And Now, Just A Few Words From Some Of The Winners

Does it really surprise anyone that the new Congress is out for vengeance?  They've hated Trump for over 10 years.  So, it seems to follow to these Democrats at least, that they should hate anyone and everyone who has ever been affiliated with Trump in any way.  

Robert Garcia is a Democratic Representative from California.  It appears that the first words he could think of after the election were "lawyer up."  Nothing like threatening your political opponents.  I hated that when Trump ran the first time he encouraged cries of "lock her up," about Hillary Clinton, at his rallies.  I said "are we going to become like a third world country and lock up opposition party members."  I was pleased when he backed off of those comments.

But Garcia is on the march:  "We're already looking at Susie Wiles (for investigation)...just because you're no longer in the Administration, whether your name is Susie Wiles, whether it's Kimberly Guilfoyle, whether it's Corey Lewandowski, whether it's Kristi Noem, you are being investigated and there needs to be accountability."  Accountability?  I guess Representative Garcia has already determined that they are guilty of something.  "Off with her head!" So said the Red Queen of Alice.  Alice:  "But what about the trial?"  The Queen:  "We'll have the trial afterwards." 

Here was Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass):  "They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we'll be printing."  Nice.  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY):  "There are going to be many many many investigations."  How many?  Representative-elect Richard Ojeda (D-NC):  "I wanna vote to impeach this entire Administration, but when it comes to Donald Trump - no.  If we impeach Donald Trump we martyr him."  Oh, c'mon, Rep.-elect Ojeda.  You know your party wants another phony third impeachment of Trump.  Even without Trump, we may be looking at hundreds of impeachments.  Going to be a primetime TV production like the J6 hearings?

Representative Pete Aguilar (D-CA, and Dem.Caucus Chair):  "We're going to hold the companies, government officials and Trump Administration accountable."  What can I say?  We have more than our share of loonies in California.  Also see Robert Garcia, above.  Here's a good one, by Representative Yassamin Ansari:  "I also think that people down the chain at the Pentagon who carry out these orders need to be investigated."  Is she looking to go after our military?  Say what you want about Hegseth, but military recruitment numbers are up - a lot - under this Secretary of Defense.  Then again, the Left is not too fond of the police or the military, so maybe she does want to see a reduced military size.  Because the world is not that dangerous, right?

I don't want to leave out Representative Analilia Mejia, from my home state of NJ:  "We're going to toss out subpoenas like Mardi Gras beads."  Although Rachel Maddow is not a member of Congress, this is interesting.  Referring to immigrant detention centers around the country, she said they would hold 70,000 to 100,000 people.  (This post is not about the issue of illegal immigration - which I oppose.  I have never opposed legal immigration.  I understand that Democrats generally do not make that distinction.)  But Maddow went on to claim that those detention centers would also be used to lock up Trump's political opponents, by which she means anyuone who has criticized Trump.  Such as herself.  Rachel, I've criticized Trump.  I'm not worried about it.  Chill.  Anyway, who is seeking to investigate all Trump Administration officials?  See above.

Here are a few words from Shelly Headen, newly elected to the North Carolina legislature.  Headen:  "I think our only hope is an attack on US soil...preferably Alabama, Louisiana...where the stupid people live."  You know - the Red states.  And, she claimed the damage done by Trump was "getting close to surpassing Hitler."  Sick.  And this about MAGA:  the "MAGA cult may be more destructive and evil than the Nazis."  Wow!  That's something.  The Nazis started World War II.  That war resulted in an estimated 20 to 25 million military deaths, and 50 to 56 million civilian deaths.  When Republicans talk about Trump Derangement Syndrome, Shelly Headen is a perfect example of what they mean.  Her comments are truly insane.    

I'll end with 2 final comments.  1.  Given all of the above, I hope that Trump grants a blanket pardon to everyone who has ever served in his Administration, and that includes those serving in the military.  2.  I predict that every potential Republican candidate for president in 2028 will be investigated by this Congress.  All with the goal, of course, of establishing permanent one-party rule.  Because that has worked out so well in California.

November, 2026 Election Post-Mortem

I don't think there is a better way to describe what happened.  Republicans got...take your pick...trounced, shellacked, thrashed.  First, let's look at the numbers.  The Senate had a Republican majority of 53 to 45 for the Democrats, with an additional 2 independents caucusing with the Democrats.  Now, the Senate has flipped to 55 Democrats and 44 Republicans, with Alaska still undecided.  But Texas and Mississippi both went Democrat. 

In the House, the Republicans had 218 seats to the Democrats 212.  Post election, NBC has projected 259 seats for the Democrats to 176 for the Republicans.  Republicans fared no better in the Governor races.  Before the election there were 26 Republican governors and 24 Democrats.  Now, there will be 30 Democratic governors and 20 Republicans.  As for the state legislatures, Republicans had held the edge with 28 and 18 for the Democrats, with 3 states having split state houses.  Nebraska is the outlier with a single, nonpartisan legislative body.  Now, the Democrats will have control in 24 states, with the Republicans having 22 states.  2 states are split, and 2 remain undecided (last I checked).  

There have been many analyses about why things turned out as they did.  Let's look at what the Vice President said.  "The reason we lost is the war...the President himself said so..."  I think that Trump made a couple of big mistakes regarding the war, which I supported.  First, he announced it on Truth Social.  Are you kidding me, Trump?  Who gives a damn about Truth Social.  So, maybe your base reads that.  So what?  You needed to give an address to the nation from the Oval Office explaining why we are going to war. 

If Trump didn't know what to say, I could have written that speech for him.  I would have explained that Iran has been at war with us since 1979.  Then I would I would enumerated the list of attacks by Iran on America, American citizens and American military bases.  Starting with the taking of American hostages in 1979.  And including the killing of Americans by Iran's proxies in Hamas and Hezbollah.  And I would have quoted every president from Bill Clinton forward saying Iran must never be allowed to get nuclear weapons.  And I would have explained how the JCPOA was not working.  An easy speech, but an important speech.  

Trump's next mistake was agreeing to any pause in the war.  And saying/pretending that there can be serious and legitimate negotiations with the Ayatollahs.  That's a joke.  I have been following the issue of Iranian nukes for over 20 years.  Each time Iran would feign interest in making some deal, while continuing to build up their nuclear facilities, even resulting in Obama having to announce the location of a previously undisclosed secret facility.  Very disappointing, President Trump.   

What else did Vance say?  Citing who he described as a "smart" pollster, Vance said there were 4 things Republicans need to do to get the voters back.  1.  End the war.  (Me:  win the war!  See above.)  2.  Affordability/cost of living.  With restaurant prices way up since Covid started, I still see people eating out all the time.  Gas prices were the issue.  3.  Make America first.  Trump clearly did that...unless you completely and foolishly oppose all foreign aid - such as to Ukraine and Israel.

4.  "Change our relationship to Israel."  Nice to see our Republican Vice President siding with the Democrats.  He is the kind of friend I would never want to have - run at the first sign of trouble.  Are you truly unable to state the case for arguably our best ally in the world - Israel?  Do you truly not know all the many ways the United States benefits from our relationship with Israel?  America is safer thanks to Israel.  Maybe the Vice President ought to read my blog posts and learn a few things.  

One thing is certain.  Vance is trying to distance himself from Trump, and the Administration of which he is a part, after the beating the Republicans just took.  Because there is no doubt he plans on seeking the 2028 Republican nomination for President.  I, for one, pray that he does not get it.

Want To Run As A Democrat? Prove You Hate Israel. Part III

It's a sure sign that Democrats hate Israel when they refuse to take money from AIPAC (The American-Israel Public Affairs Committee).  AIPAC actually donates to campaigns of candidates from both parties, as long as that candidate supports Israel.  But now, the Left and the Islamists running for office say that Israel commits genocide, and is an apartheid state, and a colonial state.  All lies.  Doesn't matter.  Democratic candidates cannot run away from AIPAC fast enough.  

Here are a bunch of possible presidential candidates who felt the need to publicly announce they refuse to take money from AIPAC.  That is the way to virtue signal to the Democratic base, which now opposes Israel.  Gavin Newsom, Governor of California; Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania; Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky; JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Representative from New York; Cory Booker, Senator from New Jersey; Ruben Gallego, Senator from Arizona; Elissa Slotkin, Senator from Michigan; Rahm Emanuel, former Representaive from Illinois and former Chicago Mayor and former Obama Chief of Staff; Seth Moulton, Representative from Massachusetts.  All let us know they won't take AIPAC money.

Then of course we have Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City; Graham Platner, former Senate candidate from Maine; Abdul El-Sayed, Senate candidate from Michigan;  Aisha Wahab, Representative from California; Darializa Avila Chevalier, candidate for Representative from New York; Claire Valdez, candidate for Representative from New York; Penny Flanagan, candidate for Senate from Minnesota.  I could go on, but you probably get the picture.  Democratic candidates from all over the country announced their refusal to take money from AIPAC.  Given that the mere name "AIPAC," and any affiliation with them, is now seen as an impediment to winning Democratic primaries, and losing support in the general election, we see the public virtue signaling by these Democratic candidates.  

AIPAC is not an Israeli organization.  It was started by Americans to support Israel.  But, in terms of foreign donations for lobbying for the last ten years (2016 to 2025), China leads the list with over $562 million dollars.  Where do the Middle Eastern countries fall?  4th is Saudi Arabia with over $421 million dollars.  8th is the UAE with over $269 million dollars.  9th is Qatar with also over $269 million dollars.  Rounding out the top ten is Israel, with over $214 million dollars.

However, in terms of foreign influence, the above numbers are pennies.  According to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Qatar alone has given $6 billion to $8 billion (that's Billion) dollars to US universities.  Not to mention the tens of millions to think tanks, and the billions spent in various sectors of our society.  Compare all that money to the $50 million dollars to $100 million dollars spent by AIPAC.  

Here is an unrelated, but very important story, from the Media Research Center (MRC).  When you get an iphone, Apple News is already installed.  MRC did an analysis of the top 20 stories from September 15 through September 30.  Not one single story had a positive take on Republican priorities, but there were 84 negative headlines.  That very much reminded me of when Trump was running (not sure which time) and just before the election, the Sunday New York Times Opinion section had 10 or 12 pages of Op-Eds.  Every single one was anti-Trump.  Somehow, the "paper of record" (their claim) could not locate one single conservative commentator to write a pro-Trump Op-Ed.  

"All the news that's fit to print" (their logo) has more often than not been "All the news that fits our agenda."  However, as I believe in giving credit where credit is due, it was the Times that broke the story about the Democrats seeming to collude to find another person named Dan Sullivan to run for Senate in Alaska against the incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan, while Mary Peltola is the Democratic candidate.  The idea was to draw votes away from the Republican incumbent by hoping the public would be confused and vote for this other "shill" Dan Sullivan, and help Mary Peltola win.  As they say, politics is dirty business - and Democrats excel at it.

Want To Run As A Democrat? Prove You Hate Israel. Part II

In Part III of my last post (Why Do Democrats Want To End The U.S. - Israeli Relationship), I briefly touched on Obama's comments about Israel (4th paragraph down).  I would like to elaborate on that because not only does it bear repeating, it is deserving of a further discussion.  In speaking in Belfast, Obama agreed that it was undeniable that Jews in Europe had been persecuted.  Nice of him to concede that.  Actually, however, Jews were not just persecuted.  They were slaughtered en masse during the Holocaust.  And, of course, expelled from countries like Spain and Britain.  

Obama:  Jews "took land off people and they were excessive."  Let's ignore the 3000 year history of the Jewish people in the land.  It was the land of Canaan.  Yes, we had the Philistines.  Then we had the Romans renaming the area Syria/Palaestina.  But 2000 years ago there was a country of Israel on the land.  Then more invaders.  There was never a country of Palestine.

Let's ignore that after WWI, much of the land that had been under the control of the Ottomans for 400 years, was then controlled by Britain and France.  Britain had a Mandate from the League of Nations to have control over the land that later became Israel and Jordan.  France had control of the area that later became Syria and Lebanon.  Let's ignore the fact that the Arab world announced in advance of the UN vote partioning the Mandate, that they would never accept a Jewish state on that land, land that had been the Jews for thousands of years.  Ignore the fact that the UN resolution divided what had been the British Mandate into a Jewish state and an Arab state.  

Not surprisingly, Obama has had no hesitation campaigning for the most extreme Democratic candidates - Leftists/socialists and Islamists.  Such as Angie Nixon, running for the US Senate in Florida.  And Abdul El-Sayed, running for the US Senate in Michigan.

Let's ignore the fact that the Jews accepted the tiny piece of land given to them by the UN vote.  But rather than make a state for themselves, the Arabs made war on the Jews.  Ignore the fact that Arabs had been killing Jews in the Mandate area back in the 1920's.  Ignore that Jews actually bought land from Arabs.  Something which the Palestinians no longer allow.  In fact, it is a crime that can be punishable by death.  Apartheid anyone?  

And then, apparently justifying the atrocities of October 7, 2023, Obama said this:  "those people understandably said, 'this is injustice, and I want my land back.'"  Really?  Maybe the Jewish people/Israel want all the land taken from them over the millenia.  Maybe the Native Americans want America back.  Who gets Kashmir - India or Pakistan?  What about the over one million Christians displaced from their homes throughout the Middle East by Muslims?  Homes and communities that they lived in for centuries.  When do they get their land back?  What about the approximately 800,000 Jews displaced from their centuries long homes in Arab countries, after Israel declared its independence?  Do they get anything back?  

Does anybody notice that all these people on the Left have no problem singling out Jews as being the problem?  Imagine if people were singling out blacks.  Would anybody on the Left tolerate that?  I don't think so.  But all kinds of lies can be told about Jews by prominent Democrats.  And the rest of the party just goes along with it.  Can you imagine the Democratic Party openly supporting a member of the KKK (yes, I know they did in the past)?  But open support for a candidate with a Nazi tattoo?  No problem.  Support for an Islamist, who expresses horrible anti-Israel and anti-Jewish comments?  No problem.  

To recap.  The DSA says support anti-Israel BDS or else.  El-Sayed says Israel is not actually an ally.  One Democrat after the next lies about Israel committing genocide, about Israel being an apartheid state, about the Jews being colonizers in their own land.  And let's not forget the lies being told about AIPAC (the American - Israel Public Affairs Committee).  After all, today's Democrats cannot wait to publicly announce they refuse to accept any money from the AIPAC.  Let's explore that further in Part III.

Want To Run As A Democrat? Prove You Hate Israel. Part I

Did anyone see the ad put out by Rebellion PAC?  It appears that Cenk Uygur, one of the Young Turks (not so young), is behind it.  It is meant to bolster the Senate campaign of Abdul El-Sayed.  And it should be no surprise to anyone that Cenk Uygur is the uncle of Hasan Piker, America hater and Israel hater and Jew hater.  In the ad we see a couple grocery shopping.  The woman tells the man to put back a carton of eggs.  He asks "why?  Don't the kids like eggs anymore?"  She replies, "No, they like eggs, but we have to set that seven dollars aside for killing Palestinians."  She continues:  "Apparently, it's costing us a lot of money to drop bombs on Gaza."  The man replies to this effect:  Don't they (Israelis) also have universal healthcare?  Says the woman:  "yeah, they do.  We're paying for that too, probably."  Then the man says:  "Might as well put the bananas back."  

Then the ad ends saying El-Sayed's opponent, Mike Rogers, cares more about Israel than America.  What a joke.  What a disgusting antisemitic ad.  Israel gets $3.8 billion dollars a year in aid from the US.  Most of which Israel is required to spend here in the US on military hardware.  Last year the PA and Gaza got $565 million dollars in aid from the US.  Overall, they got $4.42 billion dollars.  But there is no concern about the killing done by Hamas.  Remember the 10/7/23 massacre of Israeli men, women and children.  Or, how Hamas tolerates no dissent, with the death penalty carried out against offenders without any trial.  

Of course, the entire premise of the ad is false, as Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza.  (As previously discussed in this blog.)  And the ad makes no sense anyway.  If they don't buy the egss are they giving that money to our government to give to Israel to make/buy bombs?  It's ridiculous, and about as antisemitic as you can get.  I do need to point out that the ad was not done in coordination with El-Sayed's campaign, in order to not violate campaign finance laws.  

As pointed out in the last 3 part post, Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen, with presidential aspirations, seeks to make a political litmus test for those running for office as a Democrat.  What's the test?  Supporting a Palestinian state, consisting of Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.  And, Van Hollen says the US should be on a collision course with the Israeli government if they don't agree to this suicidal establishment of a terrorist state on their borders.  

Nithya Raman is running for Mayor of Los Angeles against incumbent Karen Bass.  Raman is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and has been supported by the local chapter.  However, the national organization voted that Raman will have until Saturday to confirm her support for the BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) movement against Israel or lose their endorsement.  Raman:  "Over the last couple of years I have come to believe strongly that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and I have felt deeply uncomfortable with US tax dollars funding this atrocity."

And now this:  "I believe the best way for working Angelenos to stand in solidarity with Gaza is through non-violent protest, legislative action, and diplomatic pressure, including BDS."  Now, you might ask - what does being the Mayor of Los Angeles have to due with Israel or Gaza?  The antisemitic ad mentioned above criticized Mike Rogers for caring more about Israel than America.  But El-Sayed has had plenty to say about Israel - including that he does not believe that it has the right to exist as a Jewish state.  Now, a candidate for Mayor of a city is chiming in.  Because hatred of Israel has become the motivating factor for Democrats in this election cycle.  

But that is hardly the end of it.  El-Sayed said this:  "I think it's time for us to realize that Israel is actually not our friend."  Israel is actually one of our best friends in the world.  America would be less safe without Israel as our ally.  But maybe El-Sayed prefers that we be friends with Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran.  His family does have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.  

I don't care how many times El-Sayed talks about the Constitution.  Or talks about American values.  He may be a smooth talker, but I don't believe a word he says.  He certainly welcomed the support of America hater Hasan Piker.  The same Piker who said America deserved 9/11.  The same Piker who said "Fuck the Constitution.  I wipe my ass with the Constitution.  It's a piece of paper.  Fuck the Constitution.  Fuck this country."  

Honestly, I'm at a loss for words for anyone who votes for today's Democratic Party.  I know those people hate Trump.  But he's out of office in 2 years.  Is your hatred of Trump worth putting into office America haters, Israel haters and Jew haters.  Because it appears that their influence will continue well beyond the remaining two years of Trump's term.       

Why Do Democrats Want To End The U.S. - Israeli Relationship? Part III

I said I would speak about the DAWN (Democracy for the Arab World) annual gala at which Senator Van Hollen was the keynote speaker.  Who was at the dinner with him?  The Executive Director (Nihad Awad) of CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations).  CAIR, you may recall, was an undicted co-conspirator in the 2007/2008 Holy Land Foundation terror trial.  Awad said he was "happy to see" the Hamas attack of 10/7.  Also present was Francesca Albanese, who, as Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories (the title alone tells you that Israel is guilty) has quite the reputation for being anti-Israel.

Of course, Van Hollen said the usual stuff - Israel being guilty of genocide, Netanyahu being a war criminal.  Of more interest is the the fact that in 2025 DAWN produced a deck of 50 cards with pictures.  Of who?  The 41 board members of AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and its 9 executives.  This was not unlike the cards made by the U.S. of Iraqi officials.  But here, we are talking about the names and faces of American citizens.  DAWN was making AIPAC board members and executives targets.  Because, G-d knows, we haven't seen enough targeting of Jews since 10/7.  Disgusting! 

Let's briefly talk about a couple of other Democrats.  Abdul El-Sayed recently debated Mike Rogers, as both are running for the Senate seat in Michigan.  El-Sayed refuused to say whether Iran or Israel was a bigger danger to the U.S.  Curious.  Iran has been at war with the U.S. for 47 years.  Taking Americans hostage, killing Americans directly and indirectly through their proxies, and targeting American bases throughout the Middle East.  But El-Sayed said he does not consider Israel an ally (of course not) because he alleges Israel somehow forced us into an unnecessary war with Iran.  Which is nonsense.  Again, every president from Bill Clinton forward said Iran must not be allowed to get nuclear weapons.  I believe Trump's first commentss about Iran not being allowed to get nukes dates back to 2011.

Then we have Barack Obama, who started telling lies about Israel his first year in office.  Obama was in Belfast, and had an interview with a Susan McKay.  Apparently referring to the Jews control over Israel, and the reaction of the Palestinians to that, Obama said "those people understandably said, 'This is injustice, and I want my land back.'"  Thank you Obama for justifying the atrocities committed by Hamas on 10/7.  And screw you!

But this is where the Democrats are.  Remember, Van Hollen expects the U.S. to be on a "collision course" with Israel, our best ally in the Middle East, and one of our best allies in the world.  Idiots like Van Hollen do not realize the loss there would be to America if he gets his way.  Israel is on the front lines fighting the same enemies that are enemies of America.  The U.S. holds joint military operations with Israel.  Israel provides unparalleled intelligence to the U.S., with the Mossad being recognized as one of the premier intelligence agencies in the world.  Together with Israel, the best missile defense systems have been developed (Iron Dome, Arrow, David's Sling).  

When Israel receives military hardware from the U.S., do you know what they do?  They improve it.  They make it better.  Only Israel is permitted by the U.S. to "install its own custom software, electonic systems and weapons" (Per AI) onto the F-35 Lightning II (the most advanced fighter jet in the world).  Then the U.S. learns from those modifications.  I could go on and on.  Of course, I need to mention that only Israel is a democracy, with shared values.  No Arab country is considered to be a full democracy.  And many are authoritarian.  

So, what is going on?  Why do Democrats, such as Van Hollen and others, want to throw away one of the most valuable relationships that the U.S. has with another country?  I suppose one could argue that they want to weaken America.  There are those, especially in the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) who believe America is too powerful.  They want to defund the police and the military.  Even though a weaker America makes for a more dangerous world.  And creates a greater danger to the American people.  But maybe the simplest explanation is the best.  It usually is.  Van Hollen and the rest of them are Jew haters.  

How else does one explain the complete lack of outrage over 10/7?  How else does one explain that, at best, these people give lip service to the atrocities committed by Hamas - rape, mutilation, torture and murder.  Even of babies, FFS!  How else to explain the lack of reaction to the Palestinians celebrating as they were committing these atrocities.  Yes, they were celebrating - they even filmed themselves celebrating.  This is a complete erasure of Judeo-Christian values in favor of radical Islam.  Why?  Jew hatred.  And, if people like Van Hollen and other Democrats get their way, they will have significantly increased the danger to all of us.     

Why Do The Democrats Want To End The U.S. - Israeli Relationship? Part II

It should surprise no one that only 26% of Israelis say they would favor a two-state solution.  (Per a 10/26 Gallup poll.)  The real surprise is why anyone would favor a two-state solution, especially after 10/7.  After all, the Hamas leaders said they plan on carrying out further 10/7 style attacks over and over and over again.  And let's not forget the 10/7 attack targeted civilians.  Most analysts agree that the timing of this attack was meant to dissuade Saudi Arabia from joining the Abraham Accords, as the Saudis seemed to be inching torward joining.  And let's not forget the purpose of terrorism.  It is to terrorize a population.  With attacks in the north from Hezbollah and in the south from Hamas, tens of thousands of Israelis have been displaced from their homes.  But isn't that the goal - get the Jews to leave.

A study by the National Mental Health Barometer in Israel found that 15% of the population personally knew someone killed or injured on 10/7.  Compare that to 9/11 here, with only 4% of Americans knowing someone killed or injured.  That's nearly 4 times more for Israelis.  And what about the psychological effects of 10/7?  32% of women ages 18 to 35 were found to have impaired functioning, as was 20% of the overall population.  20%!  1 in 5!  Symptoms include anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress.  Nearly one-third of the population were found to be clinically diagnosed with depression, anxiety or PTSD.  50% said that 10/7 affected their leisure activities.  35% expressed difficulty in forming and maintaining close relationships.  But none of this is of any concern to Senator Van Hollen.

As one Fatah official said:  "We know the trap we have set for Israel by demanding a two-state solution."  This official claimed that within 20 years of having a state, the Palestinians could have an aircraft industry and industrial sector capable of rivaling Israel's.  At that point:  "In my view, the establishment of a Palestinian state would mean the disappearance of the Israeli entity, and the end of global Zionism."  I have no idea why anyone actually believes the conflict with the Palestinians is about land.  I have repeatedly explained that the Arabs were killing Jews in the British Mandate area in the 1920's.  A part of that land later became Israel.  A larger part of that land became Jordan.  And the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem sided with Hitler and against the United States during WWII.  He wanted to have Hitler help him with the Final Solution - against the Jews in the Mandate.  Before there was an Israel.  Nothing has changed.  Hamas is aiming for the Final Solution still, and that was the purpose of 10/7/23.  10/7 was the true genocide.      

Van Hollen is setting the table for how he believes all Democrats must treat Israel.  "The next Democratic president should recognize a state of Palestine that is subject to clear benchmarks, including free and fair elections...the United States should treat Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as part of Palestine."  Sure, what a great idea.  In the last election, 2007, the people of Gaza elected Hamas as their government.  They have had no further elections.  And the West Bank?  Abbas was elected in 2005 to a four year term, and has held no further elections since.  

How is this for a threat against our major ally in the Middle East, and one of our best allies in the world:  "Moving forward will not be easy.  It will place the United States on a collision course with any Israeli government opposed to a Palestinian state."  Only an insane Israeli leader would consider agreeing to a Palestinian state on both their east and southwest borders.  This ass Van Hollen really does not care how many Israelis are killed.  Or if Israel continues to exist.  And, he maligns AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee), made up up Jewish Americans who support Israel, along with Christians who also support Israel, for having the nerve to support the one Jewish state in the world.    

And, he tells the rank and file Democratic voters what to expect.  And he warns any Democrat what their stance about Israel needs to be.  "Primary voters won't trust any Democratic Presidential candidate who does not have a record of moral and strategic clarity on these issues, especially if, as a legislator, he or she voted to send Mr. Netanyahu bombs even as his government imposed a total blockade on Gaza...nor will they support a candidaate who plans to re-enlist the senior Democratic decision makers who whitewashed the truth during the Biden administration and refuse to acknowledge their complicity."   

Wow!  Would Van Hollen like to send former Biden Administration officials to re-education camps?  Like in the Soviet Union or Communist China?  Total blockade on Gaza?  Liar!  If so, how does Hamas manage to get all the automatic weapons, rockets, and all the material to build hundreds of miles of underground tunnels, allowing them to sneak into Israel in order to kill and kidnap Jews.  Total blockade?  Liar!  Hundreds of tons of food have gotten into Gaza, thanks to Israel.  What other country feeds the population of a country that is trying to annihilate them?  

And the threat to other Democrats is clear - support the Palestinians and oppose Israel, or else.  To say that he is encouraging Democrats to be aggressively anti-Israel is a gross understatement.  But I'm curious.  In what way has Hamas been an ally of the United States?  In what way have the Palestinians been allies of the United States?  Doesn't matter.  Doesn't matter if Israel is a great ally of ours.  What is important - hate the Jews.  

(Note.  I said I would say a few words about Van Hollen speaking at DAWN.  And I also have a few words about other Democrats.  Please see Part III.)