World Terror

The terrorist attack in Manchester should take no one by surprise, it will happen again and again.
There is little the English or the French can do to completely stop this horror barring extreme steps that are likely illegal.
It is possible that after Isis is defeated in Iraq that the motivation to perform these atrocities will go down but they may go up as well.
What might be done nonetheless?
Some Possibilities...
Immediate cessation of refugees coming to United Kingdom.
Emergency temporary arrest of all known highly suspect operatives.
British forces going to Isis strongholds and destroying Isis where it might be.
None of this will stop the next terrorist attack.
In fact this may continue for the next few years as sleeper cells may be preparing an attack right now.
In fact this is what British security services think is happening.
So all will wait for next bomb.
Carzy? Yes completely.

President Trump said nothing

It was all very nice indeed.
Even heart warming at times but little more than that.
There was a lot of lofty statements about fighting terrorism and peace efforts but nothing concrete.
There is no real peace plan and no real way forward though some have tried to push some type of gradual rolling agreement that would give the Palestinians more territory in newer areas and try to leave unsolved issues for last.
It cannot and will not work as there is no willingness on either side for this arrangement.
There likely will not even be a meeting between Israel and the PA soon and if there is it will just be a meeting and nothing else.
The question then becomes what is next in all this mess?
Probably nothing I am afraid.
Bibi needs to step down and let someone else annex at least parts of Judea and Samaria.
If not then what are the other options? Something has to give at some point one would think.

Is Trump a flake?

Some bizarre things seem to be happening at the White House, very bizarre.
President Trump who by all accounts is pro Israel and pro Jews is acting strangely.
He has convinced himself or deluded himself that peace is at hand in the Middle East.
Nothing could be farther from the truth, Nothing.
Peace or the cessation of hostilities has never been farther away and each day makes the situation worse.
The hedging and hawing of President Trump and his team on the status of Jerusalem will push peace back another 20 years.
There is no government that will cede Jerusalem to anyone and the Arab insistence to that end creates an impassable impasse to any kind of peace.
Hard to comprehend what President Trump would like to do with all this.
He seems to be setting himself up for complete failure.
Why go down this path?
Many scratch their heads in trying to understand as Trump has said many times "what the hell is going on"?
There should not be any real worry as Trump will come and Trump will go and not much will change.
One thing should be clear to all.
There will not be any "deal" anytime soon.
The problem that many are trying to solve is unsolvable.
The Israeli Arabs are trying to replace Israel with another Arab state.
They dream of something that defacto is the destruction of Israel.
Clearly Israel will not agree to be destroyed.
This hundred year war is ongoing.
Its like a soap opera that just continues and continues.
It give diplomats something to do.

Something needs to happen

It will be fifty years since the six-day war soon.
something has to give.
Israel needs to act as the current situation cannot continue as is.
There cannot be military rule forever in Judea and Samaria which some call the west bank.
It must stop at some point, it must.
The governing power that is Israel needs to act so there will not be limbo for another fifty years.
It is an unsustainable situation
Any reasonable person will say so.
Annexation of certain parts of the military areas is essential immediately.
Those who want to cede this area use the logic that the continued status quo is unsustainable.
They are correct.
It is unsustainable.
They propose practical national suicide which ceding Judea and Samaria would be.
The only answer for now is the start of annexation.
It has to happen.
The time is now.

Just playing games

There is no real need to worry about any peace deal between Israel and who those who are called Palestinians.
President Trump and President Abbas were just hanging together for a while.
There will not be any agreement or even any movement towards an agreement.
It is a complete non starter and will only bring more frustration to all sides.
The original sin of recognition of a Palestinian people is still with us and is really the source of the ongoing conflict.
There never was or will ever be a Palestinian people or state.
It is the continual discussion of this bizarre concept that will guarantee continued conflict in the future.
This charade President trump may think is helpful but will learn soon that he has hit a brick wall.
Even if he wanted to convince the Israelis to dismantle all the settlements in Judea and Samria which he does not it can't happen.
There are so many obstacles that a short article like this one cannot cover them all.
The Arabs of former Palestine and present Israel have not and likely will not ever except a presence of Jews in the land of Israel.
It is a sobering unpleasant reality that has not changed in one hundred years.
It will not change.
Those who have good intentions in this regard are naive and will get kicked in the mouth once again.
What will happen next?
Probably more of the same.
The Israeli government needs to show leadership and take action.
Annexation of parts of Judea and Samria is the right thing to do.
In time it will bring some type of long term quiet to the region.
Hard to understand what Trump is thinking.
What does he say all the time?
Lets see what happens?
Lets see what happens.