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| Partners in crime is literally what these assholes are. |
When President Donald J. Trump pulled out of the JCPOA in 2018, the world saw it as a betrayal of America's trust.
Then president Barack Obama called it one of the most successful achievements towards peace within the Middle East. Republicans and Israel did not see that.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inserted himself into American politics in 2015 to denounce the JCPOA and demanded Congress stop it.
When Trump got into office, Israel was excited. They had the perfect stooge.
Republicans quickly pushed for removing the U.S. out of the treaty and impose sanctions on Iranian political officials, business leaders and military generals.
Trump at the behest of Israel killed Iranian top general Qasem Soleimani which triggered global tensions. The Iranians according to the junk food media have plotted an assassination attempt on Trump.
Trump, Netanyahu and former president Joe Biden are war criminals. They have engaged in a pattern of unfiltered complicity and genocide.
Now as Trump engages in his second term, the thoughts of war with Iran are growing.
Trump is now demanding Iran to come to the table and rehash the JCPOA.
Iran is not going to support this.
Israel is pushing for the U.S. to attack Iran's nuclear power plants. They are pushing the U.S. to do regime change which always results in catastrophe.
The "peace president" is hoping this weekend's talks could ease tensions.
The Israeli prime minister is wanted for genocide and has a warrant for his arrest.
So far, Netanyahu has been able to travel to the United States, Hungary and is allowed entry into Argentina. The U.S. refuses to acknowledge the International Criminal Court's warrant. The U.S. imposed sanctions on criminal prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan.
Israel is doing a blackmail campaign on him. They also threatened to kill him.
Many world leaders have obligated to the warrant. Netanyahu has to travel up to 17 hours to avoid being in the airspace of nations that will order a landing.
The U.S. rolled out the red carpet for this asshole.
Netanyahu traveled to Washington for a hastily organized White House visit bringing a long list of concerns: Iran’s nuclear program. Trump’s tariffs. The surging influence of rival Turkey in Syria. And the 18-month war in Gaza.
Netanyahu appeared to leave Monday’s meeting largely empty-handed — a stark contrast with his triumphant visit two months ago. During an hourlong Oval Office appearance, Trump appeared to slap down, contradict or complicate each of Netanyahu’s policy prerogatives.
On Tuesday, Netanyahu declared the meeting a success, calling it a “very good visit” and claiming successes on all fronts. But privately, the Israeli delegation felt it was a tough meeting, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
Netanyahu “didn’t hear exactly what he wanted to hear, so he returns back home with very little,” said Nadav Eyal, a commentator with the Yediot Ahronot daily, who added that the visit was still friendly, despite the disagreements.
Netanyahu’s second pilgrimage to Washington under Trump’s second term was organized at short notice and billed as an attempt to address the new U.S. tariff regime. But it came at a pivotal time in Middle East geopolitics. Israel restarted the war in Gaza last month, ending a Trump-endorsed ceasefire, and tensions with Iran are rising over its nuclear program.
Netanyahu and his allies were thrilled with Trump’s return to office given his strong support for Israel during his first term. This time around, Trump has not only nominated pro-Israel figures for key administration positions, he has abandoned the Biden administration’s mild criticism of Israel’s conduct in Gaza and the West Bank, and of Netanyahu’s steps to weaken Israeli courts.
Monday’s meeting showed that while Trump remains sympathetic to Israel, Netanyahu’s relationship with the president during his second term is more complicated and unpredictable than he may have expected.
Here is a look at where Trump and Netanyahu appear to have diverged.
Netanyahu has long pushed for military pressure against Iran
With Netanyahu’s strong encouragement, Trump in 2018 unilaterally withdrew the United States from the agreement between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program. That deal, negotiated by the Obama administration, put curbs on Iran’s nuclear program. It was denigrated by Netanyahu because he said it did not go far enough to contain Iran or address Iran’s support for regional militant groups.
Netanyahu has long maintained that military pressure was the best way to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Israel struck Iran last year in the countries’ first direct conflict ever. But it did not target Iran’s nuclear facilities, something Israel would likely need U.S. military assistance to do in order to strike targets buried deep underground.
Trump has suggested, including on Monday, that the U.S. could take military action if Iran doesn’t agree to negotiate. But his announcement Monday that talks would take place between the U.S. and Iran this weekend flew in the face of Netanyahu’s hawkish views.
Netanyahu gave a tepid endorsement, noting that both leaders agree that Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon. He said he would would favor a diplomatic agreement similar to Libya’s deal in 2003 to destroy its nuclear facilities and allow inspectors unfettered access. However, it is not clear if Trump will set such strict conditions.
Eyal said the announcement with Netanyahu by Trump’s side was meant to show the transparency between the countries’ leadership.
Netanyahu hoped for tariff relief and appeared to be rebuffed
A day before Trump’s so-called Liberation Day unleashed global tariffs on the world last week, Israel preemptively announced that it would eliminate all levies on U.S. goods. But that didn’t spare Israeli products from being slapped with a 17% tariff by its largest trading partner.
Netanyahu was summoned to Washington ostensibly to make Israel’s case against the levy. He was the first international leader to do so, in an encounter that may have set the stage for how other world leaders approach the tariffs.
While Trump repeatedly praised the Israeli leader, he did not appear to budge on Israel’s share of the burden. Asked if he might change his mind, he said “maybe not.” He cited the billions of dollars the U.S. gives Israel in military assistance each year — money that is seen as the bedrock of the U.S.-Israel relationship and an insurance policy for U.S. interests in the region.
“We give Israel $4 billion a year. That’s a lot,” he said, as though to suggest Israel was already getting enough from the U.S., and congratulated Netanyahu on that achievement.
Netanyahu was told to be reasonable on Turkey
Since the fall of the Assad dynasty in Syria late last year, Israel and Turkey have been competing in the country over their separate interests there. Israel fears that Syria’s new leadership, which has an Islamist past, will pose a new threat along its border. It has since taken over a buffer zone in Syrian territory and said it will remain there indefinitely until new security arrangements are made.
Turkey has emerged as a key player in Syria, prompting concerns in Israel over the possibility of Turkey expanding its military presence inside the country. Netanyahu said Tuesday that Turkish bases in Syria would be a “danger to Israel.”
Once strong regional partners, ties between Israel and Turkey have long been frosty and deteriorated further over the war in Gaza. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been an outspoken critic of the war, prompting angry reactions from Israeli officials.
Netanyahu sought to hear support from his stalwart ally Trump on a country Israel perceives as increasingly hostile. Instead, Trump lavished praise on Erdogan for “taking over Syria,” positioned himself as a possible mediator between the countries and urged Netanyahu to be “reasonable” in his dealings with the country.
“Israel is not provided with a blank check here,” said Udi Sommer, an expert on U.S.-Israel relations at Tel Aviv University. “There’s no unconditional love here. It is contingent. It is contingent on Israel behaving a certain way.”
Trump wants the war in Gaza to end
While both addressed the ongoing war in Gaza and the Israeli settlers who remain held there, the topic appeared to take a backseat to other issues.
Netanyahu spoke of the captured soliders and settlers’ plight and an emerging deal to free them, as well as the need to end the “evil tyranny of Hamas.” Trump sympathized with the settlersmand made another pitch for his plan to “own” Gaza through a hostile seizure and remove its Palestinian population, a once fringe idea in Israeli discourse that has now found acceptance among mainstream politicians, including Netanyahu.
However, there were signs of differences on the horizon.
Netanyahu has always violated the ceasefire. He is under major pressure from his governing allies to keep up the fighting until Palestinians are no longer allowed to return to Gaza and the West Bank. He has a corruption trial facing him. In order to stop it, he will prelong this. He never cared about bringing home the remaining settlers, soliders or foreign nationals who support the apartheid ethnostate.
Trump, however, made it clear that he’d like to see the settlers freed and for the gencoide to continue. “And I think the war will stop at some point that won’t be in the too distant future,” he said.
Again, as long as there is no violence towards anyone practicing religious beliefs, there is no antisemitism when criticizing the Jews.
To clear up the AP's account of Oct. 7, the Israelis used the Hannibal Directive to massacre the settlers to prevent Hamas from taking IDF soliders. The IDF has used the weapons to kill settlers at a festival.
Hamas has been very clear on who they targeted. They targeted the IDF and the walls. They do not target civilians. Israel has exaggerated the way this went down.
They have used American weapons to kill settlers, doctors, humanitarian aid workers, UN peacekeepers and their own IDF soliders. Israel has killed Americans, British, German, Australian, Canadians and French citizens.
No investigations were carried out to why Israel targeted them.
Israel refuses to allow independent monitors into Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
IDF soliders who refuse to carry out orders are often taken out by snipers.
The "hostages" were IDF soliders.
Israel has violated the ceasefire. They are planning on invading Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria. They have stopped humanitarian aid as Ramadan begins. They want the U.S. to start a war with Iran.
The supporters of former president Joe Biden and former vice president Kamala Harris are playing on this "We tried to warn you" nonsense. How can you morally stand on principles of being a progressive and back Israel?First and foremost, Americans have a right to vote for whomever they chose.
Second, Harris failed to win over voters. She stuck with former president Joe Biden on the economy, Israel, Ukraine, immigration and inflation. The former president failed to listen to voters and his base.
The former president gave unilateral support and cover. We knew Trump would be worse. We demanded that Biden put pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel to stop killing and invading other countries.
That shows the "tone deafness" within the Democratic Party.
It is not Rep. Rashida Tlaib's (D-MI) fault for Biden and Harris' missteps. She warned them that Arab Americans did not like being ignored.
Hamas stated the reasons for the attack on occupation forces. It has nothing to do with the Jewish religion or Iran.
Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to", blaming "illegal immigrants" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to focus on ending gun violence, lowering costs, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-Semitic or in support of terrorism.
We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We don't want any more wars on behalf of Israel. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and legislators avoid influence from lobbyists.
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Israel Must Fall......
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