Latest US ‘Art’ Defense Secretary
CrossFireArabia- November 14, 2024
According to Khalissee, this is the new Donald Trump nominee for the next US Secretary of Defense.
She calls it pure artwork
Trump’s Paradigm Shifts
Dr Khairi Janbek- November 7, 2024
Dr Khairi Janbek
Islolationism in American terms meant historically, the interests of the USA are best served by not getting entangled in wars across the Atlantic, nor in the political affairs of Europe and possibly beyond, while keeping the economic expansion going.
Now to what extent will the incoming administration of Donald Trump proceed with isolationism and to what extent it believes will serve US interests?; in the mean time let us not forget that people electioneering or euphoric, are not the same people in the Oval Office.
But still the first signs of isolationism are emerging in the field of US trade policy, with intended high customs and duties on imported goods from abroad.
This goes as well for the foreign policy of Trump which signals his distaste to negotiating with blocks and preferring bilateral agreements. This puts him in good standing with likeminded world leaders but certainly at odds with the EU, which by extension at odds with NATO also.
Ukraine
As for the current hot spots, Trump is accustomed to paradigm shifts, for a start he thinks that supporting Ukraine is a money losing project, and good business requires an atmosphere for peace. Therefore, most likely Trump will adopt a position of neutrality in this war, neither doing anything to harm Ukraine effectively, nor help it financially or militarily, while at the same time, trying to open diplomatic and trade dialogue with Russia.
He may take the initiative to urge negotiations between the two parties on the basis of a business deal, in other words concessions. No Meg’s Russia and not totally sovereign Ukraine, in any case, in Trump’s eyes, it is a European war after all.
Mideast
Now when it comes to the Middle East, this can be more tricky. Trump has good relations with the Gulf Arab leaders, leaders of Egypt and Jordan, but also he is committed to the security of Israel and has good relations with Netanyahu.
In a sense he has to square the circle if he wants to keep his relationships unscathed to deal with two most sour issues: The two state solution to the Palestinian problem, and the future of Iran, while taking into consideration, that both his allies, Egypt and Jordan are jittery about the issue of population transfer.
Trump’s option would be offering Netanyahu a free hand in Iran with US support, in exchange for a semblance of Palestinian self-rule, thus paving the way for deligitimising Hamas while legitimizing and presenting the continuation of war as a war between Israel and Iran, with Iran’s proxies being a legitimate target.
Dr Khairi Janbek is a Jordanian writer based in Paris and the above opinion is that of the author and doesn’t reflect crossfirearabia.com.
Arabs Don’t Believe Tramp Will End War on Gaza
- CrossFireArabia
- November 6, 2024
Observers confirmed that incoming US president Donald Trump to occupy the White House will not change the view towards the Palestinian issue, as the Democrats and Republican are committed to an American political doctrine keen on the security, superiority and status of Israel.
Political analyst and lecturer at the Media Faculty at An-Najah National University Farid Abu Dhahir said “the Trump movement will not have a positive impact on the Palestinian reality, and will not see the end of the war unless it is within a plan and agreement made by Trump himself.”
Abu Dhahir told Quds Press the difference between Republicans and Democrats is not fundamental, especially with regard to internal matters… On the external level, they agree on preserving American interests in the world, but they differ in the way of managing this conflict.”
Abu Dhahir described Trump as “extremist and reckless… who does not care about anything, relying on the strength of the United States and its diplomatic, military and political power and influence on allies and those loyal to the US.”
Regarding the Democratic Party, he belives it “relies more on the method of evasion and the method of soft diplomacy to implement the plans of the United States of America.”
He believed these two parties completely agree on supporting the Israeli occupation in all circumstances and conditions.
War-mongering
“Even the Democratic Party, which uses soft diplomacy, has shown its true self in the conflict in Palestine, and never hesitated in sending tens and hundreds of thousands of tons of explosives, aircraft and other military equipment to the Israeli occupation.”
In turn, Palestinian writer and political analyst Khaled Maali said “Trump, being the next president of the United States will not depart from the present American policies that have not changed throughout the years and supported the Israeli occupation.”
Maali stressed that “the great reliance on the next president is an estimated shortcoming as he will continue on the path of his predecessor in supporting the occupation and its crimes.”
“Whoever believes that American interests, strategy and supreme interests can change with the change of the president is delusional and naive. It is true there is a margin, but it is so small it is not enough to change American interests.”
Maali says he is even more passimistic with the election of Trump and expects things to become worse, “as we have had some experience with him in his last term, and the woes and practices he brought on us, starting with moving the American Embassy to Jerusalem and/or proposing the Deal of the Century project.”
Americans went to the polls, Tuesday, to cast their votes in the 2024 US presidential elections and choose the 47th president of the United States and his deputy, as the initial results that unexpectedly brought back Trump to power with a whacking majority.
The Palestinian issue and the bloody war taking place Gaza were strongly present in the election campaign of all the candidates, who stressed they would work to change the reality if they came to power.
Trump: ‘Israel Will Cease to Exist if I am Not Elected President’
- CrossFireArabia
- September 20, 2024
Ex-President Donald Trump, appearing at a pair of pro-Israel events, dramatically told attendees there that Israel “will cease to exist within two years” if American Jews vote for the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Harris.
His comments have gone viral all over the social media with graphics of him and Harris with images of him deadly serious at the allegations he is making.
The same images show the Democratic president having a whale of a time, smiling, not appearing to be laughing off at what he is saying.
In his Washington speech at an antisemitism event, Thursday, Trump claimed he will be the “defender” of Jewish-Americans but he has to win back the White House seat, adding that if he doesn’t win it will be their fault, the voters.
“You have to defeat Kamala Harris more than any other people on Earth. Israel, I believe, has to defeat her. I’ve never said this before,” he said.
“My promise to Jewish Americans is this: With your vote, I will be your defender, your protector, and I will be the best friend Jewish Americans have ever had in the White House,” Trump bombasted.
“I’m at 40%; that means you got 60% voting for somebody that hates Israel,” Trump said, alluding to the vice president.
He told his audiences that they must turn the percentages around because “I was the best president ever for the people of Israel and Jewish people. I did more for them than any president and probably any president can or will do.”
Trump added that the Democrats are bad for “Israel, very bad…” and are taking away the pro-Israel groups’ lobbying power.
“Over the past 12 months, Kamala Harris has repeatedly demanded an immediate cease-fire to save Hamas,” accusing the Biden administration of “building a $237 million pier to save Hamas….every time there was a little rain, it fell apart,” he said.
“She has even suggested she would put a full arms embargo on Israel,” he continued.
“If these are positions she takes before the election, just wait to see what she does after the election.”
Later in the evening, at an event for the Israeli American Council, Trump continued the same theme.
Again, he appealed to Jewish-American voters whilst blaming them for not treating him properly, repeating again that he believed “Israel, in my opinion, will cease to exist within two years, and I believe I’m 100 percent,” if he is not elected as the next president of the United States.
Earlier in the night, at the antisemitism event, Trump called on his Democratic opponent to “disavow the support of all Hamas sympathizers, anti-Semites, Israel haters, on college campuses and everywhere else,” according to the Quds News Network.
