Zionists, Here, There, Everywhere

February 16, 2017 Stan, Here's the latest news and opinion from Mondoweiss. Know anyone that you think would enjoy the newsletter? Share this sign-up link with them! Trump says he’s ‘happy’ with one-state outcome, ringing in a new era By Philip Weiss and Adam Horowitz "I’m looking at two-state and one-state, and.. I’m very happy with the one that both parties like. I could live with either one," Donald Trump says, changing US policy. Read in browser » Trump and Netanyahu’s ‘deal’ for separate peace between Israel and Arab countries is a fantasy By Philip Weiss At their press conference today at the White House Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu laid out a vision for a peace deal between Arab countries and Israel that supersedes the Israel-Palestine conflict. John Kerry dismissed this as a fantasy: "There will be no advance and separate peace with the Arab world without the Palestinian process and Palestinian peace. Everybody needs to understand that. That is a hard reality." Read in browser » Israel interferes in our politics all the time, and it’s never a scandal By Philip Weiss Russia surely interfered in U.S. politics and may have affected last year's election; and that scandal could bring Trump down. But Israel interferes in our politics all the time, with a negative effect; and it's never a scandal. Read in browser » Donald Trump and the ‘ultimate deal’ By Ted Snider Almost immediately upon getting elected, Donald Trump declared his desire “to do...the deal that can’t be made.” The new administration's foreign policy is still unsettled, but Trump's early statements, absence of statements, and Middle East appointments seem to be at odds with his expressed desire to be the president who finally closes “the ultimate deal.” Read in browser »