Posted on 09/03/2025 6:31:56 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Daily Caller White House Correspondent Reagan Reese sat down with Trump for an hour in the Oval Office Friday afternoon. A March Pew Research Center Poll that found support for Israel among young Republicans is slipping. The president acknowledged that he was aware of this trend, and explained to the Caller that Israel’s ironclad support in Congress is a thing of the past.
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Instead of pro Israel votes in the House going 409-7, they’ll be 388-25.
Oh Noes.
BACKSTORY—Trump restricted sensitive technological exports to China. As a result, China turned to cooperativ e Israel. China’s direct investment in Israel’s IT industry, especially in chips and semiconductors, now has increased.
China is Israel’s 2nd largest trading partner;total trade value reaching a whopping $24.45 billion.
Speaking before a gathering of business people from both countries, the Israeli prime minister encouraged China “to assume its rightful place… on the world stage. We are your perfect junior partner for that effort,” Netanyahu added. “…I believe this is a marriage made in heaven.”
In 2017, Israeli PM Netanyahu said China accounts for one-third of the investment in Israeli high technology, which includes US military technology the US shares w/ Israel, its strongest ally. In the ’90s, Israel sold military equipment and technologies to China, including the Harpy missile system.
This incident chilled relations between the United States and Israel, with Israel being suspended from its status as Security Cooperative Participant in the Joint Strike Fighter program. However, on 6 November 2005, Israel stated that it has been re-admitted into the program.
The US had to pressure Israel to stop sharing US military technology w/ China. Yet Israel still doesn’t restrict China from acquiring dual-usage technologies that could have military implications against the US.
A succession of US administrations warned Israel about its growing tie with China, sharing concern about China using Israel as a backdoor to access sensitive technologies from the US.
The most vocal objection to Sino-Israeli ties came from the Trump administration. When former Secy of State Mike Pompeo visited Israel in 2019, he warned Israelis that the CCP “engages in spying through its commercial state-owned enterprises and presents risk through its technology systems. Pompeo said China’s actions posed a risk.
Unfortunately, Israel largely brushed aside the warnings. Like many other countries, China’s massive market has enticed Israel. Plus, the Israeli government hopes China’s good relationships with Arab nations may help Israel.
Netanyahu was working on a Sino-Israeli free trade agreement and planned to visit China. But China’s siding w/ Hamas alerted Israel’s leaders to the reality that Communist China’s relationship with Israel is purely transactional.
The Israelis sell a lot of dangerous high tech to China. Israel sells its own tech from its
thriving munitions industry and tech Israel gets from the US for being our (cough) “greatest ally.”
The US has criticized Israel’s persistent tech sales to China, fearing
China’s abuse of US tech will harm the safety and security of American families.
Israel sold technology to upgrade Chinese tanks and planes and also transferred or licensed the Python missile technology (leading to China’s PL-8 missile), the EL/M-2035 Doppler radar, and the Tamam inertial navigation system.
A recent story published in Israeli media claims China is helping Iran, a country Israel is at war with.
The United States has solid evidence that Israel has conducted espionage against it, including
<><>the Jonathan Pollard case in the 1980s,
<><>Israel selling U.S. technology to China in 2000,
<><>the arrest of Aipac lobbyists in 2007 for passing classified information,
<><>and the discovery of spy devices near the White House in 2019.
Despite a “strong alliance,” marked by Israel gouging US taxpayers of billions of tax
dollars, these incidents have caused significant diplomatic strain between the two countries.
Notable cases of Israeli espionage against the U.S.
<><>Jonathan Pollard (1985):
A U.S. Navy analyst who provided thousands of top-secret documents to Israel.
<><>Technology Transfer (2000):
Israel was found to have sold sensitive U.S. technology to China.
<><>Aipac Members arrested (2007):
Two members of the annoying pro-Israel lobbying group Aipac were arrested for passing classified information to Israeli diplomats.
<><>White House Spy Devices (2019):
A report revealed that Israel had allegedly planted surveillance devices, like Stingrays, near the White House and other sensitive locations in Washington.
These acts of espionage damage the “close Israeli relationship,” best defined by Israel putting the touch on US taxpayers for billions of US tax dollars......and has been met with concern from US officials, despite the usual “official denials” from Israel when caught with its pants down.
Some officials believe the risk of Netanyahu siccing Israeli spies on the U.S. is significant.
FTA
<><>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene recently said Israel was committing “genocide” in Gaza.
<><> Steven Bannon claims that Israel is “not truly an ally” of the United States
<><>Bannon has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s camp “untrustworthy.”
I wouldn’t be shocked if 250 plus votes in Congress say “Israel isn’t worth the trouble they cause;”
many ruby red districts are getting tired of bending over backwards doing whatever Israel wants.
Nervous Tick: “We expended a lot of tax/borrowed money and soldiers’ lives fighting Hitler and Tojo in WWII. Was that unwise or unrighteous? Was that a violation of Stand With America position? Do you regret our actions in WWII?
Apples and oranges.....our tax dollars, soldiers and “free” bombs, etc.
going outside the USA to Israel is due to intense shady lobbying......not war.
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
The US vetoes Israel selling Israeli-developed systems to China for national security reasons, and other countries to help US arms manufacturers
How many times has your account been suspended for racism?
The US vetoes Israel selling Israeli-developed systems to China for
national security reasons, and other countries to help US arms manufacturers
rotflol
It’s very easy.
Japan attacked us.
Germany declared war on us.
Did Hamas approve your post?
Not all countries are the same.
Israel has a Deep State, too.
It showed its face on 10/7.
If Israel’s Deep State is losing influence...
Good.
Do you eat cooked Jew baby rare or well done?
Hogwash!
It’s not racism. It’s telling the truth that triggers the sensitive. Are you sensitive about speaking the truth about colored people and Israel?
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