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RT/Moscow: Israel has been stuck in a political deadlock since snap elections in April and September, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party nor the opposition Blue and White Party led by retired general Benny Gantz having enough support to form a government.
President Donald Trump is “frustrated,” “bewildered,” and “angered” with Israel in general and Prime Minister Netanyahu in particular over the Middle Eastern country’s inability to form a government following the past two parliamentary elections, Ynet news has reported, citing officials.
“Americans are discouraged and frustrated by Israeli politics and the current political crisis, which has prevented the White House from unveiling the political part of the ‘deal of the century,’” one of the sources was quoted as saying, referring to President Trump’s much-touted Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. The current situation is “creating frustration, bewilderment and anger” in Washington, the source added.
The peace plan was expected to be unveiled following the September 17 legislative elections to Israel’s Knesset, but has remained stuck in limbo amid the ongoing back-and-forth efforts by the government and opposition to hammer out a coalition which would allow one or the other to take power.
“The president doesn’t like losers,” one White House source said, referring to Netanyahu, adding that Trump was “very disappointed” with the prime minister and had spoken about him ‘in a negative manner’ since the Israeli political crisis began.
According to the report, after endorsing Netanyahu ahead of the April election, Trump demonstratively held back from assisting him during the September race.
Last week, at a speech to a Jewish group in New York City, Trump appeared to mock Israel’s electoral system, asking “What kind of a system is it over there?” and quipping that Israel’s politicians were “all fighting and fighting.”
“We have different kinds of fights. At least we know who the boss is. They keep having elections and nobody is elected,” Trump said. Citing a supposed “98 percent” approval rating in Israel, Trump joked that “if anything happens here” amid his ongoing impeachment inquiry, he might “take a trip over to Israel to run for prime minister there.”
Netanyahu has expressed veiled criticism of Israel’s US ally in recent weeks, recently telling reporters that Iran had been emboldened amid the lack of “a response” to its activities from global actors. In late September, Trump told Jewish leaders that he didn’t want a military conflict with Iran, saying he had “shown great restraint” during his presidency and voicing a “hope that Iran likewise chooses peace.”
Also in September, former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told forum attendees at Harvard that he felt President Trump had been “played” by Netanyahu in past dealings, with the Israeli prime minister allegedly acting in a “Machiavellian” manner and sharing “misinformation” to get the US to do what Tel Aviv wanted.
According to Tillerson, his State Department attempted to express to the president “so he understood” that he’d “been played” by Bibi.
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Let’s see, Adelson bankrolls Bibi and Trump campaigns. Nutsack family has set-to with the Adelson wallet. Bibi and wife dumped…Trump is now disgusted with Bibi. Surely there is no connection there. That Adelsons are the most prolific buyer of US politicians is probably a moot point as well.
Are not most of whores in Congress dual citizen traitors with Israel? Many powerful people behind the scenes in our government are also from Israel or dual citizens with it. Haven’t we been under Israeli control since traitors Bush, Cheney and the four star generals sold us out on 9/11/01? Is not the main loose end the abolition of Amendment Number 2 after a few more fake school shootings? Isn’t America gone now except for the formal announcement and celebrating by the fools living here today who are all too stupid and brainwashed to have a clue about the takeover of their country by Israel? Go to any airport and observe the Amendments 4 and 5 be obliterated by DHS every day. Censorship is happening so fast Amendment number 1 is gone now. Anyone can be arrested for no reasons and held indefinitely. The Patriot Act was passed the first time in the Senate with only a single vote against it. This country is already gone now. Watch former US Marine Ken O’keefe give some straight talk on all this at LAX in 2016. Most Americans today could care less about who has hi jacked this country. They deserve their plight.
Americans are so expletive deleted stupid they don’t even know the meaning of a false flag raised on the mast of a pirate ship a thousand years ago as should have been taught in the 5th grade in every public school in the country and by their parents at home! Americans today DESERVE to LOSE AMERICA today.
“Israelis are used to wars, we are not afraid of it as people. The only problem is that we have a weak leader like Bibi, but it’s temporary. I swear to God when the IDF will be under Gantz’s command you all will be begging for him to stop the operation, you’re only luck is that we have Bibi right now.”
So what if the Adelson’s didn’t want Bibi out because he is a corrupt warmonger but they wanted him out because he was not warmongering enough?
Bibi, like most politicians are controlled by corporations or bankers secret societies. In Bibi’s case, it is the Rothschilds Mafia and has been that way since the 90’s. Check his statement in Finks bar.
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