State of the Union

Trumps speech was terrific.
He seems a shoe in to get reelected.
Things are better in the US and people are working and making money.
Many hwo did not vote for Trump should be happy he got elected as they are working again and off welfare.
People who have invested in the market have made lots of money as well.
The market has soared since Trump took office.
Hard to argue with success.
Many polls are out saying he is unpopular.
Fake news biig time.
Unemployent is low and people are earning more money.
Not complicated.
The US will save money not granting aid to anti American countries which may offset som eof the Tax cuts looming.
He is a shoe in to be reelected.
President Pence in in 2024 sounds OK

Pence Trump and all the rest

He did mention a two state solution.
Only if the parties agree.
They never will.
The re is no clear solution to this conflict.
The Arab nationalistic movement did not does not and will not accept the Jews here in Israel.
That remains the core source of the conflict.
There is little reason to believe that this will change any time soon if ever.
The demographic problem remains as there is no chance of a so called Palestinian state.
As Israel slowly anexese Judea and Samaria to its legal boundaries.
These have some solutions which all have flaws but are doable.
There will never be a Palestinian State.
It won't happen.

The PLO is in shambles

Talk about a bad week or month or year.
The head of the PLO has lost it with verbal abuse of almost everyone.
He has cursed President Trump by saying his house should be destroyed.
Sounds like incitement to me.
There is nothing left for the PLO to do other than continue sort of the current situation.
This would mean security arrangements with Israel and continued funding by the US or just giving up on the Palestinian authority.
The latter will likely not happen as to much money is involved.
They will seek permanent member status at the UN.
Who will fund all this silliness? Time will tell how this plays out.

Israel and the Palestinian Authority- Whats next?

President trumps "deal" regarding a middle east peace treaty has become almost public.
Extension of the Gaza strip into the Egyptian Sinai and autonomy for area A and B.
Area C will be annexed to Israel and all living there will be given the option of Israeli citizenship.
Thats the deal.
Of course the Arab side has rejected this deal as it is not focused on the destruction of Israel.
So what happens now? There could be a temporary deal that includes everything that the permanent deal has except for a recognition of a Palestinian state and the end of all hostilities.
A war may happen in the summer in the Gaza strip.
If this happens then the Hamas leaders will be killed and the PLO may take over and implement this temporary deal.
Hard to say what comes next.

Iran- the beginning of the end of the regime

Iran is going down the drain or so it seems.
Hard to ascertain what is really going on but things look difficult for the Iranian leadership.
Things become even bleaker for Hamas as it is dependent on Iran for much needed funds just to survive.
Hard to understand where 1.2 billion dollars went that the US gave to Iran after nuclear deal.
It went into corrupt pockets and funded terror around the world.
The Iranians have had enough and things are coming apart at the seems.
Hard to say what comes next or how fast things come apart.
It is happening very fast and lets all hope it does not take long.
Won't be pretty.