Okay - Jeffrey Sachs one of the workda’s leading diplomats and a professor of economics and a Jew, is a great man. At a Cambridge University Union night in October last year, Professor Sachs, was explaining to the Cambridge students how America has been fighting forever wars and it has been Israel that has been at the centre of many of them, which Netanyahu has been since the mid 1990’s since taking office been lying to the US about Iran, Iraq,Libya etc all being threats to Israel, of which they never have been or were. Professor Sachs described Netanyahu as a “Deep Dark Evil Son-of-a-Bitch.”. It’s that two minute clip of the two hour presentation Professor Sachs gave, that Trump posted on Truth social. Trump’s posting of Professor Sach’s comments sent the message to Netanyahu that you will not be bullying me or the US around anymore, and you will begin to start rethinking your position in the Middke East. Witkoff’s visit to Tel Aviv last Saturday, note that Witkpff rang Netanyahu’s advisors and told him he would be coming to Israel on that day to meet with Netanyahu (remember the saturday os the day of the Sabbath for the Jews) told Witkiff that today is the Sabbath. Witkoff replied, I don’t care he will meet with me. At that meeting, Netanyahu was read the riot act.
Thank you very much for this George. It speaks volumes. It is soooo hard to believe that Trump took this critical position towards Israel. But conditions previously rejected have now been accepted ... can now make sense of the rest of your article. This being the case, those who wanted to punish Biden for Palestine by voting for Trump are proven wise. Not that there is any concern for Palestinian self-determination or people in this, but still....
Fingers crossed, touching wood etc etc, but Trump appears to have demonstrated a clear contrast (clear blue water, as they say in the UK) between his incoming administration and the neoconservative killing machine the "Democrats" have become. "Liberals" must be even more confused, poor wee things...
Trump can (likely) still encourage the annexation or west back, etc, by other means. He has only excluded official war so far. This seems no more than a much needed respite while slow torture and death continues behind the scenes like a tamed virus
George suddenly the "international community, led by the US, must seize this moment to enforce accountability and push for a resolution to the conflict"?
Your summing up seems overoptimistic to say the least - the "International Community" has stood by for over a year while the US has continued to aid in the almost complete destruction of Gaza.
Even the Americans admit Hamas has gained more fighters than it lost although they really have no idea how many have been killed.
Israel breaks every ceasefire but the Palestinian Resistance has still won. And is not the military ratio around one dead to eight wounded? It may have improved with modern medicine, but even if we halve that, of one dead to four wounded, the Israelis have lost thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands maimed for life and not able to serve in the military again.
And all of it in the name of racist bigotry because they don't want to give Palestinian Christians and Muslims citizenship in a shared State. Lunacy writ large.
The deal hasn’t happened yet (19 Jan) - no celebrations until it has happened. Netanyahu has history of wrecking deals as we all know. Palestine is a waste land, quite apart from the tragic, devastating, beyond words, loss of human lives, arrests of doctors, bombing of homes and infrastructure etc etc. Beyond that, the actual ground is toxic to life of humans, animals and plants with all that ordnance dumped on it. I want to be optimistic ….but….
Sorry, but I think it’s an Israeli trick. I think they are celebrating right now, as they plan to take advantage of this perceived ceasefire. It’s definitely good to have happened, but we can’t let down any defenses.
I'm afraid that no matter what the International community calls it - a State or a Territory or anything else - Zionists will think of it as belonging to them. And if the US continues to support them, the situation is hopeless. I don’t think a Zionist state is compatible with peace or with the modern world ever. It’s medieval.
Sorry George but I have my view on this and it is the total opposite of yours, but please let me TRY and explain.
a) You state - "The Gaza ceasefire is a watershed moment in history. It reinforces and highlights the resilience of the Palestinian people and the failures of Israel’s oppressive policies."
a1) "The Gaza ceasefire is a watershed moment in history." - TRUE
a2) "It reinforces and highlights the resilience of the Palestinian people and the failures of Israel’s oppressive policies." ... both true and false. I doubt many ofus could have survived the trauma and evil thrown on the people of Palestine - the constant fear and the conditions they were forced to live in, so we must admire and support their resilience - TRUE..... but my point I really have a problem with is, is the "failures of Israel’s oppressive policies"..... - FALSE ... what failures (long term) ? ... WAIT and BE PATIENT please, as I try and explain a little- just the surface.
b) Assume the figures are correct on the MSM and there were 2.142 million people in Gaza, now assume after the genocide there are 2 million. How many of them are without money, without homes, food, water, loved ones and even hope - THEY HAVE NOTHING LEFT.
b1) So now a ceasefire -yippee as it will at least save some lives; but what else is happening ???.
Most of the population IN MY UNDERSTANDING are living down South, the North is done. Now what I have found is that with the ceasefire ... the Rafah Crossing Point with Egypt will be opened ... AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO, IF YOU WERE A PALASTINAN ? - I would cross and get the hell out.
So let us take a negative view that ONLY 25 -50,000 cross per week, then what ?. Well they will be shipped to new homes in the EU, UK, US and other like minded Countries; who will welcome them with open arms. Seen the anti Israeli / pro-Palestinian rallies in these Countries ?... watch the politicians gob off in favour of these TRUE refugees.
PS Notice the anti (economic) IMMIGRATION rhetoric in all of the EU, UK and US now... that most "normal citizens" support ?, even I would welcome a true refugee .... especially after what I have seen those Zionist do to them.
All going to the globalist elitist scumbag plan.. or Israeli plan of depopulation of Palestine on a massive scale.
b2) One last conspiracy theory of mine, until I stop my rant. This applies to this generation of the remaining living, but do people remember or even know that 560,000 young children were vaccinated with the Polio orally taken vaccine ?
c) Genocide = "the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group."....
THIS IS NOT GENOCIDE, THIS IS EVEN WOSE THAN IT ....
Excellent! All is Said! “The ceasefire must be the beginning and not the end “of a vast process of reparation. Otherwise , This will, as is often the case, only be smoke and mirrors!
Thank you so much for this reflection. Could you possibly elaborate on the following quoted statements? I feel that those messages are indeed quite important to understand the current prospect in Trump's hands, as Israel is not signing in good faith, but you don't say what they are? You write: "Trump has worked hard since his election victory to send Netanyahu messages via his social media platform Truth Social, as well as visits from billionaire real estate investor and philanthropist and special envoy to the Middle East Steven Witkoff, to demonstrate his commitment to global peace and justice by pressuring Israel to uphold the agreement and addressing the root causes of the conflict." Could you give any examples of the messages mentioned and if possible elaborate on the concrete threats by Steven Witkoff should Netanyahu have refused to sign the deal? Thank you !!!!!
I hope the cease-fire becomes permanent. However, I must express skepticism here: << If Israel breaches the ceasefire, Trump must make it clear that such actions will have severe consequences, like suspending military aid, imposing economic sanctions, or backing international investigations into potential war crimes. >> He won't: period!
Your writing is always well thought out and true to the value and how right you are …. Butttttt how can we trust the United States and Israel their word is not to be trusted as they have proven many many a times and United Nations is so weak when it comes to those two countries that they only bark without a whimper as they watched so many Arab countries get destroyed on made up misinformation …
Okay - Jeffrey Sachs one of the workda’s leading diplomats and a professor of economics and a Jew, is a great man. At a Cambridge University Union night in October last year, Professor Sachs, was explaining to the Cambridge students how America has been fighting forever wars and it has been Israel that has been at the centre of many of them, which Netanyahu has been since the mid 1990’s since taking office been lying to the US about Iran, Iraq,Libya etc all being threats to Israel, of which they never have been or were. Professor Sachs described Netanyahu as a “Deep Dark Evil Son-of-a-Bitch.”. It’s that two minute clip of the two hour presentation Professor Sachs gave, that Trump posted on Truth social. Trump’s posting of Professor Sach’s comments sent the message to Netanyahu that you will not be bullying me or the US around anymore, and you will begin to start rethinking your position in the Middke East. Witkoff’s visit to Tel Aviv last Saturday, note that Witkpff rang Netanyahu’s advisors and told him he would be coming to Israel on that day to meet with Netanyahu (remember the saturday os the day of the Sabbath for the Jews) told Witkiff that today is the Sabbath. Witkoff replied, I don’t care he will meet with me. At that meeting, Netanyahu was read the riot act.
well the arab voters of dearborn Michigan were proven also to be wise
Thank you very much for this George. It speaks volumes. It is soooo hard to believe that Trump took this critical position towards Israel. But conditions previously rejected have now been accepted ... can now make sense of the rest of your article. This being the case, those who wanted to punish Biden for Palestine by voting for Trump are proven wise. Not that there is any concern for Palestinian self-determination or people in this, but still....
Fingers crossed, touching wood etc etc, but Trump appears to have demonstrated a clear contrast (clear blue water, as they say in the UK) between his incoming administration and the neoconservative killing machine the "Democrats" have become. "Liberals" must be even more confused, poor wee things...
Trump can (likely) still encourage the annexation or west back, etc, by other means. He has only excluded official war so far. This seems no more than a much needed respite while slow torture and death continues behind the scenes like a tamed virus
Thank you Majid but no o e can trust the US and Israel because they have always proven themselves to be duplicitous and untrustworthy.
George suddenly the "international community, led by the US, must seize this moment to enforce accountability and push for a resolution to the conflict"?
Your summing up seems overoptimistic to say the least - the "International Community" has stood by for over a year while the US has continued to aid in the almost complete destruction of Gaza.
Even the Americans admit Hamas has gained more fighters than it lost although they really have no idea how many have been killed.
Israel breaks every ceasefire but the Palestinian Resistance has still won. And is not the military ratio around one dead to eight wounded? It may have improved with modern medicine, but even if we halve that, of one dead to four wounded, the Israelis have lost thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands maimed for life and not able to serve in the military again.
And all of it in the name of racist bigotry because they don't want to give Palestinian Christians and Muslims citizenship in a shared State. Lunacy writ large.
no they aren't!
That’s Fine Bob. I agree and disagree.
The deal hasn’t happened yet (19 Jan) - no celebrations until it has happened. Netanyahu has history of wrecking deals as we all know. Palestine is a waste land, quite apart from the tragic, devastating, beyond words, loss of human lives, arrests of doctors, bombing of homes and infrastructure etc etc. Beyond that, the actual ground is toxic to life of humans, animals and plants with all that ordnance dumped on it. I want to be optimistic ….but….
Israel INCREASED their killing of Palestinian civilians immediately after the deal was struck. They are not good-faith actors, ever.
Sorry, but I think it’s an Israeli trick. I think they are celebrating right now, as they plan to take advantage of this perceived ceasefire. It’s definitely good to have happened, but we can’t let down any defenses.
Hi RB
There will be no permanent peace until the Palestinians have their own state.
I'm afraid that no matter what the International community calls it - a State or a Territory or anything else - Zionists will think of it as belonging to them. And if the US continues to support them, the situation is hopeless. I don’t think a Zionist state is compatible with peace or with the modern world ever. It’s medieval.
Sorry George but I have my view on this and it is the total opposite of yours, but please let me TRY and explain.
a) You state - "The Gaza ceasefire is a watershed moment in history. It reinforces and highlights the resilience of the Palestinian people and the failures of Israel’s oppressive policies."
a1) "The Gaza ceasefire is a watershed moment in history." - TRUE
a2) "It reinforces and highlights the resilience of the Palestinian people and the failures of Israel’s oppressive policies." ... both true and false. I doubt many ofus could have survived the trauma and evil thrown on the people of Palestine - the constant fear and the conditions they were forced to live in, so we must admire and support their resilience - TRUE..... but my point I really have a problem with is, is the "failures of Israel’s oppressive policies"..... - FALSE ... what failures (long term) ? ... WAIT and BE PATIENT please, as I try and explain a little- just the surface.
b) Assume the figures are correct on the MSM and there were 2.142 million people in Gaza, now assume after the genocide there are 2 million. How many of them are without money, without homes, food, water, loved ones and even hope - THEY HAVE NOTHING LEFT.
b1) So now a ceasefire -yippee as it will at least save some lives; but what else is happening ???.
Most of the population IN MY UNDERSTANDING are living down South, the North is done. Now what I have found is that with the ceasefire ... the Rafah Crossing Point with Egypt will be opened ... AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO, IF YOU WERE A PALASTINAN ? - I would cross and get the hell out.
BUT WAIT; surprise - it is already planned = https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypt-setting-up-area-gaza-border-which-could-be-used-shelter-palestinians-2024-02-16/
So let us take a negative view that ONLY 25 -50,000 cross per week, then what ?. Well they will be shipped to new homes in the EU, UK, US and other like minded Countries; who will welcome them with open arms. Seen the anti Israeli / pro-Palestinian rallies in these Countries ?... watch the politicians gob off in favour of these TRUE refugees.
PS Notice the anti (economic) IMMIGRATION rhetoric in all of the EU, UK and US now... that most "normal citizens" support ?, even I would welcome a true refugee .... especially after what I have seen those Zionist do to them.
All going to the globalist elitist scumbag plan.. or Israeli plan of depopulation of Palestine on a massive scale.
b2) One last conspiracy theory of mine, until I stop my rant. This applies to this generation of the remaining living, but do people remember or even know that 560,000 young children were vaccinated with the Polio orally taken vaccine ?
https://www.who.int/news/item/13-09-2024-around-560-000-children-vaccinated-in-first-round-of-polio-campaign-in-gaza
Gee I wonder why ?.
c) Genocide = "the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group."....
THIS IS NOT GENOCIDE, THIS IS EVEN WOSE THAN IT ....
Rant over, sorry but just my view.
Thank you. 👏
Excellent! All is Said! “The ceasefire must be the beginning and not the end “of a vast process of reparation. Otherwise , This will, as is often the case, only be smoke and mirrors!
There is a good chance of mirrors, it seems
Thank you so much for this reflection. Could you possibly elaborate on the following quoted statements? I feel that those messages are indeed quite important to understand the current prospect in Trump's hands, as Israel is not signing in good faith, but you don't say what they are? You write: "Trump has worked hard since his election victory to send Netanyahu messages via his social media platform Truth Social, as well as visits from billionaire real estate investor and philanthropist and special envoy to the Middle East Steven Witkoff, to demonstrate his commitment to global peace and justice by pressuring Israel to uphold the agreement and addressing the root causes of the conflict." Could you give any examples of the messages mentioned and if possible elaborate on the concrete threats by Steven Witkoff should Netanyahu have refused to sign the deal? Thank you !!!!!
I hope the cease-fire becomes permanent. However, I must express skepticism here: << If Israel breaches the ceasefire, Trump must make it clear that such actions will have severe consequences, like suspending military aid, imposing economic sanctions, or backing international investigations into potential war crimes. >> He won't: period!
Your writing is always well thought out and true to the value and how right you are …. Butttttt how can we trust the United States and Israel their word is not to be trusted as they have proven many many a times and United Nations is so weak when it comes to those two countries that they only bark without a whimper as they watched so many Arab countries get destroyed on made up misinformation …
Peace is good.
But the plans for Greater Israel are unstoppable.
Maybe when the Saudis see how much land they will lose, Greater Israel will be shit canned.
Still peace is good.
The Saudis are UK / US puppets.
Have a look at the "unification" section = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saudi_Arabia#:~:text=Unification,-Main%20article%3A%20Unification&text=In%201902%2C%20Abdul%2DAziz%20Al,of%20Saudi%20Arabia%20in%201930.
Jimmy, you sent me a note the other day but I could only see a couple of words.
On Israel's long history of breaking ceasefires:
https://substack.com/home/post/p-154952601