in the fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants.
After more than a week of fighting, Milley noted Israel's actions were in self-defense but also cautioned that the levels of violence were such that "it's in no one's interest to continue fighting."
"My assessment is that you risk broader destabilization and you risk a whole series of negative consequences if the fighting continues," Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters shortly before landing in Brussels for talks with NATO allies.

"So in my view, I think de-escalation is a smart course of action at this point for all parties concerned."

Israel pummeled Gaza with air strikes on Monday and Palestinian militants launched rockets at Israeli cities despite a flurry of U.S. and regional diplomacy that has so far failed to halt the fighting.

news.trust.org/item/20210517193202-z5lb4



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House Democrats to ask Biden to halt U.S. arms sale to Israel pending review

Democrats held an emergency meeting on the proposed sale, Haaretz learned, after the Washington Post reported the sale of weapons including Joint Direct Attack Munitions ("JDAM") kits that transform bombs into precision-guided missiles and Guided Bomb Unit-39s (GBU-39), a weapon developed for penetrating fortified facilities located deep underground. The U.S. Defense Department previously sold Israel 14,500 JDAMs in a $1.8 billion arms sale in 2015.

The State Department, required by law to provide a 15-day advance notification of any arms sale, originally provided official notice of the proposed sale on May 5 ahead of the recent round of violence. (Ben Samuels)

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It is a stroke of the pen for the B-H Administration to restore Israel and Palestine to EUROCOM. This will not last the first one hundred days.
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Athlough it's still early, so far Biden has left alone Trump's Centcom, embassy moves, taxpayers funded foreign welfare gifts etc.

Biden has yet to reverse many of Trump's pro-Israel policies he labeled 'destructive'

USA TODAY May 17, 2021
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden never promised a wholesale reversal of his predecessor’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But he blasted many of the Trump administration’s decisions as “destructive” and “short-sighted.”
Four months into his term, Biden has left many of President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel policies in place

[XNavyNuke]

Athlough it's still early, so far Biden has left alone Trump's Centcom, embassy moves, taxpayers funded foreign welfare gifts etc.

Biden has yet to reverse many of Trump's pro-Israel policies he labeled 'destructive'

USA TODAY May 17, 2021
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden never promised a wholesale reversal of his predecessor’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But he blasted many of the Trump administration’s decisions as “destructive” and “short-sighted.”
Four months into his term, Biden has left many of President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel policies in place

Happy to be wrong on this so far.

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