You are a liar

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said: “I have never seen killing and destruction like Gaza in all my years as Secretary-General.” According to even the most critical reports, Guterres, 70,000 people were killed in the war in Gaza, a large proportion of them Hamas terrorists. During your years as Secretary-General: more than 600,000 people were massacred or starved to death in Ethiopia. 377,000 died in Yemen — that figure appears in reports issued by your own organization. 150,000 were killed in Sudan and 12 million were displaced. Hundreds of thousands have been buried in Ukraine. You didn’t see it? They died before your eyes. You simply looked the other way, because the Jews couldn’t be blamed.

Now that Yom Kippur is over, I. find out that there was a scurrilous assault launched by shadow actors through Politico on my good friend, David Milstein. They were so cowardly they did not even identify themselves. Rarely has there been a more competent, decent, honorable and patriotic a government servant than David. I knew him both in the Trump 45 term and the Trump 47. He always took time to help, always listened and genuinely considered all views, and genuinely believed in the U.S. mission in the world and to humanity as a whole. He is an exemplary staffer who should be considered for the senior most positions. To attack him on what is the standard way gifts are handled in Jewish weddings is an abomination. I do not know who is behind this assault, but they are slithering low-lifes. A collection of miscreants beneath contempt. It is the prerogative of any American to criticize the government and its officials. But it is a sign of human excrement to launch a personal attack based on a misrepresentation and deliberate distortion of what is a standard wedding custom.

President Trump was right to ban Politico from the White House. And I want to tell you why, and about a specific situation this morning involving my stepson, David Milstein. David is a young man who is about to get married in Israel in October. He works for Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee. In the first Trump term, David worked for David Friedman, the former ambassador to Israel. David is earnest and, hard working. Today, on Yom Kippur, my family and I awakened to one of the most outrageous and disgusting hit pieces written by Politico's Adam Wren. And I must briefly respond to this character-assassination.. First, if David wasn't my stepson, I've no doubt he wouldn't be treated like this. Attacking him like Wren did this morning, weeks before his wedding and on Yom Kippur is truly contemptible. Second, David is not controversial. He does his job professionally, carrying out the administration's policies in his support position to Ambassador Huckabee. He has been accused of multiple lies over the last 17-months, including about a meeting with Pollard -- in which David had no role whatsoever but was asked to attend. And he has been targeted by some of the most reprehensible individuals on the Internet and elsewhere. Third, David did not "solicit cash gifts from Israeli citizens to celebrate his upcoming wedding." David was asked by family members, who live all over the world and throughout the country, about gifts for his upcoming wedding and if he was registered anywhere. David responded to requests by sending an email-message that there was no registration for gifts and suggested an alternative option. The email-message was intended for family and close friends but went to the larger email list of guests. As soon as he realized it went to the larger list, literally in less than 48-hours, he sent another email making clear he would not and could not accept gifts of any kind from the larger group. It is that simple. He was not soliciting cash gifts from Israelis, as Wren sought a hook for his story. Wren then went to cherry-picked anonymous sources to create an entirely false narrative and impression to promote a non-existent controversy about David's clearance, etc. It is a truly unconscionable thing to do, and he did it to further embellish his story, Wren also claims people are afraid of David because I'm his stepfather -- according to more anonymous sources. This is pathetic like the rest of his hit piece. I've been around a long time. I've dealt with the press for decades. This has to be the most appalling and dishonest story of all. Wren knows exactly what he's doing, and he's doing it to one of the most honorable and decent people I know -- my stepson -- who has more integrity in his pinky than Wren will ever have.

Took them almost 3 years to find him. Some IDF Mossad screw up somewhere

I can't begin to describe how genius Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister were. At the time Yes Minister was broadcast I often watched it at the home of someone who was at the level of Sir Humphrey in one of the ministries. He always confirmed its accuracy. Later I worked as a consultant at the highest levels of the civil service and it was attitudes toward Israel and Jews I experienced, only at the very top, which formed part of my decision to move my family to Israel.

Where do I begin? The claim that Palestinians need to be told by the Russian/Chinese to recognize the assault on their sovereignty thereby turning against western interests? The article by default is a parochial perspective. A lot of assertions that on balance is just propaganda

Too funny. See you at The Hague. 🙄

You know this is b******* when this British guy is telling what is good for Americans.

I vehemently disagree, sir, and question your loyalty and allegiance.