The recognition of Jerusalem, the legitimacy of settlement, the rebuttal of the "Palestinian refugees" lie and the insane determination towards Iran • All these actions carried out by President Trump did not push the region into war, as professional politicians and experts have thought for decades, but brought peace •
The achievements he brought are engraved in the pages of history.
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In May, 2017, three days after taking office as US Ambassador, David Friedman received a phone call. Rivlin State, near the walls of the Old City.
"Why am I not allowed?"
Asked the new ambassador.
"Because that's the practice - no American ambassador has ever attended these ceremonies. It upsets the Palestinians," the official from Washington replied.
Friedman resented.
"When Jerusalem was united, my father shed tears. Since then the city has only prospered and become a focal point for the three religions, and the Western Wall has turned from a landfill into a sacred religious site. What is the problem with me attending the ceremony ?!"
The establishment spokesman did not give up: "This is the practice."
The new ambassador did not exactly like the answer.
"Write down a phone number," he told the man on the line.
The Washingtonian wrote down the number, then asked, "And whose number is this?"
"That's President Trump's personal number," Friedman replied, "call him. If he tells me not to go - I will not go."
This answer to the guy on the line of course had no answer, and the rest is history.
This unconventional story is the story of the Trump administration, and not just because of the attitude toward Israel.
The first and fundamental characteristic of Trump and his administration was that they were extrasystems, outsiders, non-politicians, who came to run the world's most important political system.
As such, they did not feel committed to "customs," the media, or political correctness.
Instead, they were free to examine from the ground up - and if necessary, to dismantle - what is acceptable, the "Common Wisdom" and the "truths", many of which in the Israeli context were one big lie.
From this starting point - which does what is right, realistic and logical, and not biased because of old and fixed politics - were born four years of intoxication for Israel.
For example, if Syria ruled the Golan for only 19 years, attacked Israel twice, is about to massacre its citizens and allows Iran to establish itself on it - what reason should the world be denied Israel, which has ruled it for 50 years, which is a US ally against Iran and will defend On the Druze, the recognition of its sovereignty over it? This is not politics.
This fresh look turned out to be not only pro-Israel but also pro-Middle Eastern.
The recognition of Jerusalem, the legitimacy of settlement, the false refutation of the "Palestinian refugees", the insane determination against Iran and more and more - did not push the region to war, as professional politicians and experts have thought for decades, but brought peace.
So it's true that Trump finished badly, and there is no way to justify the passion that he led two weeks ago in the Capitol.
But from a distance of time, everything will look different.
The achievements he has brought, especially regarding us but not only, are engraved in the pages of history.
Admittedly, there are also those in Israel who are trying these days to erase Trump's legacy, and to forget what he did for Israel;
These are, by the way, the same commentators who passionately explained that Trump in general will "turn over" Israel
Trump protests in Capitol: "You have to go home, we do not want anyone to get hurt" // Photo: From Donald Trump's Twitter account
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Well, the factual truth is that Trump was for us, by a huge margin, the most sympathetic president in history and it is doubtful if anyone will ever come close to his rank.
For this, Mr. President, despite the efforts of the engineers of consciousness engineers, the Jewish people will never thank you.