I'm glad David has now written on this issue.

As I commented 2 days ago in another of David's threads http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=21105#372576

"Meanwhile the big Israel (specifically Prime Minister Netanyahu) helping Trump Campaign matter, right now, is the so-called "Abraham Accords".

The "Times of Israel" reports 15th September 2020 at http://www.timesofisrael.com/hosting-netanyahu-trump-says-5-6-more-countries-ready-to-make-peace-with-israel/#gs.fq7vxz

"President Donald Trump on [15 September] said five or six more countries are ready to make peace with Israel.

Hosting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, shortly before the signing of the Abraham Accords between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Trump said, “We’re very far down the road with about five additional countries…

Presenting Netanyahu with a White House key, “the key to our country and the key to our hearts,” Trump hailed “all the great things you’ve done for the Jewish state and for Israel.” Netanyahu said Trump has “the key to the hearts of the people of Israel.”"

PETE COMMENT

All this "peace in our time" showmanship lacks the essential enthusiasm and cooperation of Palestinians, who see it as a sellout by some weak Arab governments of Palestinian rights and autonomy.

The diplomatic concoction between Israel and Trump is aimed at not only boosting Jewish-American votes for Trump on 3rd November, but is aimed at solidifying Prime Minister Netanyahu's political position which has been threatened of late in Israel. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-fifth_government_of_Israel "

Even if you give everything a Palestinian asks for, they'd still not e happy because by the looks of it, only unhappiness makes them happy !

That's one opinion!

Trump apparently doesn't give a rats how many bodies he has to walk over for a second term? But indicitive of a morally bankrupt individual in good company, David.

I'll have four ponocios, David. Those four will do, with noses a little longer than the Eagle Farm runway! And mind those spuds, some are really hot!
Alan B.

Alan B.

Blistering! Now we have jumbo jets landing on Pinocchios’ nose. We’re legends!

Dan

#plantaganet

Not '"peace in our time" showmanship' or "diplomatic concoction" but the result of three years of hard work by Trump after he made the decision to go to Saudi Arabia on his first overseas visit in May 2017 followed by his visit to Israel and Bethlehem.

Funny that you are apparently unaware of that groundbreaking visit and the speech he made at the time in Saudi Arabia:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-trumps-speech-arab-islamic-american-summit/

Are you aware of the speech Trump made in Bethlehem?
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/full-text-trump-condemns-evil-losers-behind-manchester-attack-1.5475792

Followed up with a historic meeting at the White House on 13 March 2018:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/readout-gaza-conference-white-house/

Consolidated with the holding of the Manama Conference on 26 June 2019:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/unconventional-middle-east-peace-meeting-features-unusual-guest-list/2019/06/26/afa9c2d0-9781-11e9-9a16-dc551ea5a43b_story.html

Culminated with the release of Trump's vision for Peace on 28 January 2020.

During these three years the best the PLO could do was say it would not negotiate with Israel - no matter what Trump's Plan said and before the PLO even knew what was in it. Eight months later the PLO is still refusing to negotiate with Israel on Trump's Plan which now is the only game in town. That is the PLO's perfect entitlement to choose but it is paying a high political cost that is only going to escalate the longer it swims against the Trump tide.

No wonder UAE and Bahrain have decided it is time to join Egypt and Jordan and sign peace treaties with Israel. Both are sick and tired of the PLO saying no to every proposal that has been made since the PLO's birth in 1964 - especially Trump's proposal offering them Gaza and up to 70% of the West Bank without one Jew living there. Go figure.

The PLO is well and truly committing political suicide and digging its own grave - even with its former Arab supporters.

Ok admittedly it is useful that some oil rich Arab countries are likely to reduce the amount of anti-Israel military funding for Palestinian "terrorists".

In return the US Government should reduce the $2+? Billion per year for Israel's conventional defence forces.

Also the uncountable $millions per year Jewish-Americans donate for Israel's nuclear weapons arsenal should be reduced.