Three of the major news stories of the week are: the firing/resignation of John Bolton, precipitated by a Trump-concocted plan to ease Iran sanctions in order to facilitate a meeting with Iran's Pres. Rouhani; and Israeli prime minister, Bibi Netanyahu’s exposure of an alleged Iranian secret nuclear facility. After months of increasing friction between … [Read more...]
Trump to Defund UNWRA to Eliminate Palestinian Refugee Status, Right of Return
While many of us have been calling Trump's "deal of the century" dead in the water, he has made an alarming effort to implement his approach in de facto fashion without any party (except Israel) having any input. In other words, without even putting forward a proposal, Trump can create "facts on the ground" which would (he believes) determine the outcome … [Read more...]
Kushner E-Mails Reveal Attempt to Abolish UNWRA and Palestinian Refugee Status
Foreign Policy revealed e-mails written by Jared Kushner and his staff that are so radical and insane, they could only have been concocted by Israel itself. If so, then there are not three parties which are part of the negotiation for the Deal of the Century. But only two parties. The Trump administration and the Israelis are one. This is not a dialogue … [Read more...]
Bibi Backpedals on African Refugees
It's taken me two days to figure out what is going on with the agreement Bibi Netanyahu made with the UN High Commission on Refugees. After announcing on Monday a deal to send Israel's African refugees on to western countries, hours later he backtracked. It seems his rivals on the farther-right had seen an opening to attack him on the issue. The resentful … [Read more...]
