tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post8877895578384037900..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: About JerusalemThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-28331758302555705792017-12-08T15:40:07.890-08:002017-12-08T15:40:07.890-08:00That's a moot question, Anon. There's no p...<br />That's a moot question, Anon. There's no political will in any corner, perhaps including the Arab world, for that sort of thing.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-45879728487088470512017-12-08T15:09:38.339-08:002017-12-08T15:09:38.339-08:00The United Nations gave Israel it Status as a coun...The United Nations gave Israel it Status as a country after WWII....can't they take it away?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-88028928224189017372017-12-08T11:17:06.450-08:002017-12-08T11:17:06.450-08:00Tal, ever since the 67 war and the Israeli occupat...Tal, ever since the 67 war and the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, Israel has been trying to establish what Netanyahu calls "facts on the ground." Under international law no nation is permitted to annex conquered territory and must abide by a host of provisions required of occupying powers. For half a century Israel has flouted these laws and now it is making its bid for annexation/ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian homeland. Jerusalem is a hot spot because it has the holy sites of Judaism, Christendom and Islam.<br /><br />Most nations refuse to tolerate the Israeli annexation of Jerusalem and insist that the capital remain in Tel Aviv. Trump is now breaking from that consensus. The Palestinians and other Muslim states see this as a trigger for the expulsion of the Palestinians from their lawfully-recognized homeland.<br /><br />It comes back to the Israeli conundrum. They can't absorb Palestine into a unitary state because that would give the Arab population enormous political power in what they insist must remain a Jewish state. The only other way to continue the status quo is to render the Arab population stateless, transforming Israel into a pure Apartheid state. The third option is outright ethnic cleansing, driving the Palestinians into Jordan.<br /><br />The world, save for Canada and the United States, stands against Israel on the Palestinian issue. The world has the high ground on international law. Israel is a rogue state and, by backing it unquestioningly, so too are Canada and the US.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-18793965068088098122017-12-08T08:33:07.245-08:002017-12-08T08:33:07.245-08:00What I'm wondering is ...if Israel is a sovere...What I'm wondering is ...if Israel is a sovereign nation in its own right, why is it the prerogative of The President Of The United States to decide what the capital city of that country should be rather than that of the Israeli Prime Minister (Netanyahu), his administration and its lawmakers?<br /><br />I understand Netanyahu is on-board with Trump's decision, but is his criteria based primarily on Israel's need for continued U.S. support or does it also represent an autonomy-based decision on Israel's part?Tal Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077424958233740898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-47147591464957320162017-12-07T09:25:17.281-08:002017-12-07T09:25:17.281-08:00Looking back on it, and disregarding the Adelson a...Looking back on it, and disregarding the Adelson and Christian Zionist factors, I realize that we had to have known that he couldn't in any case have left this one sitting there.John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-56692139328092206422017-12-06T17:12:55.586-08:002017-12-06T17:12:55.586-08:00Oops, the mask fell off. Looks like the US can no ...Oops, the mask fell off. Looks like the US can no longer play the part of "honest broker." It's about time that charade ended anyway. Time for another country to take the lead - the Middle East is no place for a dotard like Trump. <br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-31802279834386737202017-12-06T16:54:14.106-08:002017-12-06T16:54:14.106-08:00"It looks like Trump wants a favour from Neta..."It looks like Trump wants a favour from Netanyahu."<br /><br />Birds of a feather!!<br /><br />TBTrailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065775238162848249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-3944658675070643442017-12-06T15:28:33.088-08:002017-12-06T15:28:33.088-08:00"It looks like Trump wants a favour from Neta..."It looks like Trump wants a favour from Netanyahu."<br />To keep <i>the</i> file on him in safe place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-30767567616235850462017-12-06T13:23:58.299-08:002017-12-06T13:23:58.299-08:00When it comes to Jewish ties, no GOP candidate tru...<i>When it comes to Jewish ties, no GOP candidate trumps Trump</i> https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-it-comes-to-jewish-ties-no-gop-candidate-trumps-trump/<br /><br /><i>Trump’s Business Ties to Middle East Precede Him</i> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/us/politics/trumps-business-ties-to-middle-east-precede-him.html<br /><br /><i>Trump’s failed business affair with Israel</i> https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4879842,00.html<br /><br />It looks like Trump wants a favour from Netanyahu.Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-90010709033282217532017-12-06T12:36:22.736-08:002017-12-06T12:36:22.736-08:00Trumps decision on Jerusalem would seem to be a gi...Trumps decision on Jerusalem would seem to be a gift to his christo fascist supporters.<br />This group are fanatical and well organised and totally blind to truth , especially scientific truths.<br />They are peas from the same pod or 'nut's from the same shell.<br /><br />TBTrailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065775238162848249noreply@blogger.com