 So, Donald Trump, who let me remind you, ran as the law and order candidate, is now explicitly endorsing lawlessness, at least at the international level, because his administration has essentially declared that Israel is above the law. Because all of the illegal settlements that they've been building and continue to build in the West Bank aren't actually illegal according to the United States in spite of what international law says. Not so much in favor of law and order anymore, is he? Yeah. Now, as Laura Jakes and David M. Helpfinger of the New York Times explains, the Trump administration declared on Monday that the United States does not consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank a violation of international law, reversing four decades of American policy and removing what has been an important barrier to annexation of Palestinian territory. The announcement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was the latest political gift from the Trump administration to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has vowed in two elections this year to push for annexation of the West Bank. His chief opponent, Benny Gantz, has until Wednesday night to gather a majority in Israel's parliament, or he will relinquish his chance to form a new government, raising the prospect of a third round of elections. The United States in the past has described the settlements as illegitimate, and Palestinians have demanded the land for a future state, a goal that has been backed by the United Nations, European governments, and American allies across the Middle East. But President Trump has been persistent in changing United States policy on Israel and the Palestinian territories, moves aimed at bolstering political support for Mr. Netanyahu, who has failed to form a government after two rounds of elections with razor-thin outcomes. So according to Donald Trump's administration and now the U.S. government, it is our official position to view Israel's settlements that they are building and continue to build in the West Bank as perfectly legally legitimate. Doesn't matter that international law and international organizations, the UN, have all condemned it. It doesn't matter. We're saying it's fine. So it's fine. Now let me remind you that Donald Trump also moved the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. That is a territory that is disputed, both Israel and Palestine view Jerusalem as their capital. But Trump decided to fan the flames even further and say, you know what, fuck it. I don't actually want a two-state solution. Let's just go ahead and draw a line in the sand right here. We're with Israel. Fuck the Palestinians. That's what his stance towards this issue has been. And it's absolutely disgusting. Also what he's trying to do here is in the event there is a third election that's called, if Benny Gantz can't actually form a government, he's giving Netanyahu a political gift. He's allowing Netanyahu to say, look, look at all the things that I've managed to accomplish as prime minister. I got the U.S. president to not only move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as our rightful capital, but on top of that, he is going to allow us to build more settlements with no condemnation. In fact, he's saying that they're legal in spite of what international law says. The other party can't deliver that for you, but I can. That's what Donald Trump is trying to do. It's sickening. Now, what this is, is Donald Trump throwing red meat to his base in the process? We all know he's going to brag about him being an ally to Israel. And he's going to hope that this helps him politically. Now, Bernie Sanders called it out in, I think, a phenomenal and strong way, saying Israeli settlements in occupied territory are illegal. This is clear from international law and multiple United Nations resolutions. Once again, Mr. Trump is isolating the United States and undermining diplomacy by pandering to his extremist base. And that's exactly it. While Democrats are worried about being accused of shifting too far to the left and trying to hold the center, Donald Trump is continuing to move to the right and pander to the extremists within his base. And in the process, he's making the world a less stable, less peaceful place. It's absolutely morally reprehensible. What Israel is doing should be condemned by everyone and it shouldn't even be controversial. But now the official position of the US government because of Donald Trump is that Israel can just straight up take Palestinian land and there's nothing anyone else can say or do about it because on the UN, we can throw our weight around. We can stop other countries from trying to push back because we have veto power. It's I don't know what to say about this, but, you know, it's it's sickening. So Bernie Sanders time and again has consistently showed that he is the best on this particular issue. Now, when I say the best, don't confuse that for saying that he's perfect because I've been critical of Bernie Sanders as well. In fact, I tweeted about him just last week because I wanted to persuade him to not both sides of the situation because we need to recognize that when it comes to Israel, Palestine, there is a power imbalance here, and we have to acknowledge that like the onus for peace is on Israel. They can end the occupation and end this dispute once and for all. But you know, in spite of my criticisms of Bernie Sanders, no other 2020 candidate has spoken out as forcefully against Israel. Bernie's the best on this issue because Bernie is not afraid to actually call out Israel and call Netanyahu the racist that he is. They sling around words like anti-Semitic if you criticize Israel, but nobody is willing to call out Israel for their racist apartheid state. Bernie Sanders has. Now, again, not perfect on this issue by any stretch of the imagination, but a lot better than everyone else who's running for president. And on top of that, you know, he actually is best suited to get peace in the Middle East because he is Jewish, right? Nobody can accuse him legitimately so of being anti-Semitic for criticizing Israel. So if peace is going to come, Bernie Sanders can potentially be an ally in facilitating peace. But we do have to push Bernie Sanders to be open to the idea of a one state solution and acknowledge the reality of, you know, the fact that the two state solution is probably just dead at this point. I mean, it's a nice little talking point that people like to use. It's a nice little fence sitting position. But unless we really start talking about a one state solution with equal rights for Palestinians, we're not serious about peace in the Middle East. That's just a fact. It's a sad fact of the situation. But I mean, overall, to get back to Donald Trump, we have to vote him out because this is absolutely disgusting. No country is above the law. No country should be condoning another country's lawlessness because if you think that it's OK for Israel to violate the law, then that basically opens the door to other countries who are not our allies violating the law. Think Russia, think China, think North Korea. So if you actually believe in international law, you have to acknowledge that it is universally applicable. It applies to every single country in the world, not just some countries. Sometimes for some laws, it is universal. So if you're not going to respect that, then you're not the law and order person you said you were. So it's funny how, like just three years into his presidency, he's already abandoned that facade of law and order, which we all know he talked about only because he wanted to stop immigrants from entering the country because if you have laws, you want to follow them, but only the laws that he likes, of course. And when it comes to international laws, I mean, I'm sure he doesn't even accept their legitimacy or acknowledge that they are a thing, right? He's criticized the Geneva Convention. The man's an idiot. The man is disgusting. He has no moral core and we have to beat him in 2020 to stop the madness, to stop the international and domestic instability that he has brought with him and his administration. The humanist report is fake news. Mike only cares about crazy Bernie and his wacky socialist ideas. Sad, very sad, I'm unsubscribing.