Police track the movements of all vehicles in Israel and post the information to a database. In addition, it was disclosed that a database operated by Shin Bet, an Israeli security agency, stored movements, phone calls and text messages on all Israeli citizens and most Palestinians from the West Bank.
War hawks from both parties are criticizing Trump after he announced troop withdrawal from Syria, which will be a disadvantage for Israel. However, due to President Trump’s strong commitment to Israel, it is difficult to imagine that the President will follow through with the removal of US troops. We shall see.
The sanctions are not only targeting Iran but every country which does business with Iran. The US announced it would send additional troops along with enhanced air and missile defense systems to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in response to the attack on Saudi oil facilities, which the US has blamed on Iran.
Copyright 2020 G. Edward Griffin
