Trump Targets Obama and Clinton Betrayal of Israel

Canada Free Press ^ | 05/01/16 | David Singer

[Sean_Anthony]

Obama and Clinton's shameful betrayal of Israel in this sordid affair seems set to be targeted by Trump.

Donald Trump’s foreign policy speech has created expectations that he will match Marco Rubio’s pledge to stand by the commitments made by President Bush to Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Bush’s letter dated 14 April 2004.

Rubio made his unequivocal pledge on 3 December 2015 at the Republican Jewish Coalition Presidential Forum during his unsuccessful race to secure the Republican Party’s endorsement as its Presidential nominee:

[Doogle]

...wonder how much $$$$$ Hilda got from Arab nations total...probably in the hundreds of millions

[disndat]

She got 911 million from Saudi Arabia alone.

[kindred]

You go Trump. I hope he wins and turns the communist run DC politicians and bureaucrats into illegal aliens, they are very unconstitutional thieves in DC and elseware whom our Christian forefathers would have sent back to the evil nations they came from.

[Netz]

Remember her “kissy-kissy-huggie bear” affection for Suha Arafart?

[Ancesthntr]

But, but, but...Trump is anti-Israel! Cruz said so (the lying azwhole).

[Doogle]

Yeah...that’s when people HAD SUSPICIONS

[justiceseeker93]

Donald Trump’s foreign policy speech has created expectations that he will match Marco Rubio’s pledge to stand by the commitments made by President Bush to Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Bush’s letter dated 14 April 2004.

I don't understand why this David Singer is comparing Trump's stand on Israel to Rubio's. The appropriate comparison should be Ted Cruz's position, which has always been unequivocal support for Israel!

BTW, Cruz has been to Israel three times and met with top Israeli officials. What is Trump's history on that?

[Red Steel]

History? Better. Trump has cachet with the PM. Trump made a campaign reelection ad endorsing Netanyahu.

“Donald Trump Endorsement for Prime Minister Netanyahu”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm5Je73bYOY

[Eleutheria5]

I was a Cruz supporter, too. He lost my respect and disappointed me. I see the way the wind’s blowing. Trump, for better or worse, is the Obiwan. I’m beginning to believe, however, that that might not be a bad thing after all.

[monkeyshine]

Good question. I heard Trump say he was the honorary grand marshal of a 2004 “salute to Israel parade” in NYC. Not sure how that qualifies for foreign policy experience :-) In the last Dem debate I saw, Hillary spoke out strongly in favor of Israel defending itself from rockets and extolling how they withdrew from Gaza and got attacked for it in return. I don’t trust her but she seemed to say all the right things. If I were to guess, I’d guess that her internal polling is showing NY State too close for comfort in head to head vs Trump.

[SJackson]

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Not sure how relevant the letter is, the Bush administration abandoned it, paraphrasing Condi's words, those were the realities then, there are different realities now. Reality changes, after all. I believe this letter was the first to require a contiguous state, requiring Israel to cede a corridor from Gaza to the West Bank. That demand may have been made earlier The referred to points from the letter.

April 14, 2004 His Excellency
Ariel Sharon
Prime Minister of Israel

Dear Mr. Prime Minister:

Thank you for your letter setting out your disengagement plan.

The United States remains hopeful and determined to find a way forward toward a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. I remain committed to my June 24, 2002 vision of two states living side by side in peace and security as the key to peace, and to the roadmap as the route to get there.

We welcome the disengagement plan you have prepared, under which Israel would withdraw certain military installations and all settlements from Gaza, and withdraw certain military installations and settlements in the West Bank. These steps described in the plan will mark real progress toward realizing my June 24, 2002 vision, and make a real contribution towards peace. We also understand that, in this context, Israel believes it is important to bring new opportunities to the Negev and the Galilee. We are hopeful that steps pursuant to this plan, consistent with my vision, will remind all states and parties of their own obligations under the roadmap.

The United States appreciates the risks such an undertaking represents. I therefore want to reassure you on several points.

First, the United States remains committed to my vision and to its implementation as described in the roadmap. The United States will do its utmost to prevent any attempt by anyone to impose any other plan. Under the roadmap, Palestinians must undertake an immediate cessation of armed activity and all acts of violence against Israelis anywhere, and all official Palestinian institutions must end incitement against Israel. The Palestinian leadership must act decisively against terror, including sustained, targeted, and effective operations to stop terrorism and dismantle terrorist capabilities and infrastructure. Palestinians must undertake a comprehensive and fundamental political reform that includes a strong parliamentary democracy and an empowered prime minister.

Second, there will be no security for Israelis or Palestinians until they and all states, in the region and beyond, join together to fight terrorism and dismantle terrorist organizations. The United States reiterates its steadfast commitment to Israel's security, including secure, defensible borders, and to preserve and strengthen Israel's capability to deter and defend itself, by itself, against any threat or possible combination of threats.

Third, Israel will retain its right to defend itself against terrorism, including to take actions against terrorist organizations. The United States will lead efforts, working together with Jordan, Egypt, and others in the international community, to build the capacity and will of Palestinian institutions to fight terrorism, dismantle terrorist organizations, and prevent the areas from which Israel has withdrawn from posing a threat that would have to be addressed by any other means. The United States understands that after Israel withdraws from Gaza and/or parts of the West Bank, and pending agreements on other arrangements, existing arrangements regarding control of airspace, territorial waters, and land passages of the West Bank and Gaza will continue. The United States is strongly committed to Israel's security and well-being as a Jewish state. It seems clear that an agreed, just, fair, and realistic framework for a solution to the Palestinian refugee issue as part of any final status agreement will need to be found through the establishment of a Palestinian state, and the settling of Palestinian refugees there, rather than in Israel.

[Fourth]As part of a final peace settlement, Israel must have secure and recognized borders, which should emerge from negotiations between the parties in accordance with UNSC Resolutions 242 and 338. In light of new realities on the ground, including already existing major Israeli populations centers, it is unrealistic to expect that the outcome of final status negotiations will be a full and complete return to the armistice lines of 1949, and all previous efforts to negotiate a two-state solution have reached the same conclusion. It is realistic to expect that any final status agreement will only be achieved on the basis of mutually agreed changes that reflect these realities.

I know that, as you state in your letter, you are aware that certain responsibilities face the State of Israel. Among these, your government has stated that the barrier being erected by Israel should be a security rather than political barrier, should be temporary rather than permanent, and therefore not prejudice any final status issues including final borders, and its route should take into account, consistent with security needs, its impact on Palestinians not engaged in terrorist activities.

As you know, the United States supports the establishment of a Palestinian state that is viable, contiguous, sovereign, and independent, so that the Palestinian people can build their own future in accordance with my vision set forth in June 2002 and with the path set forth in the roadmap. The United States will join with others in the international community to foster the development of democratic political institutions and new leadership committed to those institutions, the reconstruction of civic institutions, the growth of a free and prosperous economy, and the building of capable security institutions dedicated to maintaining law and order and dismantling terrorist organizations.

A peace settlement negotiated between Israelis and Palestinians would be a great boon not only to those peoples but to the peoples of the entire region. Accordingly, the United States believes that all states in the region have special responsibilities: to support the building of the institutions of a Palestinian state; to fight terrorism, and cut off all forms of assistance to individuals and groups engaged in terrorism; and to begin now to move toward more normal relations with the State of Israel. These actions would be true contributions to building peace in the region.

Mr. Prime Minister, you have described a bold and historic initiative that can make an important contribution to peace. I commend your efforts and your courageous decision which I support. As a close friend and ally, the United States intends to work closely with you to help make it a success.

Sincerely,
George W. Bush

[ZULU]

# 1. Bush 2, like Bush 1 was a total A-Hole

# 2. Bush 2,like Bush 1 was a globalist Islamophile.

I loathe the Bushes.

[Jan_Sobieski]

The following letter was sent from George Bush to Ariel Sharon (http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040414-3.html) regarding Gaza disengagement. This is right out of Joel 3 (parting God's land) and is incredibly significant because it shows that at the highest levels of the US and World Governments that they want to hand Judea over to the Palestinians (dividing Israel) to create a contiguous Palestinian Nation. In Matthew 24, Yeshua prophesied that this plan will be implemented in the Middle of the Daniel 9 (Final Week) when the Anti-Christ goes into the temple and proclaims himself god. Yeshua told Jews to flee Judea to the wilderness...

April 14, 2004 His Excellency
Ariel Sharon
Prime Minister of Israel

Dear Mr. Prime Minister:

Thank you for your letter setting out your disengagement plan.

The United States remains hopeful and determined to find a way forward toward a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. I remain committed to my June 24, 2002 vision of two states living side by side in peace and security as the key to peace, and to the roadmap as the route to get there.

We welcome the disengagement plan you have prepared, under which Israel would withdraw certain military installations and all settlements from Gaza, and withdraw certain military installations and settlements in the West Bank. These steps described in the plan will mark real progress toward realizing my June 24, 2002 vision, and make a real contribution towards peace. We also understand that, in this context, Israel believes it is important to bring new opportunities to the Negev and the Galilee. We are hopeful that steps pursuant to this plan, consistent with my vision, will remind all states and parties of their own obligations under the roadmap.

The United States appreciates the risks such an undertaking represents. I therefore want to reassure you on several points.

First, the United States remains committed to my vision and to its implementation as described in the roadmap. The United States will do its utmost to prevent any attempt by anyone to impose any other plan. Under the roadmap, Palestinians must undertake an immediate cessation of armed activity and all acts of violence against Israelis anywhere, and all official Palestinian institutions must end incitement against Israel. The Palestinian leadership must act decisively against terror, including sustained, targeted, and effective operations to stop terrorism and dismantle terrorist capabilities and infrastructure. Palestinians must undertake a comprehensive and fundamental political reform that includes a strong parliamentary democracy and an empowered prime minister.

Second, there will be no security for Israelis or Palestinians until they and all states, in the region and beyond, join together to fight terrorism and dismantle terrorist organizations. The United States reiterates its steadfast commitment to Israel's security, including secure, defensible borders, and to preserve and strengthen Israel's capability to deter and defend itself, by itself, against any threat or possible combination of threats.

Third, Israel will retain its right to defend itself against terrorism, including to take actions against terrorist organizations. The United States will lead efforts, working together with Jordan, Egypt, and others in the international community, to build the capacity and will of Palestinian institutions to fight terrorism, dismantle terrorist organizations, and prevent the areas from which Israel has withdrawn from posing a threat that would have to be addressed by any other means. The United States understands that after Israel withdraws from Gaza and/or parts of the West Bank, and pending agreements on other arrangements, existing arrangements regarding control of airspace, territorial waters, and land passages of the West Bank and Gaza will continue. The United States is strongly committed to Israel's security and well-being as a Jewish state. It seems clear that an agreed, just, fair, and realistic framework for a solution to the Palestinian refugee issue as part of any final status agreement will need to be found through the establishment of a Palestinian state, and the settling of Palestinian refugees there, rather than in Israel.

[Fourth]As part of a final peace settlement, Israel must have secure and recognized borders, which should emerge from negotiations between the parties in accordance with UNSC Resolutions 242 and 338. In light of new realities on the ground, including already existing major Israeli populations centers, it is unrealistic to expect that the outcome of final status negotiations will be a full and complete return to the armistice lines of 1949, and all previous efforts to negotiate a two-state solution have reached the same conclusion. It is realistic to expect that any final status agreement will only be achieved on the basis of mutually agreed changes that reflect these realities.

I know that, as you state in your letter, you are aware that certain responsibilities face the State of Israel. Among these, your government has stated that the barrier being erected by Israel should be a security rather than political barrier, should be temporary rather than permanent, and therefore not prejudice any final status issues including final borders, and its route should take into account, consistent with security needs, its impact on Palestinians not engaged in terrorist activities.

As you know, the United States supports the establishment of a Palestinian state that is viable, contiguous, sovereign, and independent, so that the Palestinian people can build their own future in accordance with my vision set forth in June 2002 and with the path set forth in the roadmap. The United States will join with others in the international community to foster the development of democratic political institutions and new leadership committed to those institutions, the reconstruction of civic institutions, the growth of a free and prosperous economy, and the building of capable security institutions dedicated to maintaining law and order and dismantling terrorist organizations.

A peace settlement negotiated between Israelis and Palestinians would be a great boon not only to those peoples but to the peoples of the entire region. Accordingly, the United States believes that all states in the region have special responsibilities: to support the building of the institutions of a Palestinian state; to fight terrorism, and cut off all forms of assistance to individuals and groups engaged in terrorism; and to begin now to move toward more normal relations with the State of Israel. These actions would be true contributions to building peace in the region.

Mr. Prime Minister, you have described a bold and historic initiative that can make an important contribution to peace. I commend your efforts and your courageous decision which I support. As a close friend and ally, the United States intends to work closely with you to help make it a success.

Sincerely,
George W. Bush

[Zionist Conspirator]

Pat Buchanan (and some FReepers) are very sad.

[pastorbillrandles]

wow!!!

[Ancesthntr]

Why would Trump have gone to Israel in the past, unless purely as a tourist? He was a businessman until last June, not a pol trying to curry favor with (some) Jews and evangelicals.

Meanwhile, Trump’s daughter and grandchildren by her are Jewish - and I’m sure that she’s reinforced his natural pro-Israel stance. “Natural” because he’s been in NYC for most of his life, and dealt with a LOT of Jewish partners, lawyers, accountants, friends, etc. Plus, he’s donated a lot of money to pro-Israel charities and led the Israel Day parade. DJT is VERY pro-Israel, and that is very evident to this writer, a Jew who is very aware of where various pols stand on this issue.

Oh, and “YES” I know that Cruz is very pro-Israel. Good for him, he’s got common sense and decency...just like a lot of others.

[Jan_Sobieski]

President Clinton demands a “contiguous” Palestinian State (Dec 23, 2000) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clinton_Parameters

[Mr. M.J.B.]

In sum: Christian nation joins with Muslim nations to destroy the Jewish nation.

Fast forward to today...

Unable to destroy Israel with “the Peace Process,” that same Christian nation is still allied with Muslim nations and ISIS in Syria (which by some strange coincidence, just happens to border Israel).

That’s why the US has been at war in Syria for years.

OSatan didn’t appoint a KSA-licking, Muslim CIA Director for nothing.

And yet, some are surprised that “America isn’t in the bible” or go through some insane contortions to arrive at “America is mystery this or mystery that.”