Analysis: Israel is splitting Europe

"The prophet Zechariah revealed that the physical descendants of Abraham (the entire Jewish nation) are the “apple of God’s eye”, “For thus says the LORD of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye.” – . Zechariah 2:8

World Israel News

"The deep divisions within Europe present unique possibilities for Washington and Jerusalem." . . .

. . . "In contrast, Eastern European countries that not too long ago were ruled by a brutal totalitarian regime are the ones championing the democratic Israel." . . .

"Counter-intuitively, liberal Western Europe is soft on Iran and Hamas and hostile toward democratic Israel, while the former Soviet bloc countries have become Israel’s biggest supporters.*

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s expected trip to Paris and Berlin will once again expose the ideological fault line that increasingly divides Europe on both European issues and policies concerning the Middle East. The move of the US embassy to Israel’s capital Jerusalem, the Gaza border tensions and the Iran nuclear deal have essentially divided the European continent into two camps.

"France, Germany, Britain and the European Union (EU) leadership all opposed President Trump’s decision to relocate the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Paris, Berlin, London and Brussels are also staunch defenders of the Iran nuclear deal and harsh critics of Israel defending itself against Hamas’ aggression on the Gaza border. Most Western European countries belong to this European ideological camp.

"The other Europe consists of countries that are more sympathetic towards the US and Israel. This group includes Austria and former Eastern European states like Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Romania. Unlike France and Germany, these countries did not oppose the move of the American embassy to Jerusalem and several of them are in various stages of potentially following suit by moving their own embassies to Israel’s capital.

"These countries defied the EU boycott of the US embassy opening in Jerusalem by sending their diplomats to the event. This led to the Abbas regime recalling its representatives from the several of the mentioned countries.

"Countries such as the Czech Republic and Hungary have expressed far more understanding for Israel’s need to defend its sovereign borders against Hamas’s aggression.


"The sharp division between the established democracies of Western Europe and the new democracies of Eastern Europe is also evident concerning the Iran deal." . . .

. . . "In contrast, Eastern European countries that not too long ago were ruled by a brutal totalitarian regime are the ones championing the democratic Israel." . . .

* How ironic is the sympathy of Eastern bloc countries toward Israel; during the war they provided most of the eastern Europe Nazi concentration camp guards and committed many murders of Jews.
The Holocaust in Lithuania
New book examines Poles who killed Jews during WWII

Obama protected Hezbollah drug ring to save Iran nukes deal

NY Post  "The Obama administration stymied a sprawling investigation into the terror group Hezbollah — and its highly lucrative drug- trafficking networks — to protect the Iran nuclear deal, according to a bombshell report.

"A team at the Drug Enforcement Administration had been working for almost a decade to bring down the Iran-backed militant organization’s sophisticated $1 billion-a-year drug ring, which laundered money and smuggled cocaine into the United States, Politico reported.

"But the departments of Justice and Treasury repeatedly undermined agents’ efforts to arrest and prosecute key members of the criminal network — because the Obama White House feared upsetting Tehran ahead of the nuclear agreement, according to Politico.

"Former Treasury official Katherine Bauer even admitted in little-noticed testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs last February that “under the Obama administration . . . these [Hezbollah-related] investigations were tamped down for fear of rocking the boat with Iran and jeopardizing the nuclear deal.”
. . . 

Politico:  The secret backstory of how Obama let Hezbollah off the hook

One Obama-era Treasury official, Katherine Bauer, in little-noticed written testimony presented last February to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, acknowledged that “under the Obama administration … these [Hezbollah-related] investigations were tamped down for fear of rocking the boat with Iran and jeopardizing the nuclear deal.”

They Were Heroes Too: Eight U.S. Military Chaplains Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice

PJ Media

"When we think of military heroes, we usually think of soldiers like Audie Murphy or Marines like John Basilone and their steadfast valor while they shot at the enemy. We should honor men and women who fight like that ... someone needs to fight to defend our freedom. But don't forget the "non-combatants" like our chaplains who have gone into battle with our troops.

"For this Memorial Day, remember these chaplains who selflessly sacrificed their lives:" . . .
. . . 

"On September 4, 1967, some 2,500 North Vietnamese troops attacked the Marines. When Lt. Capodanno heard that two platoons were in danger of being overrun, he left the relative safety of the command post and rushed to be with his Marines. While under heavy fire, he tirelessly carried wounded men to safety and gave them aid. He was hit by shrapnel from mortar fire that tore holes in his legs, arms, and shredded one of his hands.

"He refused medical aid, but continued gathering his Marines to safety. He spotted a critically wounded corpsman and two Marines lying on the ground. As he ran to help them, a burst of machine gun fire cut him down. For his conspicuous acts of gallantry above and beyond the call of duty, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

"Honor these men this Memorial Day, and others like them, who selflessly serve and give their lives for the cause of freedom."

Manning 'safe' after tweeting alarming photo hinting at suicide

NY Daily News

Manning alarmed "friends Sunday night with a pair of since-deleted tweets in which she contemplated suicide.

"The U.S. Senate candidate — a former soldier and whistleblower — who is hoping to unseat a Maryland Democrat shared a jarring photo of what appeared to be her poised to jump from the ledge of an unidentified high-rise building.

"The figure in the photo was wearing pink pajamas and had painted toenails. It's unclear where the photo was taken.

" 'I'm sorry - I tried - I'm sorry I let you all down," Manning wrote. "Im not really cut out for this world - I tried adapting to this world out here but I failed you - I couldn't do this anymore - I can take people I don't know hating me but not my own friends," she added. "I tried and I'm sorry about my failure.' " . . .

She Persisted: Chelsea Clinton calls for anti-American protests abroad to Get Trump

Will we never be free from this family of reivers?

Monica Showalter  "Chelsea Clinton, the pampered, privileged little princess of Bill and Hillary Clinton, is back at it, calling for protests against the U.S. abroad and then declaring President Trump the anti-American one, all because she still can't get past the 2016 election.  Just say she persisted.

"She told the slightly disbelieving Guardian that Trump's official visit to the U.K. in July was reason enough to join the anti-American protesters who will be busy in London and said she'd been to "multiple" such protests back home.  According to the Guardian:

I tell her a lot of people in Britain are wondering how they should receive Trump's visit in July.  What's her advice?  "Well, I've been to multiple protests since the election.  Charlotte's been to at least three, maybe four.  Aidan's been to one.  If I lived in Britain I would show up to protest, because I don't agree with what he's doing to degrade what it means to be an American."

"Why should Brits care what it means to be "American"?  And why should Brits have an interest in whom we elect?  Obviously, these will be rabidly anti-American protests from people who don't want America to exist at all, from the usual hammer-and-sickle screamers who put on such shows.  What's more, Chelsea, having lived in England, knows exactly who these people are and the depth of their anti-Americanism.  Yet Chelsea Clinton is actually telling them she's right there with them in spirit and would march with them too if she could." . . .

Theresa May 'is to urge Donald Trump to avoid London protests during UK visit by inviting him to meet her at her country residence Chequers'

. . . "The government is recommending he is kept away from Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament as tens of thousands of anti-Trump activists prepare to take to the streets of the capital.

"It is also being proposed that he has tea with the Queen at Windsor Castle, instead of Buckingham Palace." . . .

On this Memorial Day and from now on...

Rich Terrell

On this Memorial Day, let's not forget the price paid by those who came back alive:
Below from the HBO series The Pacific:

Pacific war veteran Eugene Sledge post-war nightmares

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa . . . "An Alabama boy steeped in American history and enamored of such heroes as George Washington and Daniel Boone, Eugene B. Sledge became part of the war’s famous 1st Marine Division—3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. Even after intense training, he was shocked to be thrown into the battle of Peleliu, where “the world was a nightmare of flashes, explosions, and snapping bullets.” By the time Sledge hit the hell of Okinawa, he was a combat vet, still filled with fear but no longer with panic.

"Based on notes Sledge secretly kept in a copy of the New Testament, With the Old Breed captures with utter simplicity and searing honesty the experience of a soldier in the fierce Pacific Theater. Here is what saved, threatened, and changed his life. Here, too, is the story of how he learned to hate and kill—and came to love—his fellow man.

“ 'In all the literature on the Second World War, there is not a more honest, realistic or moving memoir than Eugene Sledge’s. This is the real deal, the real war: unvarnished, brutal, without a shred of sentimentality or false patriotism, a profound primer on what it actually was like to be in that war. It is a classic that will outlive all the armchair generals’ safe accounts of—not the ‘good war’—but the worst war ever.”—Ken Burns

Hollywood Stars Team Up To “Take Down” The NRA… So Let’s Boycott Them

Alec Baldwin, Amy Schumer, and Jimmy Kimmel 

Gary Maher  "Even though any of these third-rate actors would have no problem playing a violent role in a movie for 10 million bucks, apparently the popular thing to do is blame the National Rifle Association for literally every instance of crime or violence involving a gun.
"The sad part is that their liberal sheep followers love it when these goofballs take Twitter shots at the NRA. But these Hollywood elitists are about to take their attacks on the NRA to the next level — so we need your help with a vow to boycott anything connected to these anti-gun thugs."

"Breitbart reports:

Hollywood gun control proponents, including Alec Baldwin, Amy Schumer, and Jimmy Kimmel are helping launch an initiative to take down the NRA.
"According to The Hollywood Reporter, the initiative is being called the “No Rifle Association initiative.” The hashtag will be #NoRA. and Constance Wu.Parkland student gun control activists David Hogg and Cameron Kasky have signed onto the initiative as well.Supporters of the initiative made clear they plan to “counterac[t] the influence of NRA money in the po"The organization penned a letter to NRA executive VP Wayne LaPierre on Friday, signed by more than 130 Hollywood stars.“We’re going to shine a bright light on what you and your organization do to America. We’re going to make sure the whole world sees your bloody hands. We’re coming for your money. We’re coming for your puppets. And we’re going to win,” the letter said. “We’re coming for your money. We’re coming for your puppets. And we’re going to win.” 

 "Other celebrities signing onto support the initiative include Ashley Judd, W. Kamau Bell, Don Cheadle, Minnie Driver, Jon Favreau, Nathan Fillion, Jordan Horowitz, Julianne Moore, Michael Moore, Patton Oswalt, Annabella Sciorra, Jill Soloway, Amber Tamblyn and Constance Wu.  Parkland student gun control activists David Hogg and Cameron Kasky have signed onto the initiative as well.  Supporters of the initiative made clear they plan to “counterac[t] the influence of NRA money in the political system.”

Hat tip to  Sarah Lynn Fogelstrom at Mark Levin's Fan Club of Intelligent, Thinking Women (and Men)

Earl of Taint

Chelsea Clinton: Trump Degrades 'What It Means To Be An American'

Yahoo

"Chelsea Clinton skewered President Donald Trump’s character in a recent interview, accusing him of degrading “what it means to be an American.”

"Clinton, a philanthropist and the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, tore into Trump when asked about his planned July visit to Britain during an interview published Saturday in The Guardian.

“ 'If I lived in Britain I would show up to protest, because I don’t agree with what he’s doing to degrade what it means to be an American,” Clinton said.

"Clinton, 38, also told the newspaper that she’s been the target of “vitriol” for as long as she could remember and credited Trump for prompting her decision to start firing back at people who say “hateful” things to her" . . .

More on this at The Hill
. . . "Clinton added that people used to focus on tolerance instead of standing up against instances of hatred, like casual misogyny." . . .

Did you know that President Trump stood on concrete in the hot sun and shook the hand of every single Naval Academy graduate?
Bill Clinton, on the other hand, "loathes the military".  
. . . "The fact that Hillary Clinton was not a front-runner in the Military Times and SOFREP polls is no surprise given the Benghazi deaths, leaked classified information from her personal email server, and her history of poor treatment of secret service and military while she lived in the White House.
"It appears that Bill Clinton also loathed the military, as made evident in his letter thanking a colonel for “saving him” from the draft. Also, in the book “Dereliction of Duty,” Lieutenant Colonel Patterson discusses the blatant disregard with which Bill Clinton treated our nation’s classified information and the lives of military personnel.
"Loathing the military appears to be a Clinton family trait."

CNN the anti-Republican propaganda source

BACKLASH: Publix Gets Slammed For Caving To Far-Left Activists; Customers Leaving

. . . "The boycott came after it was revealed that the grocery store had donated money to a politician in the past who had described himself as a major advocate for the NRA and the Second Amendment. 

"Following Publix's decision to cave to the far-left activists, many people announced that they were no longer going to be shopping at the store:" . . .

These kids are the darlings of CNN but you should not count on CNN's journalistic ethics. To wit:
I am not holding my breath for the CNN Townhall coverage of this local news revelation. Bob Norman of Local 10 News reports:
. . . "Reminder: Sheriff Scott Israel was rumored to be Hillary’s top pick for FBI Director. "

What Is The Religion Of Mass Public Shooters?

Daily Caller  "After the attack at the Santa Fe High School, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick denounced a loss of faith and religion in society. While the news media puts the lives of these mass public killers under a microscope, collecting any information that can be gleaned about their childhoods from their family and friends and social media history, researchers have ignored the religious views of these killers.

"What is most shocking is how few of these killers appear to be religious, let alone Christian. Just 16 percent have any type of religious affiliation at the time of their attacks, with a slight majority of those being Muslims." . . .

. . . 
"Five other killers were raised as Christians, but they moved away from the faith as they got older. It gives one an idea of the extreme detail that the media goes into on people’s religious views. For example, Micah Xavier Johnson, who shot the five police officers in Dallas in 2016, according to his parents, lost his faith after serving in Afghanistan. Seung-Hui Cho, the Virginia Tech killer, was raised as a Christian, but he resented his parents “strong Christian faith.” Any religious involvement during their lives has been of interest in all the news stories on these attacks.

"Muslims make up a slightly disproportionately large share of these attacks. Even though they make up less than one percent of the US population, they account for 8.7 percent of these killers (six in total) and more than the number of Christians. This rate is a much lower than what we observe in the world as a whole where Muslims have committed 23 of the 25 worst mass public shootings since 1970 and 42 of the 50 worst attacks.

"Other killers who are explicitly identified only as “anti-Christian” are about as common as Christians, with three such killers. One of those killers was the 2015 Oregon Community College massacre where the killer shot those who reportedly told him that they were Christian. another killer was identified only as an anti-Semite.

"Others include an atheist and a Buddhist. Everyone else was either explicitly identified as no religious affiliation or that family and friends could not identify them as religious.

"Possibly, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is right that as society drifts away from religion, previously unthinkable acts become thinkable. This data can’t answer that question. What is clear is how very few of these killers have any interest in religion."

Oops! Thanks to David Hogg’s Die-In Stunt – Publix Cancels Donations to Planned Parenthood

Here he goes all Al Sharpton on us. Complete with bullhorn

Far-Left Parkland Activists Scream On Grocery Store Floor, Demand Boycott   Video
. . . "The "die-in" was organized by far-left activist and provocateur David Hogg, who has launched multiple boycotts aimed at those who support the NRA or who criticize him." . . .

The Gateway Pundit  "When David Hogg organized a die-in at a Publix supermarket over their donations to an NRA-supported candidate, he caused them to cancel all political donations — including to organizations that fund Planned Parenthood.

He's right!

David's attempted extortion convinced Publix to stop all political donations, which includes their donations to Planned Parenthood. https://twitter.com/davidhogg111/status/1000150460827930624 …

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"Publix issued a statement on Friday saying that it will “suspend corporate-funded political contributions as we reevaluate our giving processes.”

"Twitter users quickly found a list of the causes that Publix had been supporting — and the Democratic Party can’t be happy about it.

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David, I’m very pleased you have stopped Publix donations going to Planned Parenthood. You did women and unborn babies a great service https://twitter.com/davidhogg111/status/1000150460827930624 …

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Oops.

"Maybe Hogg’s stunts will save some lives after all, though we don’t think the unborn were the little lives he was aiming for."

David Hogg's Publix stunt is an Alinsky-style shakedown

The Clinton Foundation is back! Sting, Shaggy and Adam Rippon hail charity at $100,000-a-table gala - while chardonnay with Hillary and the Caribbean with Bill go up for auction

Daily Mail

Breakout star: The Clinton Foundation has found a new supporter in Adam Rippon, 

the U.S. figure skater Dancing With The Stars champion, who used his social 

media to promote the event

"The Clinton Foundation is under FBI investigation into pay-to-play while she was Secretary of State - but roared back at a New York gala Thursday

• "Bill, Hillary and Chelsea all took to the stage to talk up the foundation as millionaires and celebrities rubbed shoulder
• "Sting and Shaggy performed together and Jon Bon Jovi helped compere, while figure skating star Adam Rippon also spoke and was praised by both Clintons
• "Auction saw a bid of $65,000 for chardonnay with Hillary, while also on offer was a trip to the Caribbean with Bill 
• "Foundation kept the venue secret in sign they are still concerned about public perception of charity, which came under intense scrutiny during 2016 election 
• "Donations have plunged: In 2015 it got $182.5 million from donors, but in 2016, which saw intense scrutiny on who had given, that was down to $135.4 million"