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Looks like the 'peace plan' is kaput, judging from the UAE reaction--which was pretty clever and funny:

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/uae-president-tells-netanyahu-ask-zelensky-money

During a phone call with MbZ a few weeks ago, Netanyahu "broadly asked for help in regards to the Palestinians," the sources tell Axios. However, the conversation turned sour once the Israeli premier "specifically asked if the UAE would be willing to pay the Palestinian workers," leaving the UAE leader "stunned."

"MbZ told Netanyahu he couldn't do it, and then sarcastically suggested the Israeli prime minister turn to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky instead," the sources said, adding that the Emirati leader remarked that "Zelensky gets a lot of money from many countries, so maybe he would be able to help."

"The notion that Arab countries will come in to rebuild and pay the bill for what's currently happening is wishful thinking," an Emirati official told Axios.

In mid-December, Netanyahu reportedly told Knesset officials that Saudi Arabia and the UAE would foot the bill to rebuild Gaza.

"The first step in Gaza will be to defeat Hamas. After that, I believe that the UAE and Saudi Arabia will support the rehabilitation of the Strip," Netanyahu said during a closed-door testimony to the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

Remarkable.

UAE normalized relations with Israel. Netanyahu asked UAE to pay Palestinian workers Israel kicked out > Oct 7.

MBZ, leader of UAE said 'Ask Zelensky.'

# of ME countries friendly to Israel dwindling.

Blinken can't see 'forest for trees.'

https://t.co/rhVQYpjMHK

— Dr Nazreen Kadir (@lettywho1) January 8, 2024

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This video was extracted from a Max Blumenthal tweet on X:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1740105536249499791

So much propaganda, disinformation, lies and deceit.

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Blinken, Biden, + the hundreds of Israeli agents in Congress, Y'all go fight and die in vain for our so called ally. I know, I know, wishful thinking, a man can dream or maybe not?

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‘They’ll fight that to the last American.’ Well put. Ukrainian citizenry somewhat avenged.

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- "But it is too much to expect President Biden to draw the ‘red line’ to Israel — that is, even assuming that he has the political will to do so — given the Israel Lobby’s control of the Congress and its seamless capacity for making or destroying the careers of US politicians."

Zhou takes his orders from Barry. Therefore, there is no "red line" for Israel until Gaza/Hamas is defeated.

- "I already wrote that the US attempt is to sell off Gaza in exchange for a truce, that is, for Israel to withdraw from Gaza and the West Bank, but for Saudi Arabia and the UAE to take control, which are more pro-Israel in the conflict."

This is the 2 state solution Barry has been advocating for since becoming President. MbS is aligned with both flattening Hamas/Gaza and guarantees of a 2 state solution in order to bring a resolution to this mess. Zhou is aligned with the 2 state solution too; albeit not publicly so as not to confront the Israeli/US lobby.

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Where do you think Barry’s friendship with Iran fits in?

I just thought of something. What if his plan is to use Iran to damage the US?

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Barry's an appeasement follower and while paying big bucks to Iran over the years and continued pacification with Zhou's payments one can expect "paying off" an adversary is an option. Iran won't touch the US proper only via proxies.

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Maybe Austin can put together another coalition like in the Red Sea.

Oh, never mind, he’s unavailable.

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