pamelagellerreport--2020-01-21--DHS Approves $100k Grant of Taxpayers’ Money to Terror-Tied CAIR

Long discredited for its terrorist ties and funding , CAIR has been blacklisted by the FBI after federal prosecutors named the jihad group as an unindicted co-conspirator .
Infiltrators in our agencies must be purged .
CAIR is an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case — so named by the Justice Department .
During that case , a captured internal document of the Muslim Brotherhood was released , naming CAIR ’ s parent organization , the Islamic Association for Palestine , as one of its allied groups , and explaining that the mission of Brotherhood groups in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civilization from within and sabotaging its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and Allah ’ s religion is made victorious over all other religions.
” CAIR is an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case — so named by the Justice Department .
CAIR officials have repeatedly refused to denounce Hamas and Hizballah as terrorist groups .
Several former CAIR officials have been convicted of various crimes related to jihad terror .
CAIR ’ s cofounder and longtime Board chairman ( Omar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chief spokesman ( Ibrahim Hooper ) , have made Islamic supremacist statements about how Islamic law should be imposed in the U.S. ( Ahmad denies this , but the original reporter stands by her story . )
CAIR chapters frequently distribute pamphlets telling Muslims not to cooperate with law enforcement .
CAIR has opposed virtually every anti-terror measure that has been proposed or implemented and has been declared a terror organization by the United Arab Emirates .
CAIR ’ s Hussam Ayloush in 2017 called for the overthrow of the U.S. government .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an open supporter of Hamas .
In April 2019 , it was revealed that Sadiqq Abu Osman , who states that he is CAIR Minnesota ’ s Government Affairs Coordinator , wrote this in 2008 : “ fuck isreal [ sic ] !
Stupid jewish motherfuckers !
man i wish hitler was alive to fuck up the jewish ppl and add more to the 6 million he killed in the holocaust ” In July 2019 , with CAIR ’ s backing , Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-MN ) targeted the FBI terror database @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ten other House Democrats have written to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , requesting information about how information from the FBI-administered terrorist watchlist is shared with foreign governments – including governments with poor human rights records .
In doing so , she pointed to the support of the Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) , a sometimes controversial group that has mounted legal challenges against the watchlist , formally known as the Terrorist Screening Database ( TSDB ) .
” CAIR ’ s resistance to counterterror efforts has been going on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Project on Terrorism : CAIR has a long history of undermining law enforcement counter terror investigations by urging Muslims not to cooperate with agents , falsely accusing the FBI of using excessive force and by crying entrapment when stings lead to arrests of Muslims who plotted attacks .
• Zahra Billoo , executive director of CAIR San Francisco Bay Area ( CAIR-SFBA ) , tells the Muslim community to avoid talking to law enforcement , vilifies the FBI , and claims that it unfairly targets the Muslim community .
In February 2011 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a poster for an event that said “ Build a Wall of Resistance ; Don ’ t Talk to the FBI.
” The poster featured a sinister looking FBI agent lurking in front of people ’ s doors .
In December 2011 , Billoo discounted the arrests of two individuals accused by the FBI of plotting to bomb targets in Oregon and Maryland .
“ What the FBI came and did was enable them to become actual terrorists , ” she said .
The FBI “ is creating these huge terror plots where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ CAIR-Florida ’ s Hasan ] Shibly has accused the FBI of pressuring Muslim youth to become government informants .
In a November 4 , 2014 post quoting the Los Angeles Times , he asserted he had represented 33 clients in that year alone “ who claimed they had been pressured by the FBI to release information on their religious beliefs and practices.
” He cited some examples : “ In Orlando , they pressured one citizen who happened to be Muslim to spy on mosques , Islamic restaurants and hookah lounges or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , they approached an imam with pictures of a woman they claimed would testify of an affair unless he helped them .
These are law-abiding Muslims , not criminals.
” In a November 13 , 2014 op-ed in the Tampa Tribune , Shibly spoke against the FBI ’ s recruitment of American Muslim informants : “ The Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) has documented how the FBI has targeted law-abiding American Muslims for interrogation and coerced recruitment as agent provocateurs .
According to Trevor Aaronson , executive director of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FBI tactics are similar to that used by the Counterintelligence Program ( COINTELPRO ) against the African-American civil rights movement decades ago and has included engaging in blackmail , extortion and threats of harm to self , family and friends .
Coerced individuals are then forced into mosques to promote radical violent extremism — using taxpayer dollars — to unstable and mentally disturbed youths .
[ Emphasis added ] “ These programs are not only contrary to the protections enshrined in the Constitution , but are ineffective and make our nation less safe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rise of Islamic State , those engaging in acts of terrorism on U.S. soil have more often attended churches or synagogue than mosques , and yet the FBI is not engaging in similar tactics against the Christian or Jewish communities— nor should they.
” • In a May 2015 Facebook post , CAIR-LA chief Hussam Ayloush wrote , “ …FBI-paid informants hired to entrap feeble-minded young Muslim men .
Both sources of such hatred and violence are bad news.
” In an earlier Twitter post he posited , “ Is the FBI now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ radicalize , then arrest young Jewish Americans joining Israel ’ s terrorist army ?
” • At the November 2014 CAIR-San Francisco Bay Area ( SFBA ) banquet , Nihad Awad condemned government spying on Muslim Americans .
“ And we can not allow our government to spy on American Muslims just because they ’ re active and just because they have point of views different than the government….We can not allow the police department in New York to spy on Muslims , on Muslim businesses , on schools , on shops , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this guise of national security.
” Responding to a Department of Justice initiative to fingerprint and photograph nearly 100,000 foreigners who were already in the country in an effort to weed out suspected terrorists , Nihad Awad said , in June 2002 , “ What is next ?
Forcing American Muslims to wear a star and crescent as a means of identification for law enforcement authorities ?
” • In 2010 , CAIR-Michigan Executive Director Dawud Walid said that “ the FBI , by using informants acting as agent provocateurs , has recruited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Qaeda themselves.
” The “ Bronx Four , ” James Cromitie , David Williams , Onta Williams and LaGuerre Payen , were arrested in May 2009 and indicted in June on charges they plotted to attack two targets in New York : a synagogue and New York National Guard Base in Newburgh .
During a radio interview after the arrests , Walid accused the FBI of “ manufacturing their own terrorism suspects to give the appearance that they ’ re actually doing something tangible in the so called ‘ War on Terrorism.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inciting people towards extremism , ” he said .
Only a few days after Walid gave the above interview , he authored a blog post on the “ Bronx Four.
” In what Walid described as a “ so-called terror plot , ” he said that the “ agent provocateur was the real mastermind.
” “ Three of these men were petty criminals , who were enticed by money , not extreme ideology , ” said Walid .
When federal investigators began looking into the disappearances of Somali Muslim men in Minnesota , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returned to Somalia to wage jihad with the al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab , Muslims who opposed this jihad accused CAIR of hindering the investigation and trying to prevent from them speaking with law enforcement officials .
In June 2009 , a Somali Muslim named Abdirizak Bihi , whose nephew , Burhan Hassan , was killed in Somalia , held a protest against CAIR in Minneapolis , denouncing it for encouraging Muslims not to speak with the FBI .
“ We don ’ t want anyone to come into our community and tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bihi .
“ Law enforcement will not be able to do anything without information from the community.
” Protesters chanted , “ CAIR out !
Doublespeak out !
” Another protester , Osman Ahmed , said he and other relatives of Burhan Hassan thought CAIR , for all its claims of moderation , was actually on the side of the jihadists : “ They are supporting the groups we suspect of recruiting our kids .
We refuse to be silent.
” Bihi later told the House Committee on Homeland Security that “ CAIR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community and told them not to talk to the FBI , which was a slap in the face for the Somali American Muslim mothers who were knocking on doors day and night with pictures of their missing children and asking for the community to talk to law enforcement about what they know of the missing kids.
” CAIR ’ s interference bore bitter fruit in late September 2013 , when al-Shabaab jihadists , including several Muslims from the United States , stormed an upscale mall in Nairobi and murdered upwards of seventy people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they only wanted to kill non-Muslims .
In a case of spectacularly poor timing , just two days before the massacre CAIR released a report on “ Islamophobia ” entitled Legislating Fear : Islamophobia and its Impact in the United States , in which it harshly criticized Rep. Peter King ( R-NY ) for holding a series of hearings on Muslim radicalization in the United States , including one on al Shabaab recruitment in America .
“ In his opening statement for the hearing , ” the CAIR report said , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying , ‘ When one cleric spoke out against al-Shabaab inside the Minneapolis mosque where many of the missing young Somali-American men had once worshiped , he was physically assaulted , according to police.
’ This statement is noteworthy as it continued King ’ s line of factually inaccurate attacks on the Muslim community.
” The report complained that King had painted Somali Muslims in Minneapolis as uncooperative with investigators , when in fact , it said , “ law enforcement officials had indicated a Somali community in Minnesota that was concerned and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how angry Somali Muslims who wanted to help law enforcement were toward CAIR for trying to stop them .
Abdirizak Bihi lamented after the Kenya mall jihad murders : “ I tried to warn America , ” but CAIR worked hard to stop him , even calling him an “ Islamophobe ” in their September 2013 report on “ Islamophobia.
” Bihi echoed numerous other foes of CAIR in explaining their tactics : “ They say that I am a bad person , that I am anti-Muslim , and that I don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community .
They lie about my life most of the time and try to destroy my character , my capability , and my trust in the community.
” In October , the Trump administration handed out $ 100,000 of federal government money to the terror-tied Council on American-Islamic Relations ( CAIR ) , the Middle East Forum has found .
In 2009 , the FBI blacklisted CAIR after federal prosecutors named the Islamist group as an unindicted co-conspirator during the 2008 Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing trial .
In 2014 , the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organization .
And today , its officials continue to promote and excuse violently anti-American and anti-Semitic rhetoric .
To fund CAIR , the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) first awarded monies to the Washington D.C. government , which then selected CAIR and a number of other extremist organizations as suitable sub-recipients .
The federal government would likely have been aware , however , that CAIR was a grantee – according to government documentation , it seems sub-grantees must be approved by DHS before funds are distributed .
The administration ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the DHS ’ s Nonprofit Security Grant Program .
As my colleague David Swindle recently wrote in the Daily Wire , Congress ’ s current proposed expansion of the program ’ s budget , however “ well-meaning , ” carries enormous “ potential for abuse ” and will end up providing “ millions of taxpayer dollars ” to “ pro-jihadist Islamist groups.
” The large majority of U.S. government funding for Muslim groups goes to Islamists .
This program and others seem to be doing just that .
Additional new federal grants of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organizations include over $ 57,000 to the Muslim American Society ( MAS ) , a national Islamist organization whose Philadelphia branch hosted an event last year at which young children from an MAS-run school recited poetry about the killing of Jews ; and $ 100,000 to Dar al-Hijrah , a hardline Virginia mosque once home to former Al Qaeda leader Anwar Al-Awlaki , and long considered a key terror hub by law enforcement agencies .
The Middle East Forum has written before about the enormous amounts of taxpayers ’ money being handed out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we discovered that over $ 41 million of federal grants has been given to radical groups since 2007 .
This total does not include the dozens of more recent awards made in the last few months .
Under the Trump administration , grants to Islamist organizations have increased eight-fold .
Surprisingly , under the Trump administration , grants to extremist organizations have actually increased .
As we noted last year , “ between 2017 and 2018 , the amount of taxpayers ’ money given to organizations either influenced or controlled by Islamist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million to $ 13.5 million .
Under the Obama administration , the amount given to Islamist-linked organizations averaged a mere $ 1.7 million each year.
” In August 2019 , the U.S. Census Bureau quickly cancelled a proposed partnership with CAIR after a number of Conservative media outlets started investigating the decision .
But why this was not enough to stop the federal government from subsequently funding the very group it had previously conceded was beyond the pale ?
Over the last few months , some supporters of the administration have reacted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support for these theocratic groups by acknowledging the problem but arguing that , in many instances , the federal government ’ s embrace of Islamists and its failure to work instead with moderate Muslims , is an enduring legacy of extant Obama administration policies .
Given the long-standing programs behind many of these grants , this may well be true .
If only there were someone to drain the swamp .
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Long discredited for its terrorist ties and funding, CAIR has been blacklisted by the FBI after federal prosecutors named the jihad group as an unindicted co-conspirator. Infiltrators in our agencies must be purged.
Go to TruthAboutCAIR.com.
CAIR is an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case — so named by the Justice Department. During that case, a captured internal document of the Muslim Brotherhood was released, naming CAIR’s parent organization, the Islamic Association for Palestine, as one of its allied groups, and explaining that the mission of Brotherhood groups in the U.S. was “eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within and sabotaging its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and Allah’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.”
CAIR is an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case — so named by the Justice Department. CAIR officials have repeatedly refused to denounce Hamas and Hizballah as terrorist groups. Several former CAIR officials have been convicted of various crimes related to jihad terror. CAIR’s cofounder and longtime Board chairman (Omar Ahmad), as well as its chief spokesman (Ibrahim Hooper), have made Islamic supremacist statements about how Islamic law should be imposed in the U.S. (Ahmad denies this, but the original reporter stands by her story.) CAIR chapters frequently distribute pamphlets telling Muslims not to cooperate with law enforcement. CAIR has opposed virtually every anti-terror measure that has been proposed or implemented and has been declared a terror organization by the United Arab Emirates. CAIR’s Hussam Ayloush in 2017 called for the overthrow of the U.S. government. CAIR’s national outreach manager is an open supporter of Hamas.
In April 2019, it was revealed that Sadiqq Abu Osman, who states that he is CAIR Minnesota’s Government Affairs Coordinator, wrote this in 2008: “fuck isreal [sic]! Stupid jewish motherfuckers! man i wish hitler was alive to fuck up the jewish ppl and add more to the 6 million he killed in the holocaust”
In July 2019, with CAIR’s backing, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) targeted the FBI terror database. CNS News reported that Omar “and ten other House Democrats have written to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, requesting information about how information from the FBI-administered terrorist watchlist is shared with foreign governments – including governments with poor human rights records. In doing so, she pointed to the support of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a sometimes controversial group that has mounted legal challenges against the watchlist, formally known as the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB).”
CAIR’s resistance to counterterror efforts has been going on for years. According to the Investigative Project on Terrorism:
CAIR has a long history of undermining law enforcement counter terror investigations by urging Muslims not to cooperate with agents, falsely accusing the FBI of using excessive force and by crying entrapment when stings lead to arrests of Muslims who plotted attacks.
Zahra Billoo, executive director of CAIR San Francisco Bay Area (CAIR-SFBA), tells the Muslim community to avoid talking to law enforcement, vilifies the FBI, and claims that it unfairly targets the Muslim community. In February 2011, her CAIR chapter’s website featured a poster for an event that said “Build a Wall of Resistance; Don’t Talk to the FBI.” The poster featured a sinister looking FBI agent lurking in front of people’s doors. In December 2011, Billoo discounted the arrests of two individuals accused by the FBI of plotting to bomb targets in Oregon and Maryland. “What the FBI came and did was enable them to become actual terrorists,” she said. The FBI “is creating these huge terror plots where they don’t exist.”
[CAIR-Florida’s Hasan] Shibly has accused the FBI of pressuring Muslim youth to become government informants. In a November 4, 2014 post quoting the Los Angeles Times, he asserted he had represented 33 clients in that year alone “who claimed they had been pressured by the FBI to release information on their religious beliefs and practices.” He cited some examples: “In Orlando, they pressured one citizen who happened to be Muslim to spy on mosques, Islamic restaurants and hookah lounges or they would throw him in jail…In another case, they approached an imam with pictures of a woman they claimed would testify of an affair unless he helped them. These are law-abiding Muslims, not criminals.” In a November 13, 2014 op-ed in the Tampa Tribune, Shibly spoke against the FBI’s recruitment of American Muslim informants: “The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has documented how the FBI has targeted law-abiding American Muslims for interrogation and coerced recruitment as agent provocateurs. According to Trevor Aaronson, executive director of the Florida Center for Investigative Journalism, such FBI tactics are similar to that used by the Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO) against the African-American civil rights movement decades ago and has included engaging in blackmail, extortion and threats of harm to self, family and friends. Coerced individuals are then forced into mosques to promote radical violent extremism — using taxpayer dollars — to unstable and mentally disturbed youths. [Emphasis added] “These programs are not only contrary to the protections enshrined in the Constitution, but are ineffective and make our nation less safe and less free. Even with the rise of Islamic State, those engaging in acts of terrorism on U.S. soil have more often attended churches or synagogue than mosques, and yet the FBI is not engaging in similar tactics against the Christian or Jewish communities— nor should they.”
In a May 2015 Facebook post, CAIR-LA chief Hussam Ayloush wrote, “…FBI-paid informants hired to entrap feeble-minded young Muslim men. Both sources of such hatred and violence are bad news.” In an earlier Twitter post he posited, “Is the FBI now going to send informants to entrap, radicalize, then arrest young Jewish Americans joining Israel’s terrorist army?”
At the November 2014 CAIR-San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA) banquet, Nihad Awad condemned government spying on Muslim Americans. “And we cannot allow our government to spy on American Muslims just because they’re active and just because they have point of views different than the government….We cannot allow the police department in New York to spy on Muslims, on Muslim businesses, on schools, on shops, just because they are Muslim, under this guise of national security.” Responding to a Department of Justice initiative to fingerprint and photograph nearly 100,000 foreigners who were already in the country in an effort to weed out suspected terrorists, Nihad Awad said, in June 2002, “What is next? Forcing American Muslims to wear a star and crescent as a means of identification for law enforcement authorities?”
In 2010, CAIR-Michigan Executive Director Dawud Walid said that “the FBI, by using informants acting as agent provocateurs, has recruited more so called extremist Muslims than al Qaeda themselves.” The “Bronx Four,” James Cromitie, David Williams, Onta Williams and LaGuerre Payen, were arrested in May 2009 and indicted in June on charges they plotted to attack two targets in New York: a synagogue and New York National Guard Base in Newburgh. During a radio interview after the arrests, Walid accused the FBI of “manufacturing their own terrorism suspects to give the appearance that they’re actually doing something tangible in the so called ‘War on Terrorism.’” The FBI is “cultivating and inciting people towards extremism,” he said. Only a few days after Walid gave the above interview, he authored a blog post on the “Bronx Four.” In what Walid described as a “so-called terror plot,” he said that the “agent provocateur was the real mastermind.” “Three of these men were petty criminals, who were enticed by money, not extreme ideology,” said Walid.
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When federal investigators began looking into the disappearances of Somali Muslim men in Minnesota, and it turned out that they had returned to Somalia to wage jihad with the al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab, Muslims who opposed this jihad accused CAIR of hindering the investigation and trying to prevent from them speaking with law enforcement officials.
In June 2009, a Somali Muslim named Abdirizak Bihi, whose nephew, Burhan Hassan, was killed in Somalia, held a protest against CAIR in Minneapolis, denouncing it for encouraging Muslims not to speak with the FBI. “We don’t want anyone to come into our community and tell us to shut up,” said Bihi. “Law enforcement will not be able to do anything without information from the community.” Protesters chanted, “CAIR out! Doublespeak out!” Another protester, Osman Ahmed, said he and other relatives of Burhan Hassan thought CAIR, for all its claims of moderation, was actually on the side of the jihadists: “They are supporting the groups we suspect of recruiting our kids. We refuse to be silent.”
Bihi later told the House Committee on Homeland Security that “CAIR held meetings for some members of the community and told them not to talk to the FBI, which was a slap in the face for the Somali American Muslim mothers who were knocking on doors day and night with pictures of their missing children and asking for the community to talk to law enforcement about what they know of the missing kids.”
CAIR’s interference bore bitter fruit in late September 2013, when al-Shabaab jihadists, including several Muslims from the United States, stormed an upscale mall in Nairobi and murdered upwards of seventy people, after freeing the Muslims and declaring that they only wanted to kill non-Muslims. In a case of spectacularly poor timing, just two days before the massacre CAIR released a report on “Islamophobia” entitled Legislating Fear: Islamophobia and its Impact in the United States, in which it harshly criticized Rep. Peter King (R-NY) for holding a series of hearings on Muslim radicalization in the United States, including one on al Shabaab recruitment in America. “In his opening statement for the hearing,” the CAIR report said, “King cited an incident in Minneapolis, saying, ‘When one cleric spoke out against al-Shabaab inside the Minneapolis mosque where many of the missing young Somali-American men had once worshiped, he was physically assaulted, according to police.’
This statement is noteworthy as it continued King’s line of factually inaccurate attacks on the Muslim community.” The report complained that King had painted Somali Muslims in Minneapolis as uncooperative with investigators, when in fact, it said, “law enforcement officials had indicated a Somali community in Minnesota that was concerned and helpful” – an ironic charge given how angry Somali Muslims who wanted to help law enforcement were toward CAIR for trying to stop them.
Abdirizak Bihi lamented after the Kenya mall jihad murders: “I tried to warn America,” but CAIR worked hard to stop him, even calling him an “Islamophobe” in their September 2013 report on “Islamophobia.” Bihi echoed numerous other foes of CAIR in explaining their tactics: “They say that I am a bad person, that I am anti-Muslim, and that I don’t represent a hundred percent the Somali community. They lie about my life most of the time and try to destroy my character, my capability, and my trust in the community.”
DHS Approves $100k Grant of Taxpayers’ Money to CAIR In October, the Trump administration handed out $100,000 of federal government money to the terror-tied Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Middle East Forum has found. In 2009, the FBI blacklisted CAIR after federal prosecutors named the Islamist group as an unindicted co-conspirator during the 2008 Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing trial. In 2014, the United Arab Emirates designated CAIR as a terrorist organization. And today, its officials continue to promote and excuse violently anti-American and anti-Semitic rhetoric. To fund CAIR, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) first awarded monies to the Washington D.C. government, which then selected CAIR and a number of other extremist organizations as suitable sub-recipients. The federal government would likely have been aware, however, that CAIR was a grantee – according to government documentation, it seems sub-grantees must be approved by DHS before funds are distributed. The administration’s funding of CAIR was the product of the DHS’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program. As my colleague David Swindle recently wrote in the Daily Wire, Congress’s current proposed expansion of the program’s budget, however “well-meaning,” carries enormous “potential for abuse” and will end up providing “millions of taxpayer dollars” to “pro-jihadist Islamist groups.” The large majority of U.S. government funding for Muslim groups goes to Islamists. This program and others seem to be doing just that. Additional new federal grants of taxpayers’ money handed out to Islamist organizations include over $57,000 to the Muslim American Society (MAS), a national Islamist organization whose Philadelphia branch hosted an event last year at which young children from an MAS-run school recited poetry about the killing of Jews; and $100,000 to Dar al-Hijrah, a hardline Virginia mosque once home to former Al Qaeda leader Anwar Al-Awlaki, and long considered a key terror hub by law enforcement agencies. The Middle East Forum has written before about the enormous amounts of taxpayers’ money being handed out to dangerous Islamist organizations. In 2019, we discovered that over $41 million of federal grants has been given to radical groups since 2007. This total does not include the dozens of more recent awards made in the last few months. Under the Trump administration, grants to Islamist organizations have increased eight-fold. Surprisingly, under the Trump administration, grants to extremist organizations have actually increased. As we noted last year, “between 2017 and 2018, the amount of taxpayers’ money given to organizations either influenced or controlled by Islamist activists more than tripled from $4 million to $13.5 million. Under the Obama administration, the amount given to Islamist-linked organizations averaged a mere $1.7 million each year.” In August 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau quickly cancelled a proposed partnership with CAIR after a number of Conservative media outlets started investigating the decision. But why this was not enough to stop the federal government from subsequently funding the very group it had previously conceded was beyond the pale? Over the last few months, some supporters of the administration have reacted to our research into public subsidy and political support for these theocratic groups by acknowledging the problem but arguing that, in many instances, the federal government’s embrace of Islamists and its failure to work instead with moderate Muslims, is an enduring legacy of extant Obama administration policies. Given the long-standing programs behind many of these grants, this may well be true. If only there were someone to drain the swamp.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-01-21--NYC: Muslim migrant who raped and murdered 92-year-old woman was in country illegally

“ ICE : Suspect In 92-Year-Old Queens Woman ’ s Rape , Murder In Country Illegally , ” by Steve Burns , WCBS , January 15 , 2020 : NEW YORK ( WCBS 880 ) — Federal officials say the suspect in the murder of a 92-year-old woman should ’ ve been turned over to immigration officers months ago .
Authorities say it was back in November when 21-year-old Reeaz Khan was arrested for allegedly attacking his father .
He was charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon and then let go .
Federal officials say Khan is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they asked the NYPD to turn him over for deportation proceedings .
That did not happen and in fact the NYPD says it never got that request , WCBS 880 ’ s Steve Burns reported .
Khan has now been arrested again , accused in the rape and murder of 92-year-old Maria Fuertes in south Richmond Hill last week .
An ICE official calls it a deadly choice by the city to put Khan back on the street .
The feds say New York ’ s sanctuary city policy puts public safety at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ de Blasio says it ’ s shameful that the Trump administration is politicizing this tragedy…

By Robert Spencer, January 19, 2020:
Refugees welcome! Celebrate diversity!
“ICE: Suspect In 92-Year-Old Queens Woman’s Rape, Murder In Country Illegally,” by Steve Burns, WCBS, January 15, 2020:
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Federal officials say the suspect in the murder of a 92-year-old woman should’ve been turned over to immigration officers months ago.
Authorities say it was back in November when 21-year-old Reeaz Khan was arrested for allegedly attacking his father.
He was charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon and then let go.
Federal officials say Khan is in the country illegally from Guyana and they asked the NYPD to turn him over for deportation proceedings. That did not happen and in fact the NYPD says it never got that request, WCBS 880’s Steve Burns reported.
Khan has now been arrested again, accused in the rape and murder of 92-year-old Maria Fuertes in south Richmond Hill last week.
An ICE official calls it a deadly choice by the city to put Khan back on the street. The feds say New York’s sanctuary city policy puts public safety at risk.
A spokeswoman for Mayor Bill de Blasio says it’s shameful that the Trump administration is politicizing this tragedy…


pamelagellerreport--2020-01-21--Cop Suspended For ‘Liking’ Social Media Comments People Made Supporting His Wife

Cpl .
Lima ’ s wife , Hallandale Beach City Commissioner Annabelle Lima-Taub , was condemned by the commission in a 3-2 vote one year ago , after she spoke out against Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib in a Facebook post .
The suspension came on Thursday , just two days after Bay Harbor Islands Police Corporal Pablo Lima submitted an application to become the next chief of his department , the Miami Herald reported .
Bay Harbor Islands , FL – A veteran law enforcement officer has been placed on administrative leave amid allegations that he violated his department ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social media posts made by people who supported his wife and her political views .
Cpl .
Pablo Lima has been placed on administrative leaving pending the outcome of an internal investigation .
Now , today , Anbelle Lima-Taub ’ s husband is facing discipline for “ liking ” Facebook comments in support of his wife .
Mr. Lima did not post any comments below the Facebook post himself .
Lima proceeded to “ like ” five comments showing support for Lima-Taub , including multiple comments that appeared to espouse anti-Muslim sentiments .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ included the line : “ This [ piece of s— ] took her oath on the Koran.
” On Jan. 30 , 2019 , one week after the vote to condemn the Israeli-born Lima-Taub , Pablo Lima shared a story on his Facebook page from WLRN.org titled , “ Why A Hallandale Beach Panel Condemned A Commissioner For Anti-Islamic Language.
” The husband of a Hallandale Beach commissioner who was condemned for anti-Muslim comments was placed on administrative leave by the Bay Harbor Islands police department Thursday for social media posts appearing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ views .
Of course it won ’ t stop at Facebook “ likes ” .
Any association with a designated offender of sharia law , even a shared race , will be grounds for retaliation in the coming dystopia .
The husband of a Hallandale Beach commissioner who was condemned for anti-Muslim comments was placed on administrative leave by the Bay Harbor Islands police department Thursday for social media posts appearing to show support for his wife ’ s views .
Pablo Lima , a corporal in Bay Harbor Islands and a former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , submitted an application Tuesday to become the town ’ s next police chief .
On Thursday morning , after the Miami Herald asked town officials about comments and posts that Lima “ liked ” on Facebook and Instagram , the department placed him on paid leave and opened an internal affairs investigation .
“ The content of the social media posts that were brought to our attention are not consistent with our Town ’ s values and policies , ” Town Manager J.C. Jimenez said in a statement .
“ Corporal Pablo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outcome of an internal affairs investigation .
State law prohibits us from discussing details of an open internal affairs investigation.
” In January 2019 , the Hallandale Beach City Commission voted 3-2 to condemn Commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub for a Facebook post saying that Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib , the first Palestinian-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress , might become “ a martyr and blow up Capitol Hill.
” The post was denounced as hate speech by numerous Muslim and Jewish human rights organizations , but Lima-Taub remained unapologetic , saying Tlaib ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah .
The day of the commission vote , dozens of supporters of Lima-Taub held Israeli flags and signs calling Tlaib a terrorist outside Hallandale Beach City Hall .
The group included people with a wide range of politics , including those who support Israel and denounce the boycott movement against it , and far-right Internet personality and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer .
On Jan. 30 , 2019 , one week after the vote to condemn the Israeli-born Lima-Taub , Pablo Lima shared a story on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Why A Hallandale Beach Panel Condemned A Commissioner For Anti-Islamic Language.
” Lima proceeded to “ like ” five comments showing support for Lima-Taub , including multiple comments that appeared to espouse anti-Muslim sentiments .
One comment that Lima “ liked ” included the line : “ This [ piece of s— ] took her oath on the Koran.
” “ Screw these liberal commisioners and mayor , ” the comment said .
“ When will these politicians grow some cohones and start supporting America and it ’ s Americans .
They talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and spewing hate .
These [ expletive ] forget that this muslim [ Tlaib ] supports the people who flew planes into our NY twin towers and killed over 5000 people and more dying from exposure still 18 years later.
” The comment continued : “ This [ piece of s— ] took her oath on the Koran .
She openly hates Jews and talks about how they should all die or be killed .
Remind me again why you would not support Lima-Talib [ Lima-Taub ] ?
” Lima also “ liked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ I applaud her ” ; “ Complete BS….
” ; and “ free speach fk them.
” Another comment that Lima “ liked ” said : “ But Talib [ Tlaib ] gets to spew her hatred of Jews and others not of the Islamic faith and it ’ s ok not to defend yourself ?
I ’ m with the commissioner , awaiting the next terrorist plot to open eyes again only when something happens.
” Lima did not post any comments below the Facebook post himself .
The Herald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an Instagram post by Lima-Taub that was “ liked ” by Lima ’ s personal account .
In a post on Sept. 11 , 2019 , Lima-Taub quoted a statement by U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar — one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress , along with Tlaib — that “ some people did something ” in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 , 2001 .
Lima-Taub , using her Instagram account “ @ theroguecommissioner , ” called Omar a “ hate monger ” and said the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ # NeverForget # 911 ‘ Some people did something , ’ as per America ’ s vitriolic hate monger , @ repilhan !
” Lima-Taub wrote .
“ Those 19 Jihadi terrorists massacred over 3,000 innocent men and women , encroached on our constitutional rights and caused several billion in loss to dollars with the deliberate action to destabilize our economic stability .
“ This country was founded on Judeo-Christian values and we must never let the deaths of those who perished on 9/11 be in vain.
” Lima-Taub could not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manager , mayor and police chief in Bay Harbor Islands declined to comment beyond the manager ’ s brief statement .
The Bay Harbor Islands police department ’ s social media policy prohibits any speech that “ ridicules , maligns , disparages , or otherwise expresses bias against any gender , race , religion , or any protected class of individuals.
” Officers who violate the policy “ shall be subject to discipline , up to and including termination of their employment , ” the policy says .
Lima is one of 35 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Islands police chief job by the Jan. 15 deadline .
The current police chief , Sean Hemingway , is voluntarily leaving his post and is a finalist for the chief position in Monument , Colorado .
According to his résumé , Lima spent over 30 years with the Miami-Dade Police Department , retiring as a lieutenant in 2017 .
He was the vice president of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association from 2006 to 2018 .
Lima has worked as an officer and corporal in Bay Harbor Islands for a year , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Throughout my 38 years of law enforcement experience my reputation has been impeccable !
” Lima wrote .
“ I took the role ( and still do ! )
of conducting myself ethically very seriously.
” Jimenez , the town manager , is responsible for selecting the next police chief .
He did not immediately respond to a question about whether Lima is still in the running .

Cpl. Lima’s wife, Hallandale Beach City Commissioner Annabelle Lima-Taub, was condemned by the commission in a 3-2 vote one year ago, after she spoke out against Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib in a Facebook post.
The suspension came on Thursday, just two days after Bay Harbor Islands Police Corporal Pablo Lima submitted an application to become the next chief of his department, the Miami Herald reported.
Bay Harbor Islands, FL – A veteran law enforcement officer has been placed on administrative leave amid allegations that he violated his department’s social media policy by “liking” social media posts made by people who supported his wife and her political views.
Cpl. Pablo Lima has been placed on administrative leaving pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
Cpl. Pablo Lima has been placed on administrative leaving pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
Now, today, Anbelle Lima-Taub’s husband is facing discipline for “liking” Facebook comments in support of his wife.
Mr. Lima did not post any comments below the Facebook post himself.
Lima proceeded to “like” five comments showing support for Lima-Taub, including multiple comments that appeared to espouse anti-Muslim sentiments. One comment that Lima “liked” included the line: “This [piece of s—] took her oath on the Koran.”
On Jan. 30, 2019, one week after the vote to condemn the Israeli-born Lima-Taub, Pablo Lima shared a story on his Facebook page from WLRN.org titled, “Why A Hallandale Beach Panel Condemned A Commissioner For Anti-Islamic Language.”
The husband of a Hallandale Beach commissioner who was condemned for anti-Muslim comments was placed on administrative leave by the Bay Harbor Islands police department Thursday for social media posts appearing to show support for his wife’s views.
Of course it won’t stop at Facebook “likes”. Any association with a designated offender of sharia law, even a shared race, will be grounds for retaliation in the coming dystopia.
Bay Harbor Islands cop suspended for social media post on wife’s anti-Muslim comments
Miami Herald, January 20, 2020:
The husband of a Hallandale Beach commissioner who was condemned for anti-Muslim comments was placed on administrative leave by the Bay Harbor Islands police department Thursday for social media posts appearing to show support for his wife’s views.
Pablo Lima, a corporal in Bay Harbor Islands and a former vice president of the Miami-Dade police union, submitted an application Tuesday to become the town’s next police chief.
On Thursday morning, after the Miami Herald asked town officials about comments and posts that Lima “liked” on Facebook and Instagram, the department placed him on paid leave and opened an internal affairs investigation.
“The content of the social media posts that were brought to our attention are not consistent with our Town’s values and policies,” Town Manager J.C. Jimenez said in a statement. “Corporal Pablo Lima is currently on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation. State law prohibits us from discussing details of an open internal affairs investigation.”
Lima did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
In January 2019, the Hallandale Beach City Commission voted 3-2 to condemn Commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub for a Facebook post saying that Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress, might become “a martyr and blow up Capitol Hill.”
The post was denounced as hate speech by numerous Muslim and Jewish human rights organizations, but Lima-Taub remained unapologetic, saying Tlaib’s support for boycotting Israel equated her with terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.
The day of the commission vote, dozens of supporters of Lima-Taub held Israeli flags and signs calling Tlaib a terrorist outside Hallandale Beach City Hall. The group included people with a wide range of politics, including those who support Israel and denounce the boycott movement against it, and far-right Internet personality and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer.
On Jan. 30, 2019, one week after the vote to condemn the Israeli-born Lima-Taub, Pablo Lima shared a story on his Facebook page from WLRN.org titled, “Why A Hallandale Beach Panel Condemned A Commissioner For Anti-Islamic Language.”
Lima proceeded to “like” five comments showing support for Lima-Taub, including multiple comments that appeared to espouse anti-Muslim sentiments. One comment that Lima “liked” included the line: “This [piece of s—] took her oath on the Koran.”
“Screw these liberal commisioners and mayor,” the comment said. “When will these politicians grow some cohones and start supporting America and it’s Americans. They talk about [Lima-Taub] being a racist and spewing hate. These [expletive] forget that this muslim [Tlaib] supports the people who flew planes into our NY twin towers and killed over 5000 people and more dying from exposure still 18 years later.”
The comment continued: “This [piece of s—] took her oath on the Koran. She openly hates Jews and talks about how they should all die or be killed. Remind me again why you would not support Lima-Talib [Lima-Taub]?”
Lima also “liked” comments on the post that said: “I applaud her”; “Complete BS….”; and “free speach fk them.”
Another comment that Lima “liked” said: “But Talib [Tlaib] gets to spew her hatred of Jews and others not of the Islamic faith and it’s ok not to defend yourself ? I’m with the commissioner, awaiting the next terrorist plot to open eyes again only when something happens.”
Lima did not post any comments below the Facebook post himself.
The Herald also made Bay Harbor Islands officials aware of an Instagram post by Lima-Taub that was “liked” by Lima’s personal account.
In a post on Sept. 11, 2019, Lima-Taub quoted a statement by U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar — one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress, along with Tlaib — that “some people did something” in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Lima-Taub, using her Instagram account “@theroguecommissioner,” called Omar a “hate monger” and said the United States was “founded on Judeo-Christian values.”
“#NeverForget #911 ‘Some people did something,’ as per America’s vitriolic hate monger, @repilhan!” Lima-Taub wrote. “Those 19 Jihadi terrorists massacred over 3,000 innocent men and women, encroached on our constitutional rights and caused several billion in loss to dollars with the deliberate action to destabilize our economic stability.
“This country was founded on Judeo-Christian values and we must never let the deaths of those who perished on 9/11 be in vain.”
Lima-Taub could not be reached for comment Thursday.
The town manager, mayor and police chief in Bay Harbor Islands declined to comment beyond the manager’s brief statement.
The Bay Harbor Islands police department’s social media policy prohibits any speech that “ridicules, maligns, disparages, or otherwise expresses bias against any gender, race, religion, or any protected class of individuals.”
Officers who violate the policy “shall be subject to discipline, up to and including termination of their employment,” the policy says.
Lima is one of 35 candidates who applied for the Bay Harbor Islands police chief job by the Jan. 15 deadline. The current police chief, Sean Hemingway, is voluntarily leaving his post and is a finalist for the chief position in Monument, Colorado.
According to his résumé, Lima spent over 30 years with the Miami-Dade Police Department, retiring as a lieutenant in 2017. He was the vice president of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association from 2006 to 2018.
Lima has worked as an officer and corporal in Bay Harbor Islands for a year, according to a cover letter he submitted Tuesday.
“Throughout my 38 years of law enforcement experience my reputation has been impeccable!” Lima wrote. “I took the role (and still do!) of conducting myself ethically very seriously.”
Jimenez, the town manager, is responsible for selecting the next police chief. He did not immediately respond to a question about whether Lima is still in the running.


pamelagellerreport--2020-01-21--Can Israel Obtain a Non-Belligerence Agreement with Arab States? (Part 1)

Yossi Ben Menachem , a senior Israeli official , has written here about Israel ’ s current attempts to further a non-aggression agreement with Arab states .
According to senior diplomatic sources in Jerusalem , Israel is trying to advance a non-aggression agreement with four Arab countries that do not currently have diplomatic relations with Israel .
These countries are Oman , the United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , and Morocco .
Such an agreement would be a stepping-stone toward full normalization between Israel and these four countries , which already have ties behind the scenes .
The proposed agreement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these Arab countries based on UN treaties and international law , and the adoption of steps required to prevent hostile actions , such as the threat of war or terror activities , violence , or incitement .
The agreement prohibits the signatories from joining or assisting alliances or organizations with a third party of a military nature .
The United States is trying to help Israel with this process .
American sources state that US Deputy National Security Advisor Victoria Coates met with the ambassadors of the UAE , Bahrain , Oman , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained the new Israeli initiative to them and asked for their response .
The ambassadors told her that they would convey the message to the political leaderships in their countries , and would respond as soon as possible .
None of the four countries mentioned above denied the media reports on this issue .
Why was Saudi Arabia left out of this initiative ?
Everyone knows that the Saudis are already cooperating with Israel , which shares its intelligence on Iran with Riyadh .
Furthermore , Crown Prince Muhammad last year declared that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to their own land ” – a clear sign of warming relations .
Was Saudi Arabia left out of the meetings with Victoria Coates because there was no need for its ambassador to attend ; the Saudis were already well along in their improved relations with Israel ?
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz initiated the process in coordination with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September 2019 , when Katz met with Oman ’ s Foreign Minister Yusuf bin-Alawi and UAE Foreign Minister Anwar Karkash .
An Israeli delegation , comprised of representatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Security Council , the Defense Ministry , and the Justice Ministry then set off for Washington for talks to try to advance the initiative .
President Donald Trump ’ s “ deal of the century ” peace plan is currently in deep freeze because of the political situation in Israel .
At the moment , Israel has a transitional government , and it may well need to conduct a third round of elections .
However , foreign policy does not exist in a vacuum , and Foreign Minister Katz is still attempting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expect the “ Deal of the Century ” to ever be accepted by the PA .
It is not “ in deep freeze ” just because of political uncertainty in Israel .
No matter who is in charge in Israel , the intransigent PA has repeatedly insisted that it will have nothing to do with any proposal coming from the Trump Administration .
The Palestinians refused to attend the Manama meeting even though the only subject to be discussed were the large sums — $ 50 billion – in potential aid for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nose worth $ 50 billion to spite your face .
The attack on Saudi oil installations on Sept. 14 has drawn the Saudis still closer to Israel as an ally against Iran .
For while the Americans did not retaliate against Iran , as the Saudis were disturbed to discover , there is one country – Israel – that has been relentlessly and fearlessly attacking Iranian installations all over Syria , as well as bases of Iranian ally Hezbollah in Lebanon , and Iranian missile bases in Iraq as well .
Israel ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been noticed with admiration in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi , where Israel ’ s worth as an ally against the Islamic Republic is reconfirmed every day by the Israeli Air Force .
Israeli athletes have been welcomed to take part in sports competition in the UAE .
And when they win , the Hatikvah is played in the sports stadium without any fuss .
Israeli diplomats and intelligence officers have long been meeting with Saudi , UAE , and Bahraini counterparts , sharing intelligence about their common enemy , Iran .
Israelis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Egypt , about both Islamic State and Muslim Brotherhood forces in the Sinai ; Israel has also joined Egypt in fighting both groups ; General El-Sisi admitted to this alliance on “ 60 Minutes.
” Israel is now to participate in the Expo 2020 international exhibition in Dubai .
The boycotts and the barriers are coming down as , little by little , relations between Israel and certain Arab states steadily improve , and perhaps may lead , as the Trump Administration and Israel both fervently hope , to non-belligerence agreements .
An @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states is via discussions on security and freedom of transit in the Persian/Arabian Gulf .
Arab sources report that Saudi Arabia is supporting Bahrain on the diplomatic and media fronts regarding this issue .
On Oct. 21 , Bahrain held a committee meeting on the issue of freedom of transit in the Gulf , attended by an Israeli delegation .
This committee meeting took place following the “ Warsaw Committee to Promote Peace and Security in the Middle East ” in February 2019 , which was led by the United States and attended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Egypt , Yemen , Jordan , Kuwait , Morocco , and Oman .
The meeting ’ s agenda was listed as “ terrorism and extremism , missile development and proliferation , maritime trade and security , and threats posed by proxy groups across the region.
” Of course Israel is not directly affected by Iranian threats to shipping in the Gulf ; Israel neither imports oil through the Gulf , nor are any Israeli ships transporting goods through the Gulf .
But Israel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggression everywhere ; this further demonstrates its value as an ally to Saudi Arabia and the UAE .
At the moment , Saudi Arabia and the UAE have no better friend in the long war against Iran than the previously-shunned Jewish State .
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Yossi Ben Menachem, a senior Israeli official, has written here about Israel’s current attempts to further a non-aggression agreement with Arab states.
According to senior diplomatic sources in Jerusalem, Israel is trying to advance a non-aggression agreement with four Arab countries that do not currently have diplomatic relations with Israel. These countries are Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco. Such an agreement would be a stepping-stone toward full normalization between Israel and these four countries, which already have ties behind the scenes. The proposed agreement includes maintaining friendly ties between Israel and these Arab countries based on UN treaties and international law, and the adoption of steps required to prevent hostile actions, such as the threat of war or terror activities, violence, or incitement. The agreement prohibits the signatories from joining or assisting alliances or organizations with a third party of a military nature. The United States is trying to help Israel with this process. American sources state that US Deputy National Security Advisor Victoria Coates met with the ambassadors of the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, and Morocco in Washington, where she explained the new Israeli initiative to them and asked for their response. The ambassadors told her that they would convey the message to the political leaderships in their countries, and would respond as soon as possible. None of the four countries mentioned above denied the media reports on this issue.
Why was Saudi Arabia left out of this initiative? Everyone knows that the Saudis are already cooperating with Israel, which shares its intelligence on Iran with Riyadh. Furthermore, Crown Prince Muhammad last year declared that the “Jewish people had a right to their own land” – a clear sign of warming relations. Was Saudi Arabia left out of the meetings with Victoria Coates because there was no need for its ambassador to attend; the Saudis were already well along in their improved relations with Israel?
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz initiated the process in coordination with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September 2019, when Katz met with Oman’s Foreign Minister Yusuf bin-Alawi and UAE Foreign Minister Anwar Karkash. An Israeli delegation, comprised of representatives from the Foreign Ministry, the National Security Council, the Defense Ministry, and the Justice Ministry then set off for Washington for talks to try to advance the initiative. President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” peace plan is currently in deep freeze because of the political situation in Israel. At the moment, Israel has a transitional government, and it may well need to conduct a third round of elections. However, foreign policy does not exist in a vacuum, and Foreign Minister Katz is still attempting to advance his initiative.
No one should expect the “Deal of the Century” to ever be accepted by the PA. It is not “in deep freeze” just because of political uncertainty in Israel. No matter who is in charge in Israel, the intransigent PA has repeatedly insisted that it will have nothing to do with any proposal coming from the Trump Administration. The Palestinians refused to attend the Manama meeting even though the only subject to be discussed were the large sums — $50 billion – in potential aid for the PA. That’s cutting off a nose worth $50 billion to spite your face.
There is a “window of opportunity” open at the moment for everything connected to Israel’s relations with the Gulf States, with whom it shares interests in the face of the Iranian threat. This threat is all too real, as was demonstrated by Iran’s attack on Saudi oil installations on Sept. 14.
The attack on Saudi oil installations on Sept. 14 has drawn the Saudis still closer to Israel as an ally against Iran. For while the Americans did not retaliate against Iran, as the Saudis were disturbed to discover, there is one country – Israel – that has been relentlessly and fearlessly attacking Iranian installations all over Syria, as well as bases of Iranian ally Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Iranian missile bases in Iraq as well. Israel’s intrepid behavior in taking on Iran has been noticed with admiration in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, where Israel’s worth as an ally against the Islamic Republic is reconfirmed every day by the Israeli Air Force.
Israel is not concealing its efforts to achieve normalization with Arab countries; Netanyahu announced in November 2019 that Israel maintains covert ties with at least six Arab countries. On Dec. 1, the Foreign Ministry issued an official announcement that a delegation would pay an official visit to Dubai to arrange Israel’s participation in the “Expo 2020” international exhibition there.
Israeli athletes have been welcomed to take part in sports competition in the UAE. And when they win, the Hatikvah is played in the sports stadium without any fuss. Israeli diplomats and intelligence officers have long been meeting with Saudi, UAE, and Bahraini counterparts, sharing intelligence about their common enemy, Iran. Israelis have shared intelligence, too, with Egypt, about both Islamic State and Muslim Brotherhood forces in the Sinai; Israel has also joined Egypt in fighting both groups; General El-Sisi admitted to this alliance on “60 Minutes.” Israel is now to participate in the Expo 2020 international exhibition in Dubai. The boycotts and the barriers are coming down as, little by little, relations between Israel and certain Arab states steadily improve, and perhaps may lead, as the Trump Administration and Israel both fervently hope, to non-belligerence agreements.
An additional path to normalization with the Gulf states is via discussions on security and freedom of transit in the Persian/Arabian Gulf. Arab sources report that Saudi Arabia is supporting Bahrain on the diplomatic and media fronts regarding this issue. On Oct. 21, Bahrain held a committee meeting on the issue of freedom of transit in the Gulf, attended by an Israeli delegation. This committee meeting took place following the “Warsaw Committee to Promote Peace and Security in the Middle East” in February 2019, which was led by the United States and attended by 60 countries, including Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, and Oman. The meeting’s agenda was listed as “terrorism and extremism, missile development and proliferation, maritime trade and security, and threats posed by proxy groups across the region.”
Of course Israel is not directly affected by Iranian threats to shipping in the Gulf; Israel neither imports oil through the Gulf, nor are any Israeli ships transporting goods through the Gulf. But Israel does have a stake in thwarting Iranian aggression everywhere; this further demonstrates its value as an ally to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. At the moment, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have no better friend in the long war against Iran than the previously-shunned Jewish State.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-01-21--Jordanian parliament votes down gas deal with Israel

Another glaring example of why Islamic countries are among the least developed cultures , stunted and backward .
Hate trumps all .
Their culture is primitive , and they resent Israel because it ’ s the sole beachhead of modern science and civilization on their continent .
Whose loss is this , really ?
Jordanian lawmakers are striking down an unpopular gas import deal made between the country ’ s state owned utility and Israeli gas companies .
The Jordanian parliament reportedly proposed a law Sunday , banning gas imports from Israel .
The law was passed unanimously with all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the deal was penned because the country ’ s residents believed their government went over their parliament ’ s head .
Jordan ’ s state-owned utility company made the $ 10 billion supply deal in 2016 with a U.S.-Israel consortium led by Texas-based company Nobel Energy .
Protester Nadia al-Awadi shared her view on the government ’ s handling of the deal : “ We are here protesting against the gas deal , which has been signed in 2016 without the knowledge of the parliament and we want to send a message @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enough with the humiliation and shame .
How can we purchase our own ( Palestinian ) gas from them ( Israelis ) and pay with our own money ?
We send this message to them and we say enough with the humiliation , enough shame , enough selling our homelands.
” Lawmakers and protesters argue the deal makes Jordan dependent on a neighboring country .
Legal hurdles may be problematic for opponents of the gas deal , but they believe it ’ s a step forward in stopping the agreement .
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Another glaring example of why Islamic countries are among the least developed cultures, stunted and backward. Hate trumps all. Their culture is primitive, and they resent Israel because it’s the sole beachhead of modern science and civilization on their continent.
Whose loss is this, really?
Jordanian parliament votes down gas deal with Israel Jordanian lawmakers are striking down an unpopular gas import deal made between the country’s state owned utility and Israeli gas companies. The Jordanian parliament reportedly proposed a law Sunday, banning gas imports from Israel. The law was passed unanimously with all 130 members in agreement. Protests ensued after the deal was penned because the country’s residents believed their government went over their parliament’s head. Jordan’s state-owned utility company made the $10 billion supply deal in 2016 with a U.S.-Israel consortium led by Texas-based company Nobel Energy. Protester Nadia al-Awadi shared her view on the government’s handling of the deal: “We are here protesting against the gas deal, which has been signed in 2016 without the knowledge of the parliament and we want to send a message to the prime minister that it is enough with the humiliation and shame. How can we purchase our own (Palestinian) gas from them (Israelis) and pay with our own money? We send this message to them and we say enough with the humiliation, enough shame, enough selling our homelands.” Lawmakers and protesters argue the deal makes Jordan dependent on a neighboring country. Legal hurdles may be problematic for opponents of the gas deal, but they believe it’s a step forward in stopping the agreement.
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pamelagellerreport--2020-01-22--President Trump Wins His First Impeachment Trial Victory as Senate Votes 53 to 47

The articles are unconstitutional and illegal .
It ’ s a very good sign for Trump for other issues in the trial and for an acquittal .
This vote was after hours of advocacy from both sides .
Now , vote to dismiss .
President Trump Wins His First Impeachment Trial Victory as Senate Votes 53 to 47 The Democrats proposed an amendment on trial procedures and after hours of debating , it was brought to a vote and quickly slapped down President Trump won a Senate vote on the procedures to follow for the rest of the trial .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues and the president won on what seems to be a party line vote .
This bodes well for him for other issues in the trial and for an eventual acquittal .
This vote was after hours of advocacy from both sides .
Dems ironically stressed a “ fair trial ” even they denied that kind of due process to the president in the House .
The president ’ s lawyers stressed that the Dems were not ready with their case because there is no case but rather a desire for revenge because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ likely to lose the 2020 race .
Advertisement RELATED : The Swamp is Buzzing and Every Politician Is Holding Their Breath As we earlier mentioned , here ’ s what you can expect from the defense and prosecution as the impeachment trial in the Senate continues to unfold .
The defense- The president ’ s defense team is aggressive and their team personifies it .
They have already come out swinging in their contention that no crime was committed and thus the whole thing is a charade much like past democrat distractions and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They will run into several Dem members of the Senate that want a full blown trial to cover their tails in case they decide to vote for acquittal .
Given today ’ s vote , they won ’ t get it .
But the Dems know calling witnesses is a two way street and one they could get run over on very quickly if the defense calls the original whistleblower , CIA leaker Eric Ciaramella .

The articles are unconstitutional and illegal. It’s a very good sign for Trump for other issues in the trial and for an acquittal. This vote was after hours of advocacy from both sides. Now, vote to dismiss.
President Trump Wins His First Impeachment Trial Victory as Senate Votes 53 to 47
The Democrats proposed an amendment on trial procedures and after hours of debating, it was brought to a vote and quickly slapped down
By David Kamioner, Lifezette January 21, 2020
President Trump won a Senate vote on the procedures to follow for the rest of the trial.
This was a test vote on other issues and the president won on what seems to be a party line vote.
This bodes well for him for other issues in the trial and for an eventual acquittal. This vote was after hours of advocacy from both sides.
Dems ironically stressed a “fair trial” even they denied that kind of due process to the president in the House.
The president’s lawyers stressed that the Dems were not ready with their case because there is no case but rather a desire for revenge because they lost the 2016 race and are likely to lose the 2020 race.
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RELATED: The Swamp is Buzzing and Every Politician Is Holding Their Breath
As we earlier mentioned, here’s what you can expect from the defense and prosecution as the impeachment trial in the Senate continues to unfold.
The defense- The president’s defense team is aggressive and their team personifies it. They have already come out swinging in their contention that no crime was committed and thus the whole thing is a charade much like past democrat distractions and time-wasters the country has endured since 2017.
They will run into several Dem members of the Senate that want a full blown trial to cover their tails in case they decide to vote for acquittal. Given today’s vote, they won’t get it.
But the Dems know calling witnesses is a two way street and one they could get run over on very quickly if the defense calls the original whistleblower, CIA leaker Eric Ciaramella.


pamelagellerreport--2020-01-22--President Trump adds SEVEN countries to its travel ban list

The announcement could arrive as soon as Monday , the three-year anniversary of the original order , according to administration officials with knowledge of the list , a report by the Wall Street Journal said .
Some countries will only face a ban on certain visa categories and the rule would not ban citizens outright from entering the U.S .
The list of countries is not final .
On the Davos sidelines early Tuesday , President Trump confirmed in an interview with the Wall Street Journal his administration ’ s plans to name additional countries .
He declined to name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the ban was expected later this month , with the new rules expected to antagonize U.S. relations with the countries in question .
Trump signed his original travel ban Jan. 27 , 2017 , one week into into his first term .
The order , which initially applied to seven majority-Muslim countries denying their citizens U.S. visas , inspired massive revolt after the president referred to it as a “ Muslim Ban ” on Twitter .
It was amended and upheld in a June 2018 Supreme Court decision , affording the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ iteration was later upheld , which restricted entry for some citizens of Iran , Libya , North Korea , Somalia , Syria , Venezuela and Yemen .

Washington Examiner, January 21, 2020:
The announcement could arrive as soon as Monday, the three-year anniversary of the original order, according to administration officials with knowledge of the list, a report by the Wall Street Journal said. Some countries will only face a ban on certain visa categories and the rule would not ban citizens outright from entering the U.S. The list of countries is not final.
On the Davos sidelines early Tuesday, President Trump confirmed in an interview with the Wall Street Journal his administration’s plans to name additional countries. He declined to name them, however.
An updated version of the ban was expected later this month, with the new rules expected to antagonize U.S. relations with the countries in question.
Trump signed his original travel ban Jan. 27, 2017, one week into into his first term. The order, which initially applied to seven majority-Muslim countries denying their citizens U.S. visas, inspired massive revolt after the president referred to it as a “Muslim Ban” on Twitter.
It was amended and upheld in a June 2018 Supreme Court decision, affording the White House a major victory. A third iteration was later upheld, which restricted entry for some citizens of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.


pamelagellerreport--2020-01-23--Leaked French Internal Intelligence Report: 150 Neighborhoods ‘Held’ By Jihadis

No-go zones .
You know , the areas the left-elites claim don ’ t exist .
Years ago I predicted that Europe would revert back centuries to walled off city-states – ruled by the sharia – a law unto itself .
A leaked classified document from the French internal security service , the General Directorate for Internal Security ( DGSI ) , has claimed that as many as 150 neighbourhoods across France are “ held ” by Islamist radicals .
The confidential DGSI report maps out the 150 different neighbourhoods which consist of the notorious Seine-Saint-Denis no-go suburbs of Paris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , all of which have had longstanding issues with radical Islam , newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche reports .
According to the paper , the report also lists the commune of Maubeuge along the Belgian border in the north of France , highlighting the fact that the Union of French Muslim Democrats ( UDMF ) , a Muslim political party , reached as high as 40 per cent in polls and noted , “ the situation is alarming.
” Last month , the UDFM announced it would be fielding lists of candidates for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be held in March .
The party said they would be putting up candidates in Mantes-la-Jolie , Les Mureaux and Guyancourt , and won 16.74 per cent of the vote in the district of Val-Fourre in Mantes-la-Jolie in last year ’ s European Parliament elections .
Areas such as Haute-Savoie or Ain , Annemasse , Bourg-en-Bresse , Oyonnax or Bourgoin-Jallieu have also come under the influence of radical Islamists .
President Emmanuel Macron has spoken out about ghettoisation and communitarianism , and the Élysée Palace has promised to provide a plan to tackle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Last year , largely as part of Macron ’ s overall plan to combat radical Islam , the French government shut down mosques and schools in 15 neighbourhoods across the country .
French Secretary of State for the Interior Laurent Nuñez said that the government had closed a total of 130 drinking establishments , 12 places of worship , three schools and nine associations as part of the National Plan for the Prevention of Radicalization ( PNPR ) but did not name the neighbourhoods involved .

No-go zones. You know, the areas the left-elites claim don’t exist.
Years ago I predicted that Europe would revert back centuries to walled off city-states – ruled by the sharia – a law unto itself.
Leaked French Internal Intelligence Report Claims 150 Neighborhoods ‘Held’ By Radical Islamists
A leaked classified document from the French internal security service, the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI), has claimed that as many as 150 neighbourhoods across France are “held” by Islamist radicals.
By Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, January 22, 2020:
The confidential DGSI report maps out the 150 different neighbourhoods which consist of the notorious Seine-Saint-Denis no-go suburbs of Paris, the suburbs of Lyon and Marseille, all of which have had longstanding issues with radical Islam, newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche reports.
According to the paper, the report also lists the commune of Maubeuge along the Belgian border in the north of France, highlighting the fact that the Union of French Muslim Democrats (UDMF), a Muslim political party, reached as high as 40 per cent in polls and noted, “the situation is alarming.”
Last month, the UDFM announced it would be fielding lists of candidates for the upcoming municipal elections, set to be held in March.
The party said they would be putting up candidates in Mantes-la-Jolie, Les Mureaux and Guyancourt, and won 16.74 per cent of the vote in the district of Val-Fourre in Mantes-la-Jolie in last year’s European Parliament elections.
Areas such as Haute-Savoie or Ain, Annemasse, Bourg-en-Bresse, Oyonnax or Bourgoin-Jallieu have also come under the influence of radical Islamists.
President Emmanuel Macron has spoken out about ghettoisation and communitarianism, and the Élysée Palace has promised to provide a plan to tackle the issue ahead of the municipal elections.
Last year, largely as part of Macron’s overall plan to combat radical Islam, the French government shut down mosques and schools in 15 neighbourhoods across the country.
French Secretary of State for the Interior Laurent
Nuñez said that the government had closed a total of 130 drinking establishments, 12 places of worship, three schools and nine associations as part of the National Plan for the Prevention of Radicalization (PNPR) but did not name the neighbourhoods involved.


pamelagellerreport--2020-01-23--CNN FABRICATES ENTIRE CONVERSATION & MAKES UP QUOTES from GOP Senators to DESTROY President  Trump

Like Schiff , they are making up whole conversations .
Incredibly evil .
And many Americans , especially young ones , just .
don ’ t .
know .
On Wednesday afternoon , a CNN analyst cooked up a “ conversation ” between two Republican senators in order to smear President Donald Trump , his party , and Fox News .
He later admitted to having completely fabricated the quotes , but only after The Washington Post ’ s self-described conservative Jennifer Rubin retweeted his “ report.
” “ Overheard convo between two Republican Senators who only watch Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I haven ’ t heard any of this before .
I thought it was all about a server .
If half the stuff Schiff is saying is true , we ’ re up s**t ’ s creek .
Hope the White House has exculpatory evidence , ' ” Joe Lockhart , the CNN analyst and the former White House press secretary for Bill Clinton , tweeted .
Ten minutes later , he added this caveat : “ Ok maybe I made up the convo , but you know that ’ s exactly what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lockhart ’ s correcting the record did not receive nearly as much attention as his original “ report ” of the alleged “ conversation.
” This follow-up tweet got less than 500 retweets and 5,200 “ likes.
” To make this fake news even more rich , Lockhart hosts a podcast called “ Words Matter , ” which describes itself as “ Dedicated to truth , facts and objective reality.
” The Babylon Bee owned the CNN analyst with this response : “ Leave the satire to us ; we ’ ll leave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lockhart ’ s fake news reminded many of Rep. Adam Schiff ( D-Calif. ) ’ s fabricated quotes from the transcript of President Donald Trump ’ s call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky — the call at the center of the impeachment .
Schiff infamously read a false version of the transcript on the floor of the House of Representatives , acting as though Trump had said , “ I want you to make up dirt on my political opponent , understand , lots of it.
” He was rightly ridiculed for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appear to have ignored it .
“ I suspect this may come up in [ President Trump ’ s ] lawyers ’ presentation as an example of what happens in an era when Representative Schiff pretends to re-enact a conversation and his party selects him as the key presenter of articles of impeachment .
That which gets rewarded gets repeated , ” radio host Hugh Hewitt tweeted .
Yet Lockhart would not back down .
Rather than reconsidering his tweet and apologizing for it , he accused his critics of being conspiracy theorists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bear today .
The purveyors of Pizzagate and the Seth Rich conspiracy are lecturing me on honesty .
I told a joke , you guys are a destructive joke that is killing our democracy .
Other than that , hope you ’ re enjoying the trial and have a nice evening , ” the former White House press secretary tweeted .
All kidding aside , it is beyond disgraceful that this CNN analyst — and former White House press secretary !
— would tweet out an entirely fabricated story and only correct the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His decision to act like it was just a joke after threatening Ted Cruz with prison seems particularly rich .
As for the claim in Lockhart ’ s follow-up tweet , the CNN analyst presented no evidence that this “ convo ” is what Republican senators are supposedly “ thinking.
” Seeing how Republicans voted in lockstep to reject Sen. Chuck Schumer ( D-N.Y. ) ’ s amendments to the trial process , it appears there will be no defections .
Even more moderate senators like Mitt Romney and Susan Collins should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is .
If only Democrats could be so clear-headed !

Like Schiff, they are making up whole conversations. Incredibly evil. And many Americans, especially young ones, just. don’t. know.
CNN Analyst Fabricates Quotes From GOP Senators to Smear Trump, Fox News
By Tyler O’Neil, PJM, January 22, 2020:
On Wednesday afternoon, a CNN analyst cooked up a “conversation” between two Republican senators in order to smear President Donald Trump, his party, and Fox News. He later admitted to having completely fabricated the quotes, but only after The Washington Post’s self-described conservative Jennifer Rubin retweeted his “report.”
“Overheard convo between two Republican Senators who only watch Fox News. ‘is this stuff real? I haven’t heard any of this before. I thought it was all about a server. If half the stuff Schiff is saying is true, we’re up s**t’s creek. Hope the White House has exculpatory evidence,'” Joe Lockhart, the CNN analyst and the former White House press secretary for Bill Clinton, tweeted.
His message received 5,600 retweets and 20,600 “likes.”
Overheard convo between two Republican Senators who only watch Fox News. "is this stuff real? I haven't heard any of this before. I thought it was all about a server. If half the stuff Schiff is saying is true, we're up shit's creek. Hope the White House has exculpatory evidence — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 22, 2020
Ten minutes later, he added this caveat: “Ok maybe I made up the convo, but you know that’s exactly what they’re thinking.”
Ok maybe I made up the convo, but you know that's exactly what they're thinking. — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 22, 2020
Naturally, Lockhart’s correcting the record did not receive nearly as much attention as his original “report” of the alleged “conversation.” This follow-up tweet got less than 500 retweets and 5,200 “likes.”
To make this fake news even more rich, Lockhart hosts a podcast called “Words Matter,” which describes itself as “Dedicated to truth, facts and objective reality.”
The Babylon Bee owned the CNN analyst with this response: “Leave the satire to us; we’ll leave the fake news to you.”
Leave the satire to us; we'll leave the fake news to you. — The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) January 22, 2020
Yet Lockhart’s fake news reminded many of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)’s fabricated quotes from the transcript of President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky — the call at the center of the impeachment.
Schiff infamously read a false version of the transcript on the floor of the House of Representatives, acting as though Trump had said, “I want you to make up dirt on my political opponent, understand, lots of it.” He was rightly ridiculed for this, but most of the legacy media appear to have ignored it.
“I suspect this may come up in [President Trump’s] lawyers’ presentation as an example of what happens in an era when Representative Schiff pretends to re-enact a conversation and his party selects him as the key presenter of articles of impeachment. That which gets rewarded gets repeated,” radio host Hugh Hewitt tweeted.
I suspect this may come up in @POTUS lawyers’ presentation as an example of what happens in an era when Representative Schiff pretends to re-enact a conversation and his party selects him as the key presenter of articles of impeachment. That which gets rewarded gets repeated. https://t.co/IwB3lwpaLl — Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) January 22, 2020
Yet Lockhart would not back down. Rather than reconsidering his tweet and apologizing for it, he accused his critics of being conspiracy theorists.
“Seems like I poked the bear today. The purveyors of Pizzagate and the Seth Rich conspiracy are lecturing me on honesty. I told a joke, you guys are a destructive joke that is killing our democracy. Other than that, hope you’re enjoying the trial and have a nice evening,” the former White House press secretary tweeted.
https://twitter.com/search?q=place%3A01a9a39529b27f36
Senators on the floor are sworn to silence and have no electronic devices. So how is this Senator tweeting? Did he sneak a phone in. Is he willing to go to prison? Or is the tweet from someone other than Cruz. @jack you should investigate — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 21, 2020
All kidding aside, it is beyond disgraceful that this CNN analyst — and former White House press secretary! — would tweet out an entirely fabricated story and only correct the record after it had picked up traction. His decision to act like it was just a joke after threatening Ted Cruz with prison seems particularly rich.
As for the claim in Lockhart’s follow-up tweet, the CNN analyst presented no evidence that this “convo” is what Republican senators are supposedly “thinking.” Seeing how Republicans voted in lockstep to reject Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)’s amendments to the trial process, it appears there will be no defections. Even more moderate senators like Mitt Romney and Susan Collins should see this partisan witch hunt for what it is. If only Democrats could be so clear-headed!