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Uncle Joe

(58,363 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2024, 02:38 PM Mar 22

Opinion: What world is Jared Kushner living in?

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Still, Palestinian rage has been building for years, and Kushner, as then-President Donald Trump’s shadow secretary of state, helped contribute to this, something Kushner seems to be blissfully unaware of.

The pace of new West Bank settlements built by the Israelis accelerated during Kushner’s tour of duty as the self-appointed Middle East peace czar, according to analyses by The Associated Press, and the Trump administration publicly took the position that these new settlements were not illegal, reversing decades of US policy on the issue.

The Trump administration also moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, something previous administrations had avoided doing because Palestinians also regard Jerusalem as their capital, and Muslims look upon it as a sacred city because the al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem is the third holiest site in Islam.

When the US embassy opened in Jerusalem, Kushner declared, “Peace is within reach.” Meanwhile, in a telling split screen, Israeli forces in Gaza were simultaneously killing dozens of Palestinians protesting the opening of the embassy.

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/21/opinions/jared-kushner-gaza-israel-palestine-property-bergen/index.html

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Opinion: What world is Jared Kushner living in? (Original Post) Uncle Joe Mar 22 OP

Kushner's, old family friends with the Netanyahu's. What else should we expect? Walleye Mar 22 #1

The Trumps and Kushners live in their own rarefied world. Irish_Dem Mar 22 #2

Why nothing stinks inside their own fart bubble Blue Owl Mar 22 #4

He's a f**king joke. SWBTATTReg Mar 22 #3

"Blissfully aware" is more like it. Pinback Mar 22 #5

Spot-on statement and Prof. Toru Tanaka Mar 22 #6

Exactly. 2naSalit Mar 22 #7

Walleye

(31,025 posts)

1. Kushner's, old family friends with the Netanyahu's. What else should we expect?

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2024, 02:49 PM

Mar 22

Irish_Dem

(47,107 posts)

2. The Trumps and Kushners live in their own rarefied world.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2024, 02:54 PM

Mar 22

Where money and power are the only things that matter.

The lives and welfare of anyone other than themselves is totally unimportant
and never given a thought.

Blue Owl

(50,383 posts)

4. Why nothing stinks inside their own fart bubble

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 22, 2024, 02:59 PM

Mar 22

SWBTATTReg

(22,129 posts)

3. He's a f**king joke.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2024, 02:59 PM

Mar 22

Pinback

(12,155 posts)

5. "Blissfully aware" is more like it.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2024, 03:00 PM

Mar 22

They know exactly what they’re doing. Starving Palestinians and stealing their land would help Kushner acquire a few choice properties on the sea coast. It’s a feature, not a byproduct.

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(1,962 posts)

6. Spot-on statement and

Reply to Pinback (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 22, 2024, 03:46 PM

Mar 22

it agrees perfectly with Irish Dem’s post. In the end, Kushner and Trump are soulless and only care about money and power.

2naSalit

(86,634 posts)

7. Exactly.

Reply to Pinback (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 22, 2024, 04:02 PM

Mar 22

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