Biden and the MIDDLE EAST - Biden Era

The WHITE House:  A readout of a telephone conversation between President Biden and Israeli PM Netanyahu, " President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today. The two leaders had a detailed discussion on the state of events in Gaza, Israel’s progress in degrading the capabilities of Hamas and other terrorist elements, and ongoing diplomatic efforts by regional governments and the United States. The President conveyed to the Prime Minister that he expected a significant de-escalation today on the path to a ceasefire."

Lets Get Real:

The Biden OVAL is getting pressure from the LIBERAL LEFT of the Democratic Party, the left is very much pro Palestinian at the expense of Israel.   The Oval understand if it loses the House or the Senate next year, the Biden Presidency is OVER, really over.  Thus this blog expects that Biden was very firm with the Israeli PM, but the PM has answered him back, you either destroy the enemy or you weaken them, thus they back off for some time.  Also the Republicans in the US Congress on the whole supports Israel, thus the left do not have the numbers to make much of an impression.  Of course they could run a LEFT candidate as a spoiler in 2024, US politics never ends, just goes in to another cycle.

The LIBERAL LEFT and Israel - Israel - Gaza Update

BBC News: Reports in its 8.05pm post the following, " Democratic lawmakers in the US have launched a last-minute push to block the sale of weapons to Israel as they call for a ceasefire in Gaza....But the resolution is expected to fail, because Democratic leaders in the legislative chamber have expressed support for the sale.  "

Lets Get Real:

This is the dangerous LIBERAL LEFT of the Democrats, they tend to come from very LIBERAL States and thus are not under threat to losing their Seat in Congress.   The Democratic Leadership from Biden in the Oval and Speaker Pelosi know that they can not afford to lose any more SEATS in the 2022 Mid Terms, thus they are supporting ISRAEL, Israel has stated, that either your destroy the enemy or make them hurt so much that they request a ceasefire, the White House will not allow the US Congress to block arms sale to Israel, also the Biden Administration does not want it to look like the OVAL is taking the side of Hamas of the democratic Israel.  The Israel - Gaza fight has  a few more days to go.

The OVAL OFFICE and Israel - Latest on the Israel and Gaza

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 23.03pm post, " What to make of Joe Biden’s “support for a ceasefire” in a call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu?My colleague Julian Borger describes the readout of the call as a “mildly worded statement, supporting but not demanding a ceasefire”. The statement also did not suggest that the ceasefire should begin immediately, Julian notes.  "

Lets Get Real:

Four words = Mid Terms in 2022

The Biden Oval will not want to lose CONTROL of either the House and the Senate, if that happens then the Biden Presidency is OVER and his chances of re-election go down the drain.  The American political cycle NEVER ENDS, when an election cycle ends, the interest in the next starts, thus POTUS will want to be seen as a friend of Israel, the Israeli Lobby is very powerful in US politics.  POTUS does not want to be seen as supporting the Palestinians over Israel.  Thus do not expect Biden to pull the plug on Israel, that is not going to happen, he is not that brave, Reagan once did use that as a THREAT, but he was a GREAT PRESIDENT, that is not Biden.

Israel and Gaza - Update - The NEVER ENDING WAR!

Sky News: Reports " Israel-Gaza conflict: Islamic Jihad leader killed and militant tunnels destroyed in airstrikes, Israeli military says...Gaza residents describe the barrage as the heaviest since the conflict escalated a week ago, with hundreds killed and injured.  "

Lets Get Real:

The Elite Press in the UK is starting to take sides, the tone has been critical of Israel, this comes from the BBC News and Sky News, the main 24 news channels.  The lack of deaths in Israel is due to the FACT that Israel has the IRON DOME, it can take out most of the rockets launched in Gaza by Hamas.  The Biden Administration is QUIET due to Florida, a lot of older Jews have moved to Florida for the climate and they vote, next year in the 2022 Mid Terms, so POTUS wants to give the impression that he is supporting Israel, as Sky News reported the US has blocked a statement from the UN on the issue.   What POTUS is saying in private is another matter, he is coming under pressure from the extreme LEFT in the Democratic Party who are critical of Israel and in many instances support the Palestinians over ISRAEL.   This cycle of violence has  FEW DAYS TO GO, Israel has to defend its people and limit HAMAS in Gaza and get the towns in Israel who are shared both Jews Israelis and Arab Israelis to go back to being quiet.  Also to keep the West Bank quiet.

Abortion in the US - Who decides?

BBC News: Reports " Mississippi abortion: US Supreme Court to hear major abortion case "

Lets Get Real:

One hopes that the SUPREME COURT follows past cases and rejects the Mississippi law, the right of  a woman to have an abortion is between her and her Doctor.  Conservative Judges if they are really CONSERVATIVE, will follow the Classical Liberal view, that the role of the Government should be limited, one can argue that the Conservatives who oppose abortion are really LIBERALS, they want to allow the STATES to decide on the nature of abortion.   This blog has always SUPPORTED abortion on demand, its a privacy issue, and who wants to see a baby born who is not wanted and can have a negative results for ALL.   If the Supreme Court does restrict abortion one can expect the LIBERAL Democrats in the US Congress to allow abortion on demand, that will really irk so called Conservatives.   The Supreme Court should leave the issue alone, it has been decided. 

Israel and Gaza - Update Part 3 - Middle East

Guardian: Reports " Israel vows not to stop Gaza attacks until there is ‘complete quiet’.....Defence minister rules out ceasefire as Israeli military says it has killed four senior Hamas commanders  "

Lets Get Real:

The Israeli Government has to finish this problem once and for all, one can not have a gun held to ones head ALL THE TIME.   The Gaza is in the hands of Hamas a terrorist group, that group is seen as a terrorist group by the rest of the World.  Israel has the DUTY AND RIGH to protects its homeland and its citizens.   The operation should be quick, otherwise the West, will get its knickers in twist over the treatment of the Palestinians, the likes of the CNN, BBC News, Guardian, the FCO in the UK is very pro Arab and anti Israel, no matter who is in No 10, will start to be critical of Israel and its military power.  Some problems can never be solved, and the truth is, they should not be solved, there will never be a two State solution, that kind of end would be a THREAT to the State of Israel, life is unfair, that is the way it is. 

Israel - Gaza - Israel defends its homeland from terrorists

Sky News: Reports " On Wednesday Hamas confirmed Israeli reports that one of its senior operatives - the brigade commander for Gaza City - had been killed. Israeli security service Shin Bet said he among 16 military targets who died. "

Lets Get Real:

Israel has the duty and right to defend its homeland from terrorists, the Hamas group in Gaza in a terrorist body, and is seen as such by most of the World.  Israeli Intelligence is one of the best in the World, so they are able to target terrorists in Gaza with more precision than one would have expected.  This latest low level battle will burn it self out after a few days and the sides will go back to their limited Cold War, Israel does not want Gaza, but it also does not want to face the threat of constant terrorism from the place, Israel should really think of clearing HOUSE in Gaza.