Showing posts with label commentary -- u.s. israel. Show all posts
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Saturday, May 12, 2018

Should America Be Blamed For Iran's Aggression Towards Israel?


PJ Media: CNN's Cuomo Asks if America Should Be Blamed for Iranian Aggression Toward Israel

If you have to choose one aspect of the liberal worldview to hate the most, it should be that impulse to blame bad, negative reactions to sound policy on the sound policy, rather than the bad actor.

To put it in fewer words, we can't change what we do out of fear of reprisal. Well, we shouldn't anyway.

It's funny that this concept is not entirely lost on our friends on the left or our betters in the press. After a terror attack, much lip service is given to the continuation of daily life—to not change who we are or what we do in order to placate evil. But it only seems to apply, for them, to mundane things like attending concerts or trips to the ballpark.

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WNU Editor: Most Americans do not remember and/or were too young .... but the media debate in the days following 9/11 was focused on ... what did America do that made Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda launch this attack, and why do Muslims hate America. Flash forward to today .... the same nonsense is being voiced. The truth is actually very simple. The Middle East has been in conflict for ages .... and the conflicts are religious/sectarian/and political in nature. Even if the U.S. did not exist .... these wars will still be there. So why the recurring debate in the U.S. on this subject? The answer is also simple. This has more to do with U.S. politics, and using international events to push an internal agenda .... and in the case of CNN .... to push their anti-Trump agenda. After-all .... this was never (if ever) brought up by the main stream media when President Obama was in office .... but the conflicts were just as intense then as they are now.

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Commentaries And Analysis On President Trump's Decision To Recognize Jerusalem As Israel's Capital



Will Inboden, Foreign Policy: Will the U.S. Embassy’s Move to Jerusalem Matter?

Israel currently sits athwart two countervailing strategic trends.

The White House’s announcement today that the United States will be recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and potentially moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is commanding headlines and provoking consternation from some Middle Eastern leaders (for a balanced articulation of the many nuances and ramifications of this issue, see this insightful assessment by Dennis Ross and David Makovsky). As newsworthy as the Jerusalem announcement may be, will it be strategically significant, either in the immediate or long term?

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WNU Editor: Every commentary and analysis that I have read today paints a picture of doom and gloom on President Trump's decision to call Jerusalem the capital of Israel .... with the exception of this commentator who believes that there is a silver lining to this announcement .... Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital has a silver lining (Haroon Moghul, NBC). As to what is my take .... the Middle East is undergoing enormous changes right now, moving one's embassy to Jerusalem pales when compared to the destructive wars that have gripped/are gripping/and will be gripping the region. But it will impact future Israeli - Palestinian peace talks ... peace talks that (unfortunately) have been going nowhere for years. And what will be that impact?  A realization that both sides are even more farther apart in finding common ground on what to do with Jerusalem.

Commentaries And Analysis On President Trump's Decision To Recognize Jerusalem As Israel's Capital

Trump decision on Jerusalem could have deep repercussions -- Josef Federman, AP
For Abbas, come hell or intifada, Jerusalem is the hill to die on -- Avi Issacharoff, Times Of Israel
Trump move on Jerusalem highlights Arab divisions -- Zeina Karam, Associated Press
How will Trump's Jerusalem decision impact peace talks? -- CBS
Trump’s Jerusalem plan undermines U.S. interests and credibility, analysts say -- Saphora Smith, NBC
Jerusalem Trump: US recognition 'kiss of death' for peace process -- BBC
Donald Trump’s Jerusalem statement is an act of diplomatic arson -- Jonathan Freedland, The Guardian
Why is Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel? -- Debbie Lord, AJC.com
Trump's Jerusalem decision promises upheaval -- Stephen Collinson, CNN
Donald Trump to plunge Middle East into 'fire with no end' with Jerusalem speech -- Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
Trump’s plan to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel will derail decades of US diplomacy -- Sarah Wildman, VOX
‘Declaration of war’: Trump’s Jerusalem decision lights Middle East powder keg -- RT
How moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem could threaten peace prospects -- PBS
Why would moving the US embassy to Jerusalem be so contentious? -- Ian Black, The Guardian