01-25-2017, 01:10 PM
(01-24-2017, 09:29 PM)sally Wrote: I'm able to ignore his personality, in fact I think it's funny. I don't care one bit that he's uncouth and I'm not going out of my way to nitpick everything he's says. But I do care about the decisions he makes and I don't want them to be reckless ones. I don't know that I much agree with the global gag rule or the pipeline. I haven't researched any of this and I have a feeling he hasn't either.
Do you have an opinion about President Trump making it clear that the U.S. will go back to supporting Netanyahu's perspectives and actions, no matter what, sal?
I support some of Trump's proposals, am neutral on others, and object to several. His stance on Israel is one with which I object. I think President Obama was right to continue viewing Israel as an important ally, working to minimize the threat of nuclear war between Israel and Iran, and standing up to Netanyahu's settlement rhetoric and actions which ignore international law and conflict with Israel's previous commitments to move towards a two-state solution with the Palestinians.
The U.S. gives Israel $4 billion a year for "defense", which is much higher than our aide to any other country. I think that should be contingent upon Israel keeping its commitments in regards to dealings with the Palestinians and Arab nations, personally.