Nadene Goldfoot
Americans haven't had to worry about war on their soil since 1776 at their birth of their nation, a war with the British. They've been able to grow from 13 colonies to 50 states during this time; all free of meddling from the outside world. Our government makes their own decisions, and the government is a product of our voting. Except for the Civil War, a war between the North and South that was most deadly, their soil has been peaceful-for all that is except for the native Americans first living here, that is.
Not Israel, the only Democratic state in the Middle East. I'm proud to say I'm also an Israeli and am most confident of today's government in making the most wisest of decisions. Established once again after 3,000 years, through the League of Nations, a product of World War I, and then again by the United Nations, a product of World War II, Israel was established as a nation on May 14, 1948 under fire from the Palestinians who had entered the land after many Jews had returned to find refuge from an intolerant world who could not abide having Jews among themselves. War has been in their families since then, with their first War of Independence 1947-1949; The Sinai War 1956; The Six-Day War 1967, The War of Attrition 1968-1970; The Yom Kippur War of 1972; The Lebanon War of 1982 and so on with many Operations, fighting and entering Gaza to stop attacks that keep on coming without end against Israel.
Today, the most important factor in an Israeli's life is having defensible borders. These 6 million Jews and 1.7 million Arabs who are Israelis want to be able to sleep through the night without being attacked.
See Israel on the map as a little pink-orange spot? To Israel's EAST, Palestinian Authority leaders-the old PLO group of Arafat, continue to refuse Israel's open invitation to unconditional peace talks even as unrest simmers in the area caused by Gaza's leadership of Hamas terrorists. This is because of the Khartoum Conference Arabs held after Israel won against the 1967 Six Day War. It's when they met to decide on their next step which turned out to be their 3 NOs. So it's NO to peace with Israel and they haven't changed their minds.
The PA is living in Israel's original land, the land West of the Jordan River. On the other side is Jordan, land that had also been allocated as being Israel by the British who held the mandate from the League of Nations and UN for a 30 year period, up on May 14, 1948.
To Israel's NORTH, just miles across the border in Syria, Hezbollah terrorists have built an arsenal of more than 150,000 rockets callously hidden behind human shields. Almost all Jews have been rescued and taken out of Syria, but I know of one who remains. His mother had been one living on Jew Street, a confined ghetto where Jews could not leave. Her father was a Jeweler. Judith Feld Carr rescued all, she thought, from prisons where they were confined and from homes without any amenities such as phones. The USA is in the fight here today, where Russia is also fighting and different Syrian rebel groups and the Syrian army as well. Even the Iranians are here. Assad is once again using gas to kill off his citizen enemy of rebels, so Damascus is about the only livable area in Syria today. All the rest have been suffering from war.
And for the first time, Israel now must also confront the threat of direct Iranian military action right from Syria besides the threat of bombs from Iran itself.
Iranian forces in Syria recently fired some 20 rockets at Israel in a brazen attack on the Jewish State, probably bought with the money released to them from $25 billion to $50 billion by the USA during Obama's term. Iran has reportedly established at least 5 known Iranian military bases across Syria, some just miles from Israel's closest citizens.
To the SOUTH, Hamas terrorists who rule Gaza, have ramped up calls for the Jewish state's destruction, their original goal, and are executing a dangerous new tactic to create chaos and attack Israel by orchestrating massive riots at the Gaza-Israel border. Hamas has put thousands of Palestinians in harm's way, using them as cover for terrorists to swarm the border in an attempt to infiltrate Israeli towns. They have, while on their side of the border fence, sailed over kites with fire that land in Israeli fields of crops, forests, etc, causing much damage this year.
Americans who haven't been servicemen cannot imagine what it's like to be parents and have children in the service of Israel, but we do have Americans living in Israel. I lived there from September 1980 to November 26, 1985, through the Lebanon War when I baked cakes for soldiers heading for their posts on foot who could stop at kiosks set up in the streets with coffee and cakes. That's where I learned how important AIPAC is, Americans who back Israel and explain things to the Senators who have to make decisions about this tiny country and what they can or cannot do about it. I know it was hard for my mother and grown children, who had remained in the US, to imagine the fear of knowing that terror could strike at any time; by land, sea, air or even below ground. I barely recognized that fear myself, too busy coping with the problems I faced being a teacher and protecting jr high students.
While Americans may not be able to comprehend dealing with the threats Israel still faces today, you are not powerless to help. You can help Israel to keep its citizens safe by advocating for a strong US-Israel relationship like we have today for the 1st time in 8 years. Obama was not the best of all our American presidents, and we have had several negative ones in the past. What I find unforgivable is Obama not defending Israel on his last day in office by not backing them in a UN vote. He and Netanyahu had their problems throughout his term in understanding the need for defensive borders once attained through the blood and guts of being attacked in one of their many wars. For every one of the wars Israel has had to fight have been defensive ones. That's why I find it so easy to defend my 2nd country being I have dual citizenship now; something the USA allows. England doesn't.
Removing the 2-state solution is a relief to me, as it has been a failed goal for all for the past 70 years. Isn't insanity when you keep trying for the same goal in the same way and it remains unobtainable? For instance, quit trying to become a doctor unless you graduate from a medical school first. They won't let you in. The goal also in the case between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs must promise safety for both, and both must have the need for peace. Are you understanding the problems involved? I hope so.
Trump, one of our first presidents whose background is in business and not in politics, has empathy for Israel and is standing by her, even at his dismay of finding that the majority of Jews are Democrats and not standing with him in his decisions about Israel. He's not winning voters with his stand, though he's got mine. His decision is from his own feelings, like Truman had felt. I bless Truman for voting FOR Israel's creation without hesitation though his office was against the idea. As an Israeli, myself, I am overjoyed at Trump moving the USA embassy to Jerusalem! I understand what this means. I am overjoyed at his, or should I say his son in law, Jared Kushner's decision not to reward the PA with the usual financial check of $221 million since they refuse to discuss peace with Jared. Trump is not a politician but thinks outside their box of tools, as he has his own. So far, he's doing an excellent job in my opinion. It's time we came to such a place in our history. He has his own compass of right and wrong shaped by his own experiences, as we all do. We're all first individuals, not sheep, though many certainly act like it.
Update: 9/26/18 Trump backs 2-state solution. https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Trump-backs-two-state-solution-I-think-thats-what-works-best-568062?jnid=ayAzWQeLKm&utm_source=Jeeng
Netanyahu's statement of "
"We living in the Middle East who are subject to this Iranian behavior" support Trump's Iran policies, Netanyahu said. Trump pulled out of a nuclear deal with Iran in May that was supported by the rest of the UN Security Council and the European Union." explains the difference of how Israel sees Iran compared to how John Kerry saw the problem when he made this fatal deal.
Reference: AIPAC www.aipac.org information letter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sderot
https://www.amny.com/news/elections/donald-trump-s-family-tree-melania-ivanka-tiffany-eric-and-more-relatives-1.12039888
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-he-has-no-plans-to-meet-lovely-iranian-president-rouhani/
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/apr/27/donald-trump/donald-trump-iran-150-billion-and-18-billion-c/
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-trump-israel-will-pay-a-price-for-jerusalem-decision-1.6408354
Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=oa1_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=S%27derot+population&source=bl&ots=E750m4yLdX&sig=fXg_QpLNQmj6bmhsF2lx5aZhivQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjY0P604NbdAhVD9YMKHTpzAJ8Q6AEwB3oECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=S'derot%20population&f=false by Victor Sharpe-Politicide, new PDF version
Book: Letters From Israel by Nadene Goldfoot
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| Army vs Navy football game in Baltimore, Maryland 2014 Americans enjoy freedom and love their football games. This is competition and fighting that has taken the place of chess games, outwitting the enemy players. At the end they should shake hands. |
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| Honey, just ignore the radical Hamas's loaded rocket. He's perfectly harmless. Have a great first day of school! Yeah, sure... This is why schools near Gaza all have bomb shelters. Usually people are given about from 15 to 30 seconds to get there safely. This lady lives in Sderot, Israel, situated less than a mile from the border: In 2017 it had a population of 25,138. Sderot is located less than a mile from Gaza (the closest point is 840 m), and is notable for having been a major target of Qassam rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip.
Between 2001 and 2008, rocket attacks on Sderot killed 13 people, wounded dozens, caused millions of dollars in damage and profoundly disrupted daily life. Although rocket fire subsided after the Gaza War, the city has come under rocket attack on occasion since that time. Notable for its many bomb shelters, some of which are built in the form of children's play areas in school playgrounds, Sderot is infamously referred to as the "Bomb Shelter Capital of the World."
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See Israel on the map as a little pink-orange spot? To Israel's EAST, Palestinian Authority leaders-the old PLO group of Arafat, continue to refuse Israel's open invitation to unconditional peace talks even as unrest simmers in the area caused by Gaza's leadership of Hamas terrorists. This is because of the Khartoum Conference Arabs held after Israel won against the 1967 Six Day War. It's when they met to decide on their next step which turned out to be their 3 NOs. So it's NO to peace with Israel and they haven't changed their minds.
The PA is living in Israel's original land, the land West of the Jordan River. On the other side is Jordan, land that had also been allocated as being Israel by the British who held the mandate from the League of Nations and UN for a 30 year period, up on May 14, 1948.
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| Hezbollah Terrorists |
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| Syrian missiles-ready for years-now may be used any day |
To Israel's NORTH, just miles across the border in Syria, Hezbollah terrorists have built an arsenal of more than 150,000 rockets callously hidden behind human shields. Almost all Jews have been rescued and taken out of Syria, but I know of one who remains. His mother had been one living on Jew Street, a confined ghetto where Jews could not leave. Her father was a Jeweler. Judith Feld Carr rescued all, she thought, from prisons where they were confined and from homes without any amenities such as phones. The USA is in the fight here today, where Russia is also fighting and different Syrian rebel groups and the Syrian army as well. Even the Iranians are here. Assad is once again using gas to kill off his citizen enemy of rebels, so Damascus is about the only livable area in Syria today. All the rest have been suffering from war.
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| Rouhani, today's president of Iran US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had no plans to meet with his Iranian counterpart despite “requests” to do so, although he indicated a willingness to meet with President Hassan Rouhani sometime in the future. It's really the Ayatollas who rule over Iran, anyway. |
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| Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad and his constant slams and threats against Israel replaced with Rouhani. |
And for the first time, Israel now must also confront the threat of direct Iranian military action right from Syria besides the threat of bombs from Iran itself.
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| This is the threat of missiles from Iran itself which will be carrying atomic bombs if they can get away with it. Now established in Syria, the distance is a step away. |
Iranian forces in Syria recently fired some 20 rockets at Israel in a brazen attack on the Jewish State, probably bought with the money released to them from $25 billion to $50 billion by the USA during Obama's term. Iran has reportedly established at least 5 known Iranian military bases across Syria, some just miles from Israel's closest citizens.
Americans who haven't been servicemen cannot imagine what it's like to be parents and have children in the service of Israel, but we do have Americans living in Israel. I lived there from September 1980 to November 26, 1985, through the Lebanon War when I baked cakes for soldiers heading for their posts on foot who could stop at kiosks set up in the streets with coffee and cakes. That's where I learned how important AIPAC is, Americans who back Israel and explain things to the Senators who have to make decisions about this tiny country and what they can or cannot do about it. I know it was hard for my mother and grown children, who had remained in the US, to imagine the fear of knowing that terror could strike at any time; by land, sea, air or even below ground. I barely recognized that fear myself, too busy coping with the problems I faced being a teacher and protecting jr high students.
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| Trump's daughter Ivanka and son in law Jared Kushner, grandchildren I think he'll find working with Palestinians harder than making real-estate deals in the USA. |
While Americans may not be able to comprehend dealing with the threats Israel still faces today, you are not powerless to help. You can help Israel to keep its citizens safe by advocating for a strong US-Israel relationship like we have today for the 1st time in 8 years. Obama was not the best of all our American presidents, and we have had several negative ones in the past. What I find unforgivable is Obama not defending Israel on his last day in office by not backing them in a UN vote. He and Netanyahu had their problems throughout his term in understanding the need for defensive borders once attained through the blood and guts of being attacked in one of their many wars. For every one of the wars Israel has had to fight have been defensive ones. That's why I find it so easy to defend my 2nd country being I have dual citizenship now; something the USA allows. England doesn't.
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| Trump and Netanyahu, good friends Donald Trump’s victory seems to be a dream come true for the Israeli prime minister. The president-elect has repeatedly vowed to unconditionally back the Jewish state in any possible way: he promised not to try to force a solution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; slammed the Iranian nuclear deal; pledged to move the US embassy to Jerusalem and removed the two-state solution from the Republican party platform. |
Trump, one of our first presidents whose background is in business and not in politics, has empathy for Israel and is standing by her, even at his dismay of finding that the majority of Jews are Democrats and not standing with him in his decisions about Israel. He's not winning voters with his stand, though he's got mine. His decision is from his own feelings, like Truman had felt. I bless Truman for voting FOR Israel's creation without hesitation though his office was against the idea. As an Israeli, myself, I am overjoyed at Trump moving the USA embassy to Jerusalem! I understand what this means. I am overjoyed at his, or should I say his son in law, Jared Kushner's decision not to reward the PA with the usual financial check of $221 million since they refuse to discuss peace with Jared. Trump is not a politician but thinks outside their box of tools, as he has his own. So far, he's doing an excellent job in my opinion. It's time we came to such a place in our history. He has his own compass of right and wrong shaped by his own experiences, as we all do. We're all first individuals, not sheep, though many certainly act like it.
Update: 9/26/18 Trump backs 2-state solution. https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Trump-backs-two-state-solution-I-think-thats-what-works-best-568062?jnid=ayAzWQeLKm&utm_source=Jeeng
Netanyahu's statement of "
"We living in the Middle East who are subject to this Iranian behavior" support Trump's Iran policies, Netanyahu said. Trump pulled out of a nuclear deal with Iran in May that was supported by the rest of the UN Security Council and the European Union." explains the difference of how Israel sees Iran compared to how John Kerry saw the problem when he made this fatal deal.
Reference: AIPAC www.aipac.org information letter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sderot
https://www.amny.com/news/elections/donald-trump-s-family-tree-melania-ivanka-tiffany-eric-and-more-relatives-1.12039888
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-he-has-no-plans-to-meet-lovely-iranian-president-rouhani/
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/apr/27/donald-trump/donald-trump-iran-150-billion-and-18-billion-c/
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-trump-israel-will-pay-a-price-for-jerusalem-decision-1.6408354
Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=oa1_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA205&lpg=PA205&dq=S%27derot+population&source=bl&ots=E750m4yLdX&sig=fXg_QpLNQmj6bmhsF2lx5aZhivQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjY0P604NbdAhVD9YMKHTpzAJ8Q6AEwB3oECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=S'derot%20population&f=false by Victor Sharpe-Politicide, new PDF version
Book: Letters From Israel by Nadene Goldfoot
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