Posted on 04/30/2016 9:03:22 AM PDT by IsraelBeach
Israel: Trump Is A Global Security Threat
By Herb Brandon
Israel News Agency
Jerusalem, Israel April 29, 2016
Security analysts in Israel have long believed that Donald Trumps candidacy was not real.
It was started and restarted in recent years. Perhaps an excellent marketing campaign to brand his real estate properties. But as Trump now allocates more of his own money (actually not his, but being loaned to Trump with online donations) his demeanor as an aggressive, serious candidate is now transparent.
His lack of seriousness in addressing both domestic and foreign issues is anything but serious.
Most alarming is Trumps new campaign slogan America First, says an Israel security and defense analyst who has worked with the Israel Ministry of Defense.
The slogan America First was first created and used to support Nazi Germany and to keep the US out of War World 2.
America First is not about placing America First but rather the continuing and destructive Obama, Clinton concept of isolation not actively engaging Americas enemies. This has a direct and negative effect on Israel with Trump having said that he is neutral on Palestinian terrorism, that Israel was not committed to peace and that only after heavy criticism and desperation to secure votes, Trump agreed to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem.
Trump stated that he will negotiate a deal with the Palestinians. Sounds great if you are talking at a 5th grade school level. Reality asks who will Trump negotiate with? Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, Fatah or ISIS? None of these terror groups agree on anything except for the destruction of the Jewish state, says the veteran security professional.
Who will Trump negotiate with as his proposed ban on Muslims to the US now has him banned from every Arab and Muslim nation? How can we form an international Islamic and Arab alliance against ISIS as Trump bashes Muslims?
As a result of Trumps proposed ban, Prime Minister Netanyahu suggested to Trump to cancel his visit to Israel last December. No one wanted to see mass demonstrations at Ben-Gurion Airport or at the Prime Ministers Office.
Every political party in Israel agreed that it would be destructive to have Trump in Israel. No one wanted to be photographed shaking the hand of a racist. Trump stated that the ban would be temporary until we find out whats going on.
What Trump does not understand or does not want to understand in order to secure votes from scare tactics is that the CIA, NSA, military intelligence and the FBI know exactly what is going on. They have done an excellent job in securing the US.
No one, including the Israelis, can ever prevent terrorism by 100 percent, but we are doing an effective job.
But its not just Israel which Trump threatens.
Trump wants to dismantle NATO and is asking European states to pay their share for membership. What Trump does not realize is that security comes first and payment comes second. Many European nations such as the Ukraine need American support today without financial conditions that they cannot meet. Trump attacks China with regard to foreign trade as he outsources the manufacture of his line of ties and shirts to China.
If China was to forgo and or limit trade with the US it would have a devastating effect on China and the US economy. Trump doesnt mention this. This is not placing America First.
Foreign policy experts might also find severe fault in some of the internal contradictions in Trumps speech: hes against stabilizing countries but in favor of world stability, he wants to save money but to spend without limit on the military, he wants to return the US to its supposed previous status as a strong and reliable ally but claims that the most important thing is that America remain unpredictable.
Trump forgets that if Washington turns unpredictable, others will follow in its wake and the most likely outcome will be chaos. Nuclear chaos.
While most foreign governments were careful not to comment publicly on a speech by a US presidential candidate, Germanys foreign minister veered from protocol to express deep concern at Trumps wording.
I can only hope that the election campaign in the USA does not lack the perception of reality, Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.
The worlds security architecture has changed and it is no longer based on two pillars alone. It cannot be conducted unilaterally, he said of foreign policy in a post-Cold War world. No American president can get round this change in the international security architecture . America first is actually no answer to that.
Carl Bildt, a former Swedish prime minister and foreign minister who served as UN envoy to the Balkans in the aftermath of the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s, said he heard Trumps speech as abandoning both democratic allies and democratic values.
Trump had not a word against Russian aggression in Ukraine, but plenty against past U.S. support for democracy in Egypt, Bildt said on Twitter, referring to lines from Trumps speech that criticized the Barack Obama administration for withdrawing support for autocrat Hosni Mubarak during a 2011 uprising.
The US can only assist Israel and her allies if she remains strong, focused and consistent. It is doubtful that under Trumps watch we will ever see anything consistent. Trump, who has no experience in the military or global public affairs, would be forced to rely on advisers. Problem is, at the age of 69 and a highly sheltered life, Trump has not and will not consult with others.
If he does, Trump would then be forced to make the final decision.
If Trump does not know the basic elements of the US Constitution how is he expected to understand complicated, external threats by Russia, Iran, North Korea, ISIS, Hamas and China?
Senator Ted Cruz is the only rational answer for a stable environment in the White House. Cruz serves on the following Senate committees:
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman, Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness Member, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security Member, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution Joint Economic Committee Senate Committee on Armed Services Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Member, Subcommittee on SeaPower Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Ted Cruz has the experience to govern.
He has proven his dedication to the American people and her allies.
As for Israel, Cruz has stopped a ban against airline flights from the US to Israel, he is presently closing the offices of the PLO in Washington, he is passing laws to recover Holocaust assets.
Ted Cruz knows what the nuclear triad is, he also knows how to pronounce Tanzania.
Anyone here who votes for Trump - is a Hillary supporter.
A vote for Trump is vote for Hillary because Trump cannot win a general election.
I think it is less than “leftist thieves” I think it is one guy who is either a nut or an opportunist.
“Translation: Under Trump the foreign aid gravy train may come to a stop.”
Israel can be a great trade partner. They have some really good military hardware and ideas for more that they don’t have the means to build.
Israel was in favor of the US invading Iran, not Iraq. The government officials in Israel kept their mouth shut because Bush was so pro-Israel, but contemporary accounts make clear their disappointment that the war was aimed at Iraq and not at Iran.
This is not INN, which is legitimate. It is something called INA, which I think is simply made up by a guy who is either a nut or an opportunist. Obviously it was designed to look like something legitimate, but it is not.
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2015/12/03/trump-booed-at-rjc/
Are you Leyden?
This is not “Israel”. This is one guy, Joel Leyden, who is either a nut or an opportunist. I suspect it is IsraelBeach, the FReeper.
I don’t think it is a cadre. I think it is one guy, named Joel Leyden. Google him.
People love Trump here in Israel.
Trump is no friend of Israel.
You may have created it in 1995, but that doesn’t make it legitimate. I have been an avid reader of news from Israel all of my life (I am nearly 60) and never heard of your “news” organization. I do see that you mimic the name of INN, but you are not affiliated with that group. I also see that you claim to be associated in some way with the government of Israel but you are not.
Good to hear Trump has a lot of support in Israel. I have no problem with Israelis. It’s the leadership Im not sure about. Not included BiBi that is. He’s one of the few heads of state I have any respect for.
do we have any verification from primary sources that this event actually took place. I’m a civil war and history buff. And you need to find and research primary sources to determine if anecdotal stories are true or not. The Battle of Gettysburg has countless anecdotal stories which upon further examination were shown to have never happened.
“Trump having said that he is neutral on Palestinian terrorism,”
Trump said he’d be a neutral party in negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel.
This article parrots what Cruz says, which on this issue is a deliberate lie of desperation.
Read this: Donald Trump Breaks With GOP on Israel
My wife and I were at a friend’s home for lunch today (it is the Sabbath and people traditionally socialize on our day of rest). Our friend believes that Trump is analogous to the king in the Purim story, and that he is going to restore positive values and save Israel as he rectifies the problems of the world.
His approach is a bit messianic, perhaps, but in desired outcome it reflects a view I have heard from religious as well as non-religious Israelis.
If you were to come to Israel for a visit, you would be overwhelmed by the pro-American feelings of the average citizens, as well as by the patriotic and traditional values (pro-family, pro-work, with straightforward gender identification) shared by the vast, vast majority of people here. C’mon down!
www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/donald-trump-gop-israel/418737/
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