Trump reverses longstanding policy on Israeli settlements. Another neoconservative donors win?

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Israel had already named a settlement after Trump. They know how to suck up to him.

 

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Netanyahu promises no Palestinian state if he is re-elected

WaPo: Netanyahu offers West Bank annexation to right-wing voters ahead of cliffhanger election
Opinion polls show Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party locked in a very tight race with the Blue and White party.

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Bit of troubling news out of our closest ally and only pro-diversity democracy in mideast that could tarnish image of GOPA's alleged 'policy chief' and weaken other Polish-Israeli politicians there:


[h=1]Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM charged with corruption[/h]

 

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There is no proof that any Iran war policy escalations are being pushed by Foreign-Firster lobbies or GOPA donors:


Netanyahu, Top U.S. Commander Warn of More Attacks by Iran in the Middle East

'The attack on the oil fields in Saudi was stunning in the depth of its audaciousness,' General Kenneth McKenzie said. Netanyahu: Iran planning 'additional attacks'

Noa Landau
and Haaretz
Nov 24, 2019

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Mt. Avital, November 24, 2019.חיים צח / לעמ U.S. Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie spoke over the weekend about the probability of a large-scale attack by Iran in the Middle East. “My judgment is that it is very possible they will attack again,” General McKenzie said in an interview ahead of an international security conference on Saturday.

“It’s the trajectory and the direction that they’re on,” he added. “The attack on the oil fields in Saudi was stunning in the depth of its audaciousness,” he said speaking in a series of interviews. “I wouldn’t rule that out going forward.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted McKenzie's remarks at the opening of a cabinet meeting Sunday and said that Iran was planning "additional attacks."

haaretz.com/middle-east-news/iran/top-u-s-commander-warns-of-another-major-attack-by-iran-in-the-middle-east-1.8167512



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Israel targeted under law passed to help 9/11 families sue Saudis

Congress overrode President Barack Obama's veto last year to pass a law making it easier for families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia — but now a Washington lawyer is using it to target Israel instead.

In a 103-page complaint filed Feb. 1, attorney Martin F. McMahon alleges that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as U.S. charities tied to President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Trump's Israel ambassador pick David Friedman, are complicit in war crimes against Palestinians because of their financial support for settlement activity in the West Bank.

The suit could bolster critics of the Saudi-targeted law, who warned U.S. lawmakers that the statute opened the door to legal claims that ultimately could drag U.S. officials into court, even on flimsy grounds.
The lawsuit was first reported on by Courthouse News Service. The Israeli Embassy in Washington did not offer immediate comment Monday. The White House deferred to Friedman, who did not respond to a request for comment, and the Kushner Family Foundation, which declined comment.

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/lawsuit-9-11-families-saudis-israel-234700