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The Washington Post spent the entire week knocking the Abraham Accords that were struck under former President Trump as tensions continue to rise between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas.  In the final months of 2020, the Trump administration brokered a historic peace agreement between Israel and several Arab nations that paved the way for normalized relations. The nations that struck deals with the Jewish State include the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.  While the Abraham Accords had ...

An Exercise in Missing the Point Well, so much for the vaunted Abraham Accords—Donald Trump’s signature diplomatic achievement that produced normalization agreements between Israel and many of its Sunni Arab neighbors. That’s the refrain among left-leaning political observers today after nearly a week of civil conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, culminating in opportunistic missile strikes on Israeli territory by Hamas to which Israel proportionately responded. “Now, with Trump ...

Palestinians take part in a prtoest in solidarity with Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, in Deir Al-Balah in the center of Gaza Strip on May 08, 2021. More than 170 Palestinians have been injured after Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque and dispersed worshippers elsewhere in occupied East Jerusalem, as weeks-long tensions between Israel and the Palestinians over Jerusalem soared again. Photo by Ashraf Amra. (c) APA Images. Last week the Guardian newspaper in London expressed shame over...

Bono was awarded the inaugural George W. Bush Medal for Distinguished Leadership Thursday, with the former president honoring the U2 singer for his work in combatting the HIV/AIDS crisis and poverty in Africa. Bush responded, "The truth of the matter is, [PEPFAR] never would have made it out of Congress had you not been engaged. The first time I met you, you knew more statistics, like you were coming right out of the CIA." Bush added, "Heres the thing about Bono that people got to understand: I...

Leading Never Trump Republicans Near-silent in Defense of Israel 12 May 2021 The Never Trump faction of Republicans, which includes many people known for their former strong defenses of the U.S.-Israel alliance, has been largely silent in recent days as Israel has been bombarded with Palestinian rockets. Bill Kristol, for example, who launched the Emergency Committee for Israel during the Obama administration, has been silent about Israel on Twitter recently — and every other policy issue, in...

I Quit the GOP and Moved Left. Will Liz Cheney Do the Same? The Republican congresswoman is being portrayed as a traitor to her party. I know exactly how that feels. Jonthan Ernst/Getty Images I’ve been thinking a lot about Liz Cheney. Her courage in standing up to Donald Trump and the increasingly authoritarian Republican Party shouldn’t make her exceptional—ideally, she would have a considerable amount of company—but it does. Having broken with the Republican Party myself, I know th...

My approach during the Trump years was very simple.If he did good things, I applauded.If he did bad things, I criticized.Other people, however, muted their views on policy because of .05/05/2021 16:27:25PM EST.

How Liz Cheney could try to become dangerous to House Republicans if ousted from leadership role Emily Brooks © Provided by Washington Examiner Rep. Liz Cheney has a plethora of options to try to cause headaches for House Republicans if the Wyoming congresswomans conference strips away her leadership position. Through media, political donations, or even a presidential run, Cheney, in her second term as House Republican Conference chairwoman, could keep alive the GOP civil wa...

Even if “won,” endless wars like our 20 year assault on Afghanistan would not benefit our actual national interest in the slightest. So why do these wars continue endlessly? Because they are so profitable to powerful and well-connected special interests. In fact, the worst news possible for the Beltway military contractor/think tank complex would be that the United States actually won a war. That would signal the end of the welfare-for-the-rich gravy train. In contrast to the end of declare...

Will Special Interests Allow America’s ‘Longest War’ to Finally End? Ron Paul | Infowars.com Will we learn a lesson from wasting trillions and killing hundreds of thousands? Image Credit: Email Even if “won,” endless wars like our 20 year assault on Afghanistan would not benefit our actual national interest in the slightest. So why do these wars continue endlessly? Because they are so profitable to powerful and well-connected special interests. In fact, the worst news possible for the...