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Blessing or a Curse: New US Visa Waiver

This article was written by Jonathan Pollard in response to the new US Visa Waiver.

It was reported several weeks ago that the ambassadors of Canada, the EU and Australia requested that Israel allow their Palestinian Arab citizens the same right of free entry into Israel that the US is demanding for its Palestinian American citizens.

For those of us opposed to the US Visa Waiver deal, all we could say was: “We told you so”. Although our Foreign Ministry quickly rejected the requests of the three governments, it’s likely that Israel will eventually accede to this latest attempt to use a Visa Waiver program as a means of flooding our country with hostile visitors.

At first glance, the US-Israel Visa Waiver deal seems rather innocuous. After all, what could be wrong with the free movement of people between two allies?

But the hyphenated Americans this agreement is meant to cover are some of the most vicious anti Semites one could imagine.

Pollard concludes: This foreseeable tragedy will be due to one unfortunate fact: namely, that our leaders have conveniently forgotten that their loyalty should be to the Land and People of Israel, not a bunch of left-wing foreign governments, which want to use the Visa Waiver programs as Trojan Horses to infiltrate their hate filled Palestinian citizens into Israel.

Sources:
Jonathan Pollard: US Visa Waiver deal is a nightmare, by Jonathan Pollard/Arutz Sheva, September 26, 2023

US announces: Israel accepted to Visa Waiver Program, by Israel National News, September 27, 2023

 

 

 

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Netanyahu Meets Biden: At What Cost?

Last Wednesday’s meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden led to a softening in US-Israel ties following a 10-month period of distance.

It should also be noted that Netanyahu paid a price to bring about a turnaround in Biden’s attitude, mostly by ignoring the bad agreement reached by Biden with Iran, including billions of dollars.

It seems that the restraint that the IDF is exhibiting in Judea and Samaria, as well as Netanyahu’s decision to bolster the Palestinian Authority, also resulted from pressure from Washington. Biden is also urging Netanyahu to reach a consensus on the judicial reform.

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says in his latest piece that Biden put on a “master class” in forcing PM Netanyahu to choose between his coalition and a peace deal with the Saudis. Among the conditions Netanyahu would have accept in exchange for normalization with Saudi Arabia, as outlined in the article, would be curbing Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria, improving living and travel conditions for Palestinian Arabs there, advancing Palestinian Arab administration over more of their populated areas in accordance with the Oslo Accords and in essence agreeing to steps on the ground that preserve the option of a two-state solution.

It’s obvious the pressures from Biden were to be expected but did Netanyahu also appease Washington? If so, at what cost to Israel? Could it be that Netanyahu knows since Biden has only one year left in office that he can play nice with him, make Biden think he’s appeasing him, and still protect Israel’s interests?

Sources:
US-Israel ties are back on track, by Ariel Kahana/Israel Hayom, September 21, 2023

Thomas Friedman: Biden told Netanyahu to choose between his coalition and Saudi peace, by Israel National News, September 24, 2023

 

 

 

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Netanyahu Demands UN Cease Hostility to Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday in New York City.

The Israeli leader stressed Iran’s role in destabilizing the Middle East and the world.

Netanyahu also “demanded” that Guterres “change the attitude of the organization’s institutions towards the State of Israel,” according to the readout, “and said that it was untenable that while major changes for the better were taking place in the entire world and in the Middle East that the U.N. was unaffected and remained steadfast in its hostility to Israel.”

Netanyahu told Guterres that “the time has come for the U.N. to condemn Iranian subversion and Palestinian terrorism against innocent civilians, and to refrain from its baseless criticism of Israel,” the readout added.

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s demand is on point and needed to be not only said but HEARD by this international gathering of world leaders. However, unless there’s a major turnaround in leadership at the U.N. itself, we have no hope of the U.N.’s ongoing hostilities changing toward the only democracy in the Middle East.

Sources:
Netanyahu demands that Guterres halt ‘baseless’ UN criticism of Israel, by JNS Update Desk/September 20, 2023

PM Netanyahu Meets with US President Joe Biden, by Prime Minister’s Office, September 20, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US Shows Support for Samaria

Members of the US Congress and Senate, many from Long Island, NY, together with official representatives of the State of New York, toured Samaria during a visit to Israel.

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan said, “This is another step on the path towards beating the lies of the BDS. We thank Bruce Blakeman, our dear friend, and the County Executive of Nassau County in New York, who brought about this visit and has helped us greatly. He also passed a law in his county against the Ben & Jerry’s corporation, which called to boycott Judea and Samaria.”

Source:
Congress members visit Samaria: ‘Biden’s policy is flawed, his advisers are anti-Israel’, by Israel National News, September 19, 2023

 

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Terror Wave Strikes in the New Year

Three separate terror attacks were reported across Israel Monday morning, hours after the end of the Rosh Hashana holiday. The first incident, a stabbing attack, was foiled in Jerusalem Monday morning.

Hours later Monday morning, Palestinian terrorists operating in the town of Dayr Sharaf in Samaria opened fire on an IDF post.

In the afternoon, a third attack was reported just outside of Kibbutz Meirav, near the Green Line separating Samaria and the Galilee.

On Friday Israeli security personnel foiled a terrorist bombing attack in Tel Aviv and apprehended three suspects believed to be responsible for the attempted attack.

While all attackers were neutralized and nobody was hurt, Israel remains on high alert during this holiday season. These latest terror attacks make calendar year 2023 the deadliest year of terrorism since the Second Intifada.

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TERROR WAVE: Three shooting, stabbing attacks in one day, by David Rosenberg/World Israel News, September 18, 2023

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Who’s Destroying Israel’s Image?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was harshly criticized Monday morning for saying anti-judicial reform protesters were “joining forces with the PLO and Iran” in harming Israel.

“The protesters have made blocking roads a normal event, refusal [to serve in the military] normal, and they are defaming Israel before the world,” said Netanyahu ahead of his departure to the United States. “I was the head of the opposition, and I did not slander Israel in front of the world.”

Netanyahu’s office later clarified that he did not mean to equate protesters with Iran, but merely pointed out that for the first time in history, Israelis will be protesting outside the UN headquarters during an address by an Israeli premier along with Palestinian and BDS supporters.

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said, “There is no person who has destroyed our image in the world more than Netanyahu in recent months. Nothing helps the Iranians more than the ‘coup d’état’ of his government. His accusations against the patriots of the protest is more proof of the serious disruption to his judgment and understanding of reality.”

Of course, we differ with Lapid. The agitators are being funded to purposely protest and create havoc against their own government. We know it’s all about the left’s desire for power and we fear that desire will reach a dangerous point where they will be equated too closely with what defines a terrorist. Their ongoing willingness to be a part this quest for power sends a bad message to the world and only fuels the flames of anti-Semitism and Israel hatred.

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Netanyahu issues clarification after suggesting protesters helping PLO, Iran, by Ariel Kahana and JNS/Israel Hayom, September 18, 2023

 

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UN Grabs Land from Israel

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has issued a scathing response to the decision by the UNESCO Heritage Committee to classify the ancient city of Jericho as a “World Heritage Site in Palestine” during its meeting on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Israel slammed the decision, which it said was made “despite the many and sincere efforts of the Secretary-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, to balance the decision. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers the decision made today as another sign of the Palestinians’ cynical use of UNESCO and the politicization of the organization,” the ministry said.

“Israel will act in accordance with its many friends in the organization in order to change all the distorted decisions that were made.”

That the UN can blatantly do something like this makes it clear Israel has its work cut out for it and must do everything to block this horrendous decision. The UN must not be allowed to be the arbiter of the Land of Israel.

Source:
Israel Slams UNESCO Decision to Label Tel Jericho as ‘Palestinian Heritage Site’, by Hana Levi Julian/Jewish Press, September 17, 2023

 

 

 

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On Full Display: Biden’s Love Affair with Terrorists

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has signed off on sanctions waivers paving the way for international banks to unfreeze $6 billion dollars in Iranian funds, the Associated Press reported on Monday.

The funds will be disbursed for “further humanitarian transactions in accordance with written guidance from the U.S. government,” said Blinken, according to AP.

Nothing good can come from sending Iran more funds. This $6 billion dollars creates a new opportunity for Iran to enrich its uranium to continue building a nuclear bomb to attack Israel, continue funding its proxies that surround Israel plus create more plots to murder Israelis and Jews outside of Israel.

Source:
Biden admin paves the way for Iran deal worth $6 billion, by JNS Update Desk, September 12, 2023

 

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Ready for Takeoff: Target Israel

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday disclosed that Iran was building an airport in southern Lebanon a mere 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Israeli border, with the aim of using it as a launch pad for terrorist attacks against Israel.

The Iranian flags are visible on the runways of Kilat Jabar, said Gallant who also alleged that Iran “is planning to act against the citizens of Israel,” using the runway as a base.

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Israel reveals Iran building airport in Lebanon for terrorist attacks, by APH and ILH Staff/Israel Hayom, September 12, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gantz “Will Be There” But Ben-Gvir Won’t “Surrender”

National Unity will support the judicial reform compromise outline discussed in the last week no matter Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s motivation for pushing for it, party leader Benny Gantz said on Monday.

“In the last few days, the president advanced an outline in which I saw a base for widespread agreements that would protect the democracy and the value of a politicization of the judiciary system and would give the other side an opportunity to influence to some degree because at the end of the day, the victory of one side or the surrender of the other will cost us dearly,” he said. “I’m not interested in Netanyahu’s motivation. If there is a solution on the table that will protect democracy, I will be there.”

The president’s compromise outline, which was leaked last week, sees the government legislating a less extreme reasonableness clause amendment as well as a freeze on judicial reform legislation for 18 months.

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir today criticized the resumption of talks at the President’s Residence and made it clear that Otzma Yehudit would not support the move.

“I am in favor of negotiations, but against surrender,” clarified Minister Ben-Gvir and explained that “the reform is important for the State of Israel, it will balance the three authorities – the legislative, executive and judicial branches. Surrender in the President’s House means humiliating more than half of the people.”

As quoted in the Times of Israel, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says his Religious Zionism party will agree to some “concessions” to reach judicial compromises but will not budge on its demand to increase right-wing representation the nation’s top court. “I told the prime minister that we are ready for dialogue and agreements, including concessions, in order to bring about unity among the people, in order to keep the IDF united and strong, and Israeli society intact,” Smotrich says in a statement in Jerusalem. “But at the same time, we strongly oppose dictates and ultimatums from those who lost the elections, did not win the trust of the people, and are trying, by threats of refusal [to perform military service] and harm to state security, to dictate their position to us by force. Under no circumstances will we agree to give up on diversity in the selection of judges in order to represent all the communities in the State of Israel, and we will not agree to a situation in which the opposition, which lost the elections, can trample, and run over the right-wing in the Judicial Selection Committee,” the Religious Zionism party head says.

As long as Prime Minister Netanyahu compromises in good faith, Gantz will be there to move judicial reform forward. (What is this about waiting 18 months to put reforms into effect?) Major hearings were schedules for today. If they reach a compromise that all parties will accept it will be a great step. As Ben Gurion said, “Anyone who does not believe in miracles is not a realist.”

Sources:
Gantz: I will accept judicial reform compromise ‘to save Israeli democracy’, by Ariella Marsden/Jerusalem Post, September 11, 2023

Ben-Gvir: ‘Otzma Yehudit will not support negotiations’, by Israel National News, September 11, 2023

 

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