USA at first base with Trump

It looks like a done deal. Trump is in. Let's hope he'll do what he says he will. Watch Obama now. The next 3 months or so are crucial. He may yet move to pardon some very shady people. He may try and push some things through that are detrimental.

Nigel Farage says this is parallel to what happened in the UK: the citizens have woken up. They don't want warmongers and criminals running government. They don't want the country sold out to globalists and international bankers via the TPP, TAA and other supra-national treaties, and they don't want to answer to supra-national, unelected bodies that don't have the country's interests at heart. Also, they don't necessarily want to buy from overseas what they can grow or build themselves.

If the USA can get the globalists out of their hair and regain some sovereignty and productivity; if they can avoid wars like Clinton was ready to drag them into with Russia (just Google it) they may have a good enough run that they can be a blessing instead of a curse to other countries in the world.

The USA just got to first base. Now they need to 'drain the swamp'. Trump should talk to Putin, who has paid off Russia's debts to global bankers and asked them to leave Russia. Russia has taken a hammering for it, but at least they are free as a nation now to rebuild themselves. Putin recognises the real enemy, and it's not the USA. Let's hope Trump sees as clearly.

Netanyahu: Israel needs to separate from the Palestinians

Very interesting. It is my understanding Gaza will be one of the people groups to attack Israel when a group of nations come against it. If this is to happen, I'd expect the Palestinian people in Gaza would have to be self-governing. A move from Netanyahu to cede the territory to the Palestinians will doubtless lead to cross-border attacks from the Palestinians should they acquire the means to do so. These means would be readily supplied by sympathising nations like Iran and  Syria. Time will tell...

Steve B

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The prime minister tells cabinet that it's more important to 'preserve a solid Jewish majority inside the State of Israel' than holding land home to a Palestinian majority.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprised many of the participants in the weekly cabinet meeting Sunday when he embarked on a monologue praising the idea of parting from the Palestinians and in relinquishing portions of the West Bank. Netanyahu said the number of Palestinians and Jews between the Jordan River and the sea "is irrelevant" and that it's more important to "preserve a solid Jewish majority inside the State of Israel."

The PM made these statements during a discussion on a report by the Jewish People Policy Institute on demographic changes among Jews and Palestinians in Israel and the West Bank.

Members of the institute presented the demographic data of Prof. Sergio DellaPergola, which show that, in a number of years, the demographic trends will result in a Palestinian majority between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

Ministers Limor Livnat and Uzi Landau were surprised by the data and asked that the data of other experts be presented - for example, the data of Yoram Ettinger, who is affiliated with the right. The right argue that the demographic threat to the State of Israel is not so serious.

The prime minister cut short the discussion and surprised those present with previously unspoken sentiments about the future Israeli presence in the West Bank.

"The debate over how many Jews and how many Palestinians will be between the Jordan and the sea is irrelevant," Netanyahu said. "It does not matter to me whether there are half a million more Palestinians or less because I have no wish to annex them into Israel. I want to separate from them so that they will not be Israeli citizens. I am interested that there be a solid Jewish majority inside the State of Israel. Inside its borders, as these will be defined," Netanyahu explained.

Aides of the PM realized how politically explosive his statements were and asked all those present in the room to avoid disseminating the details.

The Prime Minister's Office did not brief the media on the statements and refused to respond to questions on the issue or provide any quotes about the statements of the PM.

Published 02:38 21.06.11
source: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/netanyahu-israel-needs-to-separate-from-the-palestinians-1.368795