Trump Fulfilled Promise to AIPAC Lobby

The Trump campaign got well funded from the well-known Jewish philantropists Robert Mercer – Sheldon Adelson. GOP donor Paul Singer funded the GPS Fusion (aka Steele dossier) before switching sides and give backing to the Trump presidency. Mercer funded the #Leave campaign for Brexit before doing the same favor for the Trump presidential campaign in the US with social media bots from Cambridge Analytica.

Even HRC supporter Haim Saban welcomed the effort undertaken by Jared Kushner to send an emissary, Mike Flynn, to the Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak mid December 2016. No rules broken, he says.

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Trump dared, so what are we going to do? | Gulf News – Editorial |

Until the last minute, just before his speech, I was hoping that US President Donald Trump would back down, but he did not.

He decided to cross the line. He chose to cross what has always been regarded as the red line in the Middle East – the main cause of Arab-Israeli conflict. He decided to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Unfortunately, Trump decided to please the Jewish lobby and Israel’s supporters in America without thinking of his friends and allies in the Middle East and Arab and Muslim world.

« click for more info Israeli security forces in front of the Dome of the Rock in the old city of Jerusalem in July. ( Photo credit: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images)

Jerusalem is a holy city for all Abrahamic faiths. It cannot be used as a pawn in political games. Millions of Muslims and Christians have been terribly hurt by Trump’s random decision. Arabs have felt deep pain. They should by now have lost all faith in the Trump administration to be a neutral and fair peace broker.

By recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Trump has deepened the crisis in the Middle East. He has thrown oil into the flames of the flammable Middle East, which is already burning. Yes, he does not care for the region – that is the message we have got from him. That’s what he is telling us in big capital letters. Then, why should the Middle East care for his interests? Why should we care for American interests at all?

[A poorly written editorial from the Emirates newspaper, not willing to voice a clear stance. Simply stating the Palestinians will revolt and suffer the consequences – death on the roads in Palestine – Oui]

Netanyahu ditches US Jews for alliance with Christian evangelicals and the alt-right | Mondoweiss |

Even for the Israel-Palestine watchers, president Trump’s statement came as a surprise …

○ Trump’s Jerusalem Plan Unravels | Tikun Olam | two days ago

Trump risks backlash as he prepares to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital | Mondoweiss |

According to read-outs from Palestinian and Jordanian sources, Trump’s comments initially seemed largely a reiteration of his existing policy to eventually move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem – but they appeared to have caught leaders unawares in their timing.

Abbas’s spokesman, Nabil Abu Rdeneh, said Abbas warned Trump of the dangers of such a decision to Middle East peace efforts as well as security and stability in the region and the world.

King Abdullah issued a statement telling Trump that such a decision would have “dangerous repercussions on the stability and security of the region” and would obstruct US efforts to resume Arab-Israeli peace talks.

So near … yet so distant!

« click for more info An elderly Palestinian man walks past a street sign indicating the distance to Jerusalem in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday. (Photo credit: Hazem Bader/AFP/Getty Images)