Monday, May 14, 2018

"Great Day" for Israel as Dozens are Killed and Hundreds Wounded

by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist

Today marks the end of the long-standing effort by the United States and other nations to find a two-state solution to Israel's continuing conflict with its Palestinian neighbors.  The Trump administration, by moving the official U.S. Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, a city which both Israelis and the Palestinians claim as their capital, has officially and very publicly sided with Israel in the decades-old debate.

The Palestinians obviously are not happy with this turn of events, and today many have joined in protests as they tried to broach the fence and barriers that Israel has erected in an attempt to control their lives and activities.   Israel, never a country to take the insubordination of their subordinate neighbors lightly, opened fire on the protesters.  At latest count, forty-six Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,700 have been wounded. 

Donald Trump has tweeted that its a "great day" for Israel, and he has encouraged his fellow Americans to watch the festivities surrounding the embassy opening live on Fox News.  It's a really big deal - Ivanka is there!

Here is Trump's taunt tweet:

"U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem will be covered live on @FoxNews & @FoxBusiness. Lead up to 9:00 A.M. (eastern) event has already begun. A great day for Israel!"

Some commentators on fair and balanced Fox News have been referring to this embassy move as a "fulfillment of Biblical prophecy."

So it's a great day for Israel, one ordained by God and Donald John Trump.  Palestinians, of course, are likely to have a different perspective.

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