Jeremy Richler

Toronto Employment Lawyer. Political Junkie, blogger and pundit. Views are my own!

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@PierrePoilievre Can you talk like a normal person? This scripted nonsense makes you sound even more shallow and glib than you already are!!

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@HilzFuld Im the last person to defend JD Vance, but he's spot on here. This administration has been a pretty damn staunch ally to Israel. But the US does not take orders from Israel and its astonishing that you expect it to put Israels legitimate interests ahead of its own.

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

I wish more Israelis would draw a less apocalyptic and more rational assessment of the US Iran MOU as Yaakov Katz does here.

[Yaakov Katz @yaakovkatz]

This is controversial, but it needs to be said: many Israelis are reacting to the US-Iran MOU with an unbelievable degree of immaturity.

Trump is being portrayed as a traitor, a flip-flopper, a man who abandoned Israel. Newspapers are putting headlines on the front page about how he is no longer a friend. Journalists who proudly posted photos of themselves interviewing him are now putting Xs over those pictures.

But let’s look at what actually happened: Trump went to war expecting a certain outcome and when that outcome did not materialize he made a decision to cut his losses and do what he believes serves America’s interests: to end the war now, under terms that many of us wish were stronger and more favorable.

By the way, it was always obvious that the war had a narrow window and was not going to carry on into the summer with the World Cup and the 250th coming on July 4.

Everyone is allowed to disagree with the deal and think it’s flawed (I definitely do). You can also argue that it leaves dangerous questions unanswered about uranium, missiles, and Iran’s support for terrorism.

But Trump’s decision was never about Israel’s interests alone. It was about America’s interests.

These critics need to get over the shock of what Trump did. Their problem was thinking (why, God only knows) that every decision Trump makes is guided primarily by what is best for Israel. What happened is something else - these people fundamentally misunderstood how the relationship with the US works. Now they have learned.

[Amir Tibon אמיר תיבון @amirtibon]

הישראלים שמתגוללים עכשיו על טראמפ, פשוט חיים בסרט ולא מודעים למציאות.

טראמפ, תאהבו או לא, הוא המנהיג המשמעותי היחיד בעולם כולו שעדיין תומך בישראל. האחרון.

הוא בסבירות מאד גבוהה גם הנשיא האמריקאי האחרון שיתמוך בנו בלי הסתייגויות ודרישות. כמו שביידן היה אחרון הדמוקרטים הפרו-ישראלים (ועדיין חטף ים קללות והשמצות מהתנועה הביביסטית הבורה) גם במפלגה הרפובליקאית יש שינוי עמוק ביחס לישראל. אפילו מרקו רוביו הפרו-ישראלי הזהיר את טראמפ לפני ההרפתקה האיראנית שנתניהו משקר לו. על ואנס אין צורך להרחיב.

טראמפ הוא האדם היחיד שעומד בין ישראל לסנקציות בינלאומיות קשות וכואבות על רקע המלחמות הארוכות, ארוכות מדי, בעזה ולבנון. מלחמות שלא הביאו ביטחון לא בדרום ולא בצפון, ולא השמידו את חמאס וחיזבאללה, אבל השמידו ועוד איך את המעמד הבינלאומי של ישראל והפכו אותה למדינה בלי חברים ובלי תמיכה, חוץ מאיש אחד, מבוגר וקצת הזוי, שעדיין שבוי בתפיסות ישנות של ישראל כמדינה פופולארית וממשיך לתמוך בנו. בינתיים.

אז לכתוב ולשדר כמה הוא נורא ולוזר וכדומה זה פשוט מעשה אובדני. מי יגן על ישראל בזירה העולמית, סטארמר? מקרון? אפילו מלוני החצי-פשיסטית כבר מאשימה אותנו בפשעי מלחמה. גם הממשלה השמרנית בגרמניה מראה סימני ייאוש ומיאוס.

האסטרטגיה הכי כושלת של נתניהו, יותר אפילו מ"חיזוק החמאס" שהביא עלינו את טבח אוקטובר, היא אסטרטגיית "טראמפ ואין בלתו".

נתניהו שרף את כל הגשרים לצד הדמוקרטי באמריקה; ירק בפרצוף של היהודים האמריקאים עשרות פעמים; הפקיר את זירת התודעה בארה"ב ובעולם כולו; עלה על העצבים לכל מנהיגי אירופה כולל הימנים ביותר; איכזב את מנהיגי המדינות הסוניות שלקחו הימור על התקרבות לישראל; והשאיר אותנו לבד, לבד, לבד, עם טראמפ בלבד.

אותו טראמפ שהחסידים הטיפשים של נתניהו מקללים ומשמיצים עכשיו. "אחריי המבול".

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@KashPrime I think you've hit the nail on the head. This needs to go to "arbitration" with terms imposed on the parties, but with stabilization forces to protect Israel's security and a flood of development aid for Palestinians. The intl community can't "cut and run" like UK did in 1948.

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@gtlem @PnPCBC Oops, not "you" lol. I incorrectly presumed you were a Zelaya devotee!! 😀 I think we're on the same page!!

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@PnPCBC it's time to get rid of Kate Harrison. She's a bloviator and a hyperpartisan #cpc shill that adds little to the discussion and misrepresents with regular frequency. She belongs on the far right media ecosystem, not on a national broadcast. #cdnpoli #

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@gtlem @PnPCBC Proves my point. You guys are talking to an echo chamber and risk dividing conservatives. What you may gain in purity you'll lose in long-term political capital.

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@Dred_Tory I am Jewish. These supposed allies on the far right that scream antisemitism 24/7, while smearing anyone not aligned with them 100% need to do a lot of soul searching. They wont, because it will only expose how prejudicial and hate filled they are. Classic projection.

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@kinsellawarren 🤣

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Former deputy PM John Manley: We used to always refer to the president of the United States as the leader of the free world. Donald Trump is not the leader of anything other than about the 37% of Americans that still support him. If anything, intellectually at least, Mark Carney has become the leader of the free world, the countries that believe in democracy and the rule of law.

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@MelissaLantsman I would have thought that you would be interested in supporting a bill meant to tackle hate and antisemitism in particular. But you're not interested in finding solutions, only in fanning the flames of hate and rage. Your antics are beneath the dignity of a parliamentarian.

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

This is the Conservative party of Canada's whip. Mr. Warkentin should be forced to resign his position or be fired by Mr. Poilievre.

[Chris Warkentin @chriswarkentin]

That’s Epstein’s accomplice…..right?

Yeah…… I don’t think I will take parenting advice from him either.

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@JesseBrown Pretty mediocre for a non apology apology!!

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

I wouldn't go THAT far. But overall, I agree wholeheartedly. These unnamed MPs need to take their blinders off and get real.

[Matt Gurney @mattgurney]

"As if the past 10 years were proof that Trudeau was right all along, and that all they needed was a better communications strategy to prove it.

"This is incorrect.

"Carney isn’t an exoneration of Trudeau’s legacy. He’s our collective revenge for it."
https://t.co/MN5nMMoPAQ

[Maytal Kowalski @MaytalKowalski]

It cannot be that it is both antisemitic to conflate Jews with Israel and that in order to effectively combat antisemitism one must state their support for Israel.

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@MaytalKowalski Bravo!! 👏👏👏 I've been saying exactly the same thing. Sadly, I dont think this message will sink in with those unwilling to remove their ideological blinders.

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@DimitrisSoudas @tylermeredith I know eh? Someone that's calm, measured, analytical and methodical. Unfortunately, that doesn't sound like the current CPC leader.

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@pezz65848 @susandelacourt @althiaraj @TorontoStar "Neoconservative zionist"? Tell that to many in Canada's Jewish community still angry that the PM didn't explicitly condemn antizionism in his national address on antisemitism.

[Jeremy Richler @jarichler]

@naturally_zo @susandelacourt @althiaraj @TorontoStar Agreed. It feels deeply personal and outside the bounds of probative journalism.