pamelagellerreport--2020-08-14--Antisemitic Democrats Denounce Peace HISTORIC Deal Between Israel and the UAE

But not the Democrat party of course , and certainly not the jihad wing of it .
That is because peace has never been the objective of the “ Palestinians ” and the pro-Palestinian Left .
It has always been about vilifying , deligitmizing , isolating , and destroying the worlds only Jewish state .
And the fact that Obama ’ s former Deputy National Security Advisor publicly denounced this deal speaks volumes .
It is another example of how virulently anti-Israel the Obama Administration was .
By the way , Bahrain could soon be the next Gulf nation to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal with Israel .
Today was a massive defeat for the BDS Movement .
Related – Israel ’ s historic peace deal with UAE could be just the beginning You ’ d think those on the Left would welcome a peace treaty , right ?
Just kidding – I am sure you all know better than that .
Here are some of the reactions : August 13 , 2020 — Peace group CODEPINK denounces the “ historic peace deal ” announced today that normalizes relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans to formally annex the West Bank .
“ We are not fooled by this fake diplomacy , which is nothing more than a way to maintain Israel ’ s status quo of land theft , home demolitions , arbitrary extrajudicial killings , apartheid laws , and other abuses of Palestinian rights , ” said CODEPINK national co-director Ariel Gold .
“ Annexation is a daily reality on the ground .
By normalizing relations with Israel without any gains for Palestinians , the UAE is pledging complicity with Israel ’ s violations of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The agreement between the UAE and Israel — facilitated by the Trump administration — comes on the heels of Trump moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem , recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli territory , and creating a so-called peace plan with no Palestinian participation or input .
It also takes place within the context of the UAE , along with Saudi Arabia , participating in a war in Yemen so brutal that it turned Yemen into the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet .
Moreover , it must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hostilities by all three countries with Iran and Trump ’ s failed policy of “ maximum pressure ” that was designed to force Iran back to the negotiating table .
“ The ‘ historic deal ’ with the UAE and Israel does not move the Middle East any closer to peace , ” said CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin .
“ On the contrary .
It strengthens the Israel-US-Gulf alliance against Iran , which will further inflame tensions and cause more death and suffering , while maintaining Israel ’ s status quo of occupation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held a position consistent with public opinion in Gulf and Middle East countries that the acceptance of formal diplomatic relations with Israel should only take place in exchange for a just peace and in accordance with international law .
The UAE ’ s change from supporting Palestinian dignity and freedom to supporting Israel ’ s never-ending occupation cements the UAE ’ s alliance with the Trump administration , which allows the country to purchase weapons that are used against civilians in Yemen .
UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed is a shrewd player @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who uses his country ’ s military and financial resources to thwart moves towards democracy and respect for human rights .
The fact that this agreement between two Middle East countries was first announced thousands of miles away in Washington DC shows how it is more about improving Netanyahu ’ s battered image in Israel and shoring up Trump ’ s slumping electoral campaign than bringing peace to the Middle East .
It also shows the interests of Netanyahu and bin Zayed in keeping Trump in the White House .
To add insult @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the U.S. Gilad Erdan said today that Netanyahu has promised him that annexation is not in fact off the table .
The normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel , facilitated by the U.S. , serves to prop up three repressive leaders — Trump , Netanyahu , and bin Zayed — and will cause further harm to Palestinians .
It is both a shame and a sham .
CODEPINK Middle East Director Ariel Gold is available for interviews .
They spent months talking about how awful “ annexation ” would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the table – because the price to be paid is a peace agreement between Israel and a major Arab country .
They talk about how important negotiations and diplomacy are for Iran but they are dead-set agaist negotiations and diplomacy between Israel and the UAE .
They say they are anti-war , but an agreement that makes another Arab-Israeli war virtually unthinkable gets nothing but condemnation .
They say that this agreement will hurt Palestinians , but they can not quite say exactly why .
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No less of a liberal than Thomas Friedman of the Times writes that for once he agrees with Mr. Trump’s assessment — that the agreement, under which the UAE will establish full diplomatic relations with the Jewish state, is “HUGE.” He calls it a “geopolitical earthquake.”
But not the Democrat party of course, and certainly not the jihad wing of it. That is because peace has never been the objective of the “Palestinians” and the pro-Palestinian Left. It has always been about vilifying, deligitmizing, isolating, and destroying the worlds only Jewish state. And the fact that Obama’s former Deputy National Security Advisor publicly denounced this deal speaks volumes. It is another example of how virulently anti-Israel the Obama Administration was. By the way, Bahrain could soon be the next Gulf nation to follow the UAE by signing a peace deal with Israel. Today was a massive defeat for the BDS Movement.
Related – Bahrain hails Israel-UAE normalization as boosting peace
Related – Israel’s historic peace deal with UAE could be just the beginning
WATCH: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Announcement on the Peace Treaty between Israel and the United Arab Emirates Full remarks >>https://t.co/SpsvFP4hHQ pic.twitter.com/kvzNrtblU5 — PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) August 13, 2020
Leftists Denounce Peace Deal Between Israel and the UAE By Israelly Cool, August 13, 2020 I am sure you’ve already heard the news: Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a historic agreement today to set up full diplomatic relations between the two countries.
You’d think those on the Left would welcome a peace treaty, right? Just kidding – I am sure you all know better than that. They hate it. Here are some of the reactions: Rashida Tlaib
We won’t be fooled by another Trump/Netanyahu deal. We won't celebrate Netanyahu for not stealing land he already controls in exchange for a sweetheart business deal. The heart of the issue has never been planned, formal annexation, but ongoing, devastating apartheid. — Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) August 13, 2020
We won’t be fooled by another Trump/Netanyahu deal. We won't celebrate Netanyahu for not stealing land he already controls in exchange for a sweetheart business deal. The heart of the issue has never been planned, formal annexation, but ongoing, devastating apartheid. — Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) August 13, 2020
IfNotNow
There is nothing to celebrate about Trump & Netanyahu’s latest sleight of hand, which once again, seeks to distract from their failures in leadership as they face an ongoing pandemic, economic crisis, civil unrest, & plummeting support from the public. https://t.co/gqR3tEcq21 — IfNotNow???? (@IfNotNowOrg) August 13, 2020
Yonah Lieberman, co-founder of IfNotNow
Liberal American Jews and Democrats praising this ridiculous agreement are revealing how much they care about the word “peace” and how little they care about the human rights of Palestinians. https://t.co/tNNprCZwtM — Yonah Lieberman ???? (@YonahLieberman) August 13, 2020
Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advisor under President Barack Obama
This agreement enshrines what has been the emerging status quo in the region for a long time (including the total exclusion of Palestinians). Dressed up as an election eve achievement from two leaders who want Trump to win. https://t.co/0VzTDefv1B — Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) August 13, 2020
Code Pink August 13, 2020 — Peace group CODEPINK denounces the “historic peace deal” announced today that normalizes relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in exchange for Israel suspending plans to formally annex the West Bank. “We are not fooled by this fake diplomacy, which is nothing more than a way to maintain Israel’s status quo of land theft, home demolitions, arbitrary extrajudicial killings, apartheid laws, and other abuses of Palestinian rights,” said CODEPINK national co-director Ariel Gold. “Annexation is a daily reality on the ground. By normalizing relations with Israel without any gains for Palestinians, the UAE is pledging complicity with Israel’s violations of international law and Palestinian human rights.” The agreement between the UAE and Israel — facilitated by the Trump administration — comes on the heels of Trump moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, and creating a so-called peace plan with no Palestinian participation or input. It also takes place within the context of the UAE, along with Saudi Arabia, participating in a war in Yemen so brutal that it turned Yemen into the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet. Moreover, it must be seen in the context of the ongoing hostilities by all three countries with Iran and Trump’s failed policy of “maximum pressure” that was designed to force Iran back to the negotiating table. “The ‘historic deal’ with the UAE and Israel does not move the Middle East any closer to peace,” said CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin. “On the contrary. It strengthens the Israel-US-Gulf alliance against Iran, which will further inflame tensions and cause more death and suffering, while maintaining Israel’s status quo of occupation and apartheid.” The UAE had previously held a position consistent with public opinion in Gulf and Middle East countries that the acceptance of formal diplomatic relations with Israel should only take place in exchange for a just peace and in accordance with international law. The UAE’s change from supporting Palestinian dignity and freedom to supporting Israel’s never-ending occupation cements the UAE’s alliance with the Trump administration, which allows the country to purchase weapons that are used against civilians in Yemen. UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed is a shrewd player in the Middle East, a dictator who uses his country’s military and financial resources to thwart moves towards democracy and respect for human rights. The fact that this agreement between two Middle East countries was first announced thousands of miles away in Washington DC shows how it is more about improving Netanyahu’s battered image in Israel and shoring up Trump’s slumping electoral campaign than bringing peace to the Middle East. It also shows the interests of Netanyahu and bin Zayed in keeping Trump in the White House. To add insult to injury, newly appointed Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Gilad Erdan said today that Netanyahu has promised him that annexation is not in fact off the table. The normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel, facilitated by the U.S., serves to prop up three repressive leaders — Trump, Netanyahu, and bin Zayed — and will cause further harm to Palestinians. It is both a shame and a sham. CODEPINK Middle East Director Ariel Gold is available for interviews. Leftist journo Lisa Goldman
Netanyahu never intended to annex the W. Bank. But here we are, with the UAE claiming a diplomatic victory in exchange for what's probably a lot of very valuable security cooperation from Israel. All on the backs of Palestinians, as usual. https://t.co/bpGp4B81JS — Lisa Goldman (@lisang) August 13, 2020
It’s unanimous: the socialist Left hates peace. They spent months talking about how awful “annexation” would be but they are not celebrating it getting off the table – because the price to be paid is a peace agreement between Israel and a major Arab country. They talk about how important negotiations and diplomacy are for Iran but they are dead-set agaist negotiations and diplomacy between Israel and the UAE. They say they are anti-war, but an agreement that makes another Arab-Israeli war virtually unthinkable gets nothing but condemnation. They say that this agreement will hurt Palestinians, but they cannot quite say exactly why.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-08-14--HORRIBLE: 9/11 Memorial  canceled over COVID-19 panic mongering

Democrats are using COVID to cancel every good thing .
Canceling 9/11 has been a long time goal for the party of hate .
NEW YORK ( 1010 WINS ) — The ‘ Tribute in Light , ’ to commemorate the thousands of victims during the terrorist attack on Sept. 11 was canceled this year due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic , the 9/11 Memorial and Museum announced on their website Thursday .
“ Tribute in Light , the world ’ s beloved twin beams of light , will not shine over lower Manhattan as part of this year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult decision was reached in consultation with our partners after concluding the health risks during the pandemic were far too great for the large crew required to produce the annual Tribute in Light , ” the museum wrote .
“ We hope to resume this iconic tribute for the 20th anniversary , ” it added .
Instead , the 9/11 Memorial and Museum will partner with NYC & Company and light up buildings across the city in blue in commemoration of the 19th anniversary of 9/11 .
“ In a spirit of unity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ together for a ‘ Tribute in Lights ’ to inspire the world and honor the promise to never forget , ” 9/11 Memorial and Museum spokesman Michael Frazier said .
Recently a spokesperson for the 9/11 Memorial and Museum announced that the annual reading of the names was also canceled “ out of an abundance of caution in response to COVID-19 .
”

Democrats are using COVID to cancel every good thing. Canceling 9/11 has been a long time goal for the party of hate.
9/11 ‘Tribute in Light’ canceled over COVID-19 concerns By: Kimberly Dole, 1010 News, August 13, 2020: NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The ‘Tribute in Light,’ to commemorate the thousands of victims during the terrorist attack on Sept. 11 was canceled this year due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum announced on their website Thursday. “Tribute in Light, the world’s beloved twin beams of light, will not shine over lower Manhattan as part of this year’s 9/11 commemoration. This incredibly difficult decision was reached in consultation with our partners after concluding the health risks during the pandemic were far too great for the large crew required to produce the annual Tribute in Light,” the museum wrote. “We hope to resume this iconic tribute for the 20th anniversary,” it added. Instead, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum will partner with NYC & Company and light up buildings across the city in blue in commemoration of the 19th anniversary of 9/11. “In a spirit of unity and remembrance, the city will come together for a ‘Tribute in Lights’ to inspire the world and honor the promise to never forget,” 9/11 Memorial and Museum spokesman Michael Frazier said. Recently a spokesperson for the 9/11 Memorial and Museum announced that the annual reading of the names was also canceled “out of an abundance of caution in response to COVID-19.”
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pamelagellerreport--2020-08-14--Israel, US close to signing deal leaving China out of 5G infrastructure

Israel , US close to signing deal on leaving China out of 5G infrastructure Israel opened the tender to build its 5G network on August 4 , the day before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the expansion of the Clean Network initiative .
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a six-hour visit to Israel on May 13 Israel and the US are close to signing a memorandum of understanding ( MOU ) that would mean Israel commits to not using Chinese equipment in building its 5G networks , a US government source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close to joining the US State Department ’ s “ Clean Network , ” announced earlier this month , which seeks to protect national assets and individual privacy “ from aggressive intrusions by malign actors , such as the Chinese Communist Party , ” the State Department ’ s website reads .
The network is made up of countries that meet the State Department ’ s Digital Trust Standards on matters of data privacy , security and human rights .
The standards are based in part on the 2019 Prague Proposals drawn up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as the EU and NATO for what countries must take into consideration when evaluating vendors for 5G networks , which the new generation of Internet services .
The Czech Republic , Poland and Slovenia recently signed Clean Network MOUs with the US .
“ We ’ re optimistic that Israel will take a clean approach to 5G and choose to only allow trusted vendors in its 5G networks , ” the US source said .
“ Being a clean country benefits Israel ’ s national security , its citizens ’ privacy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ property .
We ’ re close to an understanding on this issue.
” Israel opened the tender to build its 5G network on August 4 , the day before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the expansion of the Clean Network initiative .
In order for Israel to be considered a “ clean ” country , the Communications Ministry would have to choose companies that are not Chinese to build the network and not use any components from China .
Last month , Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel said : “ We see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ values and interests .
We are in direct discussions with representatives of the American government about all of our shared interests , including communications infrastructure .
In May , US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman chose Hendel as the first minister with whom he held a meeting in the new government .
The unusual choice of a non-senior minister from the Derech Eretz faction , which only has two seats , emphasizing how the US has prioritized discouraging allies from using Chinese companies to build 5G networks .
The US has urged Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to participate in other major infrastructure projects , as well , citing concerns for national security and privacy .

Excellent!
Israel, US close to signing deal on leaving China out of 5G infrastructure
Israel opened the tender to build its 5G network on August 4, the day before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the expansion of the Clean Network initiative.
By Lahov Harkov, Jerusalem Post, August 14, 2020:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on a six-hour visit to Israel on May 13
Israel and the US are close to signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would mean Israel commits to not using Chinese equipment in building its 5G networks, a US government source said on Thursday night.
Israel is close to joining the US State Department’s “Clean Network,” announced earlier this month, which seeks to protect national assets and individual privacy “from aggressive intrusions by malign actors, such as the Chinese Communist Party,” the State Department’s website reads.
The network is made up of countries that meet the State Department’s Digital Trust Standards on matters of data privacy, security and human rights. The standards are based in part on the 2019 Prague Proposals drawn up by representatives of over 30 countries, as well as the EU and NATO for what countries must take into consideration when evaluating vendors for 5G networks, which the new generation of Internet services. The Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia recently signed Clean Network MOUs with the US.
“We’re optimistic that Israel will take a clean approach to 5G and choose to only allow trusted vendors in its 5G networks,” the US source said. “Being a clean country benefits Israel’s national security, its citizens’ privacy, and its businesses’ hard-earned intellectual property. We’re close to an understanding on this issue.”
Israel opened the tender to build its 5G network on August 4, the day before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the expansion of the Clean Network initiative.
In order for Israel to be considered a “clean” country, the Communications Ministry would have to choose companies that are not Chinese to build the network and not use any components from China.
Last month, Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel said: “We see eye-to-eye with the Americans on our shared values and interests. We are in direct discussions with representatives of the American government about all of our shared interests, including communications infrastructure.
In May, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman chose Hendel as the first minister with whom he held a meeting in the new government. The unusual choice of a non-senior minister from the Derech Eretz faction, which only has two seats, emphasizing how the US has prioritized discouraging allies from using Chinese companies to build 5G networks.
The US has urged Israel and other allies against allowing Chinese companies to participate in other major infrastructure projects, as well, citing concerns for national security and privacy.


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-14--Hezbollah was stockpiling Beirut ammonium nitrate to produce weapons: Source

The ammonium nitrate remained at the port for years because “ it was being siphoned off for military purposes ” by Hezb ’ Allah .
No world condemnation – no emergency UNSC meetings .
No media outrage .
Savage .
Hezbollah had been slowly siphoning off the ammonium nitrate that was stored in the port and ignited in a deadly blast in Beirut to manufacture missiles and rockets , according to a security source and a source close to the organization .
A warehouse containing 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut on Tuesday , killing at least 171 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much of the city .
In the wake of the disaster , observers have questioned why such vast quantities of highly explosive material was left in Beirut ’ s port , so close to the densely populated city center .
According a former high security source who spoke to Al Arabiya English on condition of anonymity , the ammonium nitrate remained at the port for years because “ it was being siphoned off for military purposes by a third party.
” This statement was also later confirmed by a source close to Hezbollah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being used for missiles and rockets war heads , which were sent by Iran to Lebanon and assembled locally in the Hermel Region by Hezbollah .
Back in 2017 , the French Intelligence Online magazine had already reported that Hezbollah was constructing two underground facilities in Lebanon for manufacturing missiles .
“ Lebanese security services also received American warnings from US envoy David Satterfield about the existence of two missile assembly plants , in South Lebanon and the Bekaa , ” added the high security source , who explained that weapon shipments were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the port as well as over the country ’ s land borders .
Israel has systematically targeted Tehran ’ s shipments to Hezbollah transferred into Lebanon via Syria , striking the Lebanese party hundreds of times across the border .
According to the security source , a variety of organizations had control of the port : Customs , the General Security , the army ’ s intelligence services and more recently the State security .
The US Treasury has nonetheless accused Hezbollah of controlling many of Beirut ’ s port facilities .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ airport are used for smuggling military shipments to Hezbollah , ” a source close to Hezbollah fighters told Al Arabiya English on condition of anonymity .
The former security source pointed out that terminal 5 was a transit point for the party in the Beirut port .
The port remains also a lucrative business for all of Lebanon ’ s corrupt elite .

The ammonium nitrate remained at the port for years because “it was being siphoned off for military purposes” by Hezb’Allah.
No world condemnation – no emergency UNSC meetings. No media outrage. Savage.
Hezbollah was taking Beirut ammonium nitrate to produce weapons: Source By Al Arabiya, August 13, 2020: Hezbollah had been slowly siphoning off the ammonium nitrate that was stored in the port and ignited in a deadly blast in Beirut to manufacture missiles and rockets, according to a security source and a source close to the organization. A warehouse containing 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least 171 people, injuring thousands, and destroying much of the city. In the wake of the disaster, observers have questioned why such vast quantities of highly explosive material was left in Beirut’s port, so close to the densely populated city center. According a former high security source who spoke to Al Arabiya English on condition of anonymity, the ammonium nitrate remained at the port for years because “it was being siphoned off for military purposes by a third party.” This statement was also later confirmed by a source close to Hezbollah commanders who specified that the product was being used for missiles and rockets war heads, which were sent by Iran to Lebanon and assembled locally in the Hermel Region by Hezbollah. Back in 2017, the French Intelligence Online magazine had already reported that Hezbollah was constructing two underground facilities in Lebanon for manufacturing missiles. This picture taken on August 9, 2020 shows a Lebanese flag flying along a bridge near the port of Lebanon’s capital Beirut, while in the background are seen the damaged grain silos opposite the blast site of a colossal explosion due to a huge pile of ammonium nitrate that had languished for years at a port warehouse. (AFP) “Lebanese security services also received American warnings from US envoy David Satterfield about the existence of two missile assembly plants, in South Lebanon and the Bekaa,” added the high security source, who explained that weapon shipments were transferred on regular basis into Lebanon via the port as well as over the country’s land borders. Israel has systematically targeted Tehran’s shipments to Hezbollah transferred into Lebanon via Syria, striking the Lebanese party hundreds of times across the border. According to the security source, a variety of organizations had control of the port: Customs, the General Security, the army’s intelligence services and more recently the State security. The US Treasury has nonetheless accused Hezbollah of controlling many of Beirut’s port facilities. “Certain sections of the Port and the airport are used for smuggling military shipments to Hezbollah,” a source close to Hezbollah fighters told Al Arabiya English on condition of anonymity. The former security source pointed out that terminal 5 was a transit point for the party in the Beirut port. The port remains also a lucrative business for all of Lebanon’s corrupt elite.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-08-14--Israel rejects $1.5B Chinese water plant after Pompeo said it could affect working relationship with

The Israeli government announced Tuesday that IDE Technologies has been awarded a $ 1.5 billion contract to build the world ’ s largest desalination plant , beating out China-based CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. — an announcement just weeks after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly opposed Chinese involvement in Israeli infrastructure .
Israel rejects $ 1.5B Chinese water plant after Pompeo said it could affect working relationship with US The Israeli government announced Tuesday that IDE Technologies has been awarded a $ 1.5 billion contract to build the world ’ s largest desalination plant , beating out China-based CK Hutchison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly opposed Chinese involvement in Israeli infrastructure .
In an interview with Kan 11 , a public broadcasting television channel , during his trip to Israel in mid-May , Pompeo said : “ We do not want the Chinese Communist Party to have access to Israeli infrastructure , Israeli communication systems , all of the things that put Israeli citizens at risk and in turn put the capacity for America to work alongside Israel on important projects at risk , as well.
” “ We think these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shared with them information about that so that they could make good decisions for themselves , ” Pompeo added .
IDE Technologies will build the desalination plant , known as Sorek 2 , by 2023 , which is expected to convert 200 million cubic meters of drinkable water annually , according to the South China Morning Post .
The desalination plant will be located just south of Tel Aviv and near the Soreq Nuclear Research Center and the Palmachim military air base .
POMPEO ACCUSES IRAN OF ECHOING ‘ HITLER ’ S CALL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ RHETORIC Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz reportedly downplayed U.S. influence in Israel ’ s decision in not granting the bid to CK Hutchinson Holdings , telling Kan 11 that “ it didn ’ t seem to me that this plant was at the forefront of American interests.
” He also said the bid saved Israel the most money .
IDE Technologies will reportedly be 0.65 shekel — or about 19 cents — cheaper per cubic meter than current desalination strategies in Israel , according to The Jerusalem Post “ I think the whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Chinese Communist Party deceived the world , ” Pompeo told Kan 11 in describing the country ’ s initial response to the coronavirus .
“ And you can see… what kind of outcomes you get from authoritarian regimes , and it just means the democracies of the world — places like Israel and the United States — have an obligation to continue to work together closely .
”

That’s what allies do.
The Israeli government announced Tuesday that IDE Technologies has been awarded a $1.5 billion contract to build the world’s largest desalination plant, beating out China-based CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. — an announcement just weeks after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly opposed Chinese involvement in Israeli infrastructure.
Israel rejects $1.5B Chinese water plant after Pompeo said it could affect working relationship with US
By: FOX News, August 14, 2020:
The Israeli government announced Tuesday that IDE Technologies has been awarded a $1.5 billion contract to build the world’s largest desalination plant, beating out China-based CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. — an announcement just weeks after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly opposed Chinese involvement in Israeli infrastructure.
In an interview with Kan 11, a public broadcasting television channel, during his trip to Israel in mid-May, Pompeo said: “We do not want the Chinese Communist Party to have access to Israeli infrastructure, Israeli communication systems, all of the things that put Israeli citizens at risk and in turn put the capacity for America to work alongside Israel on important projects at risk, as well.”
“We think these risks are very real, and we shared with them information about that so that they could make good decisions for themselves,” Pompeo added.
IDE Technologies will build the desalination plant, known as Sorek 2, by 2023, which is expected to convert 200 million cubic meters of drinkable water annually, according to the South China Morning Post.
The desalination plant will be located just south of Tel Aviv and near the Soreq Nuclear Research Center and the Palmachim military air base.
POMPEO ACCUSES IRAN OF ECHOING ‘HITLER’S CALL FOR GENOCIDE’ OVER ‘FINAL SOLUTION’ RHETORIC
Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz reportedly downplayed U.S. influence in Israel’s decision in not granting the bid to CK Hutchinson Holdings, telling Kan 11 that “it didn’t seem to me that this plant was at the forefront of American interests.”
He also said the bid saved Israel the most money.
IDE Technologies will reportedly be 0.65 shekel — or about 19 cents — cheaper per cubic meter than current desalination strategies in Israel, according to The Jerusalem Post
“I think the whole world has seen that and seen how the Chinese Communist Party deceived the world,” Pompeo told Kan 11 in describing the country’s initial response to the coronavirus.
“And you can see… what kind of outcomes you get from authoritarian regimes, and it just means the democracies of the world — places like Israel and the United States — have an obligation to continue to work together closely.”


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-14--Nevada Democrat Governor Fines Banned Church For Holding Service In Opened Casino

Nevada ’ s Democrat Gov .
Steve Sisolak has decided that people can not worship in casinos when he ’ s closed their churches .
Earlier this month , a Nevada casino was fined $ 250 for holding an “ Evangelicals for Trump ” church services even though the governor ’ s order prohibiting gatherings of more than 50 people in houses of worship also allowed casinos to operate at 50 percent capacity .
The group gathered at the Ahern Hotel and Convention Center and followed a strict set of safety protocols for an event headlined , “ Evangelicals for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Even though the service was held at a casino that complied with the governor ’ s order , Sisolak punished and condemned the gathering .
“ I was deeply disheartened and dismayed to see the callous and dangerous behavior displayed last night in Las Vegas at a campaign event for President Trump , ” Sisolak wrote on Twitter the day after .
“ I am equally dismayed that the campaign and business defied the State of Nevada emergency directive which limits public gatherings to 50 people or fewer.
” The governor ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in July when another Nevada church appealed lower court rulings .
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request for an injunction , with all Republican-appointed justices but for Chief Justice John Roberts voting in dissent featuring a one-page minority opinion by Trump-appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch .
“ In Nevada , it seems , it is better to be in entertainment than religion , ” Gorsuch wrote .
“ Maybe that is nothing new .
But the First Amendment prohibits such obvious discrimination against the exercise of religion .
The world we inhabit today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poses unusual challenges .
But there is no world in which the Constitution permits Nevada to favor Caesars Palace over Calvary Chapel .
”

By Tristan Justice, The Federalist, August 12, 2020:
Nevada’s Democrat Gov. Steve Sisolak has decided that people cannot worship in casinos when he’s closed their churches.
Earlier this month, a Nevada casino was fined $250 for holding an “Evangelicals for Trump” church services even though the governor’s order prohibiting gatherings of more than 50 people in houses of worship also allowed casinos to operate at 50 percent capacity.
The group gathered at the Ahern Hotel and Convention Center and followed a strict set of safety protocols for an event headlined, “Evangelicals for Trump: Praise, Prayer and Patriotism.” Even though the service was held at a casino that complied with the governor’s order, Sisolak punished and condemned the gathering.
“I was deeply disheartened and dismayed to see the callous and dangerous behavior displayed last night in Las Vegas at a campaign event for President Trump,” Sisolak wrote on Twitter the day after. “I am equally dismayed that the campaign and business defied the State of Nevada emergency directive which limits public gatherings to 50 people or fewer.”
I am equally dismayed that the campaign and business defied the State of Nevada emergency directive which limits public gatherings to 50 people or fewer. (2/7) — Governor Sisolak (@GovSisolak) August 7, 2020
The governor’s proclamation was subject to a challenge in July when another Nevada church appealed lower court rulings. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request for an injunction, with all Republican-appointed justices but for Chief Justice John Roberts voting in dissent featuring a one-page minority opinion by Trump-appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch.
“In Nevada, it seems, it is better to be in entertainment than religion,” Gorsuch wrote. “Maybe that is nothing new. But the First Amendment prohibits such obvious discrimination against the exercise of religion. The world we inhabit today, with a pandemic upon us, poses unusual challenges. But there is no world in which the Constitution permits Nevada to favor Caesars Palace over Calvary Chapel.”


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-15--The Democrat Party Is Purging the Jews

The Democrat Party Is Purging the Jews

“ Jewish Democrats who imagine that Israel is the problem are about to learn they ’ re the problem.
” The Democrat Party is Getting Rid of the Jews Kamala Harris , who defended Omar ’ s Jew-hate , could sit in the Oval Office .
The Democrat primaries are sweeping around the nation and leaving behind fewer Jewish Democrats in public office and more antisemitic radicals sitting in the House of Representatives .
Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib both survived challenges from better qualified African-Americans because they enjoyed the backing of the Democrat establishment .
Despite her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued during the primary , she got the endorsement of Speaker Pelosi .
The top elected Democrat official also endorsed Tlaib .
After Omar ’ s first round of antisemitic remarks , Senator Kamala Harris defended the racist politician against her Jewish critics by warning “ that the spotlight being put on Congresswoman Omar may put her at risk.
” Omar ’ s antisemitism wasn ’ t threatening Jews , but Jewish protests were threatening the bigot .
Then Harris insisted that , “ there is a difference between criticism of policy… and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t bother to explain how Omar ’ s antisemitic tropes were mere policy .
Senator Harris has since been picked as Biden ’ s running mate .
If Biden wins , a politician who defended Omar ’ s antisemitism will almost certainly become the next president of this country .
While Harris has been depicted as a moderate , her chief of staff , Karine Jean-Pierre , was the national spokeswoman and senior adviser for MoveOn .
The radical group has a long history of trafficking in antisemism and attacking the Jewish State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in its own words , “ our country doesn ’ t need another Joe Lieberman.
” Jean-Pierre had accused Israel of “ war crimes ” and denounced AIPAC as “ Islamophobic ” for opposing the murder of Jews , urging Democrats to avoid the pro-Israel convention .
The myth that the radicals of the squad were insurgent “ giant-slayers ” who were taking on the Democrat establishment was branding .
The reality is that the radicals are backed by a radical establishment which is cheerfully shedding older Dems with more traditional constituencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ squad leader who supported Omar ’ s pro-BDS resolution , has a speaking slot at the Democrat convention .
A letter on her site , signed by the congresswoman , accuses Israel of becoming an apartheid state and threatens to cut off aid .
Rep. Cortez ’ s email in support of the move touted the backing of BDS groups and extremist organizations linked to terrorist groups like the PFLP and Hamas .
These groups include American Muslims for Palestine , whose chairman , Hatem Bazian was the architect of the harassment of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Students for Justice in Palestine .
When Israel resisted a Hamas invasion from Gaza , Rep. Cortez accused Israel of a “ massacre ” .
Jewish Democrats can ’ t keep on pretending that these views are marginal when they occupy a speaking role at their convention between John Kerry and Bill Clinton .
All this matters a whole lot more than the policy theater over the Democrat platform .
What ’ s at stake for Jewish Democrats is not just policy : it ’ s representation .
The number of Protestants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , an inevitable consequence of secularization and diversity .
The DNC ’ s parade of speeches will open with Senator Bernie Sanders , an atheist with a Brooklyn accent who isn ’ t part of a Jewish community .
And he ’ s the prototype for the new type of “ Jewish ” Democrat .
Jewish House Democrats who represented Jewish constituencies are losing their seats .
The 117th Congress will have only two Jewish House Democrats from New York after Rep. Elliot Engel was defeated and Rep. Nita Lowey was replaced by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
New Jersey ’ s lone Jewish congressman survived an assault by a Cortez/Sanders backed radical .
How is it possible that the largest Jewish population in the country has so few Jewish House members ?
Democrats have strategically gerrymandered New York City to deny representation to Jewish areas by rolling them into minority areas where only the radicals can win .
Jewish Democrats used to hold public office because they were elected by Jewish voters .
That ’ s no longer true in New York .
It ’ s still true in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But not for long .
The new “ Jewish ” Democrat is a radical activist who has no ties to the Jewish community .
He or she may not even be Jewish .
Rep. Cortez has claimed that she has Jewish roots because “ to be Puerto Rican is to be the descendant of : African Moors & slaves , Taino Indians , Spanish colonizers , Jewish refugees , and likely others.
” Then who needs actual Jews anyway ?
The radical hijackers of the Democrats have been playing this game for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the closest thing to a Jew that has ever sat in this office , ” Obama had insisted .
As Senator Kamala Harris hits the campaign trail , look for her to tout her Jewish husband , and to endlessly retell the same story about her mother-in-law .
Politics is built on lame ethnic pandering , but these tired routines are obscuring something much more deeply disturbing .
Obama and Harris both signed off on Iran ’ s nuclear program and the flow of money to terrorists .
And they ’ ve covered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about all their Jewish friends .
Obama ’ s policies led to the murder of Jews .
He loved Jews so much he couldn ’ t stop killing them .
Senator Cory Booker thrilled Jewish Democrats with his ability to recite a few Hebrew phrases , and then worked hard to protect black nationalist terrorists who murdered Jews in his state .
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez claims to be Jewish because she ’ s Puerto Rican while coordinating with the allies of the terrorists who are killing Jews .
Meanwhile , Jewish voters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communal level .
Some of the largest traditional Jewish communities in the country are being represented by radicals like Rep. Yvette Clarke , Rep. Karen Bass , or Rep. Nydia Velasquez who are overtly hostile to Israel , and uninterested in actually representing Jews in their gerrymandered districts .
The relationship between Jewish communities and elected officials is being broken .
And that has implications well beyond Israel , BDS , or Iran .
It means that Jews are no longer a Democrat constituency .
That ’ s a reality that is quietly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , especially after the purge of Rep. Elliot Engel by a radical backed not only by AOC , but Obama .
According to Jamaal Bowman , Obama decided to endorse him after reading his response to a liberal Jewish clergyman rejecting his call to fight BDS and bashing Israel ’ s military .
Most Jewish Democrat voters are steadily refusing to pay attention to this phenomenon .
And yet there ’ s only so many rants about Trump , so many furious New York Times and Washington Post op-eds to be scrolled through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ugly reality of what a radicalized Democrat Party means for Jewish communities at bay .
It ’ s not just that the Democrats are turning against Israel , they ’ re turning against Jews .
Not Jews in the abstract sense .
Democrat politicians can , like Senator Cory Booker , keep a Hebrew copy of the Bible in their office , they can , like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez , claim Jewish roots , or , like Barack Obama , claim to be Jewish in some vague sense of values .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with actual Jews , their interests , communities , and lives , but it does a wonderful job of flattering the insecure neurosis that makes some Jews lean leftward .
Obama had won by reducing America to a set of leftist values .
He did the same thing to Jews .
But when you reduce people to your own abstractions and slogans , you ’ re appropriating them .
Marxists worshiped the working class as an abstraction and terrorized the actual working class .
Because they claimed to stand for “ the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attention to real people .
The appropriation of the Jews transforms a people into a set of leftist slogans .
And then Democrats from Barack Obama to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez are free to support policies that lead to the murder of actual Jews in the name of their leftist abstractions of Jewish values .
The American political system doesn ’ t recognize constituencies as abstractions , but as people .
The Democrats are building a new one-party state in which elections are irrelevant and primaries exist to broker arrangements between intersectional non-profits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are an annoying inconvenience in this Marxist political system .
Democrats with Jewish last names will still exist , they just won ’ t represent anyone except the roster of non-profits like Bend the Arc , J Street , Jewish Voice for Peace , Jews for Racial and Economic Justice or If Not Now , that are not only actively working to get Jews killed , but that don ’ t represent anyone except George Soros or Buffett ’ s son .
And attacking Soros for his radical extremism is the only thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anymore .
The pattern ought to be a familiar one from how leftist regimes dealt with Jewish populations .
There ’ s not much of a future for Jewish communities in this model .
The cities and suburbs where Jews live are under siege in the name of social justice .
Jewish communities are simultaneously losing their representation within the Democrats in the name of social justice .
Jewish Democrats who imagine that Israel is the problem are about to learn they ’ re the problem .
The problem , as in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are bourgeois enclaves filled with middle class professionals , two-parent families who raise their children to succeed , go to a good college , get an even better job , get married , and raise their own children in a suburb with safe streets , challenging schools , and the rest of what used to be the American Dream .
Like most suburbanites , they aren ’ t actually radical .
They just stupidly enable the radicals .
And the radicals , once they take power , are not going to tolerate them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rid of them .
It ’ s already happening .
And , unlike the 70s , there won ’ t be any suburbs to run away to .
A decade ago there were six Jewish House Democrats out of New York .
Now there are two .
What happened in the short span of a decade is that the radical future of the Democrats arrived .
And there ’ s no room in that radical new world that the Democrats are building for the Jews .

“Jewish Democrats who imagine that Israel is the problem are about to learn they’re the problem.”
The Democrat Party is Getting Rid of the Jews
Kamala Harris, who defended Omar’s Jew-hate, could sit in the Oval Office.
Thu Aug 13, 2020 Daniel Greenfield
The Democrat primaries are sweeping around the nation and leaving behind fewer Jewish Democrats in public office and more antisemitic radicals sitting in the House of Representatives.
Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib both survived challenges from better qualified African-Americans because they enjoyed the backing of the Democrat establishment.
Despite her antisemitic rhetoric, a habit that Omar continued during the primary, she got the endorsement of Speaker Pelosi. The top elected Democrat official also endorsed Tlaib.
After Omar’s first round of antisemitic remarks, Senator Kamala Harris defended the racist politician against her Jewish critics by warning “that the spotlight being put on Congresswoman Omar may put her at risk.”
Omar’s antisemitism wasn’t threatening Jews, but Jewish protests were threatening the bigot.
Then Harris insisted that, “there is a difference between criticism of policy… and anti-Semitism.”
The California politician didn’t bother to explain how Omar’s antisemitic tropes were mere policy.
Senator Harris has since been picked as Biden’s running mate. If Biden wins, a politician who defended Omar’s antisemitism will almost certainly become the next president of this country.
While Harris has been depicted as a moderate, her chief of staff, Karine Jean-Pierre, was the national spokeswoman and senior adviser for MoveOn. The radical group has a long history of trafficking in antisemism and attacking the Jewish State. It even opposed Senator Schumer because, in its own words, “our country doesn’t need another Joe Lieberman.”
Jean-Pierre had accused Israel of “war crimes” and denounced AIPAC as “Islamophobic” for opposing the murder of Jews, urging Democrats to avoid the pro-Israel convention.
The myth that the radicals of the squad were insurgent “giant-slayers” who were taking on the Democrat establishment was branding. The reality is that the radicals are backed by a radical establishment which is cheerfully shedding older Dems with more traditional constituencies.
That includes Jews.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, the squad leader who supported Omar’s pro-BDS resolution, has a speaking slot at the Democrat convention. A letter on her site, signed by the congresswoman, accuses Israel of becoming an apartheid state and threatens to cut off aid.
Rep. Cortez’s email in support of the move touted the backing of BDS groups and extremist organizations linked to terrorist groups like the PFLP and Hamas. These groups include American Muslims for Palestine, whose chairman, Hatem Bazian was the architect of the harassment of Jews on college campuses as the founder of Students for Justice in Palestine.
When Israel resisted a Hamas invasion from Gaza, Rep. Cortez accused Israel of a “massacre”.
Jewish Democrats can’t keep on pretending that these views are marginal when they occupy a speaking role at their convention between John Kerry and Bill Clinton.
All this matters a whole lot more than the policy theater over the Democrat platform.
What’s at stake for Jewish Democrats is not just policy: it’s representation.
The number of Protestants and Jews has been dropping in Congress, an inevitable consequence of secularization and diversity. The DNC’s parade of speeches will open with Senator Bernie Sanders, an atheist with a Brooklyn accent who isn’t part of a Jewish community. And he’s the prototype for the new type of “Jewish” Democrat.
Jewish House Democrats who represented Jewish constituencies are losing their seats.
The 117th Congress will have only two Jewish House Democrats from New York after Rep. Elliot Engel was defeated and Rep. Nita Lowey was replaced by minority radicals backed by Sanders and Cortez. New Jersey’s lone Jewish congressman survived an assault by a Cortez/Sanders backed radical.
How is it possible that the largest Jewish population in the country has so few Jewish House members? Democrats have strategically gerrymandered New York City to deny representation to Jewish areas by rolling them into minority areas where only the radicals can win.
Jewish Democrats used to hold public office because they were elected by Jewish voters. That’s no longer true in New York. It’s still true in Florida and a few other states. But not for long.
The new “Jewish” Democrat is a radical activist who has no ties to the Jewish community. He or she may not even be Jewish. Rep. Cortez has claimed that she has Jewish roots because “to be Puerto Rican is to be the descendant of: African Moors & slaves, Taino Indians, Spanish colonizers, Jewish refugees, and likely others.” Then who needs actual Jews anyway?
The radical hijackers of the Democrats have been playing this game for a while.
“I think I am the closest thing to a Jew that has ever sat in this office,” Obama had insisted.
As Senator Kamala Harris hits the campaign trail, look for her to tout her Jewish husband, and to endlessly retell the same story about her mother-in-law. Politics is built on lame ethnic pandering, but these tired routines are obscuring something much more deeply disturbing.
Obama and Harris both signed off on Iran’s nuclear program and the flow of money to terrorists. And they’ve covered that disturbing fact over with happy talk about all their Jewish friends.
Obama’s policies led to the murder of Jews. He loved Jews so much he couldn’t stop killing them.
Senator Cory Booker thrilled Jewish Democrats with his ability to recite a few Hebrew phrases, and then worked hard to protect black nationalist terrorists who murdered Jews in his state.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez claims to be Jewish because she’s Puerto Rican while coordinating with the allies of the terrorists who are killing Jews.
Meanwhile, Jewish voters are increasingly not being represented at a communal level.
Some of the largest traditional Jewish communities in the country are being represented by radicals like Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Karen Bass, or Rep. Nydia Velasquez who are overtly hostile to Israel, and uninterested in actually representing Jews in their gerrymandered districts.
The relationship between Jewish communities and elected officials is being broken. And that has implications well beyond Israel, BDS, or Iran. It means that Jews are no longer a Democrat constituency. That’s a reality that is quietly sinking in for many Jewish Democrat professionals, especially after the purge of Rep. Elliot Engel by a radical backed not only by AOC, but Obama.
According to Jamaal Bowman, Obama decided to endorse him after reading his response to a liberal Jewish clergyman rejecting his call to fight BDS and bashing Israel’s military.
Most Jewish Democrat voters are steadily refusing to pay attention to this phenomenon.
And yet there’s only so many rants about Trump, so many furious New York Times and Washington Post op-eds to be scrolled through at the breakfast table that can keep the ugly reality of what a radicalized Democrat Party means for Jewish communities at bay.
It’s not just that the Democrats are turning against Israel, they’re turning against Jews.
Not Jews in the abstract sense. Democrat politicians can, like Senator Cory Booker, keep a Hebrew copy of the Bible in their office, they can, like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, claim Jewish roots, or, like Barack Obama, claim to be Jewish in some vague sense of values.
None of this has anything to do with actual Jews, their interests, communities, and lives, but it does a wonderful job of flattering the insecure neurosis that makes some Jews lean leftward.
Obama had won by reducing America to a set of leftist values. He did the same thing to Jews. But when you reduce people to your own abstractions and slogans, you’re appropriating them. Marxists worshiped the working class as an abstraction and terrorized the actual working class. Because they claimed to stand for “the people”, they never had to pay attention to real people.
The appropriation of the Jews transforms a people into a set of leftist slogans. And then Democrats from Barack Obama to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez are free to support policies that lead to the murder of actual Jews in the name of their leftist abstractions of Jewish values.
The American political system doesn’t recognize constituencies as abstractions, but as people. The Democrats are building a new one-party state in which elections are irrelevant and primaries exist to broker arrangements between intersectional non-profits funded by billionaires. Actual Jewish communities are an annoying inconvenience in this Marxist political system.
Democrats with Jewish last names will still exist, they just won’t represent anyone except the roster of non-profits like Bend the Arc, J Street, Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice or If Not Now, that are not only actively working to get Jews killed, but that don’t represent anyone except George Soros or Buffett’s son. And attacking Soros for his radical extremism is the only thing that Democrats will even recognize as antisemitism anymore.
The pattern ought to be a familiar one from how leftist regimes dealt with Jewish populations.
There’s not much of a future for Jewish communities in this model. The cities and suburbs where Jews live are under siege in the name of social justice. Jewish communities are simultaneously losing their representation within the Democrats in the name of social justice.
Jewish Democrats who imagine that Israel is the problem are about to learn they’re the problem.
The problem, as in the USSR, is that many Jewish communities are bourgeois enclaves filled with middle class professionals, two-parent families who raise their children to succeed, go to a good college, get an even better job, get married, and raise their own children in a suburb with safe streets, challenging schools, and the rest of what used to be the American Dream.
Like most suburbanites, they aren’t actually radical. They just stupidly enable the radicals. And the radicals, once they take power, are not going to tolerate them. They’re going to get rid of them. It’s already happening. And, unlike the 70s, there won’t be any suburbs to run away to.
A decade ago there were six Jewish House Democrats out of New York. Now there are two.
What happened in the short span of a decade is that the radical future of the Democrats arrived. And there’s no room in that radical new world that the Democrats are building for the Jews.


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-15--CLINTON CORRUPTION: Crooked Hillary says she’s ready to serve in a Biden administration and help ‘fi

CLINTON CORRUPTION: Crooked Hillary says she’s ready to serve in a Biden administration and help ‘fix’

Clinton Scam Foundation preparing for an influx of cash from graft , collusion , foreign actors , etc .
‘ READY TO HELP ’ Hillary Clinton says she ’ s ready to serve in a Biden administration and help ‘ fix ’ America Hillary Clinton has said she would serve in Joe Biden ’ s administration in order to “ fix ” the country .
Speaking at the 19th Represents Summit on Thursday , Clinton said : “ I ’ m ready to help in any way I can.
” She continued : “ Because I think this will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t care what party you are , I don ’ t care what age , race , gender , I don ’ t care — every American should want to fix our country .
“ So if you ’ re asked to serve , you should certainly consider that.
” However , Clinton said she “ can ’ t even think about the administration ” yet as she is assisting with Joe Biden ’ s presidential campaign .
The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee announced her endorsement for Biden in April .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporters on Thursday to “ be prepared.
” “ I have every reason to believe that Trump is not going to go , you know , silently into the night if he loses , ” she said .
“ He ’ s going to try to confuse us , he ’ s going to try to bring all kinds of lawsuits , he ’ s got his crony Attorney General [ William ] Barr ready to do whatever is necessary.
” Clinton also expressed her dedication towards raising money for Democratic candidates and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she supports voting by mail .
She first declared her support for her fellow Democrat as she appeared as a “ special guest ” at a Biden virtual town hall in April , discussing the impact that coronavirus has had on women…… .

Clinton Scam Foundation preparing for an influx of cash from graft, collusion, foreign actors, etc.
‘READY TO HELP’ Hillary Clinton says she’s ready to serve in a Biden administration and help ‘fix’ America
By: Danielle Cinone, The Sun, Aug 14 2020:
Hillary Clinton has said she would serve in Joe Biden’s administration in order to “fix” the country.
Speaking at the 19th Represents Summit on Thursday, Clinton said: “I’m ready to help in any way I can.”
She continued: “Because I think this will be a moment where every American – I don’t care what party you are, I don’t care what age, race, gender, I don’t care — every American should want to fix our country.
“So if you’re asked to serve, you should certainly consider that.”
However, Clinton said she “can’t even think about the administration” yet as she is assisting with Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.
The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee announced her endorsement for Biden in April.
The former secretary of state urged Biden supporters on Thursday to “be prepared.”
“I have every reason to believe that Trump is not going to go, you know, silently into the night if he loses,” she said.
“He’s going to try to confuse us, he’s going to try to bring all kinds of lawsuits, he’s got his crony Attorney General [William] Barr ready to do whatever is necessary.”
Clinton also expressed her dedication towards raising money for Democratic candidates and pushing for an increased voter turnout as she supports voting by mail.
She first declared her support for her fellow Democrat as she appeared as a “special guest” at a Biden virtual town hall in April, discussing the impact that coronavirus has had on women…….


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-15--Top Pelosi Staffer Registered As ‘Foreign Agent’ to Lobby For Chinese State Media Outlet

The one entity the Democrats won ’ t serve or represent are the American people .
Democrat party of treason .
EXCLUSIVE : Top Pelosi Staffer Registered As ‘ Foreign Agent ’ to Lobby For Chinese State Media Outlet Brendan Daly , former Communications Director for Nancy Pelosi and a political appointee of the Obama administration , is a registered foreign agent who provided the Chinese Communist Party ’ s premier state-run media outlet China Central Television Network with “ strategic counsel ” as it expanded into the United States , The National Pulse can reveal .
During his tenure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Relations Worldwide , Daly secured a contract between the lobbying behemoth and China Central Television Network ( CCTV ) .
Specifically , the firm helped the state-run propaganda outfit CCTV expand into American homes by “ providing strategic counsel , identify relevant parties to communications activities , and media relations to support the launch of CCTV America.
” “ Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide will work with CCTV America to communicate to the American public that CCTV America will provide compelling , comprehensive , and balanced news programming from an Asian perspective that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 2012 filing in accordance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act ( FARA ) noted .
Per CCTV ’ s FARA registration , however , the outlet is “ supervised , owned , directed , controlled , financed , and subsidized ” entirely by the Chinese Communist Party .
Pelosi accompanied by Daly , pictured on her right Email correspondence from Daly identifies him as taking the lead on the account , as he spoke with CCTV ’ s American representative on the phone .
He also provided the outlet with a memo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ count , detailing how to best bridge the gap between American homes and Chinese Communist Party propaganda : The memo , sent from Daly , outlines how Ogilvy would provide CCTV with comprehensive support , including “ influencer engagement ” and “ media relations support , ” to achieve the “ overall message that CCTV Americas is the source for business news in and with China , with credentialed , experienced and trusted journalists doing in-depth stories and reporting.
” “ We are excited about the prospect of working with you to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ watch to succeed in an interconnected global economy , ” the email concludes .
CCTV has been identified by Freedom House think tank as a “ long-standing weapon in Beijing ’ s arsenal of repression ” whose mission “ is to attack designated enemies of the Communist Party , ” chiefly the U.S. Daly informed fellow employees that CCTV had hired Ogilvy , noting the CCP-funded outlet would pay the firm $ 15,000 monthly for three months .
“ China Central Television is the national television station of the People ’ s Republic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bureau located in Washington DC .
CCTV falls under the supervision of the State Administration of Radio , Film , and Television which is in turn subordinate to the State Council of the People ’ s Republic Of China , ” the FARA registration noted , placing Daly on the payroll of the Chinese Communist Party .
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The one entity the Democrats won’t serve or represent are the American people. Democrat party of treason.
EXCLUSIVE: Top Pelosi Staffer Registered As ‘Foreign Agent’ to Lobby For Chinese State Media Outlet
By: Natalie Winters, August 13, 2020
Brendan Daly, former Communications Director for Nancy Pelosi and a political appointee of the Obama administration, is a registered foreign agent who provided the Chinese Communist Party’s premier state-run media outlet China Central Television Network with “strategic counsel” as it expanded into the United States, The National Pulse can reveal.
During his tenure as Executive Vice President at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Daly secured a contract between the lobbying behemoth and China Central Television Network (CCTV).
Specifically, the firm helped the state-run propaganda outfit CCTV expand into American homes by “providing strategic counsel, identify relevant parties to communications activities, and media relations to support the launch of CCTV America.”
“Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide will work with CCTV America to communicate to the American public that CCTV America will provide compelling, comprehensive, and balanced news programming from an Asian perspective that is relevant to a global audience,” the 2012 filing in accordance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) noted.
Per CCTV’s FARA registration, however, the outlet is “supervised, owned, directed, controlled, financed, and subsidized” entirely by the Chinese Communist Party.
Pelosi accompanied by Daly, pictured on her right
Email correspondence from Daly identifies him as taking the lead on the account, as he spoke with CCTV’s American representative on the phone.
He also provided the outlet with a memo detailing Ogilvy’s strategy on the count, detailing how to best bridge the gap between American homes and Chinese Communist Party propaganda:
The memo, sent from Daly, outlines how Ogilvy would provide CCTV with comprehensive support, including “influencer engagement” and “media relations support,” to achieve the “overall message that CCTV Americas is the source for business news in and with China, with credentialed, experienced and trusted journalists doing in-depth stories and reporting.”
“We are excited about the prospect of working with you to help establish CCTV Americas as the program to watch to succeed in an interconnected global economy,” the email concludes.
CCTV has been identified by Freedom House think tank as a “long-standing weapon in Beijing’s arsenal of repression” whose mission “is to attack designated enemies of the Communist Party,” chiefly the U.S.
Daly informed fellow employees that CCTV had hired Ogilvy, noting the CCP-funded outlet would pay the firm $15,000 monthly for three months.
“China Central Television is the national television station of the People’s Republic of China. CCTV America is the bureau located in Washington DC.
CCTV falls under the supervision of the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television which is in turn subordinate to the State Council of the People’s Republic Of China,” the FARA registration noted, placing Daly on the payroll of the Chinese Communist Party.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-08-15--Terror World Body: UN Security Council rejects US resolution to extend Iran arms embargo

Ironically , the United Nations was established to support and spread democracy and freedom not impose barbaric anti-human measures on the world .
But the world ’ s largest Islamic supremacist world body , the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ) , has enormous influence at the UN ( 56 Muslim countries vote in one unchallenged bloc ) and has relentlessly pursued sharia resolutions for decades .
The OIC is one of the largest intergovernmental organizations in the world .
It encompasses 56 Muslim states plus the Palestinian Authority .
Spread over four continents , it claims to speak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the universal Muslim community ) , which numbers about 1.3 billion .
The OIC ’ s mission is to unite all Muslims worldwide by rooting them in the Koran and the Sunnah — the core of traditional Islamic civilization and values .
It aims at strengthening solidarity and cooperation among all its members , in order to protect the interests of Muslims everywhere and to galvanize the ummah into a unified body .
The OIC is a unique organization — one that has no equivalent in the world .
It unites the religious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strength of 56 states .
This new attack on freedom of speech tactic must have been formulated at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation ’ s ( OIC ) forum in London to counter Islamophobia .
The 56 Muslim countries ( plus the “ Palestinian ” terror group ) mean to impose the Islamic blasphemy laws which include the death penalty for those who blaspheme or mock Muhammad .
Surely you jest ?
Surely you die .
To paraphrase Islamic scholar Bat Ye ’ or , the OIC is a “ would-be , universal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the caliphates of the Ottomans , Fatimids , and Abbasids .
It might resemble , instead , a thoroughly modern trans-national bureaucracy .
But , already , the OIC exercises significant power through the United Nations , and through the European Union , which has been eager to accommodate the OIC while simultaneously endowing the U.N. with increasing authority for global governance .
Among the other organizations that Bat Ye ’ or says are doing the OIC ’ s bidding are the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations , the U.N. Commission on Human Rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Euro-Arab Cooperation ( PAEAC ) .
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the decision of the Council was ‘ inexcusable.
’ The U.N. Security Council on Friday rejected a U.S. resolution to extend a thirteen-years-old arms embargo on Iran due to expire in October — a move that will likely result in the Trump administration attempting to extend the embargo unilaterally .
placeholder The short resolution , which would have extended the embargo “ until the Security Council decides otherwise , ” mustered only two votes in the chamber — the U.S. and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pass , and even if it had gained that many , would likely have been shot down by a veto from China and Russia .
Russia and China voted no , but did not need to deploy a veto , while the remaining members of the Council abstained .
The embargo is due to expire on Oct. 18 as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal — formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPoA ) .
The U.S. has been engaged in a significant diplomatic effort to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would give Iran access to weapons that it could use to destabilize the region and sell to countries like Yemen , Venezuela and Syria .
U.S. officials have warned that the expiration of the embargo would allow Iran to buy fighter jets , attack choppers , tanks , submarines and missiles with a range of up to 300 km .
In a statement , Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Council “ failed today to uphold its fundamental mission set.
” “ It rejected a reasonable resolution to extend the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paved the way for the world ’ s leading state sponsor of terrorism to buy and sell conventional weapons without specific U.N. restrictions in place for the first time in over a decade , ” he said .
“ The Security Council ’ s failure to act decisively in defense of international peace and security is inexcusable.
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Ambassador Kelly Craft said the U.S. was “ sickened – but not surprised – as the clear majority of Council members gave the green light to Iran to buy and sell all manner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step up to this moral challenge validates the world ’ s number one state sponsor of terror , just to save face and protect a failed political deal made outside the Council , ” she said , saying the resolution ’ s failure “ outlines perfectly this Council ’ s current condition of paralysis and inaction in the face of growing threats.
” Pompeo said that a number of Arab nations as well as Israel supported extending the embargo .
But a number of diplomats were concerned that if it extended the arms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal , from which the U.S. announced its withdrawal in 2018 .
Amb .
Kelly Craft on push to extend Iran arms embargo , human rights issues in ChinaVideo Acting UK Ambassador Jonathan Allen said in a statement that while the U.K. had set out its concerns of Iran ’ s destabilizing behavior in the region , the UK abstained , “ because it was clear that it would not attract the support of the Council and would not represent a basis for achieving consensus ” and would therefore not contribute to regional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready to work with Council Members and JCPoA participants to seek a path forward that could secure the support of the Council , ” he said .
In a long statement to the Council , Iranian Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi accused the U.S. of creating a “ manufactured crisis about Iran ’ s nuclear program , ” and that it was now “ manufacturing a new crisis under the so-called label of “ arms proliferation.
” Iranian dissidents were dismayed at the possibility of the embargo ’ s expiration , with Maryam Rajavi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Resistance of Iran ( NCRI ) , describing an embargo as as “ indispensable to regional and global peace and security.
” placeholder “ The regime ’ s unimpeded purchase and sale of weapons will have no result other than terrorism , warmongering , and export of fundamentalism , ” she said .
Israel ’ s newly-installed Ambassador Gilad Erdan hard harsh words for the the Council , calling the rejection of the resolution “ a disgrace.
” “ The Council has utterly failed in its responsibility of maintaining international peace and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Middle East , and increase the spread of violence around the world , ” he said .
The U.S. has said in no uncertain terms that it intends to use other means to extend the arms embargo , and could do so as early as next week .
U.N .
Ambassador Kelly Craft had said that the U.S. will “ use every tool in our toolbox.
” BRIAN HOOK , US SPECIAL ENVOY FOR IRAN , TO STEP DOWN ; ELLIOTT ABRAMS TO TAKE POST Specifically , U.N .
Resolution 2231 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ snapback mechanism that allows an individual nation to reimpose expiring sanctions on Iran — including the arms embargo .
Although the U.S. left the Iran deal , it claims to still retain rights under 2231 and is likely to seek to use that power .
Behnam Ben Taleblu , a senior fellow and Iran expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies ( FDD ) , told Fox News that while Iran was the “ big winner , ” so too were Russia and China .
“ From both a mercantilist and strategic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headaches for America in the Middle East , which translates to less time and resources spent on great power competition , ” he said .
However , he warned that the diplomatic setback for the U.S. was likely only to be temporary : “ Today ’ s vote means that Washington will almost certainly have to press ahead for a full ‘ snapback ’ of sanctions .
A piecemeal approach does not work.
” Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier Friday called for a meeting of leaders of the five permanent Security Council members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in what the Kremlin called an effort to avoid escalation .
” If the leaders are fundamentally ready for a conversation , we propose to promptly coordinate the agenda , ” Putin said .
“ The alternative is to further build up tension , to increase the risk of conflict .
This development must be avoided.
” Craft said in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday that the United States was “ keeping the space open ” for talks with Britain , France and Germany , as well as Russia and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ we will not take no for an answer .
”

Ironically, the United Nations was established to support and spread democracy and freedom not impose barbaric anti-human measures on the world.
But the world’s largest Islamic supremacist world body, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has enormous influence at the UN (56 Muslim countries vote in one unchallenged bloc) and has relentlessly pursued sharia resolutions for decades.
The OIC is one of the largest intergovernmental organizations in the world. It encompasses 56 Muslim states plus the Palestinian Authority. Spread over four continents, it claims to speak in the name of the ummah (the universal Muslim community), which numbers about 1.3 billion. The OIC’s mission is to unite all Muslims worldwide by rooting them in the Koran and the Sunnah — the core of traditional Islamic civilization and values. It aims at strengthening solidarity and cooperation among all its members, in order to protect the interests of Muslims everywhere and to galvanize the ummah into a unified body. The OIC is a unique organization — one that has no equivalent in the world. It unites the religious, economic, military, and political strength of 56 states.
This new attack on freedom of speech tactic must have been formulated at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) forum in London to counter Islamophobia.
The 56 Muslim countries (plus the “Palestinian” terror group) mean to impose the Islamic blasphemy laws which include the death penalty for those who blaspheme or mock Muhammad. Surely you jest? Surely you die.
To paraphrase Islamic scholar Bat Ye’or, the OIC is a “would-be, universal caliphate.” It might look different from the caliphates of the Ottomans, Fatimids, and Abbasids. It might resemble, instead, a thoroughly modern trans-national bureaucracy. But, already, the OIC exercises significant power through the United Nations, and through the European Union, which has been eager to accommodate the OIC while simultaneously endowing the U.N. with increasing authority for global governance. Among the other organizations that Bat Ye’or says are doing the OIC’s bidding are the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, and the European Parliamentary Association for Euro-Arab Cooperation (PAEAC).
UN Security Council rejects US resolution to extend Iran arms embargo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the decision of the Council was ‘inexcusable.’
By Adam Shaw, Ben Evansky | Fox News
US pushes UN to extend Iran arms embargo
The U.N. Security Council on Friday rejected a U.S. resolution to extend a thirteen-years-old arms embargo on Iran due to expire in October — a move that will likely result in the Trump administration attempting to extend the embargo unilaterally.
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The short resolution, which would have extended the embargo “until the Security Council decides otherwise,” mustered only two votes in the chamber — the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. It needed nine to pass, and even if it had gained that many, would likely have been shot down by a veto from China and Russia.
US INTRODUCES UPDATED DRAFT SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO EXTEND IRAN ARMS EMBARGO
Russia and China voted no, but did not need to deploy a veto, while the remaining members of the Council abstained.
The embargo is due to expire on Oct. 18 as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal — formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA). The U.S. has been engaged in a significant diplomatic effort to get allies to embargo extended, warning that it would give Iran access to weapons that it could use to destabilize the region and sell to countries like Yemen, Venezuela and Syria.
U.S. officials have warned that the expiration of the embargo would allow Iran to buy fighter jets, attack choppers, tanks, submarines and missiles with a range of up to 300 km.
In a statement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Council “failed today to uphold its fundamental mission set.”
“It rejected a reasonable resolution to extend the 13-year old arms embargo on Iran and paved the way for the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism to buy and sell conventional weapons without specific U.N. restrictions in place for the first time in over a decade,” he said. “The Security Council’s failure to act decisively in defense of international peace and security is inexcusable.”
U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft said the U.S. was “sickened – but not surprised – as the clear majority of Council members gave the green light to Iran to buy and sell all manner of conventional weapons.”
“Failing to step up to this moral challenge validates the world’s number one state sponsor of terror, just to save face and protect a failed political deal made outside the Council,” she said, saying the resolution’s failure “outlines perfectly this Council’s current condition of paralysis and inaction in the face of growing threats.”
Pompeo said that a number of Arab nations as well as Israel supported extending the embargo. But a number of diplomats were concerned that if it extended the arms embargo, Iran would leave the already-fragile deal, from which the U.S. announced its withdrawal in 2018.
Amb. Kelly Craft on push to extend Iran arms embargo, human rights issues in ChinaVideo
Acting UK Ambassador Jonathan Allen said in a statement that while the U.K. had set out its concerns of Iran’s destabilizing behavior in the region, the UK abstained, “because it was clear that it would not attract the support of the Council and would not represent a basis for achieving consensus” and would therefore not contribute to regional stability.
“Nevertheless, we stand ready to work with Council Members and JCPoA participants to seek a path forward that could secure the support of the Council,” he said.
In a long statement to the Council, Iranian Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi accused the U.S. of creating a “manufactured crisis about Iran’s nuclear program,” and that it was now “manufacturing a new crisis under the so-called label of “arms proliferation.”
Iranian dissidents were dismayed at the possibility of the embargo’s expiration, with Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), describing an embargo as as “indispensable to regional and global peace and security.”
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“The regime’s unimpeded purchase and sale of weapons will have no result other than terrorism, warmongering, and export of fundamentalism,” she said.
Israel’s newly-installed Ambassador Gilad Erdan hard harsh words for the the Council, calling the rejection of the resolution “a disgrace.”
“The Council has utterly failed in its responsibility of maintaining international peace and security. This decision will further destabilize the Middle East, and increase the spread of violence around the world,” he said.
The U.S. has said in no uncertain terms that it intends to use other means to extend the arms embargo, and could do so as early as next week. U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft had said that the U.S. will “use every tool in our toolbox.”
BRIAN HOOK, US SPECIAL ENVOY FOR IRAN, TO STEP DOWN; ELLIOTT ABRAMS TO TAKE POST
Specifically, U.N. Resolution 2231, which enshrined the deal, includes a snapback mechanism that allows an individual nation to reimpose expiring sanctions on Iran — including the arms embargo. Although the U.S. left the Iran deal, it claims to still retain rights under 2231 and is likely to seek to use that power.
Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow and Iran expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), told Fox News that while Iran was the “big winner,” so too were Russia and China.
“From both a mercantilist and strategic perspective, selectively empowering Iran means more headaches for America in the Middle East, which translates to less time and resources spent on great power competition,” he said.
However, he warned that the diplomatic setback for the U.S. was likely only to be temporary: “Today’s vote means that Washington will almost certainly have to press ahead for a full ‘snapback’ of sanctions. A piecemeal approach does not work.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier Friday called for a meeting of leaders of the five permanent Security Council members, along with Germany and Iran, in what the Kremlin called an effort to avoid escalation.
”If the leaders are fundamentally ready for a conversation, we propose to promptly coordinate the agenda,” Putin said. “The alternative is to further build up tension, to increase the risk of conflict. This development must be avoided.”
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office confirmed France’s “availability in principle” to Putin’s proposal.
Craft said in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday that the United States was “keeping the space open” for talks with Britain, France and Germany, as well as Russia and China.
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However, she warned that “we will not take no for an answer.”


pamelagellerreport--2020-08-15--NO QUESTIONS: Biden-Harris Refuse to Take Questions at Presser

Consider the jackals at a Trump presser , then watch this .
No wonder he refused to take questions .
@ @ @ @ @ President and we need him for 4 more years !
pic.twitter.com/l7dlFST6Bv NO QUESTIONS : Biden-Harris @ @ @ @ @ Presser Todd Starnes , the host of the “ Todd Starnes Show , ” on @ @ @ @ @ Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris , his new running mate , conspicuously took a total @ @ @ @ @ media during their joint press conference at a Delaware high school announcing their bid for @ @ @ @ @ was not the only critic to make the observation .
Others on social media said @ @ @ @ @ these hardened journalists seem to lose their bite when not confronting anybody but President Trump @ @ @ @ @ Harrington , a GOP national spokeswoman , tweeted , “ So pathetic .
The press @ @ @ @ @ the fact that they ’ re playing for the same team .
And Biden and @ @ @ @ @ to take questions ?
”

Consider the jackals at a Trump presser, then watch this.
Joe Biden’s economic plan is a massive tax hike on 82% of Americans. No wonder he refused to take questions.@realDonaldTrump is the Jobs President and we need him for 4 more years! pic.twitter.com/l7dlFST6Bv — Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) July 22, 2020
NO QUESTIONS: Biden-Harris Refuse to Take Questions at Presser By Todd Starnes, August 14, 2020: Todd Starnes, the host of the “Todd Starnes Show,” on Thursday pointed out that Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, his new running mate, conspicuously took a total of zero questions from the media during their joint press conference at a Delaware high school announcing their bid for the White House. The point of a news conference is to take questions from the press. Right? — toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) August 13, 2020 Starnes was not the only critic to make the observation. Others on social media said it was not surprising because these hardened journalists seem to lose their bite when not confronting anybody but President Trump or his envoys. Elizabeth Harrington, a GOP national spokeswoman, tweeted, “So pathetic. The press corps is not even hiding the fact that they’re playing for the same team. And Biden and Harris are still too afraid to take questions?”
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