Bari, I admire your courage and your writing, and I wish you the best of luck with the pregnancy. I understand that you hate Trump with passion. So I am not finding your turn of phrasing unexpected, but please, can you just admit that previous administration, not "past year"
"has brought unprecedented ties between Israeli Jews and Arabs…
Bari, I admire your courage and your writing, and I wish you the best of luck with the pregnancy. I understand that you hate Trump with passion. So I am not finding your turn of phrasing unexpected, but please, can you just admit that previous administration, not "past year"
"has brought unprecedented ties between Israeli Jews and Arabs in Israel and across the region, not least with the Abraham Accords".
I didn't know that Bari was anti-Trump. How sad. That explains that fact that she left out the elephant in the room in her article: we had peace in the Middle East during Trump's presidency.
Media keep repeating that there was no election irregularities or "wide-spread" fraud.
But in an election decided by less than 20,000 votes in 4 states - you don't need "wide-spread" fraud to change an election.
Regardless, if the election was as clean as they say - why do they resist a review of the election so that, at least, we can be sure this kind of thing never happens again?
Why do Jews so often hate those who are their greatest supporters? Trump did enormous good for Israel and for Jews. Yet most American Jews buy "the narrative" that Trump is evil. Comments on this blog bemoan the fact that the media don't report the full story of the attacks on Israel - but they eat up the all B.S. that the media serves when it comes to Trump.
To be clear - I'm not a Trump fan. I think he was/is the wrong man to lead the populist-wing of the Republican Party. But I also can separate the policies from the flawed man. Why can Jews do that? Are we, ourselves, so blinded by media that we have lost the ability to discern facts and to use reason to guide us ?
Meanwhile, Jews give Biden a pass. Biden has done nothing for Jews - just a bunch of words that we've all heard before. And he is determined to follow a policy that will result in Iran becoming a nuclear power. Every Jew should shiver at that prospect.
If not Trump then who? Who else got the Abraham accords? Who else kept Iran in a box? So big deal he’s flawed! Is any other pol Jesus Christ? They’re ALL flawed.
With Trump you got the unvarnished. You didn’t like the tweets? Ignore them
Our country is being destroyed and people are virtue signaling their hate Trump bona fides. That’ll keep ya warm when the heat goes out. Sheesh.
People can't handle the truth so they vote for the lie. Then the NYT, et al. reinforce how morally, ethically, and intellectually superior they are for believing the lie.
I wonder how many cars festooned with anti-Trump bumper stickers are sitting in gas lines in the Southeast right now?
That is funny and ironic. Trump would never have put up with an attack on our infrastructure. I wonder if the Dems in gas lines secretly miss Trump. Hm.
The threat to US democracy comes from the LEFT: clearly and unequivocally. Biden voted against busing - he's a bigot. Biden has been accused of assaulting women - he's a rapist. Biden lies about everything - he's a liar. He is a thread to US democracy.
Trump is objectively a racist. Objectively a rapist. Objectively a liar.
He’s also denying the results of a fair election and encourages his supporters to violently resist the US government. I suppose you could argue that this is subjective as to whether it’s a dire threat to our democracy, but frankly if you disagree then I don’t believe you support democracy.
It's the Dems, who are actively destroying our beloved Republic. Record number of EO, purges in the military, prosecuting political opponents, indoctrinating the kids. Dems are bringing us gulags and Holodomor
Most interesting. Note that the documentation on lies by the Washington Post now is at 198,765 (just for the 4 years of "Russian collusion" lies, "bounties" and "impeachment").
And the fundamental question: How could the weakest major-party Presidential ticket in decades win so many votes? Biden and Harris rarely were in public, yet won many more votes than Clinton-Kaine. President Trump had a positive approval rating through most of October, hitting 51% on election day.
Yes, they stole our election now they're letting nations sabotage our oil pipelines, they're letting all hell break loose in the Middle East ... what's next? The Dems destroy but they do not build.
That's propaganda, they shape the narrative. Anti Trump propaganda machine, brilliantly exposed by Project Veritas, btw. Election was rigged - Time magazine has a huge article, describing how it was done. https://time.com/5936036/secret-2020-election-campaign/. Trump is the best President, it saddens me to see how propaganda makes people ungrateful.
I have a daughter who believes this. First thing she does every morning after she confirms she still might have COVID, she reads The NY Times. She has lived this year between college and going as school in abject terror.
This is spot on. In this past election, Orthodox Jews overwhelmingly were voting Republican (Trump) in this election because they knew that electing Biden/Harris would lead to the failed anti-Israel/pro-Iran policies again. It pains me to see how Israel in a matter of months under this new administration is fighting one of the worst attacks in its history and as expected, under the mainstream media and "wokeness" of this new administration, Israel is receiving no support and as you pointed out in details, are actually being targeted for defending their country.
Bari- I think you are a courageous writer however I think liberal Jews need to take a cold hard look at this Biden administration versus the Trump administration and really ask, did we vote the right way? I'm not saying I loved Trump either but you cannot deny in terms of pro-Israel policies he was beyond successful with the numerous peace deals, flights from Israel to Saudi Arabia and economic restrictions on Iran. I remember seeing one Washington Post headline at the time saying, "These peace deals are good -but not that good" - REALLY???!!!! SO what is happening to Israel is better now? There needs to be a wake-up call amongst Jews and their allies to fight this cancerous battle being launched by the progressive lefts bent on destroying not just America but Israel as well.
And, conversely, the mindless worship of Barak Obama, clearly the most anti-Semitic President and administration in history, is every bit as twisted as the ginned up, visceral hatred for Trump.
BHO's former VP now seems intent on upping the ante. I hope for Israel's sake they aren't looking to the U.S. for support in these dark times. It's not coming.
"Why do Jews so often hate those who are their greatest supporters? " - Good substack article earlier this week by Freddie deBoer (he has a twitter too). I never heard of the guy previously, I think it was retweeted by Glenn Greenwald, but in it Freddie essentially says "if you don't like me, just say it, but don't disagree with my views just because you don't like me."
If the NY Times said Israel was right, their readers would think they're right. I know a devout NY Times reader, very intelligent person too. They see NYTimes as gospel, and other papers (like NY post) as news for dummies. This smart person wants to seem smart, so echoes the Times, since, according to them, only dolts read the Post.
It's not a Trump issue - it's an extermination of the Jews issue. There is one party that supports it, and another one that opposes. President Trump brought peace to the Middle East, and current occupant of the White House destroyed it (along with everything else) in 100 days.
Seems short sighted to vote for the Party that emboldens the folks that want you dead. You want to stand up and take credit for that - be my guest. You are a collaborator in your people's destruction.
Hmm. I would think “the message here” is attitudes and support of Israel’s right to defend herself and exist vs the rights of the “Palestinians “. How different leaders approach this question is very pertinent.
Bari, I admire your courage and your writing, and I wish you the best of luck with the pregnancy. I understand that you hate Trump with passion. So I am not finding your turn of phrasing unexpected, but please, can you just admit that previous administration, not "past year"
"has brought unprecedented ties between Israeli Jews and Arabs in Israel and across the region, not least with the Abraham Accords".
I didn't know that Bari was anti-Trump. How sad. That explains that fact that she left out the elephant in the room in her article: we had peace in the Middle East during Trump's presidency.
@Bari I would admire you even more if you could take an objective look at 2020 election. Here is what was discovered in Arizona Audit so far: BOS obstructing subpoena , admitting it didn't have control over the elections and deleting the files. AZ President of Senate letter addresses it. We need honest people on the left to wake up! https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/breaking-maricopa-county-elections-officials-deleted-entire-database-voting-machines-including-election-information-main-database/
I hope Arizona can get to the bottom of this.
Media keep repeating that there was no election irregularities or "wide-spread" fraud.
But in an election decided by less than 20,000 votes in 4 states - you don't need "wide-spread" fraud to change an election.
Regardless, if the election was as clean as they say - why do they resist a review of the election so that, at least, we can be sure this kind of thing never happens again?
Exactly. All 50 states must do the audit, and people in GA, NH, WI and MI are fighting. We must all get engaged - https://lookaheadamerica.org/volunteer/ or https://www.precinctstrategy.com/ are a good place to start.
Why do Jews so often hate those who are their greatest supporters? Trump did enormous good for Israel and for Jews. Yet most American Jews buy "the narrative" that Trump is evil. Comments on this blog bemoan the fact that the media don't report the full story of the attacks on Israel - but they eat up the all B.S. that the media serves when it comes to Trump.
To be clear - I'm not a Trump fan. I think he was/is the wrong man to lead the populist-wing of the Republican Party. But I also can separate the policies from the flawed man. Why can Jews do that? Are we, ourselves, so blinded by media that we have lost the ability to discern facts and to use reason to guide us ?
Meanwhile, Jews give Biden a pass. Biden has done nothing for Jews - just a bunch of words that we've all heard before. And he is determined to follow a policy that will result in Iran becoming a nuclear power. Every Jew should shiver at that prospect.
Wake UP.
If not Trump then who? Who else got the Abraham accords? Who else kept Iran in a box? So big deal he’s flawed! Is any other pol Jesus Christ? They’re ALL flawed.
With Trump you got the unvarnished. You didn’t like the tweets? Ignore them
Our country is being destroyed and people are virtue signaling their hate Trump bona fides. That’ll keep ya warm when the heat goes out. Sheesh.
People can't handle the truth so they vote for the lie. Then the NYT, et al. reinforce how morally, ethically, and intellectually superior they are for believing the lie.
I wonder how many cars festooned with anti-Trump bumper stickers are sitting in gas lines in the Southeast right now?
That is funny and ironic. Trump would never have put up with an attack on our infrastructure. I wonder if the Dems in gas lines secretly miss Trump. Hm.
Trump couldn’t be bothered to leave the golf course
Typical...another vapid response from an entrenched, leftist hack...
Are you commenting from the basement?
Trump’s a racist bigot, a rapist, a liar, and a dire threat to American democracy. Pretty sure that qualifies as evil.
YMMV
The threat to US democracy comes from the LEFT: clearly and unequivocally. Biden voted against busing - he's a bigot. Biden has been accused of assaulting women - he's a rapist. Biden lies about everything - he's a liar. He is a thread to US democracy.
It's spelled Biden. He is indeed all of those things, and then some.
its ok he lost you can stop with the propaganda. the campaign is over
I am sorry facts offend you
Those are not facts they’re opinions of character. Objectively. Some will agree some won’t.
Trump is objectively a racist. Objectively a rapist. Objectively a liar.
He’s also denying the results of a fair election and encourages his supporters to violently resist the US government. I suppose you could argue that this is subjective as to whether it’s a dire threat to our democracy, but frankly if you disagree then I don’t believe you support democracy.
As I said: YMMV
Alex, you need a hug. Do you need a hug?
Those are your opinions, not objective reality.
You are exactly correct. The useful idiots are the first to go. Even Mao wiped his advocates within his inner circle.
Considering the GOP doesn’t believe in democracy I don’t see your point. But hey enlightened dictatorship always sounds good on paper
It's the Dems, who are actively destroying our beloved Republic. Record number of EO, purges in the military, prosecuting political opponents, indoctrinating the kids. Dems are bringing us gulags and Holodomor
Trump IS evil, that has nothing to do with this conversation.
No, bumpkin. Hitler was evil. Trump’s an asshole, but you need a dictionary.
why do you believe he is evil?
“ Trump’s a racist bigot, a rapist, a liar, and a dire threat to American democracy.”
Trump is none of those things, Biden is.
Trump is a rapist, dating back to his second wife:
https://www.npr.org/2016/10/13/497799354/a-list-of-donald-trumps-accusers-of-inappropriate-sexual-conduct
Trump is a racist dating back to his use of redlining with his father:
https://www.npr.org/2016/09/29/495955920/donald-trump-plagued-by-decades-old-housing-discrimination-case
And his comments on Mexican immigrants:
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-37230916
Trump is also a liar:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/24/trumps-false-or-misleading-claims-total-30573-over-four-years/
The above along with his consistent denial of his election loss makes him a dire threat to democracy:
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-michael-pence-electoral-college-elections-health-2d9bd47a8bd3561682ac46c6b3873a10
He's evil. But, as I said, YMMV
Most interesting. Note that the documentation on lies by the Washington Post now is at 198,765 (just for the 4 years of "Russian collusion" lies, "bounties" and "impeachment").
And I'm sorry you haven't been reading the news lately, or you would know of the increasing evidence that Arizona was stolen. If that weren't the case, why are the election officials doing all they can to obstruct the official audit of the election in Maricopa County: https://amgreatness.com/2021/05/12/az-election-auditors-claim-maricopa-county-officials-deleted-databases-from-voting-machines-before-handing-them-over/ There are, of course, serious concerns about several other states.
And the fundamental question: How could the weakest major-party Presidential ticket in decades win so many votes? Biden and Harris rarely were in public, yet won many more votes than Clinton-Kaine. President Trump had a positive approval rating through most of October, hitting 51% on election day.
Yes, they stole our election now they're letting nations sabotage our oil pipelines, they're letting all hell break loose in the Middle East ... what's next? The Dems destroy but they do not build.
That's propaganda, they shape the narrative. Anti Trump propaganda machine, brilliantly exposed by Project Veritas, btw. Election was rigged - Time magazine has a huge article, describing how it was done. https://time.com/5936036/secret-2020-election-campaign/. Trump is the best President, it saddens me to see how propaganda makes people ungrateful.
Uh huh. Everyone is lying except for the orange man with the fake hair
Not everyone. I just mentioned project Veritas, they've won motion to dimsiss against lying NYT
Project Veritas is a joke
Yeah, because the NY Times says so - it must be true.
>> Stop drinking the Kool-aide.
I have a daughter who believes this. First thing she does every morning after she confirms she still might have COVID, she reads The NY Times. She has lived this year between college and going as school in abject terror.
This is spot on. In this past election, Orthodox Jews overwhelmingly were voting Republican (Trump) in this election because they knew that electing Biden/Harris would lead to the failed anti-Israel/pro-Iran policies again. It pains me to see how Israel in a matter of months under this new administration is fighting one of the worst attacks in its history and as expected, under the mainstream media and "wokeness" of this new administration, Israel is receiving no support and as you pointed out in details, are actually being targeted for defending their country.
Bari- I think you are a courageous writer however I think liberal Jews need to take a cold hard look at this Biden administration versus the Trump administration and really ask, did we vote the right way? I'm not saying I loved Trump either but you cannot deny in terms of pro-Israel policies he was beyond successful with the numerous peace deals, flights from Israel to Saudi Arabia and economic restrictions on Iran. I remember seeing one Washington Post headline at the time saying, "These peace deals are good -but not that good" - REALLY???!!!! SO what is happening to Israel is better now? There needs to be a wake-up call amongst Jews and their allies to fight this cancerous battle being launched by the progressive lefts bent on destroying not just America but Israel as well.
And, conversely, the mindless worship of Barak Obama, clearly the most anti-Semitic President and administration in history, is every bit as twisted as the ginned up, visceral hatred for Trump.
BHO's former VP now seems intent on upping the ante. I hope for Israel's sake they aren't looking to the U.S. for support in these dark times. It's not coming.
"Why do Jews so often hate those who are their greatest supporters? " - Good substack article earlier this week by Freddie deBoer (he has a twitter too). I never heard of the guy previously, I think it was retweeted by Glenn Greenwald, but in it Freddie essentially says "if you don't like me, just say it, but don't disagree with my views just because you don't like me."
If the NY Times said Israel was right, their readers would think they're right. I know a devout NY Times reader, very intelligent person too. They see NYTimes as gospel, and other papers (like NY post) as news for dummies. This smart person wants to seem smart, so echoes the Times, since, according to them, only dolts read the Post.
Thanks to someone who can recognize policies apart from the person.
Seems short sighted to hate your staunchest supporters and friends.
Seems short sighted to turn this column into another Trump issue. That belongs in other threads and takes away from the message here.
It's not a Trump issue - it's an extermination of the Jews issue. There is one party that supports it, and another one that opposes. President Trump brought peace to the Middle East, and current occupant of the White House destroyed it (along with everything else) in 100 days.
Seems short sighted to vote for the Party that emboldens the folks that want you dead. You want to stand up and take credit for that - be my guest. You are a collaborator in your people's destruction.
Naw. This is what you signed up for when you pulled the lever for Joe. This is the deal you made.
Embrace the suck!
I'm trying. But my husband and I just realized we are going to be working 5 years longer than we planned.
Sorry, I guess that comment was directed more toward Biden voters, not you. Kind of, you made your bed now lie in it. I agree with you.
Hmm. I would think “the message here” is attitudes and support of Israel’s right to defend herself and exist vs the rights of the “Palestinians “. How different leaders approach this question is very pertinent.