Saturday, July 1, 2017

BEHIND THE HEADLINES - July 2017

by Selma Alpert

FRENCH  LEADER.  Macron, the new French President, has expelled two members of his party for anti-Israel and pro-BDS speeches.  He should also condemn the several  Muslim “No-Go Zones” in big cities where women out walking are sexually assaulted, cases dismissed, and politicians do nothing.

 

NETANYAHU  HONORED.  Netanyahu is the first non-African leader invited to speak to a convening of West African States.  Last year Netanyahu made a historic tour of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia.  Bibi shared Israeli expertise in security and other fields, and has made some new friends.

 

ISRAEL’S  CAPITAL.  The U.S. Senate voted unanimously that Jerusalem is the united capital of Jerusalem.  We were disappointed when the President postponed moving the embassy while “trying to restart peace talks.” He says the question is not “if” but “when” the embassy will be moved.  We hope so.

 

TOURISM  SURGE.  In April, 349,000 tourists visited Israel, the highest ever for any month since 1948.  That was 40% over last year.  Leading in tourists were the U.S., Russia, France, the UK, Germany and the Ukraine. (34,000 came through Jordan and Egypt.)

 

LEAKER  EXPOSED.  A Pakistani woman suspect behind major security leaks in Congress has fled to her home country with her husband and his two brothers, her Iman and relatives.  The family worked for Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs, and the DNC.  One worked for DNC’s Schultz since 2005.

 

GREAT  CHOICE.  Nikki Haley, President  Trump’s UN Rep. , gave an ultimatum to the UN Human Rights Council:  “Stop your obsession with condemning Israel and start addressing real human rights problems, violence to women and human trafficking, OR the US will quit this Council.” Bravo!

 

BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

Israeli Ambassador is elected Vice-President of the UN General Assembly.

Lebanon bans “Wonder Woman” movie because the star is a lovely Israeli.

Four Arab nations break diplomatic ties with Qatar for supporting terrorists.

Fired FBI Comey confesses he himself is a leaker.  Everyone is shocked.

 
The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect the views of VBI.
 

 

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