Prime Minister Netanyahu at the beginning of the cabinet meeting:
I greatly appreciate the support of President Biden and the American administration for Israel. Since the beginning of the war, the US has given us support in spirit and material - with means of defense and means of attack.
But about four months ago, there was a dramatic drop in the supply of armaments arriving from the US to Israel. For weeks we asked our American friends to speed up the shipments. We did it time and time again. We did it at the highest levels, and at all levels, and I want to emphasize - we did it in private rooms. We got all kinds of explanations, but one thing we didn't get: the basic situation didn't change. Certain items arrived in trickles, but the great mass of armaments remained behind.*
After months of the lack of change in this situation, I decided to give it a public expression. I did this out of years of experience, and knowing that this step is essential to extracting the traffic jam. I expected that this would involve personal attacks against me from home and abroad, as happened when I opposed the nuclear deal with Iran, as happened and continues to happen when I repeatedly opposed the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state, and as is happening now when I oppose ending the war while leaving Hamas intact. But I am ready to suffer personal attacks for the sake of Israel's security.
As Prime Minister of Israel, my role is to do everything to ensure that our heroic fighters have the best means of combat.
In light of what I have heard in the past day, I hope and believe that this issue will be resolved in the near future. But I would like to emphasize, and I have also said this to our American friends - We have one measure and it has always tipped the scales: the bravery and determination of our fighters - and with this weapon we We will win."
🇺🇸🇮🇷 IRAN-U.S. AGREEMENT: WHAT TRUMP JUST ANNOUNCEED
Trump has just posted on Truth Social outlining the key points of what appears to be a framework
agreement with Tehran:
What Iran would agree to:
→ Zero nuclear weapons
→ The Strait of Hormuz open without tolls, in both directions
→ Complete demining of the strait (the US has already neutralized several mines using its minesweepers)
The nuclear issue:
→ The enriched uranium buried deep underground following the B-2 strikes 11 months ago will be extracted and destroyed—jointly by Washington, Beijing, Tehran, and the IAEA
→ No financial transfers for the time being
Background:
→ Trump announces he is heading immediately to the Situation Room for a “final decision”
→ The U.S. naval blockade is reported lifted ships — blocked in the Strait can return
⚠️ It remains to be seen what “destroying” the enriched uranium buried under collapsed mountains actually means, and what the ...
USDA Destroying 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes all California canneries for good
Del Monte (139 years old) filed bankruptcy as rising energy prices and steel tariffs exacerbated an already bad balance sheet. They closed their Modesto and Hughson canning plants and canceled long-term contracts worth hundreds of millions.
Farmers now have no buyer for clingstone peaches meant for canning.
The USDA is "helping" farmers, providing $9m to destroy the orchards, calling it 'support for transitioning.'
This is what systemic failure looks like in a centralized food supply: one big player collapses, and the entire chain breaks.
Grow your own food! De-centralize! #GoGrow