Who Are Israel's Greatest USA Presidential Friends?

 Nadene Goldfoot                                        

Going to war was the U.S. president’s decision, for which he alone is responsible.  Nobody can tell Trump to do something he doesn't want to do.  

There is the Problem With the Idea That Netanyahu Made Trump Attack Iran floating around in the US.  So they blame higher gas prices and food prices on Israel now.  Jews have been blamed for every bad thing that has ever happened;  especially the Arabs.  I know that Syrians blamed even bad weather on Jews.  Well, indirectly, maybe I can say that it's the way Jews have been treated that brings on the bad things,  you know, Karma !  (Thank you, India for that one.)  All I believe is that something is watching up high.  Something knows who's good and who's bad and it isn't just Santa Claus.  (Thank you American children).  G-d knows.  Broad antisemitic tropes and theories regarding Jewish influence on war are significant: 

• Global Views on War Responsibility: A 2025 Anti-Defamation League (ADL) poll  found that 40% of people under age 35 and 29% of those over 50 worldwide believe "Jews are responsible for most of the world's wars".
• Manipulation Tropes: Approximately one-third of Americans at least "somewhat agree" with the trope that Israeli operatives manipulate U.S. national policy.
• Antisemitic Tropes in the U.S.: As of 2024, nearly 24% of the U.S. population agrees with six or more traditional anti-Jewish tropes, an increase from 20% in 2022.  So that's during  October 7, 2023;  blaming the victim.  
  
     Truman was the first to recognize Israel as a state; here with Weisman, and he was adamant about doing so.  His surrounding friends were against it.  Here he is with Chaim Weizmann.  Israel will be 78 years old on May 14, 2026.  It's called Yom Ha' atzmaut in Hebrew.  
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                           Truman and David Ben Gurion                    
  David Ben-Gurion (born October 16, 1886, Płońsk, Poland, Russian Empire [now in Poland]—died December 1, 1973, Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel) was a Zionist statesman and political leader, the first prime minister (1948–53, 1955–63) and defense minister (1948–53; 
• 1955–63) of Israel. It was Ben-Gurion who, on May 14, 1948, at Tel Aviv, delivered Israel’s declaration of independence. His charismatic personality won him the adoration of the masses, and, after his retirement from the government and, later, from the Knesset (the Israeli house of representatives), he was revered as the “Father of the Nation.”
• Is there a problem in that Trump and Netanyahu have become friends as well as making their country's a friend?  It seems that way.  My goodness, it's true that Trump is the second real friend out of the 50 Presidents of the 50 states.  Trump has gone that extra mile that the others didn't.  However, 3 other U.S. presidents have been close allies of Israel, with Lyndon B. Johnson, George W. Bush, and Richard Nixon frequently cited as strong supporters alongside Truman and Trump. These leaders strengthened strategic, military, and diplomatic ties, with LBJ often regarded as the most emotionally committed, supporting Israel during the 1967 war
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•  By the way, Jews happen to live in the states as well as having returned to their native land they have re-named Israel.  It's interesting that Jews make up only 2%  of the USA, yet many people  distrust them.  Where do they get such ideas? 

Israel has been at war with Iran at least since 1967.  Every day they have had the knowledge hanging over their heads that their neighbors cannot bear a Jewish state among the Muslims surrounding them.  Trump led the motion of the Abrahamic Accords in which 4 countries now belong including the USA and Israel, of course.  

This is likely the oldest photo Dusky ever posted. It's from 1855, and it shows a group of Jewish laborers in Kerem Avraham, a neighborhood in Jerusalem.

These Jews belonged to what is called the Old Yishuv, those Jews who were already living in the Land of Israel before the First Aliyah, which began in 1882.

Here's a photo of agricultural workers in Ein Ganim in 1923. Ein Ganim was a moshav established in 1908. It was later absorbed into the city of Petah Tikva and is today a neighborhood there.

Photo credit: Oded Yarkoni Petah Tikva Archive

Yet Jews had ventured back in the 1880's and even earlier to their native land of Judah, then called Palestine with the Ottoman Empire at the head of it and all the others surrounding it.  It had become unbearable in Russia and those surrounding states creating Pogroms for Jews to live, always being 2nd class people used to vent all their problems on, then...as now, taking it out on them physically.  Jews started to return after being  chased out in 70 CE by the Roman attack that contained threats of not to return or face death.  

Why are the Jews always blamed for everything--the scapegoat of the world?  It started in the Greek days and have never stopped with Hellenism.  Christianity picked it up and added polish and spit.  This new religion did not help any Jews even though  Jesus was said to be Jewish.  As they saw it in those days, reason enough to kill Jews.  

It's taken over 2,000 years for people of this age to accept Jews, and now they have created anti-Semitism again even as bad as Germany had it before WWII.   In this new land of United States which is only 250 years old to finally accept Jews and secure them as 1st class citizens in 2026 is the greatest blessing  for our USA celebration.  It's been a struggle, but this land has been unique in many ways.  Thanks,  oh young USA.  

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The October 7th Massacre Lingers On

 Nadene Goldfoot                                       

The aftermath, Israeli volunteer medics reveal never-before-told stories of battling Hamas, rushing to save lives on Oct. 7: ‘Like a scene out of the Walking Dead’

The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups in 2023, during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.  

How an ultra-Orthodox Jew saved 50 Israelis on ‘Black Shabbat’ Here are people hiding under beds??The assault, which took place on Shabbat—the day of rest for the Jewish people—instantly became known among Israelis and the world as “Black Saturday.” On October 7, Trey Yingst was on the ground along the Gaza border and witnessed firsthand the devastation, shock, and deep sorrow that whirled through Israel.

The attacks, which began the ongoing Gaza war, were the first large-scale invasion of Israeli territory since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. In response, Israel launched a large-scale military operation in Gaza.  .There has been a backlash against Israel for doing so.  

The 2023 attack was so vicious, so bloody, so gory and unbelievable that such things could happen in 2023, that Israel was left stunned.  They had thought that their electric fences had been enough protection and the atmosphere was good at the time.  Palestinians were coming into their homes to work, everything was kol b'seder.

According to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) report that revised the estimate on the number of attackers, 6,000 Gazans breached the border in 119 locations into Israel, including 3,800 from the elite Nukhba forces and 2,200 civilians and other militants. Additionally, the IDF report estimated 1,000 Gazans fired rockets from the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of participants on Hamas's side to 7,000.

In total, 1,195 people were killed by the attacks: at least 828 civilians (including 36 children and 71 foreign nationals)and at least 367 members of the security forces. 

364 civilians were killed while they were attending the Nova music festival and many more wounded. About 250 Israeli and non-Israeli civilians and soldiers were taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip. Dozens of cases of rape and sexual assault reportedly occurred, but Hamas officials denied the involvement of their fighters. As of January 26, 2026, all 251 hostages abducted from Israel on October 7, 2023, have been accounted for: 168 were returned alive to Israel throughout the conflict, while the remaining captives were either killed in captivity, rescued deceased, or died during the initial attack. The final body of a hostage was recovered by the IDF on January 26, 2026.

So, Yesterday, May 4th,  the IDF eliminated a Hamas Nukbah commander who had participated in the October 7 massacre, in northern Gaza. The IDF stressed that the terrorist posed an imminent threat to troops operating in the Gaza Strip and was eliminated in a precise aerial strike. The IDF also noted that before the strike, multiple measures were taken to mitigate the risk of harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance. They always have done this before, trying to fight Terrorists and not civilians.  Now they try to pinpoint commanders, etc.  who are on their list.  

The concept that those who attack Israel will face divine retribution, often described as "heavy stone" judgment or severe punishment, is a frequently cited theme in biblical prophecy, particularly in the Book of Zechariah. It highlights a promise of protection for Israel, with a warning that opposing them results in self-destructive consequences.

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https://cbst.org/latest/simchattorah2023/

PREPARING FOR WAR in 2026

 Nadene Goldfoot                                                  

How does a town or city prepare for a war happening  this year;  possibly at any moment?  That is the position Israel is in right now. The USA should start thinking about it.  

Israeli municipal officials are preparing their cities and towns for the possibility of renewed hostilities with Iran, after the Iranian missile attacks against the UAE yesterday May 4, 2026. President Trump didn't say that the attacks violated the ceasefire, and seems to want to continue it, along with the blockade against Iranian ports, which is choking off Iran's economy. 

Of course, this affects Israel the most, being as Iran sees it, as the LITTLE SATAN.  The sad truth is that Israel has been the state Iran has wanted to eliminate completely, and would be able to do it with one Atom Bomb, especially since 1967, as I see it.  

Israel has bomb shelters for all its citizens, which is a huge step that even the USA hasn't contemplated.  Given 30 seconds, one has to get to a bomb shelter in Israel, and at the most may have 15 minutes.  One doesn't know.  It's hardest on the old people to move into one quickly as they can't run.

It's great that Israel has bomb shelters; sad for the reason why.  They've had to prepare their life for this, since 1948.

“Today (2018) , I’m disclosing for the first time that Iran has another secret facility in Tehran, a secret atomic warehouse for storing massive amounts of equipment and material for Iran’s secret nuclear weapons programme,” he told world leaders on the third day of the Assembly’s annual debate.

The site, he said, is three miles from where Israel reported seizing over 100,000 nuclear-related documents and videos stashed in vaults in an “innocent-looking building” in February, and he called on UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano to “do the right thing - go inspect this atomic warehouse immediately before the Iranians finish clearing it out.”

    Benjamin Netanyahu famously held up a  diagram of a bomb to illustrate Iran's nuclear progress during his UN General Assembly address on September 27, 2012. He later used the UN podium on September 27, 2018, to reveal what he described as a "secret atomic warehouse" in Tehran.  It's been 18 years since his warning, and was fullfilled with the US and Israel bombing this place in 2025. Based on reports from June 2025, the United States and Israel engaged in coordinated military actions targeting Iranian nuclear facilities. The U.S. launched strikes on key nuclear sites—specifically Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—on June 21–22, 2025, using heavy, bunker-buster bombs, following initial Israeli strikes earlier that month during the "[Twelve-Day War]"  

On 21 March 2026, Israel and the US bombed Iran’s Nantaz nuclear installation used for enrichment of uranium. In retaliation, Iran attacked the towns of Arad and Dimona with ballistic missiles - the latter is also the home of Israel’s Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Centre. It’s the first time Iranian missiles have penetrated Israeli air defences in an area around a key nuclear facility.Israeli officials said there was no damage to the facility and no abnormal radiation levels reported.

                   Protection from Atomic warfare?  

Protecting yourself from atomic warfare requires rapid action: get inside a substantial building (preferably basement/subway), stay inside for at least 24–48 hours to avoid radioactive fallout, and stay tuned for emergency alerts. Prioritize distance from the blast, shielding with thick materials (concrete, earth), and limiting exposure time. 

                                       Essential Survival Supplies

• Information: A battery-powered or hand-crank radio for Ready.gov updates.
• Sustenance: Non-perishable food and bottled water for at least 72 hours.
• Safety: Flashlights, medical kits, and masks to cover nose/mouth. 

                         Immediate Post-Event Actions

• Stay Sheltered: Remain inside for at least 24 hours unless told otherwise by authorities, as radiation levels decrease over time.
• Consumption: Consume only sealed food or items from a refrigerator, not items exposed to the air outside. 

                                              

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Mark Twain's Report On THE HOLY LAND

 Nadene Goldfoot                                                

Mark Twain, author of Tom Sawyer,  (the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) wrote The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress, which was published in 1869. It is a humorous travelogue based on his 1867 journey through Europe and the Holy Land, and it became his best-selling work during his lifetime.  The book was based on a series of 50 letters written for the Daily Alta California newspaper, which funded his trip aboard the steamer Quaker City.  

Mediterranean Route: The ship navigated various coastal waters, including stops in France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Egypt. The voyage lasted five months, beginning June 8, 1867, departing from New York.

In 1867, the Holy Land was   not an official administrative unit called "Palestine." Instead, it was primarily known as part of Southern Syria (Suriyya al-Janubiyya), divided into several districts (sanjaks), including Jerusalem, Nablus, and Acre. While used geographically, official Ottoman documents often referred to the area by its administrative centers.  

 The region was a sparsely populated, neglected province of the Ottoman Empire, described by travelers like Mark Twain as a desolate, "mournful" landscape. The region was characterized by widespread poverty, lack of industry, and a small, diverse population, shortly before the first major waves of modern Jewish immigration.

1867 and the Holy Land was full of sand and that's about all.  The Ottoman Empire was in control of the region in 1867. The Ottoman Turks ruled the area continuously from 1517 to 1917, spanning over 400 years.   In 1867, Palestine was not an independent administrative unit, but a geographic region controlled by the Ottomans, primarily organized under the Province of Syria and other surrounding districts (Sanjaks) administered from Beirut Lebanon or directly by Istanbul , capital of Turkey who are the Ottomans.  

By 1920, the territory was formally designated as "Palestine" primarily by the British military administration and later the League of Nations. This period marked the beginning of the British Mandate, making "Palestine" the official administrative name for the region formerly under Ottoman rulers.

All one could see as Clemens described it were a few wandering camels with a Bedouin riding on it going across the landscape.  Jews remained in their homes or synagogues when he was there. The southern half of Israel is primarily the Negev Desert, a triangular, arid region spanning over 12,000 square kilometers and constituting over half of the country's total land area. It transitions from sandy coastal areas to rugged mountains and rocky, arid terrain towards Eilat.  The Negev Desert (South): Comprises most of the "all sand" or arid territory, bordering Egypt and the Arava valley. The region features craters, sandy dune fields, and rocky terrain.

During WWI, British forces under General Allenby captured Jerusalem in December 1917 and seized control of Palestine from the Ottoman Empire by 1918. This period saw Britain make conflicting promises, including supporting Arab independence, the secret Sykes-Picot agreement with France, and the 1917 Balfour Declaration favoring a Jewish national home, leading to a complex, volatile, and eventually failed 30 year Mandate rule that lasted until 1948.

 In 1921, the British separated the territory east of the Jordan River from the Palestine Mandate to create the autonomous Emirate of Transjordan. This area, under Abdullah bin Hussein, was officially excluded from the Jewish National Home provisions of the mandate in September 1922.  It had only taken Britain 4 years to renege on the plans helping the Jewish people. 

By creating the Emirate of Transjordan (1921–1923) east of the Jordan River, Britain secured a strategic buffer zone to protect its Palestine Mandate and Suez Canal interests, managed regional stability, and fulfilled political promises to the Hashemite family at low cost. This area was exempted from the Balfour Declaration's Jewish National Home provisions, separating the administration of Palestine. Preventing Regional Conflict: It provided a consolation prize for Emir Abdullah I (son of Sharif Hussein of Mecca), preventing him from attacking the French in Syria and pacifying him after he lost the throne of Hejaz to Ibn Saud.

Also Read:  https://jewishbubba.blogspot.com/2026/05/palestinian-bloodline-and-politics.html

Speaking of Athletic Events , A New One

 Nadene Goldfoot                                     

       Daniela Munitz: gymnast,  Based on the latest reports from the 2026 European Cup in Baku (held in early May 2026), Israeli rhythmic gymnast Daniela Munits (sometimes spelled Munitz) is the gold medalist in the Cross Battle event,  The Cross Battle event, specifically within the context of the 2026 European Cup in Rhythmic Gymnastics (held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from April 30 to May 3), is a unique competition format where gymnasts face each other head-to-head in direct elimination duels to advance to the next round.                                      

Behind the Scenes: The 2026 competition is featured in a behind-the-scenes documentary titled "Chasing Perfection – Inside the Cross Battle," which explores the preparation of athletes, including Italian superstar Sofia Raffaeli and Bulgarian group captain Sofia Ivanova.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5L8jlntRfX/ 

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k71TeORvN-0#:~:text=In%202024%2C%20European%20Gymnastics%20introduced,Gymnastics%20in%20Baku%20(AZE).·

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