Meantime in London:
In London there are large areas where it’s extremely uncomfortable to be an unshrouded and an unguarded woman. After experiencing that in different Western cities, I could only heave with laughter when #MeToo began.
Forget women, though. I’d love to hear from the Western Jews who have been the most earnest and passionate proponents of open borders. Do you still feel the same? Is it still an attractive idea?
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Don’t you know, diversity is our strength? It turns out it’s their strength but let’s not get hung up on details.
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Israel is preparing for the ground invasion. Hamas is preparing too. I saw a short video on Telegram, so cannot post it here. The description:
// Hamas blocked the road from the northern part of Gaza to the south along the evacuation route for civilians with cars. There is a multi-kilometer traffic jam on the highway. Terrorists use the residents of Gaza as a human shield, doing everything to ensure that there are as many casualties as possible among the civilian population, especially among children, so that they can show these images to foreign media and demand that the “escalation” be stopped.
Also, “Hamas claims nine hostages killed in Israeli airstrikes over last 24 hours.” I believe there is a good chance Hamas will ensure almost zero hostages out of 150-200 ones there return alive.
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Clear and powerful speech by Mayor Eric Adams of NYC. https://x.com/Jonathan_Elk/status/1713128389085741563?s=20
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Israel MUST avoid the propaganda lies told by Cheney/Bush neocons. Their ad nauseam repeated propaganda lies of weapons of mass destruction in Saddam’s Iraq.
Their Chicken Little hysteria of ‘the Sky is Falling’ appeals to emotion rather than rational policy and discourse. Iran & Israel share a long history, a mutually beneficial relationship. Cyrus the Great and Darius I permitted the Jewish resettlement of Judea. The balance of power in the Middle East most essentially MUST respect the Iran-Saudi Arabian/Shi’ite-Sunni opposing scales, in ruling our Middle East community of nation-states with justice.
Any great power politics MUST weigh Nato Turkey. The 80% collapse of the Turkish lira represents an absolute disaster. This regime change WAR against Hamas\Isis, MUST honour & respect Arab dignity in the region as a whole. Forging a Middle East partnership during this regime change war, just as critical for Israel – as the removal of the Hamas Isis abomination. An Independent Gaza city-state ruled by moral and righteous Arab & Islamic leaders, demands an end to the horrid nightmare of dhimmi Arab refugee status.
This dhimmi Arab curse, it has plagued the entire Middle East, a direct result of the 1st Israeli war of Independence in 1948. The repatriation of dhimmi Arab refugees, currently in Lebanon, Syria, E. Jerusalem and Samaria – to Gaza – represents a key Israeli strategic objective: to enhance Arab & Muslim pride and dignity in the Middle East. The Israeli declaration for a free and independent Gaza City-State. The requirement that Palestinians stand together with all the other nations in the Middle East. Jerusalem seeks to forge an international block alliance of nation-states.
The economic prosperity of all these nation-states, compares to a “bureaucratic” block alliance. The ultimate objective of Jerusalem great power politics in the Middle East. Jerusalem hopes to achieve, after the removal of Hamas-Isis abomination & its corrupt strangle hold of power in Gaza; A free & independent Kurdistan as a follow-up to a free & independent Gaza city-state! This rock-solid resolution Will of Jerusalem, a defining strategic interest.
An independent Kurdistan directly involves Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria, all deeding territory to achieve Kurdish national independence. Based upon the leadership model established by the Sharon government, the 2005 Israeli unilateral withdrawal from Gaza. However, the major distinction between the Palestinian vs Kurds dilemmas: the Kurds sit upon considerable oil and gas reserves. Great Power politics in the Middle East, compares the Nations of this region: to the US bureaucratic fiefdoms which comprise and define the Federal Government in the American Republic of 50 States today.
These different bureaucratic fiefdoms, each have colliding and diverse, conflicting National strategic priorities & interests — much like and similar to the community of nations of the Middle East. Non-elected bureaucrats in substance, rather than form, control and dominate the politics of Washington. Much more than do the public displays of national elections which “elected” President, & Congress persons into office.
The foisted propaganda continually chirped by Western government “democracies”, compares to the Cheney/Bush neo-con propaganda which declared WMD in Saddam’s Iraq. Or likewise to the church ‘good-news’ gospel in Ages long past — just a fig-leaf, which conceals non-elected elite/aristocratic tyrants used warmonger crusades propaganda to conceal European imperialism, and domination of inferior dark skinned lessor-humans of the Middle East.
Non-elected bureaucrats run the Federal Government of Washington. Not the bought and paid for elected figure-heads who sit in the White House and in Congress. The latter compare to the ventriloquist puppet, also known as the United Nations – and its worthless Resolutions.
Early in the 20th Century the Wilson government established Federal corporate monopolies, like for example his Federal Reserve, which up-rooted the economics of ‘Free-banking’ in the American economic experiment. These Government established monopolies quickly employed lobbies to promote and protect their Corporate monopoly interests.
The Federally established corporate monopolies quickly developed an incest relationship with Federal bureaucratic agencies, something like a pimp/whore economic relationship. But these different and diverse bureaucratic fiefdoms, have colliding and diverse National strategic priorities & interests, much like and similar to the community of nations of the Middle East.
Non-elected bureaucrats in substance, rather than form, control and dominate the politics of Washington, much more so than do the “elected” Wizard of Oz like elected President & Congresspersons. Watch a Congressional oversite of bureaucratic offialdom – and behold the non-accountability of bureaucrats by elected officials.
The propaganda employed by the string manipulating bureaucratic puppeteers, much like the church ‘good-news’ gospel; the Western democracies shrill cries for world democracy, just propaganda. Non-elected bureaucrats run the Federal Government of Washington. Not the bought and paid for elected Wizard of Oz figureheads who sit in the White House and in Congress. The latter compare to the ventriloquist puppet, as represented by the United Nations.
The government established corporate monopolies, in concert with their lobbies. These puppeteers have an incest relationship with Federal bureaucrats. This government within a government, they pull the strings of their elected Presidents and Congressional puppets. The Federally established corporate monopolies, they elect public officials in elections which costs 100s of millions of dollars.
The UN farce, absolutely no different. Forging an alliance of countries in the Middle East compares to the bureaucratic relationship of the Pax American Empire of Washington DC. Great power politics has to organize and prioritize the conflict of interests between different powerful bureaucratic agencies.
The leadership which Jerusalem offers to the nations of the Middle East prioritizes Palestinian and Kurdish national independence. Such a “Trump Deal” requires a lot of economic horse trading. Jerusalem commits to making the deserts of Sinai and Sahara bloom. Digging a canal from the Mediterranean to the Salt Sea, for the purpose of sowing clouds with oxygen/hydrogen gases by means of radio frequency electrolysis.
For the international objective of making the deserts bloom based upon the leadership of David Ben-Gurion. Transforming the dessert wastelands into viable farming and cattle raising industries – to completely diversify and enhance and enrich the depth of economic means of wealth-making, across the Middle East and North Africa. This commandment of shalom, Israel dedicates as a holy brit/alliance to all countries of the Middle East and North Africa.
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