“That was quick you may think. Yesterday it was 7, and today 8. Yes 8 wars in 8 months. I count this one. The hostages are back. ” Trump to the Kneset, today.
News broke as I was staying with Philip and Stephanie in Lewis. ‘I don’t want him to succeed’, I said ashamedly – ‘Of course, I want the war to end, the terrible suffering of Gazians, but not by Donald Trump – i cannot bear the thought of his gloating and affirmation of his position’. But the next morning I relented: may be a bully is needed to meet an (Israeli) bully. He can fail yet on the economy, which is what I, in my little field, am hoping for.
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