Donald Trump doe snot prepare for debates, he thinks he knows what he needs to say and refuses to prep.
Hillary has been preparing and preparing and needs to do well.
She must realize that Trump has the advantage and needs to very well in these debates.
She would do well if she attacked his ignorance on many foreign policy issues.
People like Trump but realize that his knowledge of foreign policy issues are limited.
This probably will not hinder him from making correct decisions in that regard as he will surround himself with experts.
He will set tone and they will provide details.
But she can try.
It's her best bet.
She needs to make him look dumb.
A tall task indeed.
Trump just needs to stay calm and continue to hammer away on issues raised up till now.
He would do well to ask Hillary how she is feeling as many worry about her health.
She is a weak candidate and will likely lose.
President Trump has a nice ring to it.
When in New York he can stay at his Hotel.
It's going to be a lot of fun.
Monday, September 26, 2016
Sunday, May 1, 2016
The Middle East, whats next?
As The Islamic state seems to be in decline the face of the new middle east is taking shape.
Saudia Arabia is now aligned with Israel in its fight with radical Islam.
The Palestinian issue whatever that means has become a non starter as few are discussing the problem.
Israel is dragging its feet in changing the discourse of the final status of Judea and Samaria.
Those with any common sense understand that Israel is not the problem but part of the solution.
Bold measures need to be taken by Israeli leaders.
Those measures are clear.
Annexation of parts of Judea and Samaria to Israel.
Those areas in Gush Eztion bloc and Maaaleh Adumim should become a legal part of Israel as the Golan heights were some thirty six years ago.
This should be done immediately.
Many of the Arabs in these areas will opt for citizenship or may wish to continue as permanent residents.
In any case they will benefit for improved health care and other social services.
The present situation of just waiting and waiting is ridiculous.
Benjamin Netanyahu is just sitting back and doing nothing
Sitting back and doing noting is not an option.
It never was.
Saudia Arabia is now aligned with Israel in its fight with radical Islam.
The Palestinian issue whatever that means has become a non starter as few are discussing the problem.
Israel is dragging its feet in changing the discourse of the final status of Judea and Samaria.
Those with any common sense understand that Israel is not the problem but part of the solution.
Bold measures need to be taken by Israeli leaders.
Those measures are clear.
Annexation of parts of Judea and Samaria to Israel.
Those areas in Gush Eztion bloc and Maaaleh Adumim should become a legal part of Israel as the Golan heights were some thirty six years ago.
This should be done immediately.
Many of the Arabs in these areas will opt for citizenship or may wish to continue as permanent residents.
In any case they will benefit for improved health care and other social services.
The present situation of just waiting and waiting is ridiculous.
Benjamin Netanyahu is just sitting back and doing nothing
Sitting back and doing noting is not an option.
It never was.
Sunday, April 10, 2016
BDS
Boycott Divest Sanctions.
It's the latest craze and its all the rage in some circles.
This veiled anti-Israel campaign is aimed at destroying Israel economically.
It will not work.
This boycott can do damage to people who work in Israeli factories which are often Arabs who find themselves unemployed.
The Israeli economy is too diverse to be seriously threatened by any boycott.
In fact in some circles the opposite is happening as Israeli products are being purchased to counter BDS actions.
Some numbers have been mentioned as to the extent of lost revenue but they are hard to verify as many products that are not sold in one place often find other markets.
The Israel economy is robust and BDS will not do it major harm.
Why then are so many fighting this movement?.
The answer lies in the true meaning of this movement and what it stands for.
It is the modern trendy age old anti-Jewish hatred rearing its ugly head.
it is no more than a new twist on the blood libel.
It is evil and must be eradicated.
It is not more complicated than that.
Did I say it would not work?
It's the latest craze and its all the rage in some circles.
This veiled anti-Israel campaign is aimed at destroying Israel economically.
It will not work.
This boycott can do damage to people who work in Israeli factories which are often Arabs who find themselves unemployed.
The Israeli economy is too diverse to be seriously threatened by any boycott.
In fact in some circles the opposite is happening as Israeli products are being purchased to counter BDS actions.
Some numbers have been mentioned as to the extent of lost revenue but they are hard to verify as many products that are not sold in one place often find other markets.
The Israel economy is robust and BDS will not do it major harm.
Why then are so many fighting this movement?.
The answer lies in the true meaning of this movement and what it stands for.
It is the modern trendy age old anti-Jewish hatred rearing its ugly head.
it is no more than a new twist on the blood libel.
It is evil and must be eradicated.
It is not more complicated than that.
Did I say it would not work?
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Israel and American elections
The rather bizarre election process in the US will have little to no effect on the peace process in the Middle East.
The simple reason is that there is no peace process and the two state solution is a non-starter.
(it always was but now all know this)
What Obama could not do in eight years no one else will do in four or eight.
It is possible that finally the American embassy will be officially moved to Jerusalem after so many presidents promised to do so and did not.
That will be symbolic but a step in the right direction.
If Trump or Cruz is elected the Iran deal may be jettisoned.
In which case some interesting things may happen.
Unclear what those might be at this time.
At this point it does not look like a Republican can make it to white house.
Hillary will be more of the same for the next four years of stagnation and the diminishing power of the US around the world.
The direct effect on Israel will be minimal.
One of the three people Clinton, Trump or Cruz will be president.
Hard to see any one of those as the leader of the free world.
Very hard to see indeed.
As the two state solution ceases to become the policy of any rational leader we may see some bold newer solutions to the regional issues at hand.
Hold onto your hats ladies and gentleman.
The simple reason is that there is no peace process and the two state solution is a non-starter.
(it always was but now all know this)
What Obama could not do in eight years no one else will do in four or eight.
It is possible that finally the American embassy will be officially moved to Jerusalem after so many presidents promised to do so and did not.
That will be symbolic but a step in the right direction.
If Trump or Cruz is elected the Iran deal may be jettisoned.
In which case some interesting things may happen.
Unclear what those might be at this time.
At this point it does not look like a Republican can make it to white house.
Hillary will be more of the same for the next four years of stagnation and the diminishing power of the US around the world.
The direct effect on Israel will be minimal.
One of the three people Clinton, Trump or Cruz will be president.
Hard to see any one of those as the leader of the free world.
Very hard to see indeed.
As the two state solution ceases to become the policy of any rational leader we may see some bold newer solutions to the regional issues at hand.
Hold onto your hats ladies and gentleman.
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Annexation, the only solution
Israel is at a crossroads of sorts.
The two state solution clearly will never happen.
No other real solution is being put on the table and there seems to be a limbo of sorts.
Those in limbo are the Arab residents of Judea and Samaria who are not citizens of any real state.
Not clear what still needs to happen for another solution to be discussed.
The Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria are also in limbo and want at least some parts of the " West Bank" to be officially Israel.
The Israel prime minister is doing nothing in this regard and seems to be just waiting it out.
A leader needs to take action when action is needed and clearly the leadership of Israel is not ready to do this.
The latest terrorist war seems to be slowly grinding to a halt and now is the time to change things for everybody's betterment.
The annexation of area C would be a good start to all this.
Bibi may have to retire before this happens.
The time has come.
The two state solution clearly will never happen.
No other real solution is being put on the table and there seems to be a limbo of sorts.
Those in limbo are the Arab residents of Judea and Samaria who are not citizens of any real state.
Not clear what still needs to happen for another solution to be discussed.
The Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria are also in limbo and want at least some parts of the " West Bank" to be officially Israel.
The Israel prime minister is doing nothing in this regard and seems to be just waiting it out.
A leader needs to take action when action is needed and clearly the leadership of Israel is not ready to do this.
The latest terrorist war seems to be slowly grinding to a halt and now is the time to change things for everybody's betterment.
The annexation of area C would be a good start to all this.
Bibi may have to retire before this happens.
The time has come.
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Two state solution is dead
It is time for a change.
The world has been fixated on a two state solution for a very long time.
It will never happen.
It is time to move on.
The lip service this idea continues to generate is pathetic and bizarre.
Even politicians who were in favor of such an arrangement have said it is a non-starter and will not be in foreseeable future.
Why do some continue to cling to this idea?
Because there is no other that has been put on table by the major players.
Paradoxically the Arabs of greater Israel are suffering the most from this idea as their corrupt leaders continue to play the game as if they really want a "peace deal".
The Israeli leadership needs to step up and begin implementing the only viable alternative to a dead and dangerous idea.
The C area where the majority of Israelis who live in Judea and Samaria live must be annexed.
This needs to happen ASAP.
The local Arabs who live there need to offered some kind of Israeli citizenship.
It is crazy to continue to do the same thing for so long with zero results.
The leader of the PLO will die soon as he is sick old and a heavy smoker.
When that happens all hell will break loose.
Israel needs a plan to immediately step in and annex a large part of west bank.
While this is happening the Gaza strip needs to be enlarged to accommodate the millions of Arabs living in squalor in the Gaza strip.
This extra space offered by the Egyptians of late will help solve the housing shortage of Arabs in Gaza and those who may move there from the west bank.
Annexation and enlargement of the Gaza strip.
Lets do it!
The world has been fixated on a two state solution for a very long time.
It will never happen.
It is time to move on.
The lip service this idea continues to generate is pathetic and bizarre.
Even politicians who were in favor of such an arrangement have said it is a non-starter and will not be in foreseeable future.
Why do some continue to cling to this idea?
Because there is no other that has been put on table by the major players.
Paradoxically the Arabs of greater Israel are suffering the most from this idea as their corrupt leaders continue to play the game as if they really want a "peace deal".
The Israeli leadership needs to step up and begin implementing the only viable alternative to a dead and dangerous idea.
The C area where the majority of Israelis who live in Judea and Samaria live must be annexed.
This needs to happen ASAP.
The local Arabs who live there need to offered some kind of Israeli citizenship.
It is crazy to continue to do the same thing for so long with zero results.
The leader of the PLO will die soon as he is sick old and a heavy smoker.
When that happens all hell will break loose.
Israel needs a plan to immediately step in and annex a large part of west bank.
While this is happening the Gaza strip needs to be enlarged to accommodate the millions of Arabs living in squalor in the Gaza strip.
This extra space offered by the Egyptians of late will help solve the housing shortage of Arabs in Gaza and those who may move there from the west bank.
Lets do it!
Monday, March 7, 2016
It is doomed.
Barack Obama does not know when to give up.
It has been reported in the Wall street journal that he is planning yet another peace initiative before leaving office.
It is doomed as all others before it.
It is doomed for so many reasons that it boggles the mind that it will be attempted.
It will be consisted of creating a Palestinian state next to Israel in the West bank of the Jordan.
did I say it was doomed?
It will require Israel to publicly acknowledge that East Jerusalem will be the capital of the Palestinian state and on the Arab side stop demanding the law of return for refugees created after the creation of Israel.
The chances of either side complying to these conditions is zero.
It can't happen and it won't.
It is a complete non-starter that will not advance further than the paper that it will be written on.
What it might do is mess up Hillary Clinton's chances of being elected President of the United States.
The last thing she needs is a confrontation during the election period concerning Israel.
Obamas plan to try to push Israel to do something it cannot or will not do will strengthen the Republican party and its nominee for the presidency.
This plan may propel Donald Trump to the oval office something that Obama does not want.
The Israeli prime minister would do well by firmly stating that any pressure that came to bear on Israel on Jerusalem will be met by annexation of parts of Judea and Samara.
Bibi probably will wait for the Arab side to completely turn down plan so he does not have to clash with Obama.
Obama should improve his golf game and stop wasting time on time consuming Alice in wonderland plans.
It is doomed.
It has been reported in the Wall street journal that he is planning yet another peace initiative before leaving office.
It is doomed as all others before it.
It is doomed for so many reasons that it boggles the mind that it will be attempted.
It will be consisted of creating a Palestinian state next to Israel in the West bank of the Jordan.
did I say it was doomed?
It will require Israel to publicly acknowledge that East Jerusalem will be the capital of the Palestinian state and on the Arab side stop demanding the law of return for refugees created after the creation of Israel.
The chances of either side complying to these conditions is zero.
It can't happen and it won't.
It is a complete non-starter that will not advance further than the paper that it will be written on.
What it might do is mess up Hillary Clinton's chances of being elected President of the United States.
The last thing she needs is a confrontation during the election period concerning Israel.
Obamas plan to try to push Israel to do something it cannot or will not do will strengthen the Republican party and its nominee for the presidency.
This plan may propel Donald Trump to the oval office something that Obama does not want.
The Israeli prime minister would do well by firmly stating that any pressure that came to bear on Israel on Jerusalem will be met by annexation of parts of Judea and Samara.
Bibi probably will wait for the Arab side to completely turn down plan so he does not have to clash with Obama.
Obama should improve his golf game and stop wasting time on time consuming Alice in wonderland plans.
It is doomed.
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