Ye to Ambassador Haley

Tuesday Tally, Arab  Insanity Edition

The Trump Administration and Ambassador Haley simply explained reality to the UN and the Arabs. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.

Sometimes you really have to wonder what is wrong with these people. What does reality mean in a region where hundreds of millions think Mossad controls the US, Imams proclaim the world is flat and the Saudi government funds textbooks explaining all the scientific truths in the Koran.

With that in mind here are four bits of Arab....we don't don't even know what to call it...Arab insanity?

1-The Khartoum Statement: After the Israelis deep fried the Arab's kabob in the '67 War the Arab League met at Khartoum and issued its infamous 'Three No's'; no peace, no negotiation, no recognition.

2-Egyptian Delusions: Did you know that the Egyptians think they won the '73 War? Stop laughing....no stop. Yes its true. We've patiently explained to more than one Egyptian that the Israelis took their Sphinx and neutered it. Ok, I guess Egypt won, if by winning you mean watching the Israelis smash one Egyptian army on the east bank of Suez, cross over to the west bank, smash another army and let the survivors go out of the goodness of their little Hebrew hearts. By that standard the Egyptians have 'won' four wars with the Israelis.

3- Al Jazeera, et al: When Arab 'news' networks, faker than CNN by the way, broadcast from Jerusalem they always say they are broadcasting from 'Occupied Jerusalem'.

4- Andy McNabb. In his book, Bravo Two Zero, SAS commando Andy McNabb explains that when he was captured he couldn't convince the Iraqis that he wasn't Israeli until he dropped his pants and showed them he wasn't circumcised. Seriously.

Let's wrap this up with our new favorite joke:

After the '67 war the Soviets summon Nasser to Moscow to explain the unholy shelacking they just took. Nasser says, 'Gentlemen you have it all wrong. We have studied Soviet tactics and history and your Great Patriotic War. We have lured the Jews into the Sinai...now we wait for winter!'

Want a Riot, a Pali Riot, Want a Riot, a Riot of my Own

Yesterday in Jerusalem and the Palestinian authority we saw some rather pro-forma riots. This is old hat, frankly and we are not impressed. Meanwhile Hezbollah and Hamas are calling for a 3rd Intifada:

Security personnel were preparing for riots on Friday in Jerusalem and the West Bank, amid predictions that Palestinians and Israeli Arabs will escalate their protests against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

A Palestinian Day of Rage (TM) to be followed by the Day of Hysteria, the Day of Regret and finally The Day of Mom is soooo Pissed.

Needless to say we don't take any of this seriously.

European leaders have their knickers in a twist. We've assembled a handy chart matching leaders wither their preferred negative adjective:

EU                   'serious concern'
UN                   'great anxiety'
May                  'unhelpful'
Macron             'regrettable'

There followed the inevitable calls for meetings and summits.

Speaking of pro-forma, the Arab world has issued its standard condemnations. However these governments have to deal with the problem of realty. We suspect Jordan is happy, this will keep the 'Palestinian Street' busy for a while. The military government of al-Sisi can use this to keep their seething masses occupied as well. As far as the house of Saud is concerned, don't kid yourself, reader(s), they couldn't care less.

Certainly not with their budding and not so secret anti-Iran alliance with, you know, Israel.

So have fun with this, Palestinians. It'll be a riot.

Throws like a girl. Is that your sister's hijab?

This Year in Jerusalem

Today President Trump will declare Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and announce plans to move the US Embassy there.

Via the Times of Israel:

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump will announce in a speech on Wednesday that he is formally recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, while asking the State Department to formulate a plan for moving the US embassy there from Tel Aviv, White House officials confirmed Tuesday evening.

Most Americans are thinking, 'Jerusalem isn't the capital of Israel?'

It is, but most nations don't recognize that, certainly not the Arabs. For example. Al Jizz 'reporters' in the city always announce they're broadcasting from 'Occupied Jerusalem', while the sexual-predators in the American media usually refer to 'Arab East Jerusalem' whatever that means.

Jerusalem was divided until 1967 and the Wailing Wall of Solomon's Temple was in enemy hands. During the war Israeli Paratroopers liberated the east and reunited the capital. For for the first time in 2000 years the temple was in Jewish hands.

This led to the most iconic photo in Israeli history:

Those are the Paratroopers standing before the wall.

The wall and the Jewish holy sites are in the eastern part of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is the physical capital of Israel and the spiritual center of Judaism. Most Jewish observances end with 'Next Year in Jerusalem.' It was necessary after 2000 years of exile.

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