It is a little obvious from the tone of the Truth Social reports, that President Trump is more than a little frustrated that Israel continues strikes into Lebanon which pose a potential disruption to the negotiated terms with Iran.
[TRUTH SOCIAL] – “This morning’s attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran. Israel has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack it was responding to was very small and meaningless, nobody was hurt, injured, or killed, and should not disrupt this important process. We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down. There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel. This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace — Let’s not blow it! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Several DC journalists have reportedly been in contact with President Trump and are sending reports on the X platform about the nature of their discussions with him.
Via Matthew Boyle, “In the last few hours, POTUS has told the Israelis to “STAND DOWN” and has also called the Israeli Prime Minister and scolded him asking him: “WHAT THE F*CK ARE YOU DOING?” (And called a reporter to reveal that right after). Serious people in Washington growing very very frustrated with the Israelis right now and these are very pro-Israel people who are annoyed with Netanyahu. Moment of truth for the Israelis in the U.S.-Israel relationship coming up when Trump signs the deal with Iran. If Netanyahu does ANYTHING to jeopardize the president’s success it could seriously undermine Israel in the U.S. in a manner hitherto unimaginable.”
Via Trey Yingst, “Spoke with President Trump. He says the deal with Iran is expected to be signed in the next 2-3 hours. President Trump said he asked Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu “what the fu*k are you doing?” on a call after the Israeli strikes against Beirut. He told Netanyahu not to conduct additional strikes. The President told me he will ask Iran not to respond with missile fire toward Israel.”
Israel should be able to attack anyone who attacks their country. What would the U.S. do if we were attacked by terrorists?
Time for another history lesson for perspective and as a reminder not to use false equivalence arguments…
The Nakba (“catastrophe” in Arabic) refers to the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Brief Overview:
Impact on Palestinian Christians:Palestinian Christians (mostly Greek Orthodox, Catholic, and other denominations) were a significant minority in historic Palestine, making up roughly 7–12% of the Arab population before 1948 (estimates vary between sources).
Like Muslim Palestinians, Christians lost homes, lands, and properties. The event is remembered as a shared national trauma that severely weakened one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.
Excellent synopsis. Thank you Ms Sunshine!
It’s time for a regime change in Isreal. We need to make a quick stop on the way back from Hormuz.
Wake up and smell the roses, woke…
Attacking Israel would not be the “quick stop” you think it would be…
I have supported PDJT from the beginning. Voted for him twice because, as Sundance has often so elegantly pointed out, Trump’s policies on so many critical issues (borders, re-industrialization of the USA, the related foreign trade issues, peace through strength, etc.) are precisely what I want as a citizen. However, I fear that with the war on the Iranian regime, Trump may have risen to the level of his incompetence. He seems not to understand war or international relations. Suddenly Israel, which was described by Hegseth as the best ally, is described by many here as—-what? An impediment to an obviously lousy, pathetic deal. Trump looks and acts weak, like a man desperate to get out of a situation that he does not know how to handle, that is more than he expected. And, in getting out of that situation in such an embarrassing way, he looks like a loser who then stabs his ally in the back. One example, the USA was in a position of strength vis a vis the mullahs, despite their well-planned ability to keep hitting US bases in the Gulf and petroleum and other economic assets in the area. Yet Trump gave in unnecessarily to the regime’s demand that the Lebanon situation be tied to Iran. And therefore the Israelis are supposed not to defend the north of their country? Israelis living there are supposed to be subjected to antitank and other kinds of missile and drone attacks. Look at Trump’s bombast and braggadocio and continued inconsistencies. Is this the behavior of a real world leader? Look at his attacks on Bibi and Israel? Is this the way one treats an ally?
We had three drones fired at our north town. We responded with a strike in Beirut. When Iran fired at an American helicopter last week the US responded much stronger. Asking Israel to stand down when its civilians are under fire is not right.
I will not get into the detail of this deal. It’s Obama deal on steroids. Will make Iran rich again.
Iran is getting immediate sanctions relief while giving up nothing—no uranium, no ballistic missile program, no proxies, nothing.
In fact, it’s worse than before the war. Billions of dollars to fuel terrorism across the Middle East. And the US is now the protector of Hezbollah. Israel is prohibited from attacking the Nazi organization. Will never happen.
All the Iranian media and senior official are mocking the US and praising how they defeated the weak Americans.
Trump flipped after his China visit. He choose money over…
Israel and the eGOP, never underestimate their capacity to jeopardize victory and promote defeat.
The Israelis cannot afford to be as naïve as you are, Mr. Trump.