{"id":199098,"date":"2019-12-11T07:25:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T07:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=199098"},"modified":"2019-12-15T08:20:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T08:20:38","slug":"the-biggest-thing-you-did-for-israel-was-breaking-iran-deal-adelson-tells-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=199098","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The biggest thing you did for Israel\u2019 was breaking Iran deal \u2014 Adelson tells Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philip Weiss \u2013 Mondoweiss Dec 9, 2019<\/h1>\n
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Miriam and Sheldon Adelson present Trump with a menorah, Dec. 7, 2019. Israeli American Council national summit. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s speech to the Israeli American Council on Saturday night in the presence of his biggest donors, Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, has caused some shock waves. Largely because he referred to Jewish wealth. Here are some surprises from the speech.<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest thing Trump did for Israel was breaking the Iran deal, per Sheldon Adelson:<\/span><\/p>\n

I said to Sheldon, \u201cWhat do you think was bigger? \u2026 Israel and the embassy going in, and it became Jerusalem, the capital of Israel? Or the Golan Heights [recognition as Israeli territory]?\u201d He said, \u201cNeither.\u201d I said, \u201cWhat do you mean \u2018neither,\u2019 Sheldon?\u201d He said, \u201cThe biggest thing you did for Israel was breaking up and terminating the horrible, one-sided, catastrophic deal that was made by President Obama.\u201d (Applause.) Right?<\/span><\/p>\n

I said, \u201cI never thought of it that way, Sheldon, but I agree with you. If you want to know the truth, I agree with you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

(In 2015, Trump said of Adelson supporting a then-rival<\/strong><\/span>:<\/a> \u201cSheldon Adelson is looking to give big dollars to [Marco] Rubio because he feels he can mold him into his perfect little puppet.\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump says American Jews don\u2019t love Israel enough \u2014 a continuation of his Jews are disloyal to Israel theme<\/strong><\/span><\/a> of last summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have to get the people of our country, of this country, to love Israel more. I have to tell you that. We have to do it. We have to get them to love Israel more. Because you have people that are Jewish people, that are great people \u2014 they don\u2019t love Israel enough. You know that. You know that. (Applause.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump says Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, BDS, is catching on inside the Democratic Party. Some politicians want to \u201cbully\u201d Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

As President, I want to be very clear my administration vigorously condemns the BDS campaign against Israel. (Applause.) But sadly, BDS has also made disturbing headway on American college campuses. You know that, don\u2019t you?\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Shockingly, a number of far-left members of Congress have also recently joined the international effort to bully, attack, and denigrate Israel. And it\u2019s incredible what\u2019s been happening with your Congress. Ten years ago, it was unthinkable. Six years ago, it was pretty unthinkable. And now, to see what\u2019s going on and to watch Nancy Pelosi and these people be pushed around is unbelievable\u2026 Earlier this year, a number of prominent Democrat lawmakers sponsored legislation to support the BDS movement. You know that, right? Outrageously, the resolution compared boycotting Israel to boycotting Nazi Germany, a grave insult to the memory of the 6 million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust. You remember that, don\u2019t you, where this was just put before Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is different. This is different than what it was. This couldn\u2019t have happened 10 years ago; couldn\u2019t have happened. Twenty years ago, it would have been impossible. Ten years ago, it would have been impossible. You\u2019ve got to be very careful. Make no mistake: Radical lawmakers who support the BDS movement are advancing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic propaganda. And Americans will not stand for it. We\u2019re not going to stand for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump brags of flipping off 40 global leaders who called to try to stop him from recognizing Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital (he has told this story before, never so brocaded).<\/span><\/p>\n

Many, many [U.S.] Presidents said they were going to move the embassy to Jerusalem. And they never did it. And I understand why they never did it. They never did it because when they thought I was going to do it, and when they heard that I was going to make an announcement in two weeks, I started getting calls from everyone. I got calls from presidents. I got calls from prime ministers. I got calls from kings and queens. I got calls from everyone. (Laughter.) \u201cDon\u2019t do it. Don\u2019t do it, please.\u201d Don\u2019t do it. It will be terrible if you do it. It will be horrible if you do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And I heard this from many people. And then the time came closer and closer, and I did something that was smart, because I learned then and there \u2014 for that two-week period, I was inundated \u2014 I learned why other Presidents, in all fairness to them, why they made the campaign promise but why they never got it off: Because they were besieged by foreign leaders. The top, the biggest people in the world called them. You wouldn\u2019t believe how many; some countries you never even heard of were calling. (Laughter.) I said, \u201cWhat\u2019s that country all about?\u201d (Laughter.)<\/span><\/p>\n

And about a week and a half out, I said, \u201cListen, tell these people I\u2019m going to call them back. I\u2019m so busy.\u201d (Laughter and applause.) True. I said, \u201cTell them I\u2019m going to call them back. I\u2019ll get to them as soon as I can.\u201d And one week went by, and then three days went by, and then I made the announcement at the White House that we\u2019re moving the embassy to Jerusalem and that Jerusalem will be the capital of Israel. Finally, somebody said it. Right? (Applause.)\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

So these days went by, and then I made the phone calls. And I\u2019d call up the kings and I\u2019d call up the queens, and I\u2019d call up everybody \u2014 the presidents, the prime ministers. I\u2019d say, \u201cHi, I\u2019m sorry, I couldn\u2019t get back to you quickly\u201d \u2014 (laughter) \u2014 \u201cbut what\u2019s up?\u201d (Laughter and applause.) \u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump says he learned the trick of not calling people back from Sheldon Adelson:<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, I learned all these tricks from Sheldon. So, you know. (Laughter.)\u00a0So I call: \u201cHi, King. What\u2019s up? What\u2019s happening?\u201d (Laughter.) He said, \u201cI wanted to tell you I didn\u2019t like you doing that with Israel.\u201d \u201cOh, man! I wish I called you back a little sooner. I\u2019m sorry.\u201d (Laughter.) Call a president: \u201cWhat\u2019s up, President?\u201d \u201cI wanted to tell you not to do that, sir. But you\u2019ve done it.\u201d What can I \u2014 \u201cYeah, I wish \u2014 you know, I wish I could have gotten you sooner, but I\u2019m so busy.\u201d (Laughter.) I took about 40 of those calls. Right? Everyone was the same: \u201cI wanted to tell you\u2026\u201d I said, \u201cBut, you know, in the meantime, it opened and it was, you know, really pretty amazing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump says there was no violence associated with his announcement. In fact Jerusalem was an impetus for the Great March of Return in Gaza, where hundreds have been killed and thousands maimed by Israeli live fire at the Gaza fence.<\/span><\/p>\n

And it was a big deal, and it was great. And a day went by, and a second day went by, and there was no violence. I heard there was going to be massive violence. They showed violence \u2014 because about 20 people were violent in the front row, but there was nobody behind them. So CNN had the cameras very low, pointing to the sky. It\u2019s true. (Laughter and applause.) It\u2019s true.<\/span><\/p>\n

They said, \u201cMassive crowds have gathered. Massive crowds.\u201d And I looked, I said, \u201cThat\u2019s a strange angle. I\u2019ve never seen that angle.\u201d (Laughter.) It was like \u2014 you had a cameraman sitting on the floor pointing up. But every once in a while, you say, \u201cThere\u2019s nobody behind the people in the front row. What\u2019s going on?\u201d (Laughter.) And it was a con. It was fake news as usual.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump speaks of Jews with wealth who will be opposed to Democratic progressive tax legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n

A lot of you are in the real estate business because I know you very well. You\u2019re brutal killers. (Laughter.) Not nice people at all. But you have to vote for me; you have no choice. You\u2019re not going to vote for Pocahontas [his slur for Elizabeth Warren], I can tell you that. (Laughter and applause.) You\u2019re not going to vote for the wealth tax. \u201cYeah, let\u2019s take 100 percent of your wealth away.\u201d No, no. Even if you don\u2019t like me; some of you don\u2019t. Some of you I don\u2019t like at all, actually. (Laughter.) And you\u2019re going to be my biggest supporters because you\u2019ll be out of business in about 15 minutes, if they get it. So I don\u2019t have to spend a lot of time on that.<\/span><\/p>\n

The comments have drawn widespread criticism<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for fueling<\/a><\/strong><\/span> a prejudice against Jews<\/strong><\/span><\/a> as wealthy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump says if anyone can make a deal between Israel and Palestine, it\u2019s Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, who \u201cloves Israel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And we have a lot of politicians here tonight, but I have to ask a man that happens to be a truly brilliant young man. I\u2019m a little bit prejudiced when I say that. But he loves Israel and he\u2019s fighting hard for Israel. He wants to make peace with your neighbors. And a lot of people say that can\u2019t be done. A lot of people say it can\u2019t be done; it\u2019s the hardest of all deals.<\/span><\/p>\n

I love deals, and I used to hear the toughest of all deals is peace with Israel and the Palestinians. They say that\u2019s the toughest of all deals. But if Jared Kushner can\u2019t do it, it can\u2019t be done. (Applause.) Thank you, Jared. Thank you, Jared. Incredible job he\u2019s doing. He wants to see that. And he loves Israel \u2014 that, I can tell you.<\/span><\/p>\n

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