TRUMP EGO - 'Deal of the Century?'

Again, this 'never-ending-war' will not be resolved by outsiders.  It can only be resolved when the people of Palestine, AND the people of Israel, demand that their governments stop the tit-for-tat war.

"Why Trump thinks this is the moment to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict" PBS NewsHour 7/17/2019

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SUMMARY:  U.S. presidents have long tried, and failed, to resolve the decades-old [40 yrs] Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  In June, President Trump’s team unveiled the first part of its peace plan, an economic proposal.  The plan’s all-important political component is yet to come.  Judy Woodruff speaks with Jason Greenblatt, a former Trump real estate lawyer helping lead the U.S. effort, about what’s at stake.

ISRAEL - Netanyahu's Magic?

"With failure to form political coalition, has Israel’s Netanyahu lost his ‘magic’?" PBS NewsHour 5/30/2019

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SUMMARY:  Israel’s legislature, the Knesset, has voted to dissolve itself barely a month after forming due to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to establish a coalition government within the given timeframe.  An unprecedented second election will occur in September -- shortly after Netanyahu faces a hearing related to corruption charges.  John Yang talks to The Washington Institute’s David Makovsky.

ISRAEL - Heightened Tensions

Again, Israel's over reactions is 50% of the problem in the Middle East War without end.

"With Trump’s Golan Heights move, Netanyahu may be the biggest winner" PBS NewsHour 3/21/2019

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SUMMARY:  President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. will now recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a strategic 40-mile strip of land on the Syrian-Israeli border.  The decision, which Trump announced via Tweet, overturns decades of U.S. policy in the Middle East.  The Woodrow Wilson Center's Aaron David Miller joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the implications for both politics and policy.

ISRAEL - A Controversial Law

"‘This is our country.  This is our language’: Controversial law deems Israel homeland of the Jewish people" PBS NewsHour 7/19/2018

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SUMMARY:  A controversial new law enacted overnight by Israel's parliament has again stirred deep emotions about the identity of the nation.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the new law for enshrining the basic principle of Israel's existence -- that it is the national state of the Jewish people.  But critics called it cruel, fearing what it means for the Arab minority.  Nick Schifrin reports.

ISRAEL - Interference With American Politics

"Report: Israeli private security firm tried to discredit Obama officials tied to Iran nuclear deal" PBS NewsHour 5/7/2018

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SUMMARY:  Nearly three years since the Iran deal was sealed, The Guardian reports that top Obama White House national security officials Ben Rhodes and Colin Kahl were the targets of elaborate efforts to delegitimize the agreement.  An Israeli private intelligence firm allegedly tried to dig up information that might discredit the men.  John Yang learns more from Julian Borger of The Guardian.

IRAN - Nuclear Deal

"Netanyahu presentation offers more reason to stay in Iran deal, says former Energy Secretary Moniz" PBS NewsHour 5/2/2018

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SUMMARY:  President Trump has a major deadline for the Iran Nuclear Agreement looming just 10 days away.  What could happen if the President decides to withdraw?  Judy Woodruff discusses potential consequences with former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, a key member of the American negotiating team that struck the deal, plus a response to charges laid out by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.