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Is that Melania in the last photo? She is looking rather fine! As for the tiresome Hitler/Nazi comparison, I give you another president...

Actually it was the Royal Marines and Royal Engineers... I appreciate your ardent patriotism though!

Actually, a ballroom that seats about 600 to be accurate. Given the swampy climate of DC, it is a great idea to have a climate controlled area for large gatherings. Not to mention it makes Presidential security that much easier. And safer for the guests. And I would say it is "bribery" the same was as donationns to Presidential libraries are bribery.

What you said originally is; What is soley needed is he pay more time on matters that affect the people like the shutdown Now you are chugging on and on and on about other things that he IS paying attention to. Ironically, the one thing you DID mention (the shutdown of government) is one area he can keep his hands off. It is up to the Democrats, who are responsible for it, to do the work. Keep those goalposts moving.

Ah yes, the noted "Atlanta Black Star News". An organization of fine journalistic integrity, I am sure. But it still makes me chuckle to see how fervently those with "the syndrome" will go to such lengths to find supposed wrongdoing and malfeasance by The Donald. The East Wing is hardly historical, it was built in the 1940s as an add-on project Let's be honest, a ballroom is a great idea for the White House. Numerous Presidents have made changes that will benefit them and their successors: Obama's basketball court, FDR's swimming pool, etc. But this is different. This will create a space that future Presidents can use for benefit of the American people. They can have ceremonies, gatherings, host lavish dinners for foreign dignitaries, you name it. It's going to be beautiful.

Nice job moving the goalposts. The House is separate from the presidency. The BB Bill went through, that was enough. As for the shutdown of government, that is 100% on the Democrats in the Senate. The House passed a resolution to fund the government and the Dems in the Senate refuse to pass it. At the moment he is juggling four international situations- China, Middle East, Russia/Ukraine, and South America. And making progress everywhere. Plus deporting a record number of illegals. So yeah, I would say he is a bit busy...

Learn something new every day, my friend!

You think he isn't paying attention? How many world leaders has he seen? Agreements? Press conferences? Overseas trips? Hell, he has seen Zelensky 4 times in 8 months! You really don't want us to start comparing his activity level to his...predecessor... do you?

And so what? If it creates peace in the region, the price tag of a few brown envelopes and some greased palms is worth it IMHO. I mean, you ARE dealing with Arabs. It is the way of business over there.

Completely untrue. Private donors are ponying up a large chunk of the cash, Trump is paying the remainder. And it is sorely needed.

Fair enough. Though to be honest I have enjoyed some of the trolling done these days. Some hidden comic geniuses out there!

I am curious how many Hamas "fighters" were arrested for their crimes. Or how many Gazans were arrested for their complicity in holding the hostages for Hamas, mistreating them, etc. Something tells me I will have to wait a while for an answer though.

The faux outrage of the left is a delight to witness. "How dare he!" Lighten up folks. You still have 3 more years of Trump to deal with. Don't exhaust yourself too early.

Not mentioned it that our Kamal was in prison for manslaughter.

I think you are gilding the lily here a little. This was NOT an open debate in Parliament. And the topic was not whether IDF soldiers can rape. It was a committee formed after 5 IDF soldiers were found to have committed abuses, including sexual, on prisoners. The soldiers were arrested and were sitting in prison. This was a court proceeding on how to proceed. ALso, nice to clip all of 76 seconds of video. Do you have the rest of the debate available?

Not at all. Plenty of decent Muslim countries in the world- Malaysia and Indonesia come to mind. But the Palestinians? Start sh!t everywhere they go. Waste time and passion on a non-achievable goal (the so-called right of return) rather than making life better for their children. Built a death cult in Gaza, where murderers are called 'martyrs' and children learn to count by using dead Jews as examples.

Yeah, just like the Jews have the "right to return" to Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Egypt.... Be honest, the whole "right to return" is a sham. The Palestinians lost a war and lost land. It happens to every aggressor. Happened to Germany (twice), happened to Japan, it is the way of the world. You don't fight a war of extermination like the Palestinians and Arab League did, lose the war, then expect to just go back to status quo ante. More than ten million Germans were displaced after WW2, forced from their homes and homeland. Where is THEIR right of return? The real reasons, which JimCM doesn't want to say, is that the Palestinians mess up and destabalize every country that admits them. Plus, they are a convenient tool for the other Arab nations to use against Israel. But hopefully that latter reason at least has come to an end with the current peace deal.

Those two idiots are fringe. No chance of getting any power. As for the genocidal Jewish government, I invite you to compare it to the surrounding governments. Israel is about 20% Arabic/Muslim, and they have representation in the government and judiciary. How many Jews are involved in government in Egypt? Iraq? Turkey even? Please don't play the "equal representation" card, it won't go well for you. Now, back to "the Jews caused the wars".... how did Israel cause the 1948 invasion by the Arab League?

Not this one. I am glad they are getting involved and expressing themselves. It shows the true power of a fascist dictator that he can allow such protests to happen with zero repercussions. In the meantime, we have reality;

This particular gem of wisdom really says it all. Particularly saying "the Jews" and not "Israel". Kind of let your mask slip there, my friend. Classic victim blaming. Israel declared independence in 1948, so OF COURSE the only acceptable response was a war of genocide by the Arab League. What else could they have done? Israel is the equivalent of the woman dressed too provocatively, so that men cannot control themselves and have to assault her.

What differentiates an "open air prison" from a prison? From what I saw, not too many Gazans were living in the open air. They are housed, either in apartment blocks or single family dwellings. Some rather well housed in mansions. They shop in malls or local markets, drive cars, have restaurants, go to the beach. None of these situations screams "prison" to me. If anything, they live in a prison created by and built by Hamas. The theft of aid, use of donated construction materials for terror tunnels, coercing of UNRWA into a Hamas accomplice, etc. Perhaps the worst of all is the total infiltration of the school system and curriculum by Hamas and other radicals. Children are fed hatred with their mothers' milk.

In any case, we are drifting a bit from the original topic, which is whether or not Gaza is/was an open air prision. Those who agree that it was, or that it was a concentration camp, I would love to hear your definition of those terms, and how they apply to Gaza.

Iran was far more secular than the other Muslim majority countries. Also not Arab, and relatively far from Israel. Even so, 80% of Jews fled after 1979. As for the rest, I believe Irwin Cotler, human rights advocate and Canadian Minister of Justice, who said; The result was, therefore, a double Nakba: not only of Palestinian-Arab suffering and the creation of a Palestinian refugee problem, but also, with the assault on Israel and on Jews in Arab countries, the creation of a second, much less known, group of refugees—Jewish refugees from Arab countries.

Because it is a regional issue, so the entire region is important. Egypt alone is ten times the population and 15 times the area of Israel. Your hyper zoomed in maps which portray Israel as a big bully are counterfactual and distorted.

Not stole. Conquered through victory in wars they did not start. Much like Germany lost territory for losing 2 world wars. All this angst towards a country the size and population of a single American state, surrounded by 500 million Arabs/Muslims.