Out of line.
Secretary of State Blinken visited Israel where he appeared to spend much of his time berating Prime Minister Netanyahu and the new Israeli government against democratic judicial reform.
Under the current system, Israel’s Supreme Court has unlimited power, selecting its members and claiming standing and absolute authority to intervene in any and every case it chooses while basing the decisions on its own whims due to the lack of any constitution.
Judicial reform would restore some democratic checks and balances to Israel. The new government coalition was democratically elected to, among other things, restore democracy.
The Left and the media have been going wild because they hate democracy and prefer to rule through the judiciary, not to mention prosecutors and assured institutional unelected systems.
Secretary of State Blinken decided to dive in by warning Israel against fighting terrorism.
“We continue to believe that the best way to achieve it is through preserving and then realizing the vision of two states. As I said to the prime minister, anything that moves us away from that vision is, in our judgment, detrimental to Israel’s long-term security and its long-term identity as a Jewish and democratic state. That’s why we’re urging all sides now to take urgent steps to restore calm, to de-escalate. We want to make sure that there’s an environment in which we can, I hope, at some point create the conditions where we can start to restore a sense of security for Israelis and Palestinians alike, which of course is sorely lacking,” he scolded.
Nice to know that Israelis and terrorists are equally responsible to de-escalate.
Then he pushed for a ban on Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount, the holiest place in Judaism, under the guise of the status quo. “We also remain committed to supporting religious coexistence and diversity, including in Jerusalem. We continue to support upholding the historic status quo at Jerusalem’s holy places, including the Temple Mount Haram al-Sharif.”
Then the speech got into the main event.
“Throughout the relationship between our countries, what we come back to time and again is that it is rooted both in shared interests and in shared values. That includes our support for core democratic principles and institutions, including respect for human rights, the equal administration of justice for all, the equal rights of minority groups, the rule of law, free press, a robust civil society – and the vibrancy of Israel’s civil society has been on full display of late.”
“The commitment of people in both our countries to make their voices heard, to defend their rights, is one of the unique strengths of our democracies. Another is a recognition that building consensus for new proposals is the most effective way to ensure they’re embraced and that they endure. Our fellow democracies can also make us stronger. That’s what the United States and Israel have done for each other over many decades, by holding ourselves to the mutual standards we’ve established; and by speaking frankly and respectfully, as friends do, when we agree and when we do not.”
“The discussion that the prime minister and I had today was no exception. That conversation will continue, including with other members of Israel’s Government and civil society, as part of a perpetual process to defend and bolster the pillars of our democracy, which we are both committed to.”
The general assumption is that Blinken was talking about judicial reform. Here he’s even more out of line than anywhere else because the Biden administration has no business in interfering in Israeli politics.
But Blinken decided to go for it anyway while opposing democracy.
During his meeting with leftist president Herzog, a figurehead with no meaningful authority, Blinken became even more explicit.
“I also heard and seen your comments regarding the Israeli internal situation – of course, the constitutional argument that has ensued in the Israeli public, something which I’m heavily devoted to and trying to resolve or lead into a path of an internal dialogue. As you said correctly, this is an issue that requires a wide consensus and it is an issue that many democracies debate on,” Herzog urged, conniving to have a foreign official intervene in an Israeli internal situation.
Blinken responded with, “I would simply say how much we appreciate, Mr. President, your leadership, the clarity of your voice when it comes to working to de-escalate tensions here among communities, the clarity of your voice when it comes to finding a good way forward that builds consensus on the question of judicial reform.”
The idea here would be to turn over judicial reform to Herzog. Considering that Herzog was the former Labor boss up against Netanyahu, that would be putting the fox in charge of the henhouse.
It is however nice of Secretary of State Blinken to come to Israel and tell Israelis to stop letting the people rule and go back to having the ‘Herzogs’ rule so that the Left can run the country.
Peacelover says
traitors in the white house
somehistory says
What about this:
“Wearable technology’ is BEYOND DANGEROUS to YOUR free will”
**Our** free will. This is way “beyond” judgement, justice, anything “judicial.”
the woman admits they can get our bank pin…from our brains.
https://www.glennbeck.com/radio/world-economic-forum-wearable-technology
Linde B. says
Daniel Greenfield is a good looker and
a writer who gives details and cites facts.
Thank you JihadWatch, for him.
Now I want to give some details so
everyone can grasp the reality of Israel
vs. the Middle East in square miles and
populations. So here goes:
Nation. Square Miles. Population
Bahrain. 293. 1.46 mil
Egypt. 387,050. 109.30 mil
Iraq. 169,235. 43.53 mil
Jordan. 34,495. 11.15 mil
Lebanon. 4,036. 5.46 mil
Kuwait. 6,880. 4.25 mil
Oman. 119,499. 4.52 mil
Qatar. 4,468. 2.68 mil
Saudi Arabia. 830,000. 35.95 mil
Syria. 71,498. 21.32 mil
UAR. 461,400. 9.36 mil
Yemen. 203,850. 32.98 mil
ISRAEL. 8,630. 9.50 mil
All numbers are from 2021, which I
Googled asking these questions:
“What are the square miles of ____?”
And “What is the latest population
count for _____?”
So you can see Israel has a square
mileage total that is the fractional
equivalent of 1/261 with 1 being the
land of Israel and 261 being the land
of the surrounding 12 nations!
As to population count, Israel has
9.5 million people compared to a total
of 281.96 million from the 12 countries
in that region. Divide 9.5 million by
281.9 million and you get .0034. So
Israel’s population is less than 1%
compared to its 12 neighbors! I think it
it time to stop giving away Israeli land.
And birth control should be endorsed
by the governments of the 12 countries.
As I was taught by 1 of my wonderful
Pastors at adult Bible study in church, “Jewish people are the civilizers of the world.” It is time this message was
brought to the Muslim governments
of the 12 nations listed here.
Linde B. says
My sincere apologies for making a mathematical error. The percentage
for Israel’s population compared to
the total population of the 12 countries
near Israel should be .034 NOT .0034.
If you multiply 281.9 with .034 you will
get 9.5846. So Israel’s population is
less than 4% compared with the totals
of the 12 surrounding countries. That
is a very low percentage.
milo minderbinder says
Linde B.,
Thank you for the information and thank you for taking the time to compile this data.
If I may make a suggestion?
I would include Iran and Turkey as they will be part of the coalition that attacks Israel in Ezekiel 38. https://jashow.org/articles/who-are-the-nations-in-ezekiel-38-2/
Country ……….. Population………… Total Area Square Miles (Land & Water)
Iran………………..86,758,304………….626,371
Turkey…………….83,047,706…………783,562
Statistics from the CIA World Factbook – https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/
Linde B. says
Thank you milo, for your acknowledging
my efforts and for adding Turkey and
Iran to the list. I agree they should be
added to that list because the Islamic governments of those countries want
to see Israel disappear. But just so you
know why I left them off: ethnicity.
Turkey is not considered “Arabic” and neither is Iran considered “Arabic”. But
both Turkey and Iran have Islamic
governments, so in hindsight, I should
have added them.
Again, thank you for adding value to this
comment line. Stay safe and brainy. 😎
Deodata says
Who does he think he is to go around telling another independent country what to do, this is like Biden getting involved in the N. Ireland agreement, it’s between the UK and the EU so wind your neck in? A white house full of traitors. Glasshouse and stones come to mind.
James Lincoln says
Secretary of State Blinken states:
“We continue to believe that the best way to achieve it is through preserving and then realizing the vision of two states.”
Proof positive that Blinky knows absolutely nothing about islam.
milo minderbinder says
James Lincoln says,
Proof positive that Blinky knows absolutely nothing about islam.
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“Blinky,” an excellent description! That description seems to indicate someone who is befuddled, lost in space, etc.
He is simply one more “useful idiot” in a long line of “useful idiots.”
“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.”
– C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)
This is a spiritual battle, one that does not have a manmade solution. The late Joan Peters, in her book, “From Time Immemorial: The Origins of the Arab-Jewish Conflict Over Palestine” has convincingly shown that the land that was called Palestine, was and is, in fact, the ancient land of Israel.
Interviews by the late Zola Levitt with the late Joan Peters are both interesting and informative, they can be seen via the links below:
“From Time Immemorial” with Joan Peters,
Part 1 – https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/680
Part 2 – https://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/681
Sadly, the Jewish people in the land of Israel have some very troubling times ahead and even more troubling, the United States of America will eventually turn on the Nation of Israel.
ntesdorf says
Wynken, Blinken, and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe,—
Linde B. says
Hi ntesdorf! Back when I was a girl in the 1950’s we sang this short song that rhymed and made us kids laugh. I will put it here but change the name to the current Secretary of State for better relevancy.
“Blinken, Blinken I’ve been thinkin’
What the heck have you been drinkin’
Looks like vinegar,
tastes like wine,
oh my gosh, it’s turpentine!” 🤪