Fwd: In Honor of Parshat Shlach! Why Didn't Nikki Haley Visit Finland? By Shmuel Sackett

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Date: Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 5:12 PM
Subject: Why Didn't Nikki Haley Visit Finland? By Shmuel Sackett
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Why Didn't Nikki Haley Visit Finland? By Shmuel Sackett Nikki Haley, America's newest Ambassador to the United Nations, just returned from a very important international trip. It was her second trip since becoming Ambassador. Which country did she visit? Well, the UN has 193 member countries, so the choices are many. Trust me, that this is not a simple matter. This trip was a message to the world and worth our time to focus on. Her first trip was in May to Jordan and Turkey. The purpose was to visit refugee camps, where an estimated 4 million Syrians are living, after having fled their war-torn country. The USA is the biggest financial donor to these refugees, having contributed a whopping $6.5 Billion! (Yes, that's BILLION). Ambassador Haley visited these camps, spoke with the refugees and learned what is really happening in Syria. Her next trip, taken just last week, was to Israel, via Geneva. She first flew to Geneva to address the UN Human Rights Council and then she flew to Israel. My question is simple: Why was it so important for the US Ambassador to the United Nations – in her second official trip - to visit Israel? Why didn't she visit Finland, for example? I mean, who wouldn't want to visit Finland? This is a country that is known as a nature lover's dream. They have ice fishing expeditions and reindeer safaris! There is a part of Finland called "Finnish Lakeland" that has 55,000 different lakes. And the capital city, Helsinki, is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. So why Israel? A similar question is asked all the time about the insane media coverage that Israel receives, when compared to countries more than 100 times its size. Every day Israel is on page one or two of the NY Times and is featured daily on CNN, FOX and the BBC. It's funny that the only time you read about Russia, is when a few people think they meddled in the US elections. And when is the last time you read about China – a small country of 1.3 Billion people? (there's that word again; "Billion"!!) So again, why Israel? In my humble opinion, the reason is simple: Hashem created the Land of Israel to be different from all other lands, and the world recognizes this to be true. Just like the Jewish nation is different by the fact that Hashem made us His "Chosen People", so too the Land of Israel has been chosen by Hashem and is, in effect, "The Chosen Land".  You need to understand that when the UN votes almost daily against Israel, they are using Israel as a way to vote against Hashem. When the NY Times bashes Israel in an article or CNN does something similar in a news program, it really has nothing to do with the little, tiny piece of real estate we call home. The world has been trying to rid itself of this nasty, annoying bug called "The Jews" for the last 3,700 years (since the days of Pharoah) yet we keep coming back. They enslave us, drown our babies, fight us in the desert, attack our cities, steal the Mishkan, destroy our Temples, drive us into exile, make up blood libels, burn our people, expel us from countries, throw us into gas chambers, bury us alive… and we are still here! And not only are we still here… we are thriving, Baruch Hashem! Our country is strong, financially independent and a true example of kindness to the entire world. This may make you beam with pride (and it definitely should!) but to many people in the world, its proof that our Father in Heaven is the real one. To say the least, this does not make millions of people happy so they take their hatred out against us by attacking our people and our beloved Land. When today's modern day anti-Semite sees Israel thriving as a modern, technologically advanced country, they don't jump for joy and say; "Wow, look how – in such a short time - the Jewish people rose from the ashes of Auschwitz to build a beautiful country!" No, they don't say that at all. Rather, many of them say the complete opposite by accusing us of going from the David of the world, to the Goliath. There is, however, good news in all of this madness. Thank G-d, not everybody is buying the nonsense sold to us by the UN and the media. Hundreds of millions of people around the world truly love Israel and are willing to stand by the Jewish nation, shoulder-to-shoulder. One of these incredible people is Ambassador Nikki Haley who, from what I have seen so far, is a true friend. She has stood up several times in the UN on behalf of Israel and her speech in Geneva to the UN Human Rights Council was an amazing display of courage, boldness and strength. Yes, she could have visited Finland, and maybe one day she will, but she had a message to send to the world. That message (in my words) is that Israel is the strong and proud Jewish State- given to the Jewish nation by G-d Himself close to 4,000 years ago. That land, and the people who cling to it, are indeed "Chosen" and anyone who helps them will be blessed by the One and Only G-d in Heaven who promised; "I will bless those who bless you, and he who curses you, I will curse." (Bereisheit 12:3) Dearest friends, if Ambassador Nikki Haley thinks this way, and I know she does, the time has come for you too as well. Finland can wait… let's come home to Israel. http://www.zehutinternational.com/single-post/2017/06/14/Why-Didnt-Nikki-Haley-Visit-Finland   Share Tweet Forward CLICK HERE to read all the latest articles by Moshe Feiglin, Shmuel Sackett and more on the new Zehut International website. Tired of watching from the sidelines? Join ZEHUT International, and become part of the winning team! 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Fwd: Trump Isn't Trumpeldor

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Date: Jun 14, 2017 1:02 PM
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[I backed Cruz, voted for Trump and was (one of) the first to announce he wasn't going to move the Israeli embassy to Jerusalem. Only obsessed liberals refuse to see the fatal flaws in their political heroes and adjust their viewpoints accordingly. Df]

 

Has the Trump Administration been Arabized?

 Allan M. Coleman

 

 June 14, 2017

 

Image Source: Office of the President-elect, Gage Skidmore

The struggle between the US Deep State and the Trump administration can probably be felt the most in foreign policy, especially when it comes to Israel.  It is no secret that Donald Trump wants to arrive at a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs. Despite the goal, administration or at least many in the administration believe the method rto arrive at such a coveted agreement should be far different than those attempted before.

According to a Channel 20 report, the White House has presented a set of principles to restart negotiations between both sides. The principles include:

o   Tempering construction in Judea and Samaria

o   Security measures in coordination with Jordan and the Gulf States 

o   Normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab states

The thorny issues of Jerusalem and the refugees will dealt with after real normalization takes place.

The same report cites Israel as wanting to add two more principles to the list:

o   Cessation of incitement to violence on the part of the Palestinians

o   Cessation of payments to terrorists and their families

The important part to this report is the fact that the White House is demanding that real normalization between the Sunni Arab world takes place first. At first glance, this appears to be a break through in approach. However, lets keep in mind that the Saudi Peace Plan, which calls for a full Israeli retreat to the arbitrary green line expects the same thing. There is an argument to be made that Trump has succeeded in calling for a change in order in that this normalization must come first, but at the end of the day normalization can be reversed if the Arabs feel Israel is not "retreating" fast enough.

Any connection between an Israeli retreat and the ethnic cleansing of its Jewish citizens to normalizing ties to Arab states who only yesterday were funding Hamas, ISIS, and the Muslim Brotherhood smacks a severe disconnect with the issues at the core of the conflict.

With all of that being  said the Trump administration seems intent on battling back the State Department's classic approach on the subject of Israel-Palestinian peace by disconnecting Foggy Bottom from the process altogether. The truth is that any process will have negative effects, yet there is something to say in battling back the Deep State, which has been embedded at the State Department for decades.

The key person to look at it in all of this is the President's long time lawyer and confidant, Jason Greenblatt.  As one source involved in the White House said:

"There's basically only one guy – Jason Greenblatt. That's it. There's no office, there's no bureaucracy."

Greenblatt is an orthodox Jew and deeply connected to the right-wing in Israel. The crafting of the above principles clearly came from him. Once again, this seems excellent for Israel. On the other hand, the State Department, which has been Arabized since the 1940's has clearly convinced the Trump administration by way of Rex Tillerson and Gen. McMaster that the Arab peace proposal should be considered as an important part of an overall framework.

So how much has their influence crept into an overall policy by the President?  This is hard to know and won't be known until negotiations reach a decisive phase where Trump's loyalties to one of the sides will be tested.

Regardless of this, Tillerson's comments to a Senate Committee regarding Palestinian payments to terrorists should be noted and done so with concern:

"They have changed their policy," Tillerson said, referring to the Palestinians. "At least I have been informed they've changed that policy and their intent is to cease payments."

The problem with this statement is that the Palestinians admit themselves that they did not change their policy concerning payments to terrorist families.

"There have been talks about making the payments in a different way, but not ending them," said one official, according to Reuters who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on discussions held with the Americans. "They could perhaps be labeled differently," he said, suggesting the description "martyr" could be dropped, but he added: "They are not going to be stopped."

Israel concurred and added:

"Israel is unaware of any change in the policy of the Palestinians, who continue to make payments to the families of terrorists."

This purposeful obfuscation presents a challenge to those who understand that the peace process is nothing more than a globalist imperative to break down Israel's ancestral rights to Land with a false occupation narrative. Will Tillerson and McMaster win out? That depends on the coordination between Greenblatt and Israeli officials who are being very careful to point out the Arabs true reasons for normalizing relations with Israel.

At the end of the day, if Donald Trump wants a deal no matter the cost and the Arabs continue to shower accolades on him, then the peace process he hopes to invigorate will turn out to be a disaster.

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Dan Friedman

NYC

 

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