AN ARTICLE TITLED Where Donald Trump stands on Israel and the Jews must have been written by an American Jew in Mrs. Clinton's camp.
Everything Trump says is a slam against Israel and Jews. I know some American Jews like that, ones that firmly believe if a Republican and a jackass were running for office, vote for the jackass.
ONE OF THE COMMENTS with which author Ben Harris claims is that "Trump would not commit to recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital."
Never mind that the Washington Times ran an article on January 19th headed Donald Trump: I support moving U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
The same statement was reported in the Jerusalem Post under the heading Trump pledges to move US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem (on a page that had a teaser to articles titled "US court: No ‘Israel’ on passports of American citizens born in Jerusalem" and "Congressmen call on Obama to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital after court ruling")
The Algemeiner reported the same thing on January 20 with the headline Trump: ‘I Am 100% in Favor of Moving US Embassy From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem’
Breitbart, seemingly embarrassed to admit it, has a headline reading Trump: On Second Thought, Move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
Harris also claims "Trump doesn’t want money from Republican Jewish bigwigs." With that remark, according to Harris, Trump seemed "to traffic in anti-Semitic stereotypes about shadowy Jewish control of political leaders." He quotes Trump stating: “You’re not gon'na support me because I don’t want your money,” Trump said. “You want to control your politicians, that’s fine.”
Was that a lie? Don't people, including the RJC, try to "buy" politicians. Trump can't be bought - not by members of the RJC, the knights of this or that, the Baptist (Southern or otherwise) and Lutherans of any synod. That doesn't mean he's "anti" anything other than being a "bought" politician. It's no secret that he's the only candidate - Democratic or Republican - who is self-funded and not "beholden" to any big bucks backers. The only "sin" Trump committed was failing to be politically correct.
Trump made two other remarks that got Harris' attention and comments.
One: Trump would stay ‘neutral’ on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Two: "Do they both want to make peace?"
It is blatantly obvious that if a president says he's pro-Israel rather than pro-PA, the PA leadership will become more obstinate than normal. Conversely, if the president is patently pro-PA at Israel's expense, Israelis will ignore any approach from the U.S.
Both Israel and the PA leadership should be looking for an honest broker , a person who at least seems to be pro-peace rather than pro-conflict.
There are Israelis - Jews, Muslims, Christians, and "other" - and PA Muslims who WANT a peace deal even if it's tenuous as are the peace agreements with Egypt and Jordan. There also are Israelis - Jews, Muslims, Christians, and "other" - and PA Muslims who want to continue the status quo.
Today, neither Israelis not PA Muslims trust the U.S. as its political pendulum swings from side to side depending on who is speaking. Trump's proposal to be a "neutral" might - just might - be an opening for peace or at least a civilized cooperation between Israel and the PA. The EU and UN have proven untrustworthy to both sides.
As to who WANTS peace - most people on both sides want peace, but many people on both sides prefer to denigrate, injure, or kill people from "the other" side." Those from the PA seem to be doing a better job of injuring and killing those from the Israeli side.
As far as Harris goes, I'm left wondering where his allegiances lie, whose ax he intends to grind. It's obvious that for him, Trump would be a disaster for Israel and "the Jews." American Jews? Israeli Jews? European Jews? Those few Jews of Muslim countries? Jews in Africa and Asia? Maybe Jews "down under."
Apparently all Jews who take issue with his opinions, at least his opinion of Trump.
By the way, just who is Ben Harris? The Times of Israel conveniently fails to include any information about Harris.
