American negotiators need to stop thinking as Westerners when dealing with that part of the world. I lived in the Middle East several years ago, am Jewish and understand that the Middle Eastern mindset is totally unlike that of the West. Know who you're dealing with, realize they have an agenda that is totally antithetical to the agenda of a Western deal maker like President Trump and his piss-poor envoy Steve Whitkoff. Know your enemy, how they think and act accordingly. Trump really needs to listen to PM Netanyahu and America's Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee.
Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”
Also on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-165229596?source=queue
Israel is reportedly considering downgrading or severing its security and intelligence ties with the United Kingdom if Prime Minister Keir Starmer moves forward with plans to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state.
Three years ago I put out a video asking the question - “Another American Civil War Coming?” A link to that video is posted in the description of this video. That was in September 2022. Now it is August 2025. Has my opinion changed, and if so in what way and why?