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Middle East expert: Trump starting to realize Israel doesn’t want peace

Donald Trump's USA

Published today 14:14
– By Editorial Staff
Trump needs to understand that Israel will never prioritize US interests first, observes Trita Parsi.
5 minute read
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President Donald Trump is beginning to realize that Israel does not want peace – but is doing everything it can to drag the US into a major war with Iran. This is the conclusion of Middle East expert and political scientist Trita Parsi.

“If Trump wants peace and for the US and Iran to strike a deal, he has no choice but to FORCE Israel to accept that America has to put America first”, he emphasizes.

In a widely shared video clip on social media, President Donald Trump launches a fierce attack on Israel shortly after the country intensified its bombing of Tehran just hours after Trump announced that the parties had agreed to a ceasefire.

– Israel, as soon as we made the deal, they came out, and they dropped a load of bombs the likes of which I’ve never seen before, the biggest load that we’ve seen. I’m not happy with Israel. When I say, ‘Okay, now you have 12 hours’, you don’t go out in the first hour and just drop everything you have on them. So, I’m not happy with them.

– I’m not happy with Iran either. But I’m really unhappy if Israel’s going out this morning because of one rocket that didn’t land that was shot, perhaps by mistake, that didn’t land. I’m not happy about that. We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the [bleep] they’re doing. Do you understand that? said the visibly upset president to a journalist.

Even on his own platform, Truth Social, Trump sharpened his tone toward the Israelis and ordered them to stop the bombings.

“Israel. Do not drop those bombs. If you do it is a major violation. Bring your pilots home, now!” he wrote.

Photo: facsimile/Trump/Truth Social

Continued bombing

In a later post, Trump claimed that “Israel is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘plane wave’ to Iran”.

“Nobody will be hurt, the ceasefire is in effect”, he promised.

Shortly thereafter, however, Iranian news agencies reported that Israel had carried out attacks in the western part of the country. According to ISNA, explosions were heard near the cities of Babol and Babolsar, while the Mehr news agency said the projectiles struck an empty, uninhabited area.

Israeli officials told The Times of Israel that the IDF had carried out “a minor strike” against an Iranian radar north of Tehran in response to an earlier attack by Iran.

“The US must put its own interests first”

Swedish-Iranian political scientist and Middle East expert Trita Parsi has reacted to Trump’s tone towards his closest ally and believes that Trump seems to be beginning to understand that Israel is not interested in creating peace in the region – and will do everything it can to drag the US into the war.

“Trump is also starting to discover the core of the problem: Israel doesn’t want peace and doesn’t want to allow the US to stay out of the war Israel unnecessarily started. If Trump wants peace and for the US and Iran to strike a deal, he has no choice but to force Israel to accept that America has to put America first “, he writes on X, continuing:

“If he doesn’t, Netanyahu will make sure that Trump puts Israel first and drags the US into an endless war with Iran. There are no other choices”.

In an interview with Democracy Now, Parsi elaborates on his reasoning. He believes that Trump is very frustrated that Israel is ignoring US directives and doing everything it can to escalate the conflict – and ensure that the US also intensifies its military involvement.

– Israel wants to continue this war. Israel wants only unilateral ceasefires in which it is allowed to continue to bomb the countries in question. That’s exactly what it has done in Gaza, that’s what it has done in Lebanon, and they wanted the same thing here. And they wanted to make sure that the United States could not keep itself out of the war that Israel unnecessarily started, Parsi assesses.

Believes Trump has genuine intentions

He believes that Trump is genuine in his desire to reach a sustainable ceasefire agreement and put an end to the fighting – but that the president has chosen the wrong path and methods.

– I think he was genuine about getting the ceasefire, staying out of this. We have seen the revolt that has taken place in large parts of his own base. And now, he’s discovering that the Israelis, at the end of the day, wanted to drag him to this point in order to keep him in the war, not allow him to get out of the war or not allowing a peace or a ceasefire to break out.

Initially, the bombing campaign against Iran was said to be about preventing the country from acquiring nuclear weapons – a message repeated by neoconservatives and Israeli voices for over 40 years.

However, Israeli representatives and Republicans soon began declaring that the Iranian regime must be overthrown, by force if necessary, and replaced with a more pro-Israel and Western-friendly government. Even Trump has expressed support on social media for forcing regime change in Iran, which has led to harsh criticism from his own voter base.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/fury-from-israel-lobby-as-trump-halts-bombing-campaign/

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Fury from Israel lobby as Trump halts bombing campaign

Donald Trump's USA

Published today 15:40
– By Editorial Staff
Emily Shrader, an American political activist, has long worked to expand U.S. support for Israel and advocate for regime change in Iran.
3 minute read
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Donald Trump’s harsh criticism of Israel and his call for the country to stop bombing Iranian targets has not been well received by the influential and bellicose Israel lobby.

American-Israeli opinion maker and lobbyist Emily Schrader is one of those calling for the hostilities to continue, going so far as to claim that Trump “is in bed with Qatar”.

Although the stated goal of the Israeli and then US attacks on Iran was initially claimed to be to eliminate the country’s ability to develop nuclear weapons, a long line of Israeli and neoconservative American voices have quickly shifted focus and are now demanding that the Iranian regime be overthrown – with US help.

After Trump criticized Israel in harsh terms and ordered the country’s military to stop bombing Iran, the Israeli lobby’s anger was not long in coming – and several of the figures who recently praised Trump for bombing Iranian nuclear facilities are now trying to discredit the president and portray him as an enemy.

One of those most upset that Trump has taken a stand against Israel’s bombing is Emily Schrader, who has long been involved in two issues: overthrowing and replacing the Iranian regime and increasing US support for Israel.

The lobbyist, who has both US and Israeli citizenship, claims that Trump “is in bed with Qatar” because he has demanded that the bombings stop.

“It must be done”

She also states that Iran’s leadership must be overthrown – and claims that no other alternatives are acceptable.

“The only way to ensure peace in the region is a regime change in Iran. It doesn’t have to be done through war, but it must be done. Trump is painfully naive as to the ideology and motivating factors of the Islamic regime in Iran”, she claims.

In another angry post, she claims that “In the last 24 hours, Donald Trump guaranteed a future war”.

“They’ll discard and mock him”

Critics point out that the Israel lobby is never satisfied – regardless of the concessions and efforts the US makes to appease Tel Aviv – and that they are only interested in supporting Trump if they can exploit him for their own purposes.

“Trump literally bombed Iran – he did that! – for this country’s government. The next day, if he doesn’t obey the next order they make up for him to do, Netanyahuists say he’s part of the Qatar World Conspiracy”, says Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative.

“If this isn’t evidence they’ll discard and mock him once he’s no longer president and they’ve used him, nothing is”, he continues.

The Nordic Times has previously highlighted the remarkable influence of the Israel lobby over American politics – and, among other things, pointed out how AIPAC, the largest pro-Israel lobby group, openly boasted during the last election that almost all the candidates they had financed won their respective elections.

“AIPAC endorsed 362 candidates and won in every primary we had a candidate on the ballot! We helped our friends win and defeated 11 anti-Israel candidates”, they proudly declared.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/alligator-alcatraz-migrant-detention-center-in-florida-to-be-surrounded-by-predators/

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“Alligator Alcatraz”: Migrant detention center in Florida to be surrounded by predators

Population replacement in the West

Published today 10:05
– By Editorial Staff
The initiative is described as highly cost-effective - but condemned by both environmental and immigration activists.
3 minute read
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In the middle of Florida’s swamplands, the state is now building a new migrant detention center. According to the authorities, nature’s own predators will contribute to security—and make the facility both cheap and effective.

The new facility, informally known as “Alligator Alcatraz”, is being built at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, a defunct airport facility 36 miles west of Miami. The site is surrounded by wetlands and swampy areas that are home to alligators, pythons, and other predators.

– You don’t need to invest that much in the perimeter. If people get out, there’s not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons, said Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in a presentation video.

The video describes the detention center as key to implementing President Trump’s plan for mass deportations, accompanied by slow-motion clips of attacking alligators.

Uthmeier calls the project “cost-effective” and describes the area as “an old, virtually abandoned airport facility right in the middle of the Everglades”. According to information from the Department of Homeland Security, the facility is expected to cost the state approximately $450 million per year to operate. He has also confirmed that the Florida National Guard will participate in the operation of the center, which will consist of lighter infrastructure such as tents and trailers.

“Cost-effective and innovative”

The facility is scheduled to be completed in the first week of July and will be one of several temporary facilities that Florida is setting up to meet the increasing strain on the federal system. According to Uthmeier, the federal government has approved the state’s plans to create 5,000 detention places in Florida as early as this summer.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem called the initiative “cost-effective and innovative” in a post on X, highlighting the collaboration with Florida as an example of how capacity can be expanded in a matter of days. The state’s offer to purchase the land from Miami-Dade County for $20 million is based on an executive order from Governor Ron DeSantis and an emergency order from the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

The Minister of Justice assures that the rule of law will be upheld.

– We will give them the legal process that the courts say they are entitled to, Uthmeier said in an interview with conservative commentator Benny Johnson.

Environmental activists are furious

However, the initiative has drawn criticism from political opponents, particularly environmental activists and groups advocating mass immigration. Friends of the Everglades, which took part in a protest against the construction over the weekend, has warned in an open letter that the project threatens an ecologically sensitive area.

The group calls the site “critical to the future of the Everglades” and warns against opening it up to development in what it describes as one of America’s most iconic and vulnerable ecosystems.

– It really strikes you as a clueless idea that was off the cuff, the group’s executive director, Eve Samples, told CNN. She also pointed out that the same site was the subject of protests back in the 1970s, when plans for a huge airport were halted after massive public opposition.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has also expressed concern about the project.

– We continue to have significant concerns about the scope and scale of the state’s effort, particularly regarding the environmental safeguards, she said in a statement, warning that the rapid pace of implementation leaves little time for reflection and risk assessment.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/neocon-senator-pushes-for-regime-change-in-iran-after-iraq-and-afghanistan-disasters/

World

Neocon senator pushes for regime change in Iran after Iraq and Afghanistan disasters

The escalation in the Middle East

Published yesterday 12:59
– By Editorial Staff
Lindsey Graham during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
4 minute read
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After pushing for some of the most disastrous wars in US history, neoconservative Senator Lindsey Graham wants the US to step up its military involvement even further – and for Trump to force regime change in Iran.

Lindsey Graham, from South Carolina, has for decades been one of the most vocal advocates of US wars and military interventions around the world. He has consistently backed calls for new wars and for many years helped to initiate or prolong protracted and disastrous conflicts.

Graham supported the invasions of both Afghanistan and Iraq and has repeatedly called for the US to bomb Iran, overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, invade Libya, and use force to stop North Korea’s nuclear program.

According to analysts, his line is strongly influenced by neoconservative warmongering rather than diplomacy, and even in the Ukraine war, he has been one of the most vocal advocates of increasingly aggressive Western involvement, with constant demands for increased arms deliveries.

Graham also wants the US to further escalate the situation with Iran. He is not satisfied with the US bombing Iranian nuclear facilities, but wants the US to force regime change in the country.

“A new chapter in the Middle East”

Even before the Trump administration joined Israel’s bombing campaign, Graham argued that this was not enough, saying that the US should take strong action to force out the Iranian regime and replace it with another government that better serves the interests of the US and Israel.

“But here’s the bigger question: Wouldn’t the world be better off if the ayatollahs went away and were replaced by something better? Wouldn’t Iran be better off?” asked the Republican senator, before answering his own question.

“It’s time to close the chapter on the ayatollah and his henchmen. Let’s close it soon and start a new chapter in the Mideast: one of tolerance, hope, and peace”, he declared.

In recent days, the bellicose senator has repeated the message that the US should force regime change in interviews and on social media, stating that “it is time to end the madness in Iran”.

Trump wants to “make Iran great again”

This stance also seems to have gained some support from President Trump, who recently hinted that the US – despite promises to the contrary – may still use military force to overthrow the current regime.

“It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change’, but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!” he wrote on his own platform, Truth Social.

Graham was quick to praise the president’s statement and stated that the Iranian regime must change “either through their behavior or new leadership”.

“who in their right mind would want this regime to continue the status quo, attacking their neighbors, oppressing their people, and being the largest state sponsor of terrorism on the planet? If you like that, you’re a sick puppy. Count me in for any way possible to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN by making it decent again”, the senator said.

Harmful influence

It is difficult to determine exactly how many people have lost their lives in the wars that Graham has helped to incite, but the Iraq War alone is estimated to have cost around one million lives. In Afghanistan, the Taliban are back in power, and in Syria, Islamists with ties to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State are now in control.

Many of Trump’s supporters have long been critical of the influence that Lindsey Graham and other neoconservative Republicans still wield, pointing out that they appear to serve interests other than those of the American people.

Others have noted that Trump’s voter base elected the president precisely to avoid unnecessary and protracted major wars and instead focus on the US – and that people like Graham should therefore be kept as far away from influence as possible.

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https://nordictimes.com/world/greene-trump-has-betrayed-maga-to-please-the-war-hawks/

World

Greene: Trump has betrayed MAGA to please the war hawks

Donald Trump's USA

Published yesterday 11:41
– By Editorial Staff
Marjorie Taylor Greene emphasizes that Trump promised an end to US involvement in foreign wars.
3 minute read
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MAGA figure and Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has sharply criticized Donald Trump and his administration’s decision to join Israel’s war against Iran.

In an emotional social media post, the prominent Trump supporter accuses the president of betraying his campaign promises and the ideals of the MAGA movement.

Greene, who is one of the most popular figures in the movement, points out that she herself invested significant resources in supporting Trump and his agenda:

“I spent millions of my own money and TRAVELED THE ENTIRE COUNTRY campaigning for President Trump and his MAGA agenda and his promises”.

She emphasizes that the original MAGA movement was built on three central promises: “No more foreign wars. No more regime change. World peace”.

According to Greene, it was precisely these promises that the people voted for – and expected to be fulfilled. But just six months into the new presidential term, she sees a development that is moving in the opposite direction:

“Only 6 months in and we are back into foreign wars, regime change, and world war 3”.

“A complete bait”

Greene describes Trump’s actions as a huge betrayal of voters and accuses the president of giving in to forces she believes are far removed from MAGA’s core principles:

“It feels like a complete bait and switch to please the neocons, warmongers, military industrial complex contracts, and neocon tv personalities that MAGA hates and who were NEVER TRUMPERS!”

In the post, she emphasizes that her fight is about the future of her children and their generation:

“I will literally fight ANYONE for their future. And their future and their entire generation’s future MUST be free of America LAST foreign wars that provoke terrorists attacks on our homeland, military drafts, and NUCLEAR WAR”.

“Trump is not a king”

Greene also emphasizes that MAGA is and should be a free movement with high standards – not some fanatical cult where Trump is the autocratic leader who cannot be questioned.

“Contrary to brainwashed Democrat boomers think and protest about, Trump is not a king, MAGA is not a cult, and I can and DO have my own opinion”.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of relatively few high-ranking politicians in the AIPAC-dominated Republican Party who has openly and vocally opposed US involvement in Israel’s war against Iran.

This, in turn, has led neoconservative activists and pro-Israel lobbyists to target her and launch smear campaigns on social media, where she is repeatedly described as a “traitor” for not wanting to drag the US into another potentially major war.

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